Cross cutting issues are one of most important aspects of any institution. Curriculum provided by the Himachal Pradesh University and followed by our Institution integrates cross cutting issues relevant to gender, human values, environment and sustainability leading to a strong value based holistic development of students.

These aspects are being included and supplemented by the Institution through various ways and means as mentioned below:

Students of the Institution across all streams are mandatorily required to pass a course titled “Environment Science”..

Apart from this the department of Physics offers a course namely (Renewable Energy and Energy Harvesting), department of Economics offers course “Environmental Economics”, Department of Geography offers “Environmental Geography” and “Sustainable Development”, Department of History offers “Environmental Issues in India”, Department of Philosophy offers a course “Applied Bio-Ethics”, Department of Political Science offers “Human Rights, Gender and Environment” and the Department of Sociology offers “Sociology of Environment.” These are some of the courses which integrate the issue of environment and sustainability in the curriculum.

Gender issues and Curriculum: Being an institution dedicated exclusively to female education, Rajkiya Kanya Mahavidyalaya maintains the highest level of sensitivity towards gender issues. The gender issues are effectively included in the curriculum followed by the department of History (Women in Indian History), department of Political Science (Human Rights, Gender and Environment), department of Sociology (Gender and Sexuality), department of Philosophy (Applied Bio-Ethics).

Apart from this the college also holds various activities throughout the academic year aimed at sensitizing our students towards gender issues.

Professional Ethics and Curriculum: Various aspects of professional ethics are developed among the students of the institution by ensuring participation of students in various extracurricular activities in college such as social awareness drives, quiz competitions, participation in various inter-college competitions and events, and involvement of students in various extension activities such as NSS, NCC, SVEEP, Rover and Rangers, Clubs and Societies and celebrating National festivals like Independence Day, Republic Day etc. the institution makes sustained efforts to inculcate human values amongst the students.