Kamala Nehru College

About College

Kamala Nehru College was established on 20th July, 1964. At that time, it was known as ‘Government College for Women’ and was located in Defence Colony. The College initially offered courses only in humanities but later the commerce stream was added. The college began the early years of its journey under the guidance of the founder Principal Dr. K. K. Gorowara. When the college was started, it only had sixsteen staff members and 209 students passed out in the first batch in 1968. The College Magazine ‘Swati’ was launched in the academic year 1965-66. In 1966-67, the College was renamed as ‘Modern College for Women’ and in 1967-68 the College Magazine acquired a new name ‘Apoorva’. On 21st November 1972, the foundation stone for a new building was laid at Hauz Khas (at present August Kranti Marg) by then President Shri V.V.Giri. The college was given a new name and it became Kamala Nehru College. In 1974, on the occasion of Founder’s Day, Mrs. Indira Gandhi visited the new building, unveiled the plaque and planted saplings. The college has a beautiful auditorium which was built through sincere contribution made by the staff and students through fund raising campaigns. It was inaugurated on 17th December, 1991 by the then Vice-President Shankar Dayal Sharma. Today, the college has well maintained computer laboratories, sports ground, gymnasium and eco-friendly classrooms (bamboo rooms apart from the main building). The library is well stacked and has a separate audio visual section. The college is differently-abled friendly and is under constant CCTV surveillance. The Placement Cell, NSS, NSO, NCC and Counselling Cell function for the overall wellbeing of the students. Kamala Nehru College has several extra-curricular societies that cover the whole gamut of personality development aspects by providing plural avenues to students for self-discovery. All departments and the societies have their annual newsletters/magazines and the college comes up with its journal ‘Akademos’ (An Annual Miscellany ofo Liberal Arts and Scholarship, ISSN 2231-0584) each year. Any educational institute advances on account of its efficient faculty members, diligent students, supportive administrative staff and a dynamic Principal. Kamala Nehru College has been constantly advancing on account of the efforts of all these factors. The founder principal Dr. K. K. Gorowara (21-7-1964 to 10-7-1986), with her idealism and vision gave the direction to the college and laid the foundation of everything that an educational institute needs. Her dedicated work shaped the former years of the college. She played a pivotal role in helping college forge ahead and carve a niche for itself in various domains. The college owes a lot to her for giving the name and place to Kamala Nehru College in the University of Delhi. The second Principal Dr. Surinder J. Sharma (23-9-1986 to 31-7-2004) took forward the legacy of Dr .K. K Gorowara and brought in remarkable changes as per the need of the time which helped college rise in newer directions. It is her relentless endeavours that brought in new courses such as Commerce, Geography, Sociology, Journalism and gave a new face to the college making way for infrastructural development and producing high calibre students emerging in all walks of life. Her encouraging work for the growth of the institute will remain unforgettable. The third Principal Dr. Minoti Chatterjee (1-11-2004 to 31-08-2015) carried forward the tradition of the college and worked hard to bring about a beautiful amalgam of academic and extracurricular excellence. Being a cultural impresario herself, she ensured that the students got a taste of the tradition and culture of the country as a part of their academic exercise. All her efforts were towards value creating education, empowerment and employability of the young women of the college. During her tenure, Kamala Nehru College made collaborations with universities abroad on both academic and cultural fronts and ushered in the Golden Jubilee Year 2014, carrying in earnest the very spirit of Smt. Kamala Nehru, with a greater vision of producing more confident, dignified and responsible young citizens. The longstanding commitment of the college towards excellence was rewarded in the form of an ‘A’ grade (CGPA 3.33) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in 2016 under the able guidance of the then officiating Principal Dr. Rita Malhotra (September 2015 - December 2016). Today the college stands tall as one of the best ‘All Women College’ in the south campus of University of Delhi striving sincerely to shine on all fronts—be it academics, culture and sports.

Contact Details

Kamala Nehru College University of Delhi August kranti Marg,
New Delhi- 110049

kamla.nehru_du@hotmail.com

+91-11-26494881