Bishop Heber College
Bishop Heber College is a religious minority educational institution in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1966, although the school has historical roots extending through various earlier local religious schools to about the mid-nineteenth century. Bishop Heber College offers several undergraduate and postgraduate degrees including the doctorate level.
Rankings
| College rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Colleges) (2022)[2] | 43 |
It is ranked 33rd among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[3] In the 2025 NIRF rankings, it was placed 46th among colleges.[4]
Notable alumni
A. R. Murugadoss[5] – Film director
James Vasanthan[6] – Music director
Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi[7] - Tamilnadu School Education Department Minister
Joshua Kirubairaj - General Secretary, Scripture Union, Chennai.
Ganesan Santhanam – Deputy Editor/Chief of Bureau, The Hindu
Vietnam[6] – Translator and Under Secretary, Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament, Delhi
References
- ^ "The Death of Bishop Hebar". The Missionary Repository for Youth, and Sunday School Missionary Magazine. X. Paternoster Row, London: John Snow: 50. 1848. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).
- ^ "NIRF Rankings 2025".
- ^ "Bishop Heber college". bhc.edu.in. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Bishop Heber college". bhc.edu.in. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Bishop Heber college". bhc.edu.in. Retrieved 12 September 2025.