UGC confers autonomous status upon KPB Hinduja College of Commerce

The college can now create its own curricula, offer new courses, skill development programmes and also run open distance learning programmes. The status is valid till 2032. 

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has conferred autonomous status upon 48-year-old KPB Hinduja College of Commerce. The college can now create its own curricula, offer new courses, skill development programmes and also run open distance learning programmes. The status is valid till 2032. 

The commission grants autonomous status to colleges for 10 years based on their academic performance, infrastructure, research activities, faculty and creative teaching methods.  For the past five years, the college has been accredited with an ‘A+’ grade and a score of 3.59 by the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council).  

The college will now consider offering more skill-based courses in artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning and cyber security. In addition, the college is also contemplating tie-ups with foreign colleges and universities.  

Minu Madlani, Principal, KPB Hinduja College, said, “The college has attained excellent academic standards and has stamped many a milestone in co-curricular activities, besides establishing academia-industry linkages. These achievements have been possible because of well-qualified and dedicated teaching faculty, committed support staff and of course, our students, for whom the institution has been established.” 

“The autonomous status marks the beginning of a new paradigm for us and inspires us to continue striving for betterment of the institution. We will now further be able to improvise and map our coursework in line with the changing economic scenario,” Madlani said. 

Affiliated to the University of Mumbai since its inception in 1974, Hinduja College has an enrolment of about 7,000 students to its undergraduate and postgraduate degree as well as junior college, with a near equal number of boys and girls.

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