Shivaji University
State University in Kolhapur, Maharashtra
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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 in honour of Chatrapati Shivaji. It was inaugurated on 18 November 1962 by Dr. Radhakrishnan, the then president of India. Yashwantrao Chavan and Balasaheb Desai took the lead in establishing this university. [2]
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| Motto | (ज्ञानमेवामृतम्) |
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Motto in English | Knowledge is the elixir of life |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 18 November 1962 |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, AIU |
| Chancellor | Governor of Maharashtra |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Rajanish Kamat |
| Students | 300,000 (2020)[1] |
| Location | Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India , India |
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| Website | www |
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Affiliations
Barrister Balasaheb Khardekar Library
The Barr. B. Khardekar Library at Shivaji University[5] 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 310,000 printed documents, and it subscribes to over 298 national and international journals. The library is a member of the UGC/INFONET Digital Library consortium of INFLIBNET Centre,[6] under which it has access to over 6000+ electronic journals and a 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.[7]
Vice chancellors
Past and current vice chancellors[8]
- A. G. Pawar (1962–1975)
- P. G. Patil (1975–1978)
- B. S. Bhanage (1978–1980)
- R. K. Kanbarkar (1980–1983)
- K. Bhogishayana (1983–1986)
- K. B. Powar (1986–1992)
- A. T. Varute (1992–1995)
- D. N. Dhanagare (1995–2000)
- M. G. Takwale (2000–2004)
- M. M. Salunkhe (2004–2009)
- N. J. Pawar (2010–2015)
- D. B. Shinde (2015–2020)
- D. T. Shirke (2020–2026)
- Dr. R. Kamat (2026–present)