Bishop Cotton's Women's Christian College

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Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College: was established in 1985 by the Karnataka Central Diocese, Church of South India with a mission to serve the educational needs of women in our society. Character formation, academic excellence and service to the student community are our principles. While the College is open to students from different communities, nationalities and economic status, its commitment is in accordance to the avowed intentions of the founders i.e. education and upliftment of the Christian community. Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College is an offshoot of the Bishop Cotton Girls School and carries with it a rich tradition and 140 years of experience in imparting education.

The Chairman, members of the Board of Management, Principal and the faculty of Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College work tirelessly to take forward the vision and the mission of the institution to fruition. The College has a self - contained campus with 40 faculty members, 1000 PU students and 20 Administrative and support staff. It comprises of several departments in various disciplines of Arts, Science and Commerce with state-of-the-art Laboratories. The Chairman Rt. Rev. S. Vasanthakumar,
Dy. Moderator CSI and Bishop, KCD is a visionary leader. A progressive Board, faculty of high repute, brilliant student community, efficient administration and support staff have all contributed to the growth of the institution.

The path trodden by the institution is illumined by a spirit of commitment to excellence. The College envisions to be a charismatic educational institution addressing the multiple dimensions of challenges thrown by society.

Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College stands faithful to its motto "Nec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum", an extract from the Bible and a commandment given by God to Joshua, the new leader of the Israelites. Joshua was instructed not to lose his focus, to be determined and confident, turning neither to the right nor to the left but always "On Straight On". Based on this precept the young women who enter our portals are challenged to embrace the highest levels of integrity and justice to be humane and constructive members of society.

Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College recognizes the need to move forward. In true Cottonian spirit, the College looks to new horizons rededicating itself to the cause of women's empowerment. The institution encourages individuals to think and act as ethical leaders who help in the creation of a new order based on human dignity, equality and opportunity with social, political and economic justice. It will send into the world, women of substance, worthy of a place in society. 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Our Mission:        

To be a prominent Christian Educational institution in the country that values academic achievement, personal freedom and integrity, dignity and respect of the individual, tolerance and service to fellow human beings.

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Our Vision:

To educate individuals to think and act as ethical leaders which will help in the creation of a new social order on human dignity, equality and opportunity with social, political and economic justice.

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Our Motto:

''On Straight On''

''Nec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum'' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chairman:
 Rt.Rev.S.Vasanthakumar

                                                   Moderator Church Of South India

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Infrastructure:
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Library & Information Center:

The library is well equipped with subject and reference books. It subscribes to international journals, periodicals and magazines. In 2005, a documentation center was started that contains newspaper clippings, which supplement the books and provides latest information in various fields of knowledge.

Laboratory:

The institution has state of the art laboratories with latest equipments to cater to the needs of the students to develop scientific temper.

Chapel:

Every Thursday the Christian students participate in various activities like attending chapel service, student Christian movement programs which help them to be committed to the church and the less privileged in the society.

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Seminar Hall:

The hall has a built-in stage and a seating capacity for 500 persons. It is used for seminars, panel discussions, drama, workshops, cultural and literary activities

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Principal:

