Savitribai Phule Pune University

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Savitribai Phule Pune University
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Coat of arms
Former names
  • University of Poona
  • University of Pune
MottoYaḥ kriyāvān saḥ paṇḍitaḥ (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Where Actions Prove Knowledge [1]
Type Public research university
Established10 February 1949;76 years ago (1949-02-10)
Budget₹593.53 crore (US$70 million)
(2021–22) [2]
Chancellor Governor of Maharashtra
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Suresh Gosavi
Students665121 [3]
Postgraduates 6,948 [4]
Address
Ganeshkhind, Aundh
,
Pune
,
Maharashtra
,
India

18°33′08″N73°49′29″E / 18.5523°N 73.8246°E / 18.5523; 73.8246
Campus Urban
Colors   Dark cyan
  Tangerine
Nickname
Building details
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Savitribai Phule Pune University
Affiliations UGC
Website www.unipune.ac.in
Savitribai Phule Pune University
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Main building of Pune University

Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Pune, is a public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a 411 acres (1.66 km2) campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshkhind. [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 12th NIRF Ranking in 2022. [6] [7]

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History

The University of Pune was established on 10 February 1949 under the Pune University Act passed by the Bombay legislature in 1948. [8] M. R. Jayakar became its first vice-chancellor. Its first office was started from the Nizam Guest House, which is part of Bhandarkar 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 Savitribai Phule, the 19th century Indian social reformer who played an important role in improving the lives of women and the Dalit communities in Maharashtra during British colonial rule. She and her husband Mahatma Jyotiba Phule founded India's first native-run school for girls in 1848. [11]

Organisation and administration

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Entrance to the main building

Governance

Jurisdiction

Initially the university had a jurisdiction extending over 12 districts of western Maharashtra. With the establishment of Shivaji University in Kolhapur in 1962, the jurisdiction was restricted to five districts: Pune, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Dhule, and Jalgaon. Out of these, two districts—Dhule and Jalgaon—are attached to the North Maharashtra University in Jalgaon established in August 1990. [8]

Vice-Chancellors

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

NoYearName
11948–56 Mukund Ramrao Jayakar
21956–1959 R. P. Paranjpye
31959–1961 Dattatreya Gopal Karve
41961–1964 Datto Vaman Potdar
51964–1966 Narahar Vishnu Gadgil
61966–1967 Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil
71967–1970 Hari Vinayak Pataskar
81970–1972B. P. Apte
91972–1975G. S. Mahajan
101975–1978 Devdatta Dabholkar
111978–1984 Ram G. Takwale
121984–1988V. G. Bhide
131988–1995S. C. Gupta
141995–1998 Vasant Gowarikar
151998–2000 Arun Nigavekar
162000–2001N. J. Sonawane
172001–2006Ashok S. Kolaskar
182006–2006Ratnakar Gaikwad
192006–2009 Narendra Jadhav
202009–2010Dr. Arun Adsool
212010–2011Sanjay Chahande
222012–2017Wasudeo Gade
212017-2022Nitin R. Karmalkar
222022–2023Karbhari V. Kale
232023–presentProf.(Dr.)Suresh Gosavi

Departments

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Administrative Building

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

Rankings

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) (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 the Times 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 the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and 23rd among universities in 2024. [27]

Student life

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Auditorium of the university.

The colleges of the university provide residences for students. The International Centre provides residences for international students, including visiting students. [28]

Alumni and faculty

Alumni of Savitribai Phule Pune University include major politicians of India including Vishwanath Pratap Singh, 7th Prime Minister of India; Pratibha Patil, 12th President of India; Vilasrao Deshmukh, 17th and 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra; and Sharad Pawar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. P. V. Narasimha Rao, 9th Prime Minister of India, graduated from Fergusson College, when the college was under the University of Pune.

Khaled Bahah, 2nd Vice President of Yemen and Prime Minister of Yemen, received his BCom and MCom from the university. [29]

In science and engineering, notable alumni of the university include Padmanabhan Balaram, chemist and director of the Indian Institute of Science; Kantilal Mardia, statistician and Guy Medallists; Thomas Kailath, electrical engineer and recipient of the 2014 National Medal of Science; Vistasp Karbhari, civil engineer and the eighth president of the University of Texas at Arlington; [30] Suhas Patankar, professor at the University of Minnesota, and pioneer in the field of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite volume method; C. Kumar N. Patel, inventor of the carbon dioxide laser, recipient of the 1996 National Medal of Science and vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of California, Los Angeles; [31] and Vinod Scaria, bioinformatician, who is known for sequencing the first Indian genome. V. S. Huzurbazar served as the first head of the statistics department. S.N. Sadasivan who was Civil Services trainer, Author and historian. Madhav Gadgil, an ecologist and Sulochana Gadgil, meteorologist.

