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Bishop Cotton School Information

Since : 1859
Category : Boarding Schools
Strength : 450
Class 4 - Class 12
Board: ICSE, IGCSE
Co-Education

About Bishop Cotton School

The students at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla enjoy a spacious and secure 35-acre mountain-top campus set in the beautiful Shimla Hills.

Bishop Cotton School Fee Structure

645000 / Annual

Bishop Cotton School Reviews

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Overall Experience

4.3

Teaching Excellence

4.3

Value for Money

4.3

Campus & Facilities

4.3

Co-curricular Activities

4.3

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mamta kunwar rathore

Posted on October 14, 2024
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chetnarayan Yadav

Posted on September 2, 2024
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Edurators Official

Posted on August 18, 2024
The best boarding school of Shimla, as our team collected reviews from locals.

Yash Yadav

Posted on July 4, 2024
Having spent 8 years in the school, I believe this review of my time at BCS will be bitter sweet. The institution is greedy for your money (comparing the amount of services and standard of education provided). Education after school is also not at par in comparison with graduating students from competition schools such as Doon, Mayo or Scindia. The school has institutionalised bullying and corporal punishment. Often finding pride in the same as it supposedly makes one a ‘man’. The school is still very much colonised, much a shame in the 21st century. Unabashed misplacement of accountability is visible in the school’s replies to reviews calling out the school for violence on campus. Discounting someone’s trauma on the internet should not be an institutions first course of action. The amount of gaslighting that we were put through to stop complaints ever reaching the faculty was out of the ordinary. We were occasionally beaten up by faculty members (not all, BCS also had some of the best teachers and wardens, thank you for the same) and seniors sometimes even to a pulp with no outage to complain as it was ‘looked down upon’ and would inherently mean even worse treatment by your seniors and batch-mates. Opportunities were not as accessible as they should be in a top ranked school, some change is visible in this sector after the change of senior faculty in 2020. Communication skills and awareness are integral skills for a modern life that are often overlooked while it should be a priority as people ‘able’ to teach the ward these skills are far away, hence it is your responsibility to help the ward gain these important skills. All in all, would recommend that you attest caution before admitting your ward, as these will be life-changing years and you do not want the kid to live in survival mode rather grow with progressive competition. Mental health and confidence building is not a priority at the institution and they do not have a full-time mental health counsellor, so in case your child is neurodivergent or has ADHD, they could be in for a hard-time. Not recommended, if complete and better than the best education is what you are looking for but an experience nonetheless.

Danish

Posted on May 24, 2024
Ghatak school

Shashi Bhargava

Posted on May 23, 2024
One of the best schools in hill stations.

Anup Bhatia

Posted on February 29, 2024
One of the best boarding schools in india . It's alumni shone in business corporate world all over world .expensive but children of rich and famous study here

Kanha Sarraf

Posted on February 28, 2024
‘Best school to gain knowledge

varun bharwad

Posted on November 23, 2023
Mine Old scool from 1989 , lot of old wonderful memories,

Deepak Negi

Posted on October 6, 2023
I attended this school nearly a decade ago and have only great things to say about my experience. The teachers are beyond amazing, the curriculum is second to none and each child is treated with care. It brings out the best in every child by tapping into their individual strengths, while creating an environment of kindness, responsibility, and leadership. Special mention to the Matrons who always took care of us. Proud to be a part of India’s best boarding school. Overcome evil with good 🍀

Georgie Debbonaire

Posted on September 8, 2023
Sadly, I had a disappointing interaction with staff from Bishop Cotton School. I found them rude and uncongenial. This unpleasant experience made me question the School's values and behavioural policy.

sudhir khanna

Posted on September 5, 2023
I grew up here.

SEED GRADING PLANT

Posted on August 16, 2023
Excellent school and teachers

DOGWORKS Kutte Kamm

Posted on June 8, 2023
Kids will be well prepared for life

Abhinav Ralhan

Posted on March 6, 2023
I spent the best days of my life here. 1985-1992.

Deepanshu Yadav

Posted on November 1, 2022
That place has been good and the teacher was very experienced but the fees amount is very big amount

Sanjay Narula

Posted on June 9, 2022
Well you go in as a kid in the school and the time you get out you become a man , in all spheres . It happened with me that's why I have shared this. Cottonians are bonded for lifetime . Will always miss my school life and I really want to thank my parents who got me into this school .

ARYAN KUMAR

Posted on June 4, 2022
BCS, Shimla - the heritage boys boarding school (ICSE) famed for being one of the oldest schools (over 163 years) in the country & Asia at large. The quaint scenic beauty of the hilltop school is splendid. Apart Academics special attention given to various sports & cultural activities. The upscale prestigious boy's boarding school is a pride of the country. Noteworthy Alumni (Old Cottonian) comprises of eminent dignitaries i.e. Ratan Tata, Lalit Modi, Bob Singh Dhillon, Virbhadra Singh, Akhtar Abdur Rahman, Lt. Gen. N C Rawlley, Ruskin Bond, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, H. S. Bedi, Jeev Milkha Singh, Mayank Dagar & also Kumar Gaurav, Benjamin Gillani, Angad Bedi, etc. Occasional film shootings at BCS, Shimla i.e. Gadar - ek prem katha, Udaan, etc.

PHANTOM PLAYZ

Posted on March 26, 2022
Very nice school best school. I will give 5 stars 🌟

Hunkriti Chayal

Posted on January 31, 2022
Worst school kids bully each other, seniors are constantly beating juniors, DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL. It is horrible to see such a prestigious school teach this to the boys there my brother is victim of bully in this school. It's disappointing and shameful. The school needs to take some responsibility for its actions. And stop teaching boys that being sensitive is wrong and that getting beaten up makes them stronger. The education is also not at all good the standard has fallen. School doesn’t not focus on academics at all they don’t care whether the student is able to understand or not. Shame on you can’t even control bully

Adv. Priyanshi Agarwal

Posted on November 24, 2021
Teaches kids how to bully each other, seniors are constantly beating juniors, DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL. didn't even want to give them a single star because they do not deserve it. It is horrible to see such a prestigious school teach this to the boys there. It's disappointing and shameful. The school needs to take some responsibility for its actions. And stop teaching boys that being sensitive is wrong and that getting beaten up makes them stronger.

Manik Rayat

Posted on November 15, 2021
Legendary school and good study in this school

Himanshu Kumar

Posted on September 19, 2021
#ForElitekids

Kartikey Siag

Posted on July 4, 2021
I have studied here for 3 years. One of the best school.

akriti sharma

Posted on May 9, 2021
Very nice school.

Bishop Cotton School Location

National Highway 22, Near UCO Bank, New Shimla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

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