Dr. Joyce Sunder
M.A. B.Ed., P.G.D.PM., D.C.A., Ph.D.,
Principal

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	BISHOP COTTON WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE DEGREE FACULTY Principal Dr (Mrs) Joyce Sunder, M.A., B.Ed., PGDPM, DCA,Ph.D ENGLISH Mrs. Shantha Solomon M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil. Mrs. Esther Prasanakumar M.A., M.Phil. Mrs. Vasudha Pansare M.A. Mrs. Leena Karanth M.A. Mrs. Rachitha Cabral M.A., M.Phil. KANNADA Mrs. S. Manonmani M.A. Mr. Hambaiah M.A. Ms. Sowmya N-PT M.A., M.Phil. FRENCH Ms.Spandana Caleb DELF,A2,2B, MSW TAMIL Dr.(Ms) K.Vijayalakshmi. M.A.,Ph.D HINDI Dr.Vinay Kumar Yadav M.A.,Ph.D, PGDBA Mrs.Jai Laxmi R M.A., M.Phil.,PGDT Mrs. Indu Rani Jain-PT M.A. HISTORY Mrs.Shilpi Choudhury M.A., M.Phil. ECONOMICS Ms.B.G.Jyothi M.A., M.Phil. Ms.Joyce Metilda Irudayam M.A., M.Phil. PSYCHOLOGY Mrs. Sowmini Sebastian M.A., MSW Dr (Mrs) Vijayshri R M.A., M.Phil.,Ph.D Dr (Mrs) Renuka Paul M.A.,Ph.D SOCIOLOGY Mrs. Rathna HK-PT M.A Dr. Sowrabha C-PT M.A.,Ph.D POLITICAL SCIENCE Ms. Pamela Sanath M.A., M.Ed., PGDPR,M.Phil JOURNALISM Mrs. Chaya Anilkumar M.A.Mass Commns. COMMERCE Dr.S.A. Salaam Musheer M.Com., M.Phil., PGDBA, Ph.D. Mr. J.E.Khaleel Ahmed M.Com., M.Phil., Mr. K.Narasimhan M.Com., M.Phil., B.Ed. Ms. Sumita Kumar M.Com., M.Phil., Mrs. Prathiba David M.Com., M.Phil., Ms. Asha Rani C M.Com., M.Phil., Mrs. Saadia Hameed M.Com. Ms. Suriya Naaz BBM, M.Com. Mrs. T.Powlin Sahaya Rani M.Com., M.Phil., Ms. Geetha D-PT M.A Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmed Nadeem -PT M.Com. MANAGEMENT STUDIES Mr. R. Praveen Kumar M.Com.,MBA,  M.Phil., Mrs. Leena Jyotsna Raymond MBA Ms. Sagaar Bi M.Com. Mrs. Rebecca Theodore MHRM, M.Phil. CHEMISTRY Dr (Mrs) Jacqueline T.R M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D. Dr (Mrs) Esther Malini M.Sc.(Edn), Ph.D. BOTANY Mrs. Lalitha Rani Suresh M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Phil. Mrs. Esther Watson M.Sc.,  M.Phil. MATHEMATICS Mr.G.Muniraja M.Sc., M.Phil. Mrs. Latha Rani Shashikumar M.Sc., STATISTICS Mrs. Vijaya Mahadevi-PT M.Sc. HOME SCIENCE Dr. (Mrs) Grace Premila Victor M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D Dr. (Mrs) Marie Kavitha Jayakaran M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D Ms. Kavitha -PT M.Sc., Mrs. Felicia Sunil -PT M.Sc., PHYSICS Mr.Sam Martin Christopher M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed, DBMA, ICM-UK Ms. Anitha Clarin M.Sc., Ms. Sarah.K -PT M.Sc., BIOTECHNOLOGY Mrs. Sharmilla.A M.Sc., M.Phil. Mrs. Susanna P M.Sc., B.Ed. COMPUTER SCIENCE Mrs. Suja D Shanthi MCA, M.Phil. Mrs. Ann Jacob M.Sc. (IT) Mes. Reeja Esther MCA Ms. Jayakiruba A M.Sc. (IT) Ms. Manjula M MCA PHYSICAL EDUCATION Ms. Nirmala C Gowda M.PEd., M.Phil LIBRARIAN Mrs. Rose Francis P M.Lib.Sc.,M.Phil. COUNSELOR Mrs. Yallina Thomas M.Sc., (Applied Psy.) OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Mr. B. Dinesh Murthy B.Com. Mrs. Jayasree B.A. Mrs. Leena.W B.Com. Mrs. Vinathi .E B.A. Ms. Jennifer Vijitha B.Com. Mrs.Elizabeth Premakumari S Dip. In Secretarial Practice Mrs. Sujaya M.A Mrs. Ilin Anupama B.A. MAINTENANCE STAFF Mr. Vinod Dasan Mr. Babu.J Mr. Johnson.R Mr. K.M. Srinivasa Mr. Chandrashekar Mr. Samuel Mariraja Mr. Sundaresha S Mr. Satish Prem Mr.S. Gnanamuthu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUC BISHOP COTTON WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE FACULTY Principal Dr (Mrs) Joyce Sunder, M.A., B.Ed., PGDPM, DCA,Ph.D ENGLISH Mrs. Rita Josephine Eve K M.A. Mrs. Annet Jasmine M.A. Mrs. Sowmya Prasad M.A. HINDI Mrs. Nutan Kumari Singh M.A., B.Ed., Dip.in Translation Mrs. Shashikala N M.A. KANNADA Ms. Bhavya N.P M.A., M.Phil. FRENCH Ms. Spandana Caleb DELF,A2,2B, MSW HISTORY Mrs. Thirupurasundari I.M M.A. ECONOMICS Mrs. Sumathi R M.A., M.Phil. Mrs. Shubha Shree N-PT M.A., M.Phil. PSYCHOLOGY Mrs. S. Sunila Kumari M.A. SOCIOLOGY Mrs. Rathna HK-PT M.A POLITICAL SCIENCE Ms. Hemalatha M.S -PT M.A. COMMERCE Mrs. Syeda Saria Musheer M.Com. Mrs. Gloria Abraham M.Com. PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS Mr.Sam Martin Christopher M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed, DBMA, ICM-UK Mr. D. Ramanjinappa M.Sc., M.Phil Mrs. Sheela D. Melwin M.Sc. Mrs. Jilumal V. John M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Phil. Mrs. Sujata Dutta M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Phil. CHEMISTRY Mrs. Hancy Morris M.Sc., B.Ed Mrs. Srividhya Balasubramanian  M.Sc., M.Phil Mrs. Kusuma D M.Sc. Mrs. Ancy Joly Thomas-PT M.Sc., M.Phil MATHEMATICS Mrs. Sayeeda Siddiqua Alaviya M.Sc., M.Phil. Mrs. Dhanalakshmi N M.Sc.,  BIOLOGY Mrs. S. Anthuvan Grace M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed. Mrs. Mercy Priyalatha M.Sc., PGDAM, M.Phil. Dr. Mrs. Nazeeb Imrana M,.Sc., Ph.D STATISTICS Ms. Seema Nagpal M.Sc. COMPUTER SCIENCE Ms. Charitha Jason MCA Mrs. Shalini Philip MCA HOME SCIENCE Lt. Mrs Anita Bettaiah M.Sc.,  M.Phil. LIBRARIAN Ms. T.M. Uma BA., M.Lib.Sc. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Ms. Nirmala C Gowda B.A., M.PEd., M.Phil COUNSELLOR Mrs. Yallina Thomas M.Sc., (Applied Psy.) OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Mrs. Jayasree B.A. Mrs. Ilin Anupama B.A. Mrs. Savitha Oliver B.A. Mrs. Mamatha Magdalene A B.A. MAINTENANCE STAFF Mrs. Bhagya Mrs. Amalathamari Y Mr. Mahadevaiah Mr. Gopal Mistri Mr.A,G Shekar Mr. Nagaraja Mr. Thimmegowda Mr. Philip Mrs. Devaputhri Mr. John Peter Mr. Mahadevaiah C Mr. Kasi Mathu G Mr. Pandian.C Mr. Dinakaran A.K Mrs. Saraswathi M.L Mr. Siddaraju Mr. Vijaykanth Mr. Anil Kumar Mr. George Stephen Mr. Thilak S Mrs. Geetha Mrs. Sumitha P
	Activities ---------------------------------------------------------------- Department fest: Regular opportunities are provided to the students in the form of competitions conducted by the respective Departments. Programs such as debates, elocution, essay writing and lecture contests are integral part of the Fest.------------------------------------------------------

