Bishop Jerome Institute
The Bishop Jerome Institute or BJI or BJGI is an institution situated in Kollam city of Kerala, India. It is one among the AICTE approved engineering and management colleges situated inside the city limit of Kollam.
Main building and Engineering Block of Bishop Jerome Institute | |
Motto in English | Access to Excellence |
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| Director | Anil Xavier (Ex.IAS) |
| Type | Technical and Management Education institution |
| Established | 14 May 2011 |
| Principal | Dr. D.Roshan Kumar |
| Location | , , 8°53′08″N 76°36′09″E |
| Campus | Metropolitan Area |
| Website | www |
Bishop Jerome Institute is set up in memory of Most Rev. Dr. Jerome M. Fernandez, the first native Bishop of Quilon Diocese, who worked tirelessly for the educational progress of the Catholic community by starting colleges, schools and technical institutions. The college is affiliated to the University of Kerala. The college is from the management of the Bishop Jerome Foundation functioning under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon. It is one among the three architecture colleges in Kollam city. The registration code for college in the university is BJK.
The Architecture students of Bishop Jerome Institute are planning to start a heritage walk for the city of Kollam in the name Kollam Heritage Walk as like the one organized for Trivandrum, by revealing the city's secrets that are concealed in its tiny bylanes, crowded bazaars, places of worship and heritage buildings.