Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli

Bishop Heber College is an autonomous college in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, affiliated to Bharathidasan University. It is a Christian minority institution established by the Tiruchirappalli-Thanjavur Diocese of the Church of South India. Its roots lie in Heber Memorial School, which grew into S.P.G. College, the city's first college, in the 19th century; that college merged with Madras Christian College in 1934, and Bishop Solomon Doraisawmy revived it on 24 June 1966. The UGC and the university granted autonomy in 2004-05, and NAAC awarded an A++ grade (CGPA 3.69) in 2023. Its campus on Allithurai Road covers 23.5 acres.

The college runs 30 undergraduate and 22 postgraduate programmes in aided and self-financed streams, from B.A., B.Com and B.Sc. courses to BBA, BCA, social work, MBA and MCA, and supervises doctoral research in 17 disciplines. Students apply online to the college, with Class XII marks for undergraduate places and degree marks for postgraduate ones; MBA and MCA applicants also need a TANCET score or another recognised entrance test. In NIRF 2025 it is ranked 46th among colleges.