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{{short description|Junior and degree college in Mumbai, India}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Kishinchand Chellaram College
| image = KCC Mumbai logo.svg
| established = 1954<ref name="Kishinchand Chellaram College - About US">{{cite web |url=http://www.kccollege.edu.in/about-kc.php |title=About KC College|access-date=26 July 2014}}</ref>
| trust = [[Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board|HSNC Board]]
| motto = Salvation through knowledge <ref name = "Kishinchand Chellaram College - About US"/>
| type = Junior and Degree College
| grades = "A" by NAAC with CGPA of 3.48 out of 4
| head_name = Principal
| head = Hemlata K. Bagla<ref name="Kishinchand Chellaram College - Principal’s Message">{{cite web |url=http://www.kccollege.edu.in/principal-message-kc.php |title=Principal's Message|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref>
| head_name2 =
| head2 =
| address = 124, [[Dinshaw Wachha Road]],
| region = [[Churchgate]],
| city = [[Mumbai]], 400020,
| coordinates =
| other_name = KC College
| country = India
| students =
| staff =
| faculty = 200+
| teaching_staff =
| campus = Urban
| athletics =
| mascot = "Kiran" The Phoenix
| publication = The Kiran
| affiliations = [[HSNC University]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.kccollege.edu.in}}
}}

'''Kishinchand Chellaram College''', better known as '''KC College''', is a higher educational Autonomous institution in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India. It is affiliated to [[Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board|Hyderabad (Sindh) National Collegiate Board]]. It was the first college to be awarded an [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council#Grading|"A" grade]] by The [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) in [[Mumbai]] (and [[Maharashtra]]).

== Location ==
The college campus is located in the locality of [[Churchgate]] and can be accessed by the station terminal. Incidentally, the college is much closer to [[Mantralaya, Mumbai|Mantralaya]] than [[Churchgate railway station]].

The College shares its campus with two other eminent institutes; namely [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics|H.R. College]] and [[K C Law College, Mumbai|KC Law College]], which are also run by the same Educational trust - [[Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board|H(S)NC Board]].

==History==
[[File:K C College Churchgate Mumbai.jpg|thumb|KC College]]
Kishinchand Chellaram College was established in 1954<ref name = "Kishinchand Chellaram College - About US"/> under the aegis of the [[Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board]]. It was the second institution that the Management set up in Mumbai 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 that board.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} <ref>[http://www.kccollege.org.in/management.html History] Official website.</ref>

The [[R. D. National College]] was the first of the board's institutions and K.C. College was the second. The latter came to be reckoned{{By whom|date=January 2011}} 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 Dinkarrao Desai, the [[Education minister|Minister Of Education]].

Students were admitted from 1 June 1954 but a formal inauguration of the inception of the college was performed by [[Morarji Desai]], the then-[[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] of [[Bombay]] State (later, [[Prime Minister of India]]) on 15 August of the same year. Its first batch comprised 1800 students and, within three years, the numbers have consistently increased.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}

As of 2020, [[HSNC University]] has come into existence. It is a cluster university consisting of three colleges of the board; namely, KC College, [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics|HR College]] and Bombay Teacher's training Institute (BTTI). The university was officially launched on 11 June by [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]], [[Governor of Maharashtra]], in presence of [[Chief minister of Maharashtra]] [[Uddhav Thackeray]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mahamulkar |first1=Sujit |title=Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's aide Aadesh Bandekar is frontrunner for MLC post {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackerays-aide-aadesh-bandekar-is-frontrunner-for-mlc-post/articleshow/76336534.cms |access-date=2 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=12 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== Courses ==
In addition to [[science]], [[arts]] and [[commerce]] degrees, the college offers professional and vocational courses such as Bachelor of Mass Media (B.M.M), [[Bachelor of Arts]] in films television and new media production, B.Sc [[computer science]], B.Sc. in [[information technology]], Bachelor in accounts and finance, Bachelor in banking and insurance, computer applications, and biotechnology and industrial chemistry.

The college's Department of Mass Media has been consistently ranked in Top 10 Media Schools int the country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/jobs-and-careers/story/top-10-mass-communication-colleges-in-india-192177-2014-05-09|title=India Today {{!}} Top 10 Mass Communication Colleges in India|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref> The Dept. has a reputation of regularly hosting interactions between students and veterans of the Media & Entertainment industry such as [[Boman Irani]], [[Cyrus Broacha|Cyrus Bharucha]], [[Sudhir Mishra]] and many more.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=13 June 2008|title=KC college known for student empowerment|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kc-college-known-for-student-empowerment/story-kjCEQKXSkT61trjwc506hN.html|access-date=24 February 2021|work=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Apart from this, the college is renowned for its annual International Media Conference.<ref>{{Cite news|title=K.C College to organize its 8th International Media Conference: Media SUMMIT|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/kc-college-to-organize-its-8th-international-media-conference-media-summit|access-date=17 March 2021|work=Free Press Journal|language=en|date=17 March 2021}}</ref>

