• Applicants reserve their seats by sending the registration fee of Rs. 300/- (non-refundable) by Demand Draft or M.O.

• Participants are expected to attend the entire programme from the beginning till the end, regularly and punctually.

• Late arrivals and early departures are not considered.

• Being a residential course, the NBCLC offers accommodation for every participant. Bed linen is provided.

• Last date for application: 10 days before the beginning of the course.


RESERVATION

• Applicants may reserve their places by sending a demand draft in favour of Director NBCLC or M.O. for Rs. 300/- as Registration Fee (non-refundable).

• Course fee may be paid on arrival.


SCHOLARSHIP
Priests & Religious

• Priests and religious will be granted to the Priests and Religious by the Catholic Council of India (CCI).

• It will be offered to those who are in in-going formation or in the pastoral ministry.

• For further details please contact: Fr.JosephChinnayyan, Deputy Secretary General, CBCI Centre, 1 Ashok Place, Goledakkhana, New Delhi – 110 001.

• The application for the scholarship should be accompanied by a recommendation letter from the Local Ordinary / Major Superior.

• Irrespective of the application for scholarship, Priests and Religious are expected to make an advance payment of fees to the National Centre.


Lay Persons

• For Lay Persons the National Centre will offer partial scholarship.

• They should register themselves by an advance payment of a Registration Fee of Rs. 300/- (non-refundable).

For information contact:
The Director, NBCLC, Post Bag 8426, Hutchins Road 2nd Cross, Bangalore – 560 084, INDIA,
Tel: 080 25472369;
Email :director@nbclcindia.in or seminar@nbclcindia.in


GUIDELINES INFORMATION

NBCLC (National Centre) is situated in Cooke Town on the North-Eastern part of the city (between Cox Town and Banaswadi Railway Station). Auto drivers who do not know the area may be asked to proceed towards ITC (formerly, Indian Tobacco Company) / Bangalore East Station (Pottery Road side). Cross over the railway line to the north of East Station, take Wheeler Road Extn., and carry on till you find a signpost NATIONAL CENTRE (NBCLC) on your right hand side, on Hutchins Road 2nd Cross. The Centre is at the end of the road.

Arriving by TRAIN: The Centre is about 1 km from Bangalore East Railway Station (minimum auto fare, 5 km from Cantonment Railway Station and 10 km from City Railway Station. Prepaid autos are available from the Cantonment, Yeshwanthpur and City Railway Stations. From Yeswantpur Railway Station to National Centre, the auto charges may be about Rs. 150/- to 170/-.

Arriving by BUS: Get down at Majestic Bus Station and take an auto to National Centre (approximate cost Rs. 80/-) or take a local bus from Platform 19 going in the direction of Banaswadi / ITC and alight at ITC (area Cooke Town). From there, NBCLC is a 7-8 minutes walk (or minimum auto fare).

Bus Route:
From Majestic – 300C, 300H, 303A, 302B, 302F, 303D
From K.R. Market – 300A, 301A, 302C
From Shivajinagar – 300J, 300L, 302, 302G, 303C

Arriving by FLIGHT: Please take the VOLVO bus from airport up to Coles Park which is about Rs. 165/-. From Coles park take an auto and ask them to proceed towards ITC (formerly, Indian Tobacco Company) / Bangalore East Station (Pottery Road side). Cross over the railway line to the north of East Station, take Wheeler Road Extn., and carry on till you find a signpost NATIONAL CENTRE (NBCLC) on your right hand side, on Hutchins Road 2nd Cross. The Centre is at the end of the road.

[Auto fares start at Rs. 25/- (50% more between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.]


Things Required

• The NBCLC will provide every participant with bed linen (one bed sheet, pillow cover, blanket & mosquito net). Those who need more bed sheets should bring them along. Kindly bring your own towel and soap.

• Except from March to May, Bangalore has a generally cool climate, hence bring warm clothes

• Writing material and note paper.

• Suitable dress for yoga sessions.

• A Bible for Biblical training sessions.

• Priests will be provided with mass vestments.

Purchase of Books: During the seminar / course there will be an opportunity for purchasing books from the NBCLC book stall.

Excursion: An organized tour to Mysore / Bangalore will be arranged on the intervening Sunday during the seminar / course. The participants will have to bear the expenses.

Extension of Stay: The participants are kindly requested not to arrive earlier than the previous day of the seminar / course, and not to prolong their stay after the seminar / course. Those who want to arrive much earlier or remain longer are requested to arrange for their stay elsewhere in the city.