Smt. Kapila Khandvala College of Education, Mumbai was established in 1970.

As Sadhana School of Educational Research and Training managed under Sadhana Education Society. In 1970, the college was renamed as The Sadhana School of Education.

The College was once again renamed to Smt. Kapila Khandvala College of Education in 1972. This was done to honor and commemorate the memory of Smt. Kapila Khandvala, a pivotal personality and the guiding spirit who generated growth and expansion in all its permissible magnitude.

The College is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The College conducts courses leading to the B. Ed. and Ph.D. The College is also University of Mumbai centre for M. A in Education.

The College is also Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) centre for M. Phil.

The College is a Gujarati Linguistic Minority College. The College has recognition from NCTE {National Council of Teacher Education).

The University of Mumbai has placed the college in category 'A' which means academically and administratively sound institution.

The College has been accredited with 'A' Grade by NAAC. The institution is a pioneer in many upcoming areas in the filed of education and has taken up a number of projects in the areas of Development Education, Use of ICT in education and e-learning.

The Institution was established in the 60’s by eminent educationists and social workers who joined hands to set up an educational society under the name of’ Sadhana Education Society.

In June 1962, this College of Education was established and came to be known as the ‘Sadhana School of Educational Research and Training’. In 1977 it was renamed as ‘Smt. Kapila Khandvala Institution of Education’ to honor and commemorate the memory of Smt. Kapilaben Khandvala, an eminent personality in the field of Education. The College is a recognized Gujarati linguistic minority institution.

“It is better to light a candle than to curse darkness” was the motto of the founders Shri Vishnuprasad Desai, the then Mayor of Bombay, Shri C. M. Trivedi, Smt. Kapila Khandvala and Dr. Madhuri Shah, whose sincerity of purpose in the face of odds did not deter them from working towards the cause of education.

Later, philanthropists, industrialists, business magnates and social workers, to name a few – Shri Jayant Dalal, Shri G. L. Raheja, Shri C. L. Raheja and Shri Hans Bhugra became the invisible pillars on which Sadhana Education Society flourished, expanded and developed in the three faculties of Arts, Commerce and Education.

This institution has the privilege of being led by eminent educationists like Smt. Kapila Khandvala, Smt. Madhuri Shah and Dr. Jyoti Trivedi (ex – Vice Chancellor of S.N.D.T. University), all known for their commitment and conviction to the cause of teacher education. The institution has been led by very able and dedicated Principals since its inception.

In 2016, the institution had the opportunity to interact with scholars from University of Technology, Sydney – Ms. Heather Goodall, Ms. Helen Randerson & Ms. Devleena Ghosh who visited KKCE to interact with the faculty to gain more insight about our founder Smt. Kapilaben Khandvala as they are in the process of  writing a book on Kapilaben.

The college believes in linking with several reputed organizations within and across the world. Currently KKCE has signed an MOU with Gordon Academic college of Education, Haiffa Israel.