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Savitribai Phule Pune University

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Savitribai Phule Pune University
Coat of arms
Former names
  • University of Poona
  • University of Pune
MottoYaḥ kriyāvān saḥ paṇḍitaḥ(Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Where Actions Prove Knowledge[1]
TypePublicresearch university
Established10 February 1949;75 years ago(1949-02-10)
Budget₹593.53 crore(US$71 million)
(2021-22)[2]
ChancellorGovernor of Maharashtra
Vice-ChancellorProf.(Dr.) Suresh Gosavi
Students665121[3]
Postgraduates6,948[4]
Address
Ganeshkhind, Aundh
,
Pune
,
Maharashtra
,
India

18°33′08″N73°49′29″E/ 18.5523°N 73.8246°E/18.5523; 73.8246
CampusUrban
ColorsDark cyan
Tangerine
Nickname
Building details
Map
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.unipune.ac.in
Main building of Pune University

Savitribai Phule Pune University(SPPU), formerly theUniversity of Pune,is apublicstate universitylocated 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 12thNIRFRanking in 2022[6][7]

History[edit]

The University of Pune was established on 10 February 1949 under the Pune University Act passed by theBombaylegislature in 1948.[8]M. R. Jayakarbecame its firstvice-chancellor.Its first office was started from the Nizam Guest House, which is part ofBhandarkar Oriental Research Instituteon 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 Ministerand 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 ofSavitribai Phule,the 19th century Indian social reformer who played an important role in improving the lives of women and theDalitcommunities in Maharashtra during British colonial rule. She and her husbandMahatma Jyotiba Phulefounded India's first native-run school for girls in 1848.[11]

Organisation and administration[edit]

Entrance to the main building

Governance[edit]

Jurisdiction[edit]

Initially the university had a jurisdiction extending over 12 districts of westernMaharashtra.With the establishment ofShivaji UniversityinKolhapurin 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 UniversityinJalgaonestablished in August 1990.[8]

Vice-Chancellors[edit]

Past and present vice-chancellors of the university are:[12]

No Year Name
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

Departments[edit]

Administrative Building

The university has various departments and centres, offering courses in science, social science, management, law, etc.[13]

  • The Engineering department offers courses in various fields, including Computer Science Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics and Automation, Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering, and many more.[14]
  • Unipune introduces a bachelor's degree course in Environment Science. The course started from the academic year of 2018–2019.[15]
  • The Department of Foreign Languages was started in Ranade institute building in 1949. It offers courses for German, French, Russian, Japanese and Spanish languages from elementary level to post graduation courses. Batches are conducted in morning as well as in evening. Over 1500 students are enrolled every year.[16]
  • Competition Exam Center (CEC): is for coaching programs for various government competition exams.[17]
  • Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women's Studies Centre.[18]

Rankings[edit]

University rankings
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) (2023)[24]35
NIRF(Universities) (2023)[25]19
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 Rankingsof 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 35thin India overall by theNational Institutional Ranking Framework[24]and 19thamong universities in 2023.[25]

Student life[edit]

Auditorium of the university.

The colleges of the university provide residences for students. The International Centre provides residences for international students, including visiting students.[27]

Alumni and faculty[edit]

Main article:List of Savitribai Phule Pune University people

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; andSharad Pawar,former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.P. V. Narasimha Rao,9th Prime Minister of India, graduated fromFergusson College,when the college was under theUniversity of Pune.

Khaled Bahah,2nd Vice President of Yemen and Prime Minister of Yemen, received hisBComandMComfrom the university.[28]

In science and engineering, notable alumni of the university includePadmanabhan Balaram,chemist and director of the Indian 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;[29]Suhas Patankar,professor at theUniversity of Minnesota,and pioneer in the field ofcomputational fluid dynamics(CFD) and finite volume method;C. Kumar N. Patel,inventor of thecarbon dioxide laser,recipient of the 1996 National Medal of Science and vice-Chancellor for Research at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles;[30]andVinod Scaria,bioinformatician,who is known for sequencing the first Indiangenome.V. S. Huzurbazarserved as the first head of the statistics department.S.N. Sadasivanwho was Civil Services trainer, Author and historian.Madhav Gadgil,an ecologist andSulochana Gadgil,meteorologist.

Politician includesAgatha Sangma,K. T. Rama Rao,[31]Prakash Javadekar,andNabeel Rajab.

AcademicianJyoti Gogte,graduated her BCom, MCom, and Ph.D. from the university, and was a Ph.D. guide for the university from 2006 to 2013.[32][33]

Art collector and historianDinkar G. Kelkargraduated hisD. Litt.degree from the university in 1978.[34]

JournalistShereen Bhanreceived her master's inCommunication Studies,with film and television as her areas of specialisation from the university.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^"Online senate meet clears ₹540 crore SPPU budget for 2021-22".21 March 2021.Retrieved21 March2021.
  3. ^"Academic Landscape".Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra.
  4. ^"University Student Enrollment Details".ugc.ac.in.Retrieved10 February2020.
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  13. ^"Departments List".Pune University.Retrieved22 September2013.
  14. ^"SPPU Courses & Syllabus of All Departments (Fe,Se,Te, Be) 2019 Pattern".MySppu.29 August 2023.Retrieved27 October2023.
  15. ^"Unipune introduces a Bachelor's degree course in Environment Science".collegesearch.in.Retrieved11 October2018.
  16. ^"Department of Foreign Language: Savitribai Phule Pune University".unipune.ac.in.Retrieved20 May2018.
  17. ^"Used Mobile Concrete Crusher, Used Mobile Jaw Crusher".cecunipune.in.Retrieved20 May2018.
  18. ^"Department of Women's Studies Centre: Savitribai Phule Pune University".unipune.ac.in.Retrieved25 February2017.
  19. ^"QS World University Rankings 2023".QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 June 2022.
  20. ^"QS Asia University Rankings 2023".QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 November 2022.
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  26. ^"Top 75 Universities In India In 2020".Outlook India.8 October 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 15 September 2020.Retrieved8 October2020.
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  28. ^"New Permanent Representative of Yemen Presents Credentials".United Nations. 13 August 2014.Retrieved8 August2015.
  29. ^"Vistasp Karbhari takes helm as eighth president of The University of Texas at Arlington"(Press release).PR Newswire.1 June 2013.Retrieved21 September2013.
  30. ^"C. Kumar N. Patel".The American Institute of Physics. Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2013.Retrieved21 September2013.
  31. ^"THE COMPLETE MAN - Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao aka KTR".Ritz Magazine.8 July 2015.Retrieved25 March2018.
  32. ^"Sou Jyoti Gogte yhana PhD".Tarun Bharat(in Marathi).Pune.23 February 1982.
  33. ^"Recognition of Jyot Gogte as a Ph.D. Guide".Pune University Annals.March 2012.
  34. ^Kelkar, B. S.; Kelkar, G. R.; Kelkar, Y. S. (1993).Kelkar Kulavruttanta.Thane:Yashodeep Typesetting. p. 83.

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