B. K. Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Kalyan
Empowered Autonomous Status
Conducted by Kalyan Citizens' Education Society
Affiliated to University of Mumbai
Reaccredited by NAAC (4th Cycle) with ‘A++’ Grade (CGPA – 3.51) | ISO 9001: 2015 Certified
About us

Our College

B. K. Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous), Kalyan a multi-faculty premier institution of higher learning, with an enrolment of 13,000+ students (8,700+ students in UG, PG and Research Programmes and 4,400 in Junior College) is affiliated to the University of Mumbai (UoM). The College was established in 1972, by Kalyan Citizens’ Education Society with the blessings of Pujya Shri B. K. Birla ji and Pujya Smt. Sarala ji Birla.

The College is spread over 20 acres of land (including B. K. Birla Public School) in the prime location of Kalyan city. The college has 72 classrooms with ICT facility, with 50% being smart classrooms and one 3D studio. The College has taken several initiatives towards green campus including the facility of ETP, STP and Rainwater Harvesting. The College has a well-equipped Central Library (Green Library) with IT infrastructure. The Chairman and Faculty members have sponsored 25 new cycles to the needy students as a green initiative during the current year.

The New Building (55,000 sq. ft.) has been added to provide new Science Labs and Classrooms. The College offers 33 UG, 34 PG courses and 09 Ph.D. programs. The College also conducts PG Diploma in Bio-nanotechnology, PG Diploma in Global Education and A-DMLT Courses.

The College has recently introduced new aged study programmes like B. VOC in 4 subjects M.Sc. (Data Science and Big Data Analytics), M.Sc. (Finance), M.Sc. (Artificial Intelligence), M.Sc. (Food Science and Nutraceuticals) and B.M.S. in Retail Management in association with Maruti Suzuki Pvt. Ltd. from the Academic Year 2022-23.

The UGC has sanctioned a Community College for Diploma in Accounting and Taxation in 2015-16.

The College has been reaccredited (4th Cycle) by NAAC and awarded ‘A++’ Grade with CGPA 3.51 (2024 -2031).
The College was granted ‘College of Excellence’ status by UGC (2015-20). The College has been granted ‘Autonomous Status’ by UGC and UoM from 2018-19 and ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Dept. of Environmental Sciences Laboratory has been granted accreditation by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) in August 2022 for wastewater analysis.

The depts. of Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics and Zoology have been awarded ‘Star Status’ (2017-20) and the depts. of Mathematics, Information Technology and Computer Science have been selected under Star College Scheme (2017-20) by Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, New Delhi.

The Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) has sanctioned grant of Rs. 5.00 crore to our college for ‘Enhancing Quality and Excellence’ under Component-8.

The College has been approved as a Potential ‘Mentor Institution’, by UGC under PARAMARSH scheme (2019-20).

The College has conferred ‘Empowered Autonomous Status’ from the University of Mumbai from the Academic Year 2023-24 to 2032-33.

The College has established Mpower Counselling Cell instituted by our patron Respected Dr. Neerja ji Birla, Founder and Chairperson of Mpower and ABET to provide holistic mental health care solutions.

On the occasion of Celebration of Golden Jubilee Year of our College and Birth Centenary Year of our Founder Pujya Shri B. K. Birla ji, the Postal Stamp was released with the College logo and photo of Pujya Shri B. K. Birla ji by the Department of Posts, Government of India at the gracious hands of Shri Bhagat Singh ji Koshyari, Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of Universities in Maharashtra State and Padma Bhushan Smt. Rajashree ji Birla, our Chief Patron, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development (Digitally) on Thursday, 14 October, 2021 at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.

The College in the pursuit of excellence has attained numerous awards and accolades. The College has been consistently ranked among the best colleges of India in different education surveys nationwide. Recently, the College has been Ranked No. 2 in India, 1st in Maharashtra and 1st in Mumbai in the category of ‘Extraordinary Contribution to Local Community’ by EducationWorld Grand Jury India Higher Education Rankings (2023-24); Ranked No. 1 as ‘Promising Future Ready - Institution’ by EducationWorld, India Higher Education Rankings 2021-22, Ranked 1st in Country as ‘New Age Study Leader Programme Leader’ by EducationWorld (2022-23) and Ranked 2nd in ‘Student Diversity’ by EducationWorld (2020-21).

Research is an integral part of teaching. 24 faculty members are Ph.D. Guides. Many faculty members have worked on Major and Minor Research Projects and have published many research papers and authored books. 47 Patents (30 Granted and 17 Published) have been contributed by the Faculty Members.

The performance of students is excellent in extra-curricular activities including NCC, NSS, Sports, etc. The College NCC Units have bagged the Vice Chancellor's banner for 12 times out of 20 for being best NCC Unit of UoM. Our cadets participate in Republic Day Camp, Thal Sainik Camp and All India Nau Sainik Campregularly.

The management provides financial support to the students for participating in International and National Level for cultural and sports events. The College provides Tuition fee concession to needy students in addition to scholarships / freeships by Government. The Management also provides scholarships to needy and deserving students of our college (maximum up to Rs. 10,000/- or 50% of total fee whichever is less, per student per year).

A number of students have qualified for the UPSC / MPSC, IIT- JAM, NET and SET examinations and have received INSPIRE fellowship.

The college has signed MoU with few national and international institutes / organizations for faculty and student exchange, Internship / Training .and to promote research. We have signed MoU with Century Rayon, Shahad, Century Enka Ltd., Pune and Rajashree Polyfil Ltd., Bharuch, for strengthening academics and research.

We stand committed for the cause of higher education
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