Shivaji University - Kolhapur

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Formerly a part of The University of Bombay, Shivaji University was established in 1962 as a separate entity.

It is named after the Great Maratha Warrior and founder of the Maratha empire Chhatrapati Shivaji and was inaugurated on 18th November, 1962 by Dr. Radhakrishnan, the then President of India.

One of the major objectives behind the foundation of this university was to cater to the regional needs of south Maharashtra. The jurisdiction of the university is spread over four districts viz. Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Solapur with a strength of about 2,00,000 students studying in 275 affiliated colleges and recognised institutes.

This region of Maharashtra boasts of a rich and varied socio-cultural heritage. Under the innovative and socially reformist leadership of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, the erstwhile princely ruler of Kolhapur, the city had become at the beginning of this century, a focal point of educational opportunities for all classes and communities of south-western Maharashtra, and northern parts of neighbouring Karnataka.

When the University was founded by the Shivaji University Act of 1962, the objectives set before the university included making opportunities of higher education accessible to rural youth, conducting fundamental and applied research in the field of science and humanities to ensure regional growth and development.

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