Kamala Nehru Memorial National College for Women, Shivamogga was also known as Kamala Nehru Memorial National Arts & Commerce Women's College, Shivamogga was established on 1st June 1965 under the management of National Education Society (R.), Shivamogga which was established in 1946.

It is one of the premier colleges established to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone in the part of progress.

The college is affiliated to Kuvempu University, Shivamogga and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) on 1st December 1974 under Act, 1956.

It is re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "B" Grade - (CGPA Score 2.35 on a 4 Point Scale in 2nd Cycle) on 3rd March 2015.

This is the first college for women in the entire district at the degree level, was started in 1965 with just 38 students studying in B.A. The foundation stone of the college was laid by Sri. Lal Bahadur Shastri (Former Prime Minister) in the year 1965 and the new building was inaugurated by ‘RASHRTRA KAVI KUVEMPU’, poet laureate of Karnataka in the year 1975.

Since then during the course of last 30 years, the college has grown to its present position. Today, the college has a total strength of nearly 1300 students, studying in different degree courses like B.A., B.Com., and B.Sc., (Home Science, Computer Science).

Academically the college has been putting on a good record throughout. The students have been doing well in the University examinations and putting up a fine show in extracurricular activities and sports.

Vision:

• Cope with the technological and social transformations that are taking place at breakneck speed
• Empower women students with entrepreneurial skills, rational and divergent thinking and creativity in all walks of life
• Be builders of the family and nation on the strong foundations of moral, spiritual, ethical and cultural values
• Make them responsible world citizens with a global outlook
• Make the institution a trend setter in women’s education

Mission:

Towards realizing the noble Vision, the Mission is to:
   

• Combine competence and virtue
• Prepare skilled and intellectually equipped students who are able to contribute solidly to the progress of the nation
• Provide academic and research environment and extension services in the pursuit of excellence
• Create a supporting system for a bold and dynamic leadership
• Inculcate in students innovativeness, creativity, versatility and team ethics
• Create awareness and employment opportunities

Objectives:

• The objectives are communicated by imparting knowledge and skills through traditional, nontraditional teaching and students’ participation in the learning process
• By creating opportunities for imbibing lasting values of discipline, leadership, scientific approach through service and questionnaires, human values by sensitizing the students to the special problems through programmes
• By creating a guidance and a placement cell, we organize skill development and personality development programmes by inviting experts in the area to interact with the students. They also invite and associate with companies and organizations like Rotary to create awareness, Job interviews, and employability
• Counseling the stakeholders in academic, personal and career matters by organizing programmes that would create dynamism and entrepreneurial  initiatives in them
• Through evaluation and monitoring the quality of the students by assigning a section of stakeholders to the class mentors whose duty it is to observe their performance, attendance, interest in the subjects of their study
• By organizing programmes that enhance and update the skills of the teachers and the students
• To encourage students to actively participate and involve themselves in sports, literary, cultural activities and programmes that serve the larger community through NSS, Rotaract and NCC
• The college, as part of its concern and vision, to provide higher education to as many as aspirants as possible as established the study centre of KSOU which imparts education through the distance mode. An additional social responsibility is being discharged