Politician includes Agatha Sangma, K. T. Rama Rao, [32] Prakash Javadekar, and Nabeel Rajab.

Academician Jyoti Gogte, graduated her BCom, MCom, and Ph.D. from the university, and was a Ph.D. guide for the university from 2006 to 2013. [33] [34]

Art collector and historian Dinkar G. Kelkar graduated his D. Litt. degree from the university in 1978. [35]

Journalist Shereen Bhan received her master's in Communication Studies, with film and television as her areas of specialisation from the university.

Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA)

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Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA) in SPPU campus

PUMBA is an autonomous department of the Savitribai Phule Pune University for the MBA Program. It is established in the midst of the university campus which has around 46 official departments. PUMBA is equipped with 24x7 Wi-Fi Facility. It has two-storied library with the collection of more than 22,000 books and magazines & seating facility for close to 100 students. The campus also includes computer lab, auditorium and conference room & syndicate rooms. The Department of Management Sciences (DMS), Savitribai Phule Pune University (also known as PUMBA or Pune University MBA), is one of the premier business schools in India. It is an autonomous department of the University Of Pune (that was recently renamed as Savitribai Phule University Of Pune). PUMBA uses scores of CMAT/CAT/ATMA/XAT/MH-CET. The Pune University MBA, located in Pune, India

PUMBA was established in the year 1971 as "University Department Of Management Studies (UDMS)" and later renamed as "The Department Of Management Sciences, PUMBA" in 1997. Class of 2004 was an important milestone when PUMBA became a fully autonomous institute albeit under the University Of Pune. This change enabled PUMBA to introduce a rigorous trimester based curriculum, a continuous evaluation system and an integrated internship immersion experience.

Courses

MBA++ is covered in 22 months and is distributed over six trimesters. The course has credit system for evaluation of students with 100 available credits across electives. Batch size = 180 students, that includes about 30 students from international regions of Korea, Middle East, ASEAN and Europe. This course features dual specialization, students can choose from the following - Finance, Marketing, Human Resource, Systems, Operations and International Business.

This MBA Pharma Biotech course was a first in India and was initiated by PUMBA for graduates from the Pharmacy & Biotechnology sector to develop the managerial skills and prepare for a corporate stint from a leadership and general management perspective. With this course, PUMBA has successfully introduced skilled manpower in the field of Healthcare, Bio-Agriculture, Bio-Pharmaceuticals along with sectors such as Bio-informatics & Bio-suppliers. This course is also based on the credit system. Students are evaluated within 100 credits over a period of two years which is divided in four semesters.

Executive MBA is a two-year course that is distributed over four semesters. Classes for the Executive MBA students are conducted in the evenings. Students have to opt for one of the six functional specializations in the second year. The specializations for this course are Marketing, Human Resource (HR), Finance, Operations, Systems and International Business (IB). This course has been especially designed for the industry experienced people.

The Ph.D Program in PUMBA generally starts in the month of February. Candidates applying for Ph.D. need to register themselves through respective research centres. The specializations for Ph.D. in PUMBA are Marketing Management, Foreign Trade Management and Biotechnology Management. Since its inception, this doctoral course has encouraged numerous researches. PUMBA has granted Ph.D. to various outstanding scholars.

This BBA (HFM) course was introduced from 2018 with a strong focus in Hospitality and Facilities Management. The course has total 130 credits offered for 3300 marks. It consists of 6 semesters spread over 3 years. [36]

MBA Programme of Savitribai Phule Pune University at Sub-Centre Nashik operating under the highly well-endowed guidance of PUMBA. MBA Programme of Savitribai Phule Pune University at Sub-Centre Nashik initiated in 2018. The course duration is 2 years. It consists of 4 semesters spread over 2 years. The intake of the MBA Programme is 60. The Programme incorporates industry internships.

Another first from PUMBA, the diploma in Industrial Administration and Services Management (DIASM), is a social Initiative for the Indian Army’s differently abled soldiers. This is a one year Diploma Course known as "Diploma in Industrial Administration and Services Management". This course is conducted at Queen Mary's Technical Institute (QMTI), located at Khadki, Pune. The sole purpose of this program is to safeguard upright rehabilitation of the Indian Army personnel who, while serving the country, have acquired a disability. PUMBA started this Diploma Course on 1 August 2008. As this is the social initiative started by PUMBA, faculties impart training to differently abled soldiers without expecting any monetary benefits.

Notable alumni

See also

References

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