The Congregation of the Apostolic Carmel - Karnataka Province is a catholic women's congregation situated in

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in the state of

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, India. It was established in the year 1870 by three Catholic nuns from France of the order of

Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel The Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel are members of a Carmelite religious institute dedicated to female education. It was founded in the latter part of the 19th century by Mother Veronica of the Passion, Order of Discalced Carmelites, O.C.D., under ...

Educational institutions

The educational institutions under Congregation of the Apostolic Carmel are:

Higher Education

* St. Agnes College, Mangaluru (1921) *Carmel College, Modankap, Bantwal (2010)

Professional Education

* St Ann's Teacher Training Institute, Mangaluru (1890) * St. Ann's College of Education, Mangaluru (1943) * St Agnes Teacher Training Institute for Special Education, Mangaluru (1992) * St Ann's Diploma in Pre Primary Education, Mangaluru (2005) * Carmel D.Ed. College, Bidar (2009)

Vocational / Community Colleges

* St. Agnes Vocational Training Centre, Mangaluru (1990) * Vijaymari Technical Institute, Mangaluru (1965) * Carmel Vocational Training Institute, Bidar (1999) * Community College, Vijaymari (2006)

Pre University Colleges

St. Agnes PU College, Mangalore St. Agnes PU College is an educational institution in the city of Mangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is in the Bendore area, where the élite of the city reside. It is next door to St. Sebastian's Church. It was founded primarily for t ...

(1920) * St. Ann's Composite P.U. College, Mangaluru (1997) * Ladyhill Victoria Composite P.U. College, Urwa (1999) * Carmel Composite P.U. College, Modankap (2000) * St. Cecily's Composite P.U. College, Udupi (2002) * Holy Rosary Composite P.U. College, Moodbidri (2002) * St. Mary's Composite P.U. College, Falnir (2002)

Secondary schools

* St. Ann's High School, Mangalore (1870) * St. Agnes High School, Mangaluru (1921) * Ladyhill Victoria Girls High School, Urwa, Mangaluru (1921) * St. Cecily's High School, Udupi (1933) * St. Joseph's High School, Kundapura (1946) * St. Mary's High School, Mangaluru (1948) * Carmel Girls’ High School, Modankap, Bantwal (1963) * Holy Rosary High School, Moodbidri (1964) * Stella Maris High School, Gangulli (1966) * Carmel High School, Kemmanu (1971) * Vidya Jyothi High School, Kunjathbail, Mangaluru (2008)

Kannada Higher Primary Schools

* St. Ann's Higher Primary School, Mangaluru (1873) * Ladyhill Higher Primary School, Urwa, Mangaluru (1885) * St. Mary's Higher Primary School, Mangaluru (1895) * St. Cecily's Higher Primary School, Udupi (1918) * St. Joseph's Higher Primary School, Kundapura (1930) * St. Philomena Higher Primary School, Kemmanu (1933) * Stella Maris Higher Primary School, Someshwar, Kotekar (1937) * Infant Jesus Higher Primary School, Kavoor, Mangaluru (1939) * St. Agnes Higher Primary School, Mangaluru (1946) * Vidya Jyothi Higher Primary, Kunjathbail, Mangaluru (1989)

English Medium Secondary Schools

* Mary Immaculate School, Bengaluru (1958) * Carmel English School, Nanjangud (1968) * St. Joseph's School, Mysuru (1970) * Carmel Vidya Vikas School, Bailhongal, Belagavi (2005) * Little Flower School, Lingsugur (2005) * Carmel School, Kotekar (2006) * Carmel English School, Kemmannu (2006) * Stella Maris English School, Gangulli (2007)

English Medium Higher Primary Schools

* St. Cecily's English Higher Primary School, Udupi (1959) * St. Mary's English Higher Primary School, Falnir, Mangaluru (1961) * Ladyhill English Higher Primary School, Urwa, Mangaluru (1965) * Carmel English Higher Primary School (1964) * St. Agnes English Higher Primary School (1965)

CBSE Schools

* Carmel School, Mangaluru (2013) * St. Agnes School, Mangaluru (2015) * Mount Carmel Central School, Maryhill, Mangaluru (2008) * Carmel School, Moodbidri (2013)

ICSE School

* Mary Immaculate School, Bengaluru (2012/2013)

Special Education

* St. Agnes Special School, Mangaluru (1970) * Carmel Vidya Vikas Residential School for the Mentally Challenged Children, Bailhongal, Belagavi (1999)

Preparatory Schools

* Mary Immaculate Preparatory School, Bengaluru (1958) * St. Cecily's Preparatory School, Udupi (1959) * Ladyhill Preparatory School, Urwa, Mangaluru (1959) * St. Mary's Preparatory School, Falnir, Mangaluru (1959) * St. Agnes Preparatory School, Bendore, Mangaluru (1965) * Shanthi Nilaya Preparatory School, Nanjangud (1967) * St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Mysuru (1969) * Stella Maris Preparatory School, Someshwar, Kotekar (2004) * Carmel Preparatory School, Kemmannu (2005) * Carmel Vidya Vikas Preparatory School, Bailhongal, Belgaum (2005) * Little Flower Preparatory School, Lingsugur (2005) * Stella Maris Preparatory School, Gangulli (2007)

References

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