- St. Joseph's College ,Bangalore, an autonomous institution, is one of the oldest colleges in Karnataka with a history of 130 years, Established in 1882
- The College was founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in the 16th century.
- Its an Christian Minoraty Institution
- The college runs under The Bangalore Jesuit Educational Society
- Fr. Jerome Stanislaus D’ Souza SJ is the president of The Bangalore Jesuit Educational Society