Shankaranand Mahavidyalaya, Kanpur was established in 2006. The college is a self financed degree college affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, The college has a qualified and diligent lecturers discharging their duties faithfully for the betterment and all- round development of their curious students. They also maintain strict discipline among them. The college was set up to cater to the needs of those young girls and boys of this area whose parents could not afford to send their wards, and especially girls, to colleges in the heart of the city.