Bishop Chulaparambil Memorial College for Women, Kottayam was popularly known as B.C.M. College, is a women's degree college located in Kottayam, Kerala. It was established in the year 1955.
It is one of the premier colleges established to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone on the part of progress.
The college is affiliated with the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam and it is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) under Act, 1956.
It is re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade - (CGPA Score 3.16 on a 4 Point Scale in 3rd Cycle) on 3rd March 2015.
The college was founded by His Excellency Bishop Thomas Tharayil, a pioneer in women's education in the Christian Community of Central Travancore. A priest true to heaven and an educationalist concerned with the progress of the world, Bishop Thomas Tharayil founded this institution in abortionpill-online.com buy pill honor of his illustrious predecessor, His Excellency Bishop Alexander Choolaparambil, in 1955, with a student community of 63 girls. Bishop Thomas Tharayil felt that women's education was the key to social progress.
The college was formally inaugurated in 1959 by Cardinal Valerian Gratius. University statute prescribed that a lady principal was to lead a women’s college. The mantle fell on Sr. Fidelis of the Mangalore Carmel Convent.
The college motto is “SAPIENTIAETGRATIA” i.e. “Wisdom And Grace”, the two essential qualities in a woman, believing that the true purpose of education is the overall development of personality, the college tries to promote spiritual and moral growth along with intellectual development.
It is a women's college, providing regular courses at primarily the higher secondary and undergraduate levels which are located in an urban part of a Kottayam played a pioneering role in the field of higher education.
B.C.M.
College aims at the integral personalized education of the young. It strives to mold intellectually well trained, morally upright, socially committed, spiritually inspired men and women for the India of today.
The college conferred the status of
grant-in-aid college that the fees and all the facilities for the students are fixed by the government. The student's admission is done as per the Admission Criteria prescribed by the affiliating university.
The college has awarded as the best college by the affiliating university and also a number of awards in publication, offering scholarship & also awarded by the different society.
The college offers three years undergraduate & two years postgraduate courses in Arts, Science, & Commerce stream with optional specializations under the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It also offers Vocational & Add-On Certificate courses.