Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (The Heritage Autonomous Institution )
Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar (The Heritage Autonomous Institution)
Other name
KMV
Established1886
FounderLala Dev Raj
AffiliationGuru Nanak Dev University (Autonomous now)
PresidentChander Mohan [1][2][3][4]
PrincipalAtima Sharma Dwivedi[5]
Location
Jalandhar, Punjab, India

31°19′34″N 75°34′35″E / 31.325986°N 75.576262°E / 31.325986; 75.576262
Campus32 acres (13 ha)
NicknameKMV
Websitekmvjalandhar.ac.in
Administrative Block of KMV

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (The Heritage Autonomous Institution) (KMV) is a women's college located in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and diplomas. It has approximately 4000 students and a campus of around 32 acres (13 ha). The current principal is Dr. Atima Sharma Dwivedi and president of the college is Chander Mohan. The pioneer in women education and women liberation in India, Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (The Heritage Autonomous Institution) is mentioned in the book Arya Dharam by an American scholar Kenneth W. Jones.[6] The only college under GNDU to bag Kaushal Kendra (Skill Development Center) awarded by UGC, MHRD Government[7] of India with five B.Voc Courses. The first college in the region to have a Student Exchange Programme which enables KMV undergraduate students shift their grades to Lesley and Chatham University, USA, after first year, to continue their degree.

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (The Heritage Autonomous Institution)

History

The college was established in Jullunder (Punjab, India) in 1890 (some sources say 1886) as Arya Kanya Pathshala, (translated as Arya Girls School) by Lala Dev Raj.[8][9]

Current Developments Under the Umbrella of DDU Kaushal Kendra, 5 skill development- B.Voc courses namely in Animation, Retail Management, Management and Secretarial Practices, Textile Design and Apparel Technology, Nutrition Exercise and Health are being successfully run since inception in 2015. The prime focus of these courses is practical component and industry exposure through internship/trainings that form part of curriculum.

Recently, KMV has become the first women's college in Punjab state to get Autonomous status from UGC.[10] The college has been awarded Top Rankings by India Today and Outlook Express in 2019,2020 and 2021

The Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (The Heritage Autonomous Institution)[11] has introduced 17 new courses for its students.[12] To upgrade the whole syllabi, introducing reforms and beginning new courses, 27 boards of study were held twice with experts from institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University, SRCC Delhi, National Stock Exchange, Mumbai, Ethiraj College, Chennai and many other elite universities including GNDU, Amritsar, Punjab University, Chandigarh.

To refine and redefine the syllabus of various vocational courses, an industrial meet[13] was organised by KMV Kaushal Kendra on its campus. KMV got various vocational courses like Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, photography and journalism, animation, retail management, management and secretarial practices, textile design and apparel technology and nutrition, exercise and health. KMV has its own academic council with representatives from GNDU, UGC, Government of India, and many other elite institutions. New job-oriented skill enhancing courses have also been introduced. Around 17 new job-oriented and skill enhancing courses have been introduced, out of which there are 8 PG and 9 under graduate programs which offer job opportunities to the students. The total number of PG programmes has risen to 19.

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New PG courses include MSc Chemistry, M.Sc Zoology, MA Psychology, MA (JMC), Master of Fine Arts, Master of Aesthetics, MA Dance MA Punjabi. UG programs (after +2) include - B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture- (4-year degree course), B.Com (Hons), BA (Hons) English, BSc Economics (specializing in banking), PHC - Punjabi based base for non-PSEB students in other states among others.

References

  1. ↑ "Chander Mohan elected President Arya Shiksha Mandal for 6th Consecutive Term". 25 May 2014.
  2. ↑ sanskritikmv.jhworld.in/blog.html
  3. ↑ "Shiksha Mandal president". The Tribune. Jalandhar. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - JALANDHAR TRIBUNE". www.tribuneindia.com.
  5. ↑ "Kanya Maha Vidyalaya Principal's Message - Kanya Maha Vidyalaya".
  6. ↑ Jones, Kenneth W. (1976). Arya Dharm: Hindu Consciousnes in 19th-century Punjab. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02920-0.
  7. ↑ "Arya Shiksha Mandal Jalandhar". www.aryashikshamandal.org. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Dass, Niranjan (2006). Terrorism and militancy in South Asia. New Delhi: MD Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 9788175330986.
  9. ↑ Jones, Kenneth (2006). Arya Dharm: Hindu Consciousness in 19th-century Punjab. Manohar Publishers and Distributors. p. 215. ISBN 978-8173047091.
  10. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "KMV gets autonomous status from the UGC". Tribuneindia News Service.
  11. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "KMV gets autonomous status from the UGC". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "KMV college to start 17 new courses".
  13. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Interaction session held on adolescents". Tribuneindia News Service.
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