Internship

At St. Joseph's College of Commerce (SJCC), education is envisioned as a holistic process that integrates academic excellence, character formation, and social responsibility. In line with this vision, all first-year students of the B.Com., BBA, and B.Sc. programmes are required to complete a mandatory offline Social Internship of at least 30 hours, to be undertaken before the commencement of their second academic year, with organizations approved by the Department of Social Internship.

The objectives of the internship are to provide students with practical exposure to the social realities and challenges faced by different sections of society, and to develop their ability to identify, analyse, and respond to critical social issues while understanding their impact on individuals, communities, and society at large.

One-to-one and group career guidance, including aptitude-based counselling, interview preparation, and personalised career mapping are organized throughout the year. A pilot AI-based career-counselling initiative was launched in partnership with Frontier Business Solutions, with 15 already-placed students selected to evaluate the platform's ability to deliver personalised career insights, interview preparation, and skill recommendations.

The BBA Entrepreneurship Programme of the college has been designed with a vision to infuse experiential and high- quality education with a global focus. This programme involves a unique and dynamic combination of creativity, innovation, critical thinking and organisation, provided on an interactive platform that hones the students into becoming competent future entrepreneurs.
In line with the objective of the programme, the students of the second semester of BBA are expected to intern in a Start-Up that is at least a year old and has a registered GSTIN Number for a period of 4 to 6 weeks during April and May. This internship will enable the students to inculcate critical thinking, use cutting-edge analytical tools, and problem-solving skills to understand the workings of new businesses.

A tourism internship is a structured, short-term professional internship that provides students with practical exposure to the tourism and hospitality industry. It enables students to work directly with hotels, resorts, travel agencies, event companies, adventure tourism operators, and destination management organizations.

Students Abhishek M, Sujan Suresh, and Sujay A completed a one‑month tourism internship at Area 83 Adventure Resort in Bangalore, India. This unique destination blends adventure tourism with hospitality, outdoor recreation, and team‑building experiences. The resort also incorporates group‑oriented challenges that promote leadership, communication, and collaboration — key skills in tourism and hospitality management.

During their internship, the students gained valuable insights into practical aspects of tourism operations, including guest engagement, event coordination, safety protocols, activity management, and customer service. This real‑world exposure significantly enhanced their understanding of how tourism businesses function beyond classroom theory — preparing them for future careers in the dynamic field of tourism and hospitality.

As part of the P. G program, it is mandatory for all M.Com and M.Com (IB) students to undertake an internship at the end of the 2nd semester during the summer break. The Internship has to be for a period of 6-8 weeks. For the students of M.Com, a six months corporate internship is mandatory during their 4th semester for a period of six months.

The prominent organisations in which our students are pursued their Corporate Internships include Union Bank of India, Grant Thornton, The Malayalam Manorama Co. Limited, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited etc.