Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru


Mount Carmel College is a Catholic institution of higher education located in Bangalore, India, affiliated to Bengaluru City University. 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.
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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. 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. The decision is line with the college's aspirations to achieve a deemed to be university status.

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 by NAAC. A College with Potential for Excellence by UGC, Star College Status by DBT, Scientific and Industrial Research Organization by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 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’.
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.

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. 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