==Campus layout and facilities==
[[File:Kishinchand Chellaram College building.jpg|thumb|K.C. College campus]]
[[File:Kishinchand Chellaram College library.jpg|thumb|Campus library]]
The building had an area of {{convert|70000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}{{Citation needed|date= February 2012}} 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.<ref name=":0" /> The Department of Mass Media now operates through its new Colaba campus building. {{Citation needed|date= February 2012}}

== STAR College Status ==
The college was awarded with Star College scheme by [[Department of Biotechnology|DBT]] ([[Department of Biotechnology]]) [[Govt. of India]], in 2016, where the infrastructure of laboratories were improved and various activities and seminars were organised with the fundings provided by DBT under this scheme, to generate interest in students for pursuing science as well as motivating them for pursuing research in future. On completion of the three years under this "Star College scheme", the college was awarded with the "Star College" status in 2019 with funding provided doubled from the previous funding of "Star college scheme".{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

The college is funded with '''FIST''' program by DST (Department of Science and Technology) [[Government of India|Govt. of India]], with '0' level grant of 80 lakhs in 2016 for progress in science courses and developing infrastructure of laboratories.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

== Principal K.M. Kundnani Memorial Lecture ==
This lecture series is a flagship event of the college where distinguished guests are invited as speakers. They give a lecture about their respective fields or their journey. The lecture ends with a round of Q&A.<ref>{{cite web |title=LATE PRINCIPAL K.M.KUNDNANI LECTURE SERIES {{!}} KC College |url=https://www.kccollege.edu.in/km-kundnani-lect-series-kc.php |website=www.kccollege.edu.in |access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref>

Some of the notable speakers who have given the lectures are:
* [[Rajat Sharma]], television personality and journalist
*[[Arun Jaitley]], Indian parliamentarian & cabinet minister
* [[N. R. Narayana Murthy|Narayan Murthy]], founder and chairman of [[Infosys]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Shashi Tharoor]], Indian parliamentarian and former international diplomat
* [[Kiran Bedi]], former [[Puducherry (union territory)|Lt. Governor of Punducherry]] and first female [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer<ref name=":0" />
* [[Swati Piramal]], Indian scientist and industrialist
* [[Jayant Narlikar]], Indian astrophysicist
*[[Prakash Amte|Prakash Baba Amte]], Indian social worker & medical doctor
*[[Mandakini Amte]], Indian doctor & Social worker
*[[Vijay P. Bhatkar|Vijay Bhatkar]], Indian computer scientist
*[[Raghunath Anant Mashelkar|R A Mashalkar]], Indian Chemist
*[[Subir Raha]], Chair & MD of [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|ONGC]]
*[[Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw|Kiran Mazumdar Shaw]], Indian Entrepreneur & Chair and MD of [[Biocon]]
*[[Srikumar Banerjee|Srikumar Bannerjee]], Indian metallurgical engineer
*[[Chanda Kochhar]], MD & CEO of [[ICICI Bank|ICICI]]
*[[Dada Vaswani|Dada JP Vaswani]], Indian spiritual leader
*[[Deepak Parekh]], Chair [[HDFC Bank|HDFC Home loans]]
*[[Ram Jethmalani]], Indian lawyer & politician
*[[Ratan Kumar Sinha]], Indian nuclear physicist & Chair of [[Atomic Energy Commission of India|Atomic Commission]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=LATE PRINCIPAL K.M.KUNDNANI LECTURE SERIES {{!}} KC College|url=https://www.kccollege.edu.in/km-kundnani-lect-series-kc.php|access-date=13 August 2020|website=www.kccollege.edu.in}}</ref>

==Extra Curriculars==
KC College's students are called "KCites",

There are a number of clubs and associations that are present in the college. Some of the clubs & associations in KC College are;

'''S.Co.P.E: The Cultural club of KC College'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kccollege.edu.in/scope-kc.php|title=SCoPE {{!}} KC College}}</ref>

This club is responsible for all the cultural activities that take part in the college as well as college representation in other College festivals. They are responsible for hosting/organising the college's flagship festival – Kiran – which hosts a massive influx of students from all over.

'''The Rotaract Club of KC College (RCKC)'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rckcofficial.com/|title=RCKC official}}</ref>

This RCKC engages in community service. They host a large number of events whose main objective varies from community service to personal or professional development.

'''Spectrum'''

The Spectrum is also a cultural club in KC College which is responsible for enriching the atmosphere. The difference between this & SCoPE is that, this is purely for the Junior College students.

'''Health Care Committee'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kccollege.edu.in/health-care-kc.php|title=Health Care Committee {{!}} KC College}}</ref>

This is an important committee of the College which plays a proactive role in promoting health care among students & persons in college & outside. They regularly organize free health check-ups, health camps, workshops & more for promoting a good & healthy lifestyle.

'''Gender Issue Cell'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kccollege.edu.in/gender-cell-kc.php|title=Gender Cell {{!}} KC College}}</ref>

The college has a Gender Issues Cell that is proactively involved in raising awareness on issues of gender discrimination and in providing a nuanced understanding of gender issues through multifarious activities like workshops, interactive lectures, film screenings, debates, elocutions and group discussions, collaborative ventures with advocacy groups.

