$("input[type=checkbox]").change(function() { if (this.checked) { let checkedCol = this.closest('tr').cells[0]; let time = checkedCol.textContent; let colInd = parseInt($(this).parent().index()); let day = $(this).closest('table').find('tr:first').find("td").eq(colInd).text(); alert("Time : " + time + " Day : " + day); } }); <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <table> <tr> <td></td> <td>Mon</td> <td>Tue</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8-12</td> <td><input type="checkbox" name="" value="1"></td> <td><input type="checkbox" name="" value="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12-17</td> <td><input type="checkbox" name="" value="1"></td> <td><input type="checkbox" name="" value="1"></td> </tr> </table>