upcoming events
Watch this space for upcoming events by The Old Cottonians' Association, Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bengaluru.
Dr. Raja Ramanna Inter-School Chess Tournament
24 January 2025
The Old Cottonians’ Association - Dr. Raja Ramanna Inter-School Chess Tournament is an inter-school Chess tournament organized by the Old Cottonians' Association in association with Bangalore Urban District Chess Association (BUDCA) and Karnataka State Chess Association (KSCA) and in loving memory of Padma Vibhushan and Old Cottonian Dr. Raja Ramanna, the Father of India's Nuclear Program and Former Patron of the Old Cottonians' Association.
Date
Friday, 24 January 2025
Venue
Bishop Cotton Boys’ School
15, Residency Road, Bangalore – 560 025.
Time
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Check-in time
8:00 am to 8:45 am
Entry fee
₹500/- per participant
Event registration
Register here
Boys and Girls All Category Prizes
Winner - Trophy and Cash Prize of ₹5,000/-
1st Runner Up - Trophy
2nd Runner Up – Trophy


Category ‘A’: Grade/Class/Std II and below
Category ‘B’: III to V Std/Grade/Class
Category ‘C’: VI and VII Std/Grade/Class
Category ‘D’: VIII to X Std/Grade/Class
Category ‘E’: XI and XII Std/Grade/Class
Past Events
The Pankaj Sadhu Trophy for Cricket
Inter House Legends Edition!
10 and 11 February 2024
Format: 11-a-side, Leather ball
Teams: 5 houses
Venue: Bishop Cotton Boys' School, 1st Eleven
Time: 7 am to 6 pm
Calling all Old Cottonians and OG cricketers of their times to represent your house team at the Pankaj Sadhu trophy for Cricket Interhouse Legends Edition - a Cricket extravaganza for Old Cottonians, an opportunity to play at Cottons again sporting your house colours and with your buddies!🏆

Organized by the Old Cottonians’ Association of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, the Pankaj Sadhu Trophy for Cricket - Inter House Legends Edition is set to bring together the finest talent and cricketing legends from Cottons, igniting the spirit of friendly competition and cherished camaraderie. 🤝🌐

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to showcase your skills, relive old memories, and strengthen bonds!💪
Register yourself, get along fellow cricket buddies from school days, spread the word, and let’s see some fireworks and powerplay ! 🎉🏏
May the best house win!👑
Khaleel Mekhri Football Tournament 2023
21 October 2023
Format: 5-a-side Football
Teams: 10 Competing
Venue: Bishop Cotton Boys' School
5-a-side football showdown exclusively for the alumni of Bangalore's prestigious schools.

Organized by the Old Cottonians' Association of Bishop Cotton Boys' School, the Khaleel Mekhri Tournament is set to bring together the finest talents from our Alma Maters, igniting the spirit of friendly competition and cherished camaraderie.
Vaccination Drive for the staff of Bishop Cotton Schools
16 July, 2021
In the midst of the pandemic, the Old Cottonians’ Association, in collaboration with the school conducted a Vaccination drive on Friday the 16th of July 2021 for the Staff, Alumni and their families of Bishop Cotton Boys’ and Girls’ School .

The Vaccination Drive was inaugurated and blessed by Rt. Rev. Dr. P. K. Samuel – Bishop-CSI-KCD, in presence of Mr. Hemanth Sharan, Joint Commissioner-BBMP, an Old Cottonian , Prof. Dr. Edwin Christopher , Principal, Mr. Sunil Mysore Chairman-OCA . The Bishop greeted the dignitaries, members of the staff and Managing committee - OCA with a welcome note, a prayer & blessed for a successful drive .

It has been a most significant initiative of the Old Cottonian Association, in association with the BBMP and support of members of the Managing Committee, our associate well-wishers, Cottonian Volunteers to conduct the drive in helping humanity fight this pandemic.

The Bishop took the vaccine along with a few members of the board of management and pastors of the CSI Churches. The staff expressed their gratitude to OCA for having provided the vaccination in school.

We acknowledge our gratitude to Bishop Rt. Rev. P. K. Samuel, Principal, Joint Commissioner-BBMP, Dr. G. Srinivas – MHO-East Zone, doctors from BBMP and staff of the school to achieve our objective. We wish to thank the Saving Souls Foundation for the service of their ICU Ambulance provided in event of an emergency.

With a successful event, we hope to conduct another drive-in due course.
Cottonians Connect Virtual Event
Old Cottonians' Association Initiative
Date: Saturday, 23 January, 2021
DIGITAL BUSINESS LAUNCHPAD
9 Critical Digital Skills To Exponentially Grow Your Business
By Siddharth Rajsekar
ICSE Class of 1999, Elphick House
In this 60-minute keynote, Sidz gave members a crash course in digital marketing and helped them understand which buttons they need to push in order to activate their digital presence effectively. This was very impactful especially for existing entrepreneurs who are feeling stuck and not having the marketing power.
Watch the webinar here:
OFFICIAL WEBSITE LAUNCH OF THE OLD COTTONIANS' ASSOCIATION
Introduction & Welcome
Website Launch
Website & Features
Queries & Clarifications
Cottonians Connect Virtual Event
Old Cottonians' Association Initiative
KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS FORMULA
3 Secrets To Build A Super-Profitable Business Without Any Office or Employees
By Siddharth Rajsekar
ICSE Class of 1999, Elphick House
In this 60-minute keynote, Sidz will get into his current knowledge business model which is helping over 8500 people build online communities around their expertise. Sidz will go deep into how to develop a Knowledge Business Stack (courses, coaching, consulting, collaborations), Knowledge Business Systems (website, LMS, social network) and Knowledge Business Skills.
Date: Friday, 26 February, 2021
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