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| name = Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya<br />
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| motto = Education as service<br />
| location = [[Varanasi]], Uttar Pradesh<br />
| country = India<br />
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| coordinates = {{Coord|25.306976|82.994011|type:edu|display=inline,title}}<br />
| established = {{Start date|df=y|1954|07|10}}<br />
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| district = [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]]<br />
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| principal = Rachna Srivastava <br />
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'''Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya''' also known as Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya PG college or VKM, is a women's college in [[Varanasi]] ([[India]]), affiliated with [[Benaras Hindu University|Banaras Hindu University]]. It was established in 1954 by Dr. Rohit Mehta.<ref name=" VKM ">{{cite news|title=VKM|publisher=College website|access-date=1 March 2015|url=http://vkm.org.in/}}</ref><ref name=" History ">{{cite news|title=History|publisher=College website|access-date=1 March 2015|url=http://vkm.org.in/history.asp}}</ref><ref name="Enrollment">{{cite news|title=Enrollment|publisher=educationinfoindia.com|access-date=1 March 2015|url=http://www.educationinfoindia.com/others/l_index%5Bvkmkv%5D.html}}</ref><ref name="Affiliation">{{cite news|title=Affiliation|publisher=[[Benaras Hindu University|BHU]]|access-date=1 March 2015|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/VSW/}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya was founded by Dr. Rohit Mehta in 1954. Dr. Mehta was inspired by Dr. [[Annie Besant]] and went on to found this college for women education, with the motto ''Education as Service''. The college is run by [[Besant Education Fellowship]] and situated in the compound of the [[Theosophical Society]] at Kamachha, [[Bhelupur, Varanasi|Bhelupura]], [[Varanasi]]. VKM is affiliated to [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name=" History "/><br />
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==Courses==<br />
The college offers the following courses:<br />
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*[[Undergraduate education#India|Undergraduate]] courses in Arts, Economics, Political Science psychology history sociology geography [[Social Sciences]], [[Family and consumer science|Home science]], [[Linguistics]] painting Sanskrit English Hindi philosophy AIHC and Music ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]).<br />
*[[Post graduate]] courses in Sociology, [[Family and consumer science|Home science]],English,Hindi,Psychology Political Science Economics history philosophy Sanskrit AIHC <br />
*Doctor of Philosophy.<ref name="Courses">{{cite news|title=Courses|publisher=collegesinup.com|access-date=1 March 2015|url=http://www.collegesinup.com/institutes/vasant-kanya-mahavidyalaya-pg-college-2393.php}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Benaras Hindu University]]<br />
*[[List of educational institutions in Varanasi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Banaras Hindu University}}<br />
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[[Category:1954 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1954]]<br />
[[Category:Women's universities and colleges in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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