Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru

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Mount Carmel College
Mount Carmel College Bangalore logo.png
MottoAd Jesum Per Mariam
Motto in English
To Jesus through Mary
Established1944 at Trichur, Kerala(81 years ago);
1948 relocated to Bangalore, Karnataka(1948;77 years ago (1948))
Location
Bangalore
,
Karnataka
,
India

12°59′35.5″N77°35′17.4″E / 12.993194°N 77.588167°E / 12.993194; 77.588167
Campus58, Palace Road, Bangalore
Website mccblr.edu.in
Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru

Mount Carmel College (MCC) is an autonomous college located in Bangalore, India, affiliated to Bengaluru City University. MCC has been featured on India Today since its conception and has continued to claim its ranking as one amongst the top twenty colleges of India every year. [1] It was established with the aim of empowering women through education and operated exclusively as a women's college for over 75 years. In 2021, it began admitting male students to postgraduate courses and in 2024, it transitioned to a fully co-educational institution as part of its efforts to become a deemed-to-be university. [2] [3] [4]

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History

The college was founded on 24 April 1887 by Mother Teresa of St Rose of Lima in Ernakulum in Kerala. It is owned and administered by the Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa. As a minority institution, it enjoys the rights and privileges guaranteed by the Indian Constitution.

After over six decades, the college which was only for girls, opened its post graduate courses to boys in 2016 and started enrollment in 2021. [4] [5] The college completed 75 years during the academic year 2022-2023 and following a decision taken at the Bangalore University Academic Council meeting, the college declared on 4 January 2024, that all courses are open for both boys and girls. George Lekha is the principal of the college and Suma Singh is the registrar of academics. [6] [7] The decision is line with the college's aspirations to achieve a deemed to be university status. [8]

Academics and accreditation

The college offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in arts, science and commerce. The college is Re-Accredited with an A+ Grade (4th Cycle) by NAAC. A College with Potential for Excellence by UGC, Star College Status by DBT, Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India. The college has a sister institution Mount Carmel Institute Of Management which offers a post-graduation diploma in Business Management for women. The Centre for Education Growth and Research has declared MCC as the Best Women’s College in Karnataka for its ‘outstanding and exemplary contribution towards education, skill development and research’. [9]

In 2008, it was ranked by India Today as one of the top three colleges in Karnataka in the fields of arts, science and commerce. [10]

Student festivals

Cul Ah is the cultural fest of the college that includes events such as dance, drama, music and academically driven contests like quizzes. [11] Cross Currents is a national level Commerce Fest and Carpediem is a national level management fest, along with Manan which is a national level Humanities fest. These are to name a few of the fests hosted by the college.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MCC About Us – Mount Carmel College, Bangalore" . Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Service, Express News (8 January 2024). "A diverse turn: Mount Carmel College to transition into co-ed". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Rajendran, Samrah Attar,Dhanya (9 January 2024). "Why Bengaluru Mount Carmel college decided to become a co-ed institute". The News Minute. Retrieved 16 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 "The boys of Mount Carmel & THE CO-ED RUSH". The Times of India. 6 February 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Service, Express News (4 January 2024). "Mount Carmel opens up all courses to boys; eyes university status". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mount Carmel College in Bengaluru to offer admissions for boys for all UG and PG courses from 2024". The Hindu. 4 January 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "After 75 years, Bengaluru's Mount Carmel College to open its doors for male students". The Indian Express. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mount Carmel opens admissions for boys into all courses". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Mount Carmel College, Bangalore – MCC Bangalore" . Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Ranking 2008 of Colleges in Karnataka". 4 June 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Mount Carmel campus turns into a cultural melting pot". DNA . 12 January 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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