V.K Krishna Menon College

-----V.K.Krishna Menon College is an Epitome of Divine Blessing-----

1. V.K.Krishna Menon College of Commerce & Economics was inaugurated on 03-07-1982 by Late Sharad Chandrika Patil, then Education Minister, Government of Maharashtra, when Late Sharad Shankar Dighe, then speaker of Maharashtra Assembly presided.
The college was a lone Gift given by the Government of Maharashtra to meet the needs of Bhandup and surrounding areas on the request of Late. Adv. Sharad Shankar Dighe who guided the destiny of the society as Chairman of the College Advisory Board from 1980 to 1986 and as President of the Society from 1987 till his demise in April, 2002.

2. Bhandup Educational Society, a Public Charitable Trust was established in 1962 under the Chairmanship of Adv. P.A. Menon with the blessing of Late V.K.Krishna Menon, former Defence Minister with the only object of promoting the cause of education. Late V.K.Krishna Menon who became the Patron and then President of the Society from 1966 to 1969 continued to be the source of inspiration and guidance till his demise on 06-10-1974.The society which started Kinder Garten and First Standard with 54 students in 1965 in a semi permanent structure of 5 rooms was blessed with 4500 Sq.yds. land at Bhandup by the Government of India on the request of Late V.K.Krishna Menon, on 26-01-1965. A huge building complex of 80,000 Sq.ft. on the said land now houses K.G., Primary School, Secondary School, Junior College of Commerce and Science, Senior College with B.COM., B.Sc. (Chemistry), B.Sc.(Computer Science), M.COM (Advanced Accountancy and Business Management), B.COM (Management Studies)and B.COM (Accounting & Finance). with 4000 students. A Play Ground of 5500 Sq.yds. land also came as a blessing in disguise on the request of Late. Adv. S.S Dighe.

3. With around 240 students with two divisions on roll at the start, in the Senior College, in June, 1982, and with 240 students in the Junior College in June 1983, the college registered a marked growth and today the combined strength of the students stand at 3000 approximately. The college is permanently affiliated to Mumbai University in respect of both commerce and science. The college was assessed and accredited twice by the NAAC with 'B' Grade.

4. The qualitative growth of the college finds expression in the performance in the final examinations. Since 1987, the SSC students get 100% result every year. Now the HSC students get 100%, B.Com. 98%, B.Sc. Computer Science 95%, B.COM (M.S). 100% and M.Com. 90%. The qualitative growth could further be read in the adoption of Bhagwad Gita as the Dictionary of life by the society and in the translation of its principles in the day to day life of all the institutions run by the society. To accelerate the march to perfection, the principles of Transparency, Equal Treatment and Equal Justice, Discipline and Quality were made to run into all the aspects of life of the institutions. True to its tradition, NO DONATION IS TAKEN FOR ADMISSION TO ANY INSTITUTION. To make the qualitative development water-tight, the management set up the Centre of Gandhian Studies and Action with Adv. P.A. Menon as Chairman, in collaboration with Indian Council of Gandhian Studies, New Delhi and inaugurated the centre on the occasion of the 129th Mahatma Gandhiji on 02-10-2007, with the presentation of Auto-Biography of Gandhiji to all the staff of the institution. The only object of the Centre is to bring home to everyone the Gandhian vision of social transformation and individual empowerment. The centre organized a seminar on Centenary of the Satyagraha Movement of Gandhiji on 22-12- 2007, and a seminar on Gandhiji's vision of Education to meet Terror and Violence on 30- 01-2009 and continues to do so every year.

5. To perpetuate the memory of late V.K.Krishna Menon, the society got the commerce college named as V.K.Krishna Menon College of Commerce and Economics on 13-03-1987 at the hands of late R. Venkataraman, then Vice President of India, at a function presided over by late Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, then Governor of Maharashtra. Smt. Vasanti Sharad Dighe named the science college as Sharad Shankar Dighe College of Science in the distinguished presence of Dr. Vijay Kolhe, Vice-Chancellor of University of Mumbai at a function presided over by Gandhian Scholar, Dr. N Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Council of Gandhian Studies, New Delhi on 03-01-2009.

6. Our founder Adv. P A Menonji who was a source of strength and inspiration in building this huge complex left for heavenly abode on 05-05-2019. To perpetuate his memory three institutions were named after him on 04-10-2019.

(a) A postal stamp of P.A Menonji was unveiled by Dr. N. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of Indian Council of Gandhian Studies, New Delhi.
(b) Our library was christened as Adv. P.A Menon Knowledge Resource Centre at the hands of Dr. N. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Council of Gandhian Studies.
(c) Our self-Finance College was named as Adv. P.A Menon College of Management at the hands of Mrs. Vasanti Dighe, President, Bhandup Educational Society.
(d) Our Junior College of Commerce and Science was named as P A Menon Junior College of Commerce and science by Dr. N. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Council of Gandhian Studies and Actions, New Delhi.
(e) The Schools were named as P A Menon English High School, P A Menon English Primary School, P A Menon Kindergarten School, by the present Chairman of Bhandup Educational Society, Smt. Sarada Menon.

7. We, at Menon Complex under the guiding force of our founder continue the same ideology and legacy to serve humanity at large by following the values and principles of Bhagwad Gita and great men like Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Paramahamsa who continue to be the guiding force.