Sports: Sports plays a prominent part in the life of the College. It provides a range of sporting activities. The College has produced a number of achievers at the State, National and International level.

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Compact:The creative energies of the students are kindled by the activities conducted by the departments through their respective associations through the year. Some of them are Dead journalists society, COMPACT, COSMA, PHOENIX, Srujana Kannada Sangha, Sansruthi, Bishop Cotton Women's Christian Management Association etc.
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Newsletter:
To enhance literary skill and creativity of the students, our quarterly newsletter 'Perspetives' is published. Department of journalism publishes its own departmental magazine '2 CENTS WORTH'

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Outreach programmes:

The college has a tradition of visiting charity organizations once a year. Voluntary contributions are made by the staff and students towards these organizations. This tradition is carried out in order to create awareness among the students about the underprivileged inour society. International Students Certain number of seats are reserved for NRI students and overseas students. Students from nearly 40 countries study in various courses. There is an active overseas students cell which helps the international students with the internal legal problems, helping them to find the right place to stay and organizing international students meet frequently. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo Gallery: Christmas Carol Inauguration of UGC Centre for Women's Studies Inter College Basket Tournament Women's Studies Workshop Women's Studies Workshop UGC-Non Residential Workshop UGC-Non Residential Workshop UGC - Training of Trainer's (TOT) Workshop Sports Day Naac Workshop Naac Workshop Investiture

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