Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
Mount Carmel College (MCC) is an autonomous college located in Bangalore, India affiliated to Bengaluru Central University. It is one of the first women’s colleges established in 1944 in Trichur as 'Carmel College' under the Madras University and shifted to Bengaluru in 1948. It's ultimate aim is to empower women with the help of education.
Motto | Ad Jesum Per Mariam |
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Motto in English | To Jesus through Mary |
Established | 1948 |
Location | , , 12°59′35.5″N 77°35′17.4″E |
Campus | 58, Palace Road, Bangalore |
Website | mccblr |
Academics and accredition
The college offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in arts, science and commerce. The college is Re-Accredited with an A+ Grade(4th Cycle) by NAAC . A College with Potential for Excellence by UGC, Star College Status by DBT, Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India . The college has a sister institution Mount Carmel Institute Of Management which offers Post Graduation Diploma in Business Management for women. 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.[1]
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.[2] Cross Currents is a national level Commerce Fest and Carpediem is a national level management fest.
Notable alumni
- A. J. S. Lakshmi Shree
- Anjali Jay, British-Indian actress and classical dancer
- Amulya, actress
- Anu Prabhakar, actress
- Anushka Sharma, actress
- Anushka Shetty, actress
- Aparna Popat, badminton player
- Bhavana Durgam Reddy, Femina Miss India Karnataka 2018
- Deepika Padukone, actress
- Evangeline Anderson Rajkumar, theologian
- Faye D'Souza, journalist
- Joanne Da Cunha, Pond's Femina Goa 2013 / Actress, Model, Singer
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, businesswoman, technocrat, innovator, and the founder of Biocon
- Mamta Mohandas, actress and playback singer
- Margaret Alva, governor of Rajasthan and former governor of Uttarakhand
- Monisha Unni, actress
- Nandita Berry, Indian-American attorney, former Secretary of State of Texas
- Nicole Faria - model and Miss Earth 2010
- Nithya Menen, actress
- Nirupama Rao, Indian ambassador to the United States
- Pooja Umashankar, actress
- Prema Sridevi, journalist
- Priya Pereira, actress
- Radhika Pandit, actress
- Roshmitha Harimurthy, Miss Diva-Miss Universe India(2016)
- Sharmiela Mandre, actress
- Vaishali Desai, model and actress, winner of Indian title of Miss International
- Vasundahara Das, singer, actress
- Suparna Rajaram, distinguished Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook University
See also
- Mount Carmel College alumni
References
- "Ranking 2008 of Colleges in Karnataka". 4 June 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- "Mount Carmel campus turns into a cultural melting pot". DNA. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2016.