National Education Society (NES) is a registered body, established in 1946 by the freedom fighters and philanthropists of Shimoga District.
N E S has, as part of its educational endeavor, laid an emphatic thrust on women’s education & Kamala Nehru Memorial National College for Women is a pioneering educational institution set up at the UG Level exclusively for women’s education and empowerment. Kamala Nehru Memorial National College for Women has been the first and the only women’s college in the entire Malnad area, till recently.
The foundation stone of the college was laid in 1965 by Sri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, former Prime Minister of India and the building was inaugurated by the poet laureate RashtraKavi Kuvempu in 1975. This exclusive women’s college which started with a modest student strength of 32 has now grown to its present position of educating 1100 students. The college offers BA and B.Com degree courses, which are affiliated to Kuvempu University.