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University of Pune
पुणे विद्यपीठ
University of Pune.
Motto: Yah Kriyaawaan Sa Panditaha. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group (Learned is one who is ceaselessly active. )
Established: February 10, 1949
Type: Public
Chancellor: S.M. Krishna
Vice-Chancellor: Dr. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, generally referred to as