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| name = Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (The Heritage Autonomous Institution very bad vahiyad college ghatiya) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kmvjalandhar.ac.in/|title=Kanya Maha Vidyalaya Kanya Maha Vidyalaya - The Heritage Institution}}</ref>
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| president = Chander Mohan Senior Journalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cityairnews.com/content/chander-mohan-elected-president-arya-shiksha-mandal-6th-consecutive-term|title=Chander Mohan elected President Arya Shiksha Mandal for 6th Consecutive Term}}</ref><ref>sanskritikmv.jhworld.in/blog.html</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140526/jaltrib.htm | title=Shiksha Mandal president | date=25 May 2014 | location=Jalandhar | newspaper=The Tribune | access-date=10 April 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140306/jaltrib.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - JALANDHAR TRIBUNE|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
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| founder = Lala Dev Raj
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[[File:KMV.jpg|thumb|Administrative Block of KMV]]
'''Kanya Maha Vidyalaya(The Heritage Autonomous Institution)''' ('''KMV''') is a [[Female education|women's college]] located in [[Jalandhar, Punjab]], India, offering [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] programmes and [[diploma]]s. It has approximately 4000 students and a campus of around {{convert|32|acres}}. The current principal is Dr. Atima Sharma Dwivedi and president of the college is [[Chander Mohan senior journalist]].
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, W. Jones.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jones |first=Kenneth W. |url=http://ignca.bestbookbuddies.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=381851 |title=Arya dharm: Hindu consciousnes in 19th century Punjab |date=1976 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-02920-0 |location=Berkeley}}</ref>
The only college under GNDU to bag Kaushal Kendra (Skill Development Center) awarded by UGC, MHRD Govt.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arya Shiksha Mandal Jalandhar |url=http://www.aryashikshamandal.org/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=www.aryashikshamandal.org |language=en}}</ref> 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.
[[File:Best college in punjab.jpg|thumb|'''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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dass|first1=Niranjan|title=Terrorism and militancy in South Asia|date=2006|publisher=MD Publications Pvt. Ltd.|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788175330986|page=94}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Kenneth|title=Arya Dharm: Hindu Consciousness in 19th-century Punjab|year=2006|publisher=Manohar Publishers and Distributors|isbn=978-8173047091|page=215}}</ref>

'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/archive/kmv-gets-autonomous-status-from-the-ugc-478604|title=KMV gets autonomous status from the UGC|first=Tribune News|last=Service|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref>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)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=KMV gets autonomous status from the UGC |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/jalandhar/kmv-gets-autonomous-status-from-the-ugc-478604 |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref> has introduced 17 new courses for its students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/kmv-college-to-start-17-new-courses/584046.html|title=KMV college to start 17 new courses}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/archive/interaction-session-held-on-adolescents-332913|title=Interaction session held on adolescents|first=Tribune News|last=Service|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref> 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. The thrust of the meet was to get some important recommendations for making the syllabus fit to market needs. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityairnews.com/content/kmv-signs-20-mous-industrial-meet|title=KMV signs 20 MoUs in Industrial Meet {{!}} City Air News|website=www.cityairnews.com|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> Mr. Varun Nayar (CMO), [https://itronixsolution.com/ Itronix Solutions], Mr. Karan Arora (CEO), Itronix Solutions and others were the prominent luminaries present.

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 have risen to 19.

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== Translation results ==
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 ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.kmvjalandhar.ac.in/}}

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[[Category:Education in Jalandhar]]
[[Category:Women's universities and colleges in Punjab, India]]

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