Laxmibai Radhakisan Toshniwal College of Commerce

Laxmibai Radhakisan Toshniwal (LRT) College of Commerce is a college of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University in Akola, India.

History

In 1958, Berar General Education Society started a Department Of commerce in Sitabai Arts College. In the year 1964, Smt. LRT College of Commerce started functioning under the visionary leadership of Principal K.S. Jogalekar, in its own building. This building was donated by the great philanthropist of Akola, 'Shri Radhakisanji Toshniwal'.

Smt. LRT College of Commerce has gained the distinction of being the biggest single faculty commerce college in the entire Shri Gadge Baba Amravati University. The college is awarded B+ grade by NAAC, Bangalore.

The college provides education in various branches of commerce up to Post-Graduation level. It runs M. Phil. course in Commerce.

Under the aegis of the Department of Management Studies and Research, attached to the college, various Post-Graduate courses in management like PGBDM, PGDMM and MIRPM are held, two new self financing courses D. Tax, DFM are introduced from current session which provide excellent opportunities to the youth of the region in the commerce field.

Department of Computer Management and Cyber Commerce was started in the year 2000, which conducts the Post-Graduate course in Computer Management (MCM).

The college also houses a District Center of the YCMOU which provides distant learning opportunity to the needy. The center conducts various professional and job oriented courses, Like BA, B.Com, DJ, B. Iib, B. Ed., MBA, Computer Diploma, Electronics Diploma, Beauty Parlor Diploma etc.

Sr. No

Name

Duration

1

Principal K. S. Jogalekar

1964 To 1972

2

Principal K. G. Gandhi

1972 To 1995

3

Principal B. S. Chandak

1995 To 1996

4

Principal Dr. S. G. Chapke

1998 To Onwads