PD Karkhanis College of Arts and Commerce, Ambernath: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

PD Karkhanis College of Arts and Commerce Ambernath was established in 1986, and it is an affiliated college located at the heart of Ambernath, Maharashtra. This institution has been moulding young minds for over three decades at its compact campus spread over 3.15 acres. Currently, the college runs two undergraduate programmes and has a student body of 678 learners. The college has a faculty strength of 11 dedicated educators that maintains a healthy student-teacher ratio for personal attention and quality education. It is devoted to offering an all-round education through both arts and commerce disciplines.

PD Karkhanis College of Arts and Commerce has a multitudes of facilities designed to promote the learning experience as well as the all-round development of students. A well-stocked library thus is a centre for knowledge, with 423 textbooks, 20 reference books, and 24 journals and periodicals. The library also renders facilities ranging from reprography to author-wise bibliography compilation and user orientation programmes to the learners. For those tech-savvy, the college boasts of a computer lab and an ICT lab, keeping students updated on the digital front. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled, and with this feature, surfing through the internet is rendered easier to get academic work done. There also exists a 200-seat auditorium equipped with all modern facilities and it is used for several college events and programmes. 

The college offers two full-time undergraduate programmes: Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com). Both the programmes are three years long that provides students with wide-ranging education in the respective field. Annual programme fees are ₹13,340 for each of them; the cost of higher education is thus spread across several students. Such balanced programmes make available education and studies in humanities or business studies according to academic interests and carrier ambitions. 

Admission at PD Karkhanis College is streamlined and student-friendly. The major basis for granting admission to this college is the assessment of academic performances in the 12th standard. The fee structure for the two programmes is identical and has been structured for the both the programmes offered by the college. Other than academic, PD Karkhanis College of Arts and Commerce takes pride in the fact of promoting students for all-round development. 

The college has a playground for outdoor games and provisions for indoor games, such as table tennis, caroms, and chess. The College Gymnasium is a part of the Health and Fitness Centre to cater to fitness enthusiasts in particular. The institution has also laid emphasis on health and safety, maintaining a first aid box and holding health check-up camps under its NSS unit. In the case of any emergency, there is a tie-up with the nearby district hospital, just 4 km away from the institution. The facilities that exist as a student welfare are also numerous in other. A canteen on campus caters for both students and staff on culinary need.