Kanya Maha Vidyalaya
India · built 1886
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. Neeraj Maini and president of the college is Dhruv Mittal. 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. The only college under GNDU to bag Kaushal Kendra (Skill Development Center) awarded by UGC, MHRD Government 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.
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