Kolkata, West Bengal | Approved By : | Estd: 1820
| Institute Type | State Government |
| Name of the Institute | Bishop’s College - BC |
| Affiliated | Govt. of West Bengal |
| Established | 1820 |
| Address | 224, Acharya Jagadish Chandra (A.J.C.) Bose Road, P.O. Circus Avenue Kolkata, West Bengal 700017 , India |
| City | Kolkata |
| State | West Bengal |
| Pincode | 700017 |
| Landline | 033) 22809659 |
| info@bishopscollege.ac.in | |
| Website | www.bishopscollege.ac.in |
Bishop's College offers a theological education grounded in the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Protestant and Anglican tradition with an emphasis upon Contextual theological education. Founded in 1820 by the first Anglican Bishop of Calcutta, Thomas Middleton at Shibpur, the original buildings today house IISET (Indian Institute of Science, Engineering & Technology) earlier called BESU and still earlier the Bengal Engineering College. Around 1883, Bishop's College moved to its present campus on AJC Bose Road in Kolkata and has served to prepare Christians for the priesthood as well as train catechists and teachers ever since. Bishop's College began as an Anglican college but with the formation of the Church of North India (CNI) on 29th Novemeber, 1970 become a College owned and managed by the CNI. However, it is a college that is ecumenical in its outlook and has teachers and students from many non-Roman Catholic Christian Traditions.
Institute Name
Bishop’s College in Kolkata
Estb. Year
1820
Approved by
University Grants Commission (UGC)
Type
Private
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Girls Hostel
A separate hostel is provided to both U.G and P.G. students. Washing area, storeroom, recreation hall, sick room, and pantry room are available to the students.24 hours water supply provided to the students.
Medical/Hospital
The college has a health center with a first aid facility for the students.
Library
The College has a modern computerized and well-ventilated Library. Equipped with the latest 4,000 books, National & International Journals, monthly, Bi-monthly, weekly Journals, magazines and Newspapers available in the College Library. Separate Reading and Reference section available for both U.G and P.G. Students.
Sports
The college has sports facilities for all students.
I.T Infrastructure
The college has IT Infrastructure facility for the students.
Auditorium
The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminars.
Transport Facility
The institution is having a 60 seated bus, 25 seated Minibus, 12 seated Tempo Traveler, 8 seated Tavera and 5 seated Ambassador car for the use of students' clinical and community posting.
Bachelor of Divinity [B.Div]
The admissions at the college for the candidates interested are available in online and offline modes. The process of application in both the modes is mentioned below:
To apply online, the candidate has to
Register online and fill out the online admissions form,
Apply for and appear online for psychological counseling/aptitude test,
Wait for the verification of the admissions form and the analysis of the aptitude test,
Submit the supporting documents.
To apply offline, the candidate has to
Purchase the prospectus which includes the application form,
Appear for the psychological counseling/aptitude test,
Visit the campus,
Deposit the application form along with the compulsory documents.
Rev Dr Sunil M Caleb,
Principal, BA (Hons), MA, BD, PhD
Rev Dr D Isaac Devadoss
Associate Professor
Rev Priscilla Papiya Durairaj
Associate Professor
Dr T Chubawalang Jamir
Associate Professor
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Software Engineer
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Address :- Bishop's College 224 AJC Bose Road PO Circus Avenue,Kolkata
Pin Code :- 700017
Email :- bishopscollege1820@gmail.com