==College festivals==
[[Kiran (College Festival)|Kiran]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kccollege.edu.in/festivals-kiran-kc.php|title=Kiran {{!}} KC College}}</ref> one of the most popular college festivals in the city, is hosted by the students of KC College.<ref name=":0" /> It is an inter-collegiate youth festival held usually in August during the rains and involves teams from more than 60 other colleges in [[Mumbai]] and elsewhere, with around 30 cultural contests in the Literary, Performing Arts, and Fine Arts categories, along with a number of Workshops on different themes.

Apart from the main Kiran Fest, there are some sub-fests that are also hosted such as 'Kiran Spectrum'; this refers to the part of kiran fest hosted by the [[Junior college|Junior College]] students' association called 'Spectrum'.

Blitzkriegeg is another annual media festival organized by the Mass Media department of the college. It is usually held in November. There are more than 22 Creative Events ranging from topics of [[advertising]], [[journalism]], [[photography]], [[radio]], [[television]], [[Music|band]] and [[sport]]s apart from the Flagship Events which included [[fashion show]]s, dance tournaments, drama and mock band.

Then, there are other short yet recognised events such as Joule, Bio-Gene, Bio-Ethica, Parnassus, Tech Renegade & Systematic Chaos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kccollege.edu.in/festivals-kc.php|title=KC College Festivals}}</ref>

These festivals held at K. C. College, [[Churchgate]] are usually a perfect combination of active participation, excitement and sportsmanship.

==Notable alumni==
* [[Anil Ambani]], chairman of the [[Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group]] ([[Reliance Group|Reliance ADAG Group]])<ref name=":0" />
* [[Rashesh Shah]], chairman, CEO and founder of [[Edelweiss Group]]; former president of [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|FICCI]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rashesh Shah's journey from a small office in Nariman Point to Edelweiss House|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/rashesh-shahs-journey-from-a-small-office-in-nariman-point-to-edelweiss-house/articleshow/36122906.cms?from=mdr|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 December 2020|title=The Story of Rashesh Shah the CEO of Edelweiss Group|url=https://timesapplaud.com/the-story-of-rashesh-shah-the-ceo-of-edelweiss-grou/|access-date=24 February 2021|website=Times Applaud|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Rajesh Khanna]], film actor.<ref>{{cite news |title=KC College pays tribute to superstar alumnus Rajesh Khanna|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_kc-college-pays-tribute-to-superstar-alumnus-rajesh-khanna_1718854 |publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=24 July 2012 }}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* [[Jeetendra]], film actor
* [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]], film actress and winner of [[Miss World]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Did you know Aishwarya Rai wanted to impress her Physics professor during college days?|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/entertainment/did-you-know-aishwarya-rai-wanted-to-impress-her-physics-professor-during-college-days--qdju23|access-date=24 July 2020|work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Meghan Jadhav]], Television and film actor
* [[Kajal Aggarwal]], Film actress<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kajal-agarwal-interview-on-singham/20110713.htm |title=Meet Ajay Devgn's love in Singham – Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=13 July 2011 |access-date=10 August 2012}}</ref>
* [[Shilpa Shinde]], TV actress and winner of [[Bigg Boss]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Why Bigg Boss 11 Winner Shilpa Shinde is Controversy's Favourite Child|work=MidDay Newspaper|url=https://origin.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/photo/Why-Bigg-Boss-11-winner-Shilpa-Shinde-is-controversy-s-favourite-child-14904|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhatnagar|first=Shuchi|date=15 January 2018|title=10 Lesser-Known Facts About Bigg Boss 11 Winner Shilpa Shinde That Her Fans Would Love To Know|url=https://www.rvcj.com/10-lesser-known-facts-bigg-boss-11-winner-shilpa-shinde-fans-love-know/|access-date=24 February 2021|website=RVCJ Media|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[R. Madhavan]], film actor<ref>{{Cite news|title=R Madhavan: Kangana in my opinion is extremely educated|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/r-madhavan-kangana-in-my-opinion-is-extremely-educated/articleshow/47344003.cms|access-date=24 February 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=R Madhavan reveals he got 58% at board exams, shares inspiring note for students|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/07/16/madhavan-reveals-marks-at-board-exams-note-for-students.html|access-date=24 February 2021|work=OnManorama}}</ref>
* [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah|Vipul Shah]], Gujarati film director
* [[Mrunal Thakur]], film and TV actress
* [[Jai Pratap Singh]], Indian politician and cabinet minister in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Shafi Inamdar]], TV actor<ref name=":0" />
*[[Zakir Naik]], Indian preacher

==See also==
* [[Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board]]
* [[List of Mumbai Colleges]]
* [[HSNC University|HSNC University, Mumbai]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.kccollege.edu.in Official Website]

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imported>Steven Matz at 03:04, 19 August 2021