Christ College Bangalore

Christ University

Christ University in Bangalore, India, formerly known as Christ College is now a deemed university. The University, founded in 1969 by the fathers of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), an indigenous Catholic religious congregation, is also managed by the CMI. The CMI runs a number of schools, colleges and hospitals at various locations in India. The University is spread over a large campus of twenty five acres located in the central part of Bangalore city.

The University offers a range of nationally and internationally recognized undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in a variety of academic disciplines including Law, Business Studies, Commerce, Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences. In addition, it offers professional courses in a number of fields including Business Management, Computer Application, Hotel Management, Mass Communication, Social Work, and Tourism.

The University was recognized by the University Grants Commission of India, (UGC) on June 17, 1972. The University was amongst the first few colleges which volunteered for assessment and was accredited by the NAAC, a UGC funded body, in the year 1998 and reaccredited in the year 2005. Christ College has the distinction of being the first college in the state of Karnataka to be accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), for quality education. It is currently rated an A+ institution by the NAAC. In July 2008, Christ College was granted the status of Deemed University by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Christ University


Motto: Excellence and Service
Established: 1969
Type: Private
Chancellor: Fr. Augustine Thottakkara
Vice-Chancellor: Fr. Thomas C. Mathew
Location: Bangalore, India
Campus: Urban
Affiliations: UGC
Website: http://christuniversity.in

Courses offered
Christ University, offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and certificate programmes in various academic disciplines.

The Bachelors (undergraduate) level courses include Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communicative English, English, Psychology, Economics, Politics, Sociology, History, Journalism; Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA); Bachelor of Business Management (BBM); Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com); Bachelor of Commerce with Travel and Tourism Management; Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA); Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM); Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Biotechnology, Computer Science, Botany, Chemistry, Electronics, Math, Physics, Statistics, Zoology; Bachelor of Law (BA. LLB); Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) among others.

The Masters (postgraduate) courses include Master of Arts (MA) in Economics, English with Communication Studies, Philosophy, Sociology; Master of Commerce (M.Com); Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Master of Financial Management (MFM), Master of Science (MS) in Communications, Chemistry (Organic), Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology (Clinical), Psychological Counseling; Master of Social Work (MSW); Master of Tourism Administration (MTA); Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA).

A full listing of all programmes and courses can be found on the institute's website: http://www.christuniversity.in/


Awards and recognition
NAAC: Accredited ‘A+’ institution

UGC, 2007: College with Potential for Excellence

India Today ranking, June 2,2008: 8th best college in India for pure Sciences; 6th best in India for Arts; 6th best for Commerce; 23rd in the overall Business School rankings

Bangalore Urban Art Commission, 1996 through 2000: Best Campus Award

Source: wikipedia.org