History

The institution was established in the ’60s by eminent educationists and social workers who joined hands to set up an educational society under the name of’ Sadhana Education Society.

In June 1962, this College of Education was established and came to be known as the ‘Sadhana School of Educational Research and Training’. In 1977 it was renamed as ‘Smt. Kapila Khandvala Institution of Education’ to honor and commemorate the memory of Smt. Kapilaben Khandvala, an eminent personality in the field of Education. The College is a recognized Gujarati linguistic minority institution.

“It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness” was the motto of the founders Shri Vishnuprasad Desai, the then Mayor of Bombay, Shri C. M. Trivedi, Smt. Kapila Khandvala and Dr. Madhuri Shah, whose sincerity of purpose in the face of odds did not deter them from working towards the cause of education.

Later, philanthropists, industrialists, business magnates, and social workers, to name a few – Shri Jayant Dalal, Shri G. L. Raheja, Shri C. L. Raheja, and Shri Hans Bhugra became the invisible pillars on which Sadhana Education Society flourished, expanded, and developed in the three faculties of Arts, Commerce and Education.

This institution has had the privilege of being led by eminent educationists like Smt. Kapila Khandvala, Smt. Madhuri Shah and Dr. Jyoti Trivedi (ex-Vice Chancellor of S.N.D.T. University), all known for their commitment and conviction to the cause of teacher education. The institution has been led by very able and dedicated Principals since its inception.

In 2016, the institution had the opportunity to interact with scholars from the University of Technology, Sydney – Ms. Heather Goodall, Ms. Helen Randerson & Ms. Devleena Ghosh who visited KKCE to interact with the faculty to gain more insight about our founder Smt. Kapilaben Khandvala as they were in the process of writing a book on Kapilaben.

The college believes in linking with several reputed organizations within the country and across the world. Very recently, KKCE has signed an MOU with Gordon Academic College of Education, Haiffa Israel.