Smt. Ahalyabai Appanagouda Patil College of Arts & Commerce for women, Chikodi, Karnataka was founded in June 1986 as fifth institution by Chikodi Taluka Education Society, Chikodi, a premier and pioneer educational society founded by freedom fighters and luminaries of this area in 1919. To bring true the age-old slogan “Educating a man is educating an individual where as educating a women is educating a family, society and a nation”, the college was started by the society. The college is in 30th year of its functioning. It has grown by leaps and bounds. With just 85 students in the very first year of 1986, it has strength of 865 students for the academic year. This was the only women’s college in the district of Belagavi. The college has grown not only academically but also in sports and extracurricular activities. The college has 70 university blues in different sporting events. 8 of being staff members completed their Ph.D. and 2 completed their M. Phil. The staff is engaged in submitting research papers in seminars, conferences etc at the national and international levels. They are updating themselves and using E-Techniques and methodologies of teaching learning process and strengthening their quest for excellence in quality higher education to the rural economically, socially backward students of this area.

The college is spread over 7.5 acres of total area with well developed infrastructure, spacious class rooms, library hall, women’s hostel, indoor games hall, function hall etc., for the comfortable access of students. The library with more than 17000 books, 42 periodicals, magazines, journals, news papers in 4 languages, meets the reading requirements of the students and staff. The IQAC of the institution has been instrumental in raising the threshold of excellence and adopting and implementing divorce innovative quality enhancing measures. It has been a guide, a mentor, a director, a philosopher for the overall prosperous growth and development of the institution, in addition to the able guidance of dedicated and committed management, staff and stewardship of Principal Dr. D. M. Kulkarni.

Our Vision

Infusing the knowledge with uproar among women to dispel & nourish them for excellence.

Our Mission

Provide a strong edifice to students for the attainment of women empowerment.

Our Emblem

The goddess of knowledge, SARASWATI covered by a Sanskrit Subhashit “YATRA NAARYASTU PUJJYANTE RAMANTE TATRA DEVATAHAA” meaning there by THERE LIVES GOD WHERE WOMEN ARE WORSHIPPED.

Our Slogan

Educating a man is educating a person. Educating a woman is educating a family.

The whole admission process for all the courses offered is offline and merit-based. Any candidate who fulfills the minimum eligibility criteria can take part in the admission process. Admission to all the courses is based on the marks scored by the applicant in the concerned qualifying examination.

The candidates must be studying in Classes 11 and 12 at a recognised educational institution in India. Applicants must have scored at least 60% marks in the preceding class. The annual family income of the applicants from all sources must be less than or equal to₹2,50,000.

Placements
Basic Information About The Training & Placement

Accenture
Airtel
Bajaj
Byjus's
Dalmia Bharat
GMR
Hero
HSBC Bank
Infosys
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Lenskart
Magma
Ultratech
Vedantu
VI
walmart
Naukri
Wipro

Classrooms
Computer Lab
Library
Hostel Facilities
Sports Facilities
Cafeteria
Auditorium
Wi-Fi campus
Transportation
Medical Facility
Alumni Association
Placement Cell

The College has a transport facilities for students, staff and faculty