 Through the Bangalore Jesuit Educational Society (BJES) St. Joseph's executes the objectives of the Jesuit philosophy of education.While St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, dates to 1882, the pre-university division became independent in 2001 after the Government of Karnataka determined that PU studies would be separate from graduate studies.Graduate studies in science and arts are now the responsibility of St. Joseph's College while graduate programs in commerce are mainly taught by St. Joseph's College of Commerce.