RDG College for Women, Akola

There are five branches of Bharatiya Seva Sadan’s educational ventures, Smt. Radhadevi Goenka College for Women, Akola is one of them. Smt. Radhadevi Goenka College for Women, Akola, (Maharashtra) is affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati. It was established in 1965 by Bharatiya Seva Sadan. This Education Society is one of the oldest and pioneering educational societies of the unique within the landscape of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. It was established with an objective to extend educational opportunities to empower the women of the region, who come from various small villages of Akola region. It is a dream of Late. Smt. Radhadevi Goenka who is founder & mother of this institution who took the Vision – ‘Empowerment of Women through Economic Independence for Betterment of Society.’ similarly the mission is ‘To Impart holistic education in order to transform the girls into Empowered, Self-Earning & Efficient, Individual, Family members and Citizens.’ The college is centrally located in the heart of Akola city. It has a sprawling campus of 23 acres. It offers Five Undergraduate Programmes and Eleven Postgraduate Programs. The undergraduate courses are B.Sc. (Home Science), B.Com, B.A., B.B.A.; B.C.A. Semester pattern examination is implemented. The postgraduate programmes in. English Literature, Marathi Literature, Sanskrit Literature, Indian Music (Vocal), Sociology, Home Economics, Philosophy, Political Science ,Food Science and Nutrition, Human Development and M.Com., are offered to meet the diverse needs of students pursuing higher education. Along with this college is also providing Short Term Courses such as Tally and Fashion Designing. The college has research centers for PhD work in 8 different subjects: English, Marathi, Music, Home Economics, Political Science, Commerce, Business Economics, and Home Science. We have 27 Departments apart from that the Sports Department, Training and Placement Cell, Psychological counseling and Health