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| Motto | Yaḥ kriyāvān saḥ paṇḍitaḥ (Sanskrit) |
Motto in English | Where Actions Prove Knowledge[1] |
| Type | Publicstate university |
| Established | 10 February 1949; 77 years ago (1949-02-10) |
| Budget | ₹593.53 crore (US$70 million) (2021–22)[2] |
| Chancellor | Governor of Maharashtra |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Suresh Gosavi |
| Students | 665121[3] |
| Postgraduates | 6,948[4] |
| Address | ,,, 18°33′08″N73°49′29″E / 18.5523°N 73.8246°E /18.5523; 73.8246 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Dark cyan Tangerine |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www |
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Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly theUniversity of Pune, is apublicstate university located in the city ofPune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a 411 acres (1.66 km2) campus in the neighbourhood ofGaneshkhind.[5] The university houses 46 academic departments. It has about 307 recognised research institutes and 612 affiliated colleges offering graduate and under-graduate courses. Savitribai Phule Pune University Ranked 12thNIRF Ranking in 2022.[6][7]
The University of Pune was established on 10 February 1949 under the Pune University Act passed by theBombay legislature in 1948.[8]M. R. Jayakar became its firstvice-chancellor. Its first office was started from the Nizam Guest House, which is part ofBhandarkar Oriental Research Institute on Law College Road. The university was operated at Nizam Guest House until 1 June 1949. Its current building was originally called the Governor House. As its name suggests, it was the seasonal retreat of the governor of Bombay.[9][10]B. G. Kher,Chief Minister and Education Minister of the government of Bombay, helped ensure the university received a large allocation of land for their campus. The university was allocated over 411 acres (1.66 km2).[8]
The institution's name was changed from the University of Pune to Savitribai Phule Pune University on 9 August 2014 in honor of 19th century Indian social reformerSavitribai Phule, who played an important role in improving the lives of women and theDalit communities in Maharashtra duringBritish colonial rule. She and her husbandMahatma Jyotiba Phule founded India's first native-run school for girls in 1848.[11]
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Originally, the university had a jurisdiction extending over 12 districts of westernMaharashtra. With the establishment ofShivaji University inKolhapur in 1962, the jurisdiction was restricted to five districts:Pune,Ahmednagar,Nashik,Dhule, andJalgaon. Out of these, two districts—Dhule and Jalgaon—are attached to theNorth Maharashtra University inJalgaon established in August 1990.[8]
Past and present vice-chancellors of the university are:[12]
| No | Year | Name |
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| 1 | 1948–56 | Mukund Ramrao Jayakar |
| 2 | 1956–1959 | R. P. Paranjpye |
| 3 | 1959–1961 | Dattatreya Gopal Karve |
| 4 | 1961–1964 | Datto Vaman Potdar |
| 5 | 1964–1966 | Narahar Vishnu Gadgil |
| 6 | 1966–1967 | Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil |
| 7 | 1967–1970 | Hari Vinayak Pataskar |
| 8 | 1970–1972 | B. P. Apte |
| 9 | 1972–1975 | G. S. Mahajan |
| 10 | 1975–1978 | Devdatta Dabholkar |
| 11 | 1978–1984 | Ram G. Takwale |
| 12 | 1984–1988 | V. G. Bhide |
| 13 | 1988–1995 | S. C. Gupta |
| 14 | 1995–1998 | Vasant Gowarikar |
| 15 | 1998–2000 | Arun Nigavekar |
| 16 | 2000–2001 | N. J. Sonawane |
| 17 | 2001–2006 | Ashok S. Kolaskar |
| 18 | 2006–2006 | Ratnakar Gaikwad |
| 19 | 2006–2009 | Narendra Jadhav |
| 20 | 2009–2010 | Dr. Arun Adsool |
| 21 | 2010–2011 | Sanjay Chahande |
| 22 | 2012–2017 | Wasudeo Gade |
| 21 | 2017-2022 | Nitin R. Karmalkar |
| 22 | 2022–2023 | Karbhari V. Kale |
| 23 | 2023–present | Prof.(Dr.)Suresh Gosavi |
The university has various departments and centres, offering courses in science, social science, management, law, etc.[13]
| University rankings | |
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| General – international | |
| QS (World) (2023)[19] | 541-550 |
| QS (Asia) (2023)[20] | 207 |
| Times (World) (2023)[21] | 601-800 |
| Times (Asia) (2022)[22] | 201-250 |
| Times (Emerging) (2022)[23] | 201-250 |
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2024)[24] | 37 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2024)[25] | 23 |
| Outlook India (Universities) (2020)[26] | 9 |
Savitribai Phule Pune University was ranked in the 601–800 band in the world by theTimes Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,[21] as well as in the 201-250 band in Asia[22] and in the 201-250 band among Emerging Economies University Rankings in 2022.[23]
It was ranked 37th in India overall by theNational Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and 23rd among universities in 2024.[27]
The colleges of the university provide residence halls for students. The International Centre provides residences for international students, including visiting students.[28]
Admissions are selective, based on entrance exams like MHT-CET for B.Tech, with varying cutoffs and university-specific exams for other programs.
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Alumni
Alumni of Savitribai Phule Pune University include major politicians of India, includingVishwanath Pratap Singh, 7thPrime Minister of India;Pratibha Patil, 12thPresident of India;Vilasrao Deshmukh, 17th and 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra;Sharad Pawar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra; andP. V. Narasimha Rao, 9th Prime Minister of India. Other notable politicians who have graduated from the college includeAgatha Sangma,K. T. Rama Rao,[29]Prakash Javadekar,Nabeel Rajab, andKhaled Bahah, 2nd Vice President and Prime Minister ofYemen.[30]
In science and engineering, notable alumni of the university includePadmanabhan Balaram, chemist and director of theIndian Institute of Science;Kantilal Mardia, statistician andGuy Medallists;Thomas Kailath, electrical engineer and recipient of the 2014 National Medal of Science;Vistasp Karbhari, civil engineer and the eighth president of theUniversity of Texas at Arlington;[31]Suhas Patankar, professor at theUniversity of Minnesota;C. Kumar N. Patel, inventor of thecarbon dioxide laser and recipient of the 1996 National Medal of Science and vice-Chancellor for Research at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles;[32] andVinod Scaria,bioinformatician who is known for sequencing the first Indiangenome.
Faculty
V. S. Huzurbazar served as the first head of the statistics department. Other notable faculty include authorS.N. Sadasivan, ecologistMadhav Gadgil, and meterologistSulochana Gadgil.
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