Brigadier Manoj Khandurie visited us at BCS and to give a guest lecture on his adventures in the Indian Army, and inspire the boys to join the NCC. BCS has all three branches of the National Cadet Corps, one of the only schools that offers all three branches of the NCC – Army, Navy and...Read More

On Sunday (20 March 2022) we were delighted to welcome author Khushwant Singh to Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. The Irwin Hall was packed for his visit to talk about his new book release The Opium Toffee and his creative writing process to the boys. Three of Khushwant’s books are being made into movies. Mr Singh...Read More

Our famous BCS cafe re-opened after two years of being dormant due to Covid. The Cottonians celebrated with with a special BCS cake, burger and chips. Later on there was a special Holi dinner and a jam session with coloured lights and a DJ on the first flat celebrated by all the boys. Prefects at...Read More

All our clubs and activities are back at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla in full swing. The campus really does have buzz about school again after such a long break, due to Covid restrictions. We’ve had guest lectures from authors and careers experts, new technology demonstrations and the boys are all training hard for the marathon...Read More

Bravo to our smart new Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, 2022 Prefectorial team from our Class 12 batch. Divyansh Vinayek (Lefroy House) is this year’s School Captain and we wish him and his team of Cottonians all the best in their final year here at BCS. A service was held in the School Chapel where both...Read More

Bishop Cotton School (BCS) Shimla, Class 7 & 8 students were lucky enough to receive hands-on experience with the latest virtual reality (VR) technology at the weekend (Sunday 6 March 2022).  During a guest lecture by Founder Suren Gollapudi from Learn Beyond Grades, the boys and some staff were able to step into space and...Read More

For Admissions (including Class XI) to BCS 2022/23 – contact the Admissions hotline 078077 36880. Or register via our website: bishopcottonshimla.com and by email: secy@bishopcotton.com We look forward to hearing from you and arranging a tour of the campus. The BCS Open Day is planned for 20th August 2022, where you can visit the school,...Read More

H.P. Squad Amit & Ravi Thakur join BCS Cricket coaching team Bishop Cotton School (BCS) Shimla is proud to announce two young H.P.  cricketers have joined the Sports Department to coach the boys at BCS.  The Cricket season has already started at the all-boys boarding school, with Class matches being played yesterday on the 35...Read More

Class matches played at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla Well done to all the boys today for our first cricket match of 2022 Class VIII against Classes VI & VII Class VIII won the match – scoring 163 and class VI & VII scored 80, all out. March 1/3/2022 Class X beat Class IX by 6...Read More

History of Bishop Cotton School With thanks to Raaja Bhasin, Old Cottonian and Writer (NB: this speech was broadcast on Facebook Live and a recording is found on our BCS You Tube Channel) A brief history of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. By Raaja Bhasin with image of Rev Slater the first Headmaster of the school....Read More