A.K.P. DEGREE COLLEGE, KHURJA

“Abeunt Studia in Mores”

The foundation of A.K.P Degree College Khurja, the first women’s college of district Bulandshar committed to women’s education, was laid on August 12, 1966. A.K.P Degree College, Khurja is continuously moving towards making girl students self-reliant by integrating the values of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati and providing quality education and skills. The college is registered under 2(F) and 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956. The college’s vision is to transform human resources into human capital and to serve society as a centre of excellence in providing high-quality higher education.

The institution holds a leading position in Bulandshahr district as a single-faculty arts college. The foresight and insight of the Principal of the college, Prof. Dimpal Vij, has developed a small seed into a huge tree. At present, about 900 girls are registered in the college for graduation, post-graduation and research in Hindi and Physical Education. There are currently 10 research scholars in the Hindi Department, of whom 2 are UGC SRF and 2 are JRFs.

In both postgraduate and undergraduate programmes, the college has fully implemented NEP 2020 under the semester system with a credit-based awarding structure. NEP 2020 is being applied rigorously, allowing students to pursue multidisciplinary education across multiple faculties and institutions. The college has signed MOUs with various institutions, organizations and centres to facilitate skill-based learning. Currently, 17 skill courses are offered, alongside state-aided self-employment courses and several value-added courses that include industry internships.

The college boasts a lush green campus spanning 3.1 acres, equipped with excellent infrastructure. It features multiple classrooms, including smart classes, administrative offices and specialized laboratories such as computer, psychology and home science labs. Additional facilities include a music room, open gym, indoor and outdoor sports areas, recreation room, medical room, girls’ common room, IIC Cell and skill centres.

The college has a robust and rich library which at present maintains 23,321 books, journals, magazines and newspapers of various disciplines in both English and Hindi languages. It caters to the needs of students, research scholars and faculty. The library also has a Book Bank where anyone can donate or loan study materials.

The college is a pioneer in the district of Bulandshahr, introducing a range of skill, self-employment and value-added courses along with training in SDRF, SPEL under NSS and Rovers Rangers Unit for students. Additionally, it offers free coaching for competitive examinations such as NET, JRF, IAS, PCS, NDA and NEET. To ensure the success of these programmes, the college has partnered with various organizations, institutions and industry leaders.

Keeping pace with changing times, new career-oriented certificate courses have been started in the college for skill development and value addition programmes under the B.A. degree in accordance with the New Education Policy 2020. At present, 17 skill and 8 self-employment courses are being conducted in the college under the efficient management of the Principal.

For the successful conduct of these courses, the college has signed MOUs with various organizations and colleges such as Sleepwell Foundation, Sanskrit Bharti Meerut Province, Sun 19 Farms, D.N. P.G. College, Gulavati, I.I.M.T. College Greater Noida, DPPS College Anoopshahr, L.N.I.P. Gwalior, State Fruit Preservation Department Bulandshahr, Kisan P.G. College Simbhawali, RSS P.G. College Pilkhuwa, AKPG Hapur, C.G.C.R.I. Khurja and others.

To boost research and publications, the college has collaborated with Confeb 360 for workshops and seminars. Taking another step towards making students self-reliant, from the year 2022 itself, students of the college have been trained under the SDRF Training Centre at Lucknow. Till now, three batches have been trained. At present, these trained students are leading as Master Trainers in various colleges of Bulandshahr district and are also helping the district administration in different areas, especially villages.

From 2023–24 onwards, under the Rural Self Employment Scheme, free beauty parlour, tailoring, artificial jewellery and fast-food-making courses have been run in the college. Apart from this, every semester girls from the college undergo ceramic and pottery training at CSIR-C.G.C.R.I., Khurja, along with computer skills. To orient them towards advanced technology, in 2025 a 3D painting in ceramics training was also provided by Contrive Ceramic Studio at Mahamana Ceramic Development Organization, Khurja.

Further, it is to be mentioned that the college is an active participant in the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, run by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India. By the year 2023, the college had adopted five villages of Khurja Block and is actively working for their upliftment with regard to socio-economic and health issues.

The college is also a centre of the Muskurayega India Wellness Campaign of UNICEF, PFHI, Uttar Pradesh. The centre provides mental health counselling to students of the college, and the dedicated coordinator is also a bonafide counsellor with 1090 of the Uttar Pradesh Government.

The college is also providing Experiential Learning programmes in collaboration with U.P. Police under the Department of Youth Affairs, Government of India. Further, the college is home to two NSS units and two Rover Ranger Units, offering specialized training such as SDRF and SPEL.

The college’s mission goes beyond providing higher education; its goal is to transform not only its students into empowered women, equipped with market-relevant skills to earn a livelihood and thrive in all aspects of life, but also to empower needy women and girls of Khurja and U.B.A.-adopted villages.

For this, the college ran an Entrepreneurship Development Programme through Empower Foundation under the project “Unnati” of SIDBI. To foster the overall development of students, the college conducts various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities such as Yuva Mahotsav, Sanskrit Saptah and various competitions.

As the Latin saying goes, “Abeunt studia in mores”, that is, studies pass on to our character. Therefore, the motto of this institution is to uplift women not just through education but also through life-skill training so that they can create a niche for themselves.

The college takes pride in its alumni, who have achieved success in various fields as IPS officers, professors, government servants, entrepreneurs and business owners. The college is now focusing on preparing students as entrepreneurs doing online and offline businesses. In 2025, 18 businesses were started by college students and women trained in the college in different fields, from tailoring to beauty parlour, ceramics, artificial jewellery and fast food.