Kishinchand Chelaram College, better known as K. C. College, in Mumbai

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, India

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 is an educational institution.

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, Arts

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 and Commerce

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 degrees, the college offers professional and vocational courses such as Bachelor of Mass Media, B.Sc. in Information Technology, Bachelor in Accounts and Finance, Bachelor in Banking and Insurance, Computer Applications, Biotechnology and Industrial Chemistry and was the first college to be awarded an A grade by The National Assessment and Accreditation Council

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 (NAAC) in Mumbai

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. It is distinguished for its consistently high academic record and it array of extracurricular activities. The college campus is at Churchgate

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 and can be accessed by the station terminal.

History

Kishinchand Chellaram College was established in 1954 under the aegis of the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board. It was the second institution that the Management set up in Bombay after it relocated itself in the city, following the aftermath of Partition. The onus of the task was taken up by late founders, principal K.M. Kundnani and barrister Hotchand Advani, who helped set up K.C. College as well as several other educational institutions. Kundnani and Advani were the pillars of the Collegiate Board.

The R.D. National College was the first of the board's institutions and K.C. was the second. The latter soon came to be reckoned as its flagship institution from where the board's activities were conducted. The plot for the construction of K.C. College was leased from Ratanben Fauzdar for 99 years. Under the draught plan of architect K.M. Gidwani and the management of principal Kundnani, the building was completed in six months. The foundation stone was laid by Shri Dinkarrao Desai, the minister for education.

Students had been admitted from June 1, 1954 but a formal inauguration of the inception of the college was performed by Shri Morarji Desai (the chief minister of Bombay) on August 15 of the same year. Its first batch comprised 1800 students and, within three years, the numbers have consistently increased.

Campus layout and facilities

The building had an area of 70000 sq ft (6,503.2 m²) and was built in the restrained art-deco style that dominated the architectural design ethic in the city since the 1920s. The college today has an air-conditioned auditorium with nearly 600 seating capacity, a parquet indoor badminton court and a community hall.

Associations and student organisations

• The Cherub's Club
• Employment Cell
• Women Development Cell (W.D.C.)
• Sindhi Association
• Marathi Mandal
• The Culture Club
• N.S.S. (National Social Scheme)
• The Rotaract Club
• The Nature Club
• Students' Council
• Vigyan Kiran
• Science Honors Program (S.H.P.)

Past principals of KCC (1954–)

• Prof K. M Kundnani
• Prof S. S. Sujjan
• Prof J. K. Bhambhani
• Prof N. A. Bathija
• Prof N. H. Karamchandani
• Prof Manju Nichani

Notable alumni

• Anirudh Rao, a researcher in structural engineering and sustainable development at Stanford University.
• Ashok Rajni, associate, ZS consultants.
• Ashish Taskar, an IIT Bombay alumnus and SUNY Stony Brook grad student.
• Anil Ambani, chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.
• Rajesh Khanna
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• Jeetendra
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• Ranbir Kapoor
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• Priyanka Chopra
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