Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College, Bangalore Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The college hostel has a capacity for the accommodation of 90 girls. Students who wish to stay in the college hostel are accommodated on a 2, 3, 4 sharing basis. They are looked after under the care of an experienced house warden who is accessible and caters to their needs. To ensure that the students left in our care by their parents are kept occupied in healthy activities, the hostel has provided recreational facilities so that the girls may involve themselves in sports and games. Indoor and outdoor facilities for games and sports are made available for those students who are interested in sports. A healthy and hygienic environment is maintained so that the hostellers enjoy their stay in the institution. In the event that a student is ill and is in need of medical attention, they are immediately referred to the CSI Hospital, which is managed by the college management.

The College library has over 18000 books, 40 journals & periodicals & 10 magazines for the users. The Library is partially automated, and all the books are bar-coded. There is an improved collection of printed general knowledge resources for competitive exams. There is a display of signboards to help users to locate books in the library. The library has an Open Access System.

The college provides rigorous training for students who are interested in sports. A whole range of sporting activities, including Volley Ball, Throw Ball, Basket Ball, Cricket, Foot Ball, Tennis, Shuttle cork, Gymnasium, and Athletics are encouraged at college. The college has produced a number of achievers at the State, National and International levels. Through the college, students gain openings to a host of opportunities in every sporting event at the state, national and international levels.

The college has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.

The College Cafeteria is a large, open area where we find students gathering to satisfy their appetites. Made up of well-spaced seating arrangements, the cafeteria is the favorite spot of the students who hang out during breaks to catch up with friends, placate their grumbling stomachs, and write notes and assignments. It is spacious and airy and boasts two counters that serve hot, tasty, and hygienically prepared meals and snacks. The college is particularly careful about the items that are sold to the students and staff. The cafeteria, therefore, provides freshly cooked food items and almost no junk food. The spread is a mix that caters to the culinary interest of both North and South Indian foodies.

The college has a good networking for the alumni association.

The college provides Union Bank deputes one of its bank officials to cater to the needs of students and staff on our campus. The Bank is located in a quiet and serene spot on the campus to ensure smooth functioning. This facility provides staff, parents, and their wards easy access to the bank’s facilities. The college also has an ATM machine on campus that is easily accessible to all.

The college has two or four-wheelers being towed away is a daily risk. This causes a loss of time and disrupted schedules. To reduce the anxiety amongst staff and students caused by issues regarding parking, the college ensures that vehicular parking areas are demarcated to provide safe parking for both students and faculty. The parking lot for faculty members is manned by efficient support staff. The students are allowed to park their two-wheelers within the college campus. Though we are located in the heart of the city, our green campus sets aside parking areas to meet the challenge of parking space that students and staff would otherwise encounter.

The college conducts several seminars and conferences throughout the academic year. For this important aspect of higher education, the college has a multi-facility Seminar Hall. It has a seating capacity of 500 and is well-equipped with audio-visual aids. The Seminar hall is regularly available for all the departments to host guest lectures and run high-end panel discussions. The various departments organize seminars, colloquiums, and conferences. They run academic and creative workshops and cultural activities all year round.

The college runs a compact and well-stocked stationery shop on its campus. The stationary shop allows students to order their textbooks which are then accessed by the shop personnel from book stores. This proves a boon to students who can then buy the textbooks prescribed on their syllabi right here on campus. When in need students have been known to place bulk orders for textbooks, which are then brought to the stationery store. All other essential stationery items from notebooks, to assignment books, to erasers and pens, are made available for the students’ use.

The college has a Gym facility for the students.

The college has a departmental-based laboratory facility for the students.

The college has a Wi-Fi facility for the students and staff.

The First-Aid cum Recovery room has three beds and a stock of basic first-aid medicines. An MOU has been signed with C.S.I Hospital for the provision of a Doctor and Nurse on-call basis.