Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Amalagiri P.o Kottayam 686 561 Kottayam

Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Kottayam is named after the Servant of God, Mar Thomas Kurialacherry, the first native Bishop of Changanacherry and the Founder of the Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Bishop Kurialacherry College was found in the year 1965 by the SABS Congregation and was inspired by the vision of their Heavenly Patron, Servant of God , Mar Thomas Kurialacherry who had forseen the vital importance of the uplift ,enlightenment, and empowerment of women. It was their vision that by educating women they can create better home society and nation. “When we educate a woman they are educating a generation “ he used to say.

There College is situated in Amalagiri a suburb, 10 kms away from Kottayam , about half a kilometer north of Caritas – Medical College road , on the Medical College – Mahatma Gandhi University road and about 1 km. west of M.C. Road. The foundation stone of the college was laid by his Grace Most Rev.Dr.Mathew Kavukatt on 14th January 1965 the 92nd anniversary of the birth of Bishop Kurialacherry. The College started functioning on 5th July 1965 under the able guidance of Sr. Mary Xavier as the first Principal. The Management is actively involved in planning and implementing innovative programmes for the development of the students and society. It has always held the lamp of learning high with its motto “Accendere Lumen – to kindle the light” and has removed the darkness of ignorance from the minds of those who entered the portals of there institution.

The college is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University and was upgraded in 1980. The College was accredited by NAAC in 1999- 2000 at the three star level. In 2007 the college successfully under went the process of Re-Accreditation and was awarded the B++ Grade. The NAAC report has specially complimented the college for its pioneering efforts in the field of women’s education.

Departments :-

• Department of Botany
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Economics
• Department of History
• Department of Politics
• Department of English
• Department of Hindi
• Department of Malyalam
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Physics
• Department of Chemistry

For more details about admission please contact :-

Phone: +91-481-2597384/2597394(Principals Office)
Fax: +91-481-2596384