Shivaji University

Shivaji University Kolhapur
	File:Shivaji Univesity Logo.jpeg
Motto	(ज्ञानमेवामृतम )
Motto in English	Knowledge is the elixir of life
Type	Public
Established	1962 (62 years ago)
Chancellor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Vice-Chancellor	Digambar Tukaram Shirke
Students	300,000 (2020)
Location	Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC, AIU
Website	www.unishivaji.ac.in

Shivaji University established in 1962, is a state university located at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The university, with a campus spread over 853 acres (345 ha), is named after Chhatrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire. It was inaugurated on 18 November 1962 by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the then president of India. Yashwantrao Chavan and Balasaheb Desai took the lead in establishing this university. Educational institutions from Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara districts come under its jurisdiction with 279 affiliated colleges and recognised institutes.^[2] One of the major objectives behind its foundation was to cater to the educational needs of South Maharashtra region. The University's efforts towards excellence are being recognised by the substantial grants received from funding agencies such as University Grants Commission (India),^[3] Department of Science and Technology (India),^[4] and DBT. The university is self reliant in water, which is stored on campus during the rainy season. It has a biodiversity-rich campus.

Shivaji University has recently signed MoU with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre^[5] for research in Material Science. It has also partnered with the Indian Institute of Geo-Magnetism, Mumbai^[6] and industries like Phyto-Pharma. Institutes including Maharashtra Police Academy at Nashik and Centre for Social Studies have sought affiliation with the Shivaji University.

History[edit]

Campus[edit]

Organization and administration[edit]

Jurisdiction[edit]

The University jurisdiction currently covers Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara districts of Maharashtra with 293 affiliated colleges and recognized institutes.

Ranking[edit]

Shivaji University has been re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, (NAAC) with "A++" Grade (CGPA-3.52) (2021).^[7]

Affiliations[edit]

In 1962 the University started functioning with 34 affiliated colleges and about 14,000 students with 5 Post-graduate Departments on the campus. Today the number of affiliated colleges has gone up to 293 and the student body has increased to 2,50,000 with 34 Postgraduate Departments on campus. The University imparts education in four major faculties of Humanities, Science and Technology, Commerce and Management and Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies

Shiv-Sandesh^[8] monthly bulletin is published online by Shivaji University, which throws light on various activities, programs organised in the university.

Madhyamvidya and Media Spectrum^[9] are private distribution newspapers published by M.A. Mass communication department students.

Departments[edit]

Humanities

Department of English
Department of Foreign Language
Department of Hindi
Department of Marathi
Department of Economics
Department of History
Department of Political Science
Department of Sociology
Department of Music and Dramatics
Yashwantrao Chavan School of Rural Development

Commerce and Management

Department of Commerce and Management
Department of Commerce and Management- M.B.A Unit

Science and Technology

Department of Agrochemicals and Pest Management
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Bio-Chemistry
Department of Biotechnology
Department of Botany
Department of chemistry
Department of Computer Science
Department of Electronics
Department of Environment Science
Department of Food Science & Technology
Department of Geography
Department of Industrial Chemistry
Department of Mathematics
Department of Micro-Biology
Department of Physics
Department of Statistics
Department of Zoology
Department of Technology
School of Nanoscience and Technology

Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies

Department of Adult and Continuing Education
Department of Education
Department of Journalism and Communication
Department of Law
Department of Library & Information Science
Department of Sports

Department of Technology[edit]

Shivaji University started Department of Technology^[10] in June 2006 with the aim that opportunity for students to learn in technology education and research of global standard for the human resource development. In 2006 first four M. Tech courses were started and in 2008 five B. Tech courses were started.

Barrister Balasaheb Khardekar Library[edit]

The Barr. B. Khardekar Library at Shivaji University^[11] is one of the leading university libraries in southern Maharashtra. It caters to the academic needs of students, faculty and other users from the university as well as visitors from other universities and institutes. The library has over 3.1 lakhs printed documents and it subscribes to over 298 national and international journals. The library is a member of UGC/INFONET Digital Library consortium of INFLIBNET Centre,^[12] under which it has access to over 6000+ electronic journals and few electronic databases. It has established contacts with universities, national and international organizations libraries for inter-library loans.

The library was named after the late Barr. Balasaheb Khardekar on 24 October 1981.^[13]

Library facilities

OPAC^[14]

MoUs of Shivaji University with other universities and institutes[edit]

Gifu University, Japan
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Chonnam National University, South Korea
National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
University of Brasília, Brasilia- Brazil
Monash University, Clayton, Australia
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
National Institute for Space Research, Brazil
Asian Research Network (ARN) instituted by Hanyang University, South Korea
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
Joint MoU with Savitribai Phule Pune University, University of Mumbai and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Mumbai
National Institute of Oceanography, India
Centre for Social Studies, Surat
Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
Intel Technology Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Infosys BPO
Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur

Notable alumni[edit]

Vice-Chancellors[edit]

Past and Current Vice Chancellor Of Shivaji University^[15]

Dr. A.G. Pawar (1962-75)
Barr. P.G. Patil (1975-78)
B.S. Bhanage (1978-80)
R.K. Kanbarkar (1980-83)
K. Bhogishayana (1983-86)
Prof. K.B. Powar (1986-92)
Dr. A.T. Varute (1992-95)
Prof. D N Dhanagare (1995-2000)
Dr. M. G. Takwale (2000-04)
Dr. M. M. Salunkhe (2004-09)
Prof. Dr. N. J. Pawar (2010-15)
Dr. D. B. Shinde (2015-2020)
Prof. (Dr.) D. T. Shirke (2020-Current)

References[edit]

↑ "Statistical Information 2017-2018". Retrieved 20 April 2020.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Welcome to UGC, New Delhi, India". Ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
↑ "Department Of Science & Technology | विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी विभाग". Dst.gov.in. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
↑ "Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC )". www.barc.gov.in.
↑ "Indian Institute of Geomagnetism - IIG Mumbai, India". iigm.res.in.
↑ "Info". www.unishivaji.ac.in.
↑ "Wel-Come to Shivaji University, Kolhapur". www.unishivaji.ac.in.
↑ University, Shivaji. "Media - Shivaji University". www.unishivaji.ac.in.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar, Homepage". www.inflibnet.ac.in.
↑ "Barr. Balasaheb Khardekar Library Shivaji University". Shivaji university. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012.
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150921233818/http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/library/page_details.aspx?page_name=library%20opac
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[edit]

www.unishivaji.ac.in

Coordinates: 16°40′41″N 74°15′19″E / 16.67806°N 74.25528°E / 16.67806; 74.25528

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[1] "Statistical Information 2017-2018". Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Welcome to UGC, New Delhi, India". Ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

[4] "Department Of Science & Technology | विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी विभाग". Dst.gov.in. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

[5] "Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC )". www.barc.gov.in.

[6] "Indian Institute of Geomagnetism - IIG Mumbai, India". iigm.res.in.

[7] "Info". www.unishivaji.ac.in.

[8] "Wel-Come to Shivaji University, Kolhapur". www.unishivaji.ac.in.

[9] University, Shivaji. "Media - Shivaji University". www.unishivaji.ac.in.

[10] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[11] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[12] "INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar, Homepage". www.inflibnet.ac.in.

[13] "Barr. Balasaheb Khardekar Library Shivaji University". Shivaji university. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012.

[14] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150921233818/http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/library/page_details.aspx?page_name=library%20opac

[15] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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