A MINORITY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, RUN BY THE KNANAYA CATHOLIC ARCHEPARCHY OF KOTTAYAM
Professor Joy joined the Department in 1980 after completing his M.Sc. from Kerala University. He was a pioneer in organizing the Centre for Environmental Education and Rural Development (CEERD) in St. Stephen's College in the year 2001. CEERD is actively involved in various activities to develop responsibility towards nature and inculcate society's moral obligation. He retired from services in 2012.