Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women

About College

Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Kottayam is named after the Servant of God, Mar Thomas Kurialacherry, the first native Bishop of Changanacherry. It was found in the year 1965 by the SABS Congregation. The NAAC report has specially complimented the college for its pioneering efforts in the field of women’s education. The College campus spread over 107147 sq. mt. which 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 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.
• For aided programs in B. K. College, it has an additional Community Quota - 10%  and For Self- Financed Programs, the management gets 50% of seats and 50% of seats are for Merit.

Department

• 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

Research Projects

• Demographic Shift and Health Care A Study of Elderly Women in Kerala
• Sand Mining in Kottayam Taluk: issues ,trends perspectives
• Reforms in the insurance Sector and its Impact on Economic Development – A Case Study of Kottayam Division of LIC
• Socio-Economic Relevance of Old age homes, A Case study of Kottayam district
• Marshall Alkin Beta process ands their applications
• Watershed development programmes in Kottayam district with special reference to Manimala Panchayath
• Bioactivity studies and Phytochemical screening of seed extract of Cananga odorata

Collaboration

• Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam for Research and Academic support
• CUSAT, Cochin ,for research and academic support
• Centre for Rural Management for Research support
• UGC, Research and Academic Programme
• Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM)

Facilities

Extra-Curricular Activities

BKSSR - Bishop Kurialacherry Society of Science and Religion was instituted in the College with the financial support of Metanexus Institute in Philadelphia, the USA in the year 2005

NSS - Some of the achievements of the NSS unit of our college-

• The Best NSS Unit Award to B. K. College 2012

• The Best NSS Worker award

• The Best Camper award

• The Best volunteer award

Awards

• The former Principal Rev. Sr. Rosamma V.P awarded the BEST PRINCIPAL AWARD by M G University

• Dr. Ancy Joseph, the Coordinator of NSS in the College was adjudged the BEST PROGRAMME OFFICER by M G University

• Sr.Elsamma Chacko, Principal was honored for her relentless services by the parish at the Diamond Jubilee celebration of St Aloysius School, Athirampuzha, Kottayam

• Dr. Tessy Kurian won the BEST PAPER AWARD at a national conference organized by Girideepam Institute of Advanced Learning, Kottayam

• Dr. Asha S. Mathew of the Department of Botany won the BEST PAPER AWARD at the National Conference on Medical Materials, IIT, Madras.

Scholarship

Various scholarships are disbursed on time-

• Central Sector Scholarship

• Suvarna Jubilee Merit Scholarship

• Single Girl Scholarship

• Kerala State Higher Education Council Scholarship

• Post-Metric Scholarship

• Scholarships for Physically Handicapped

• Scholarships for Muslim girl students

• Fisheries Scholarships for fishermen’s family students

• Economically Weaker Section Scholarship

• University Merit Scholarship

• Lakshadweep Student Scholarship

• SC/ST/OBC Student Scholarships