Bishop Cottons is the brain-child of Bishop George Lynch
cotton of Calcutta, whose vision was to set up institutes and educate the European
and Eurasian children. The school in Bangalore was made possible due to the
efforts of Rev. Samuel Thomas Pettigrew.
This school opened its doors to the world on 19th April
1865. Today, 148 years later, Cotton’s is thriving. With a well versed faculty
and a beautiful campus it a school for dreams. Having been christened ‘Eton of
the east’ Bishop cottons boys school stands tall as Bangalore’s leading school
and one of the top three schools in the country.
It’s not just the curriculum and the amazing teaching staff
that attracts students. The encourage sports like no other school. Numerous
students here are State and National level athletes. Not to mention the other
extra-curricular activities.
People from all walks of like graduated from here. The
alumni includes everything from entrepreneurs, to soldiers, to teachers, to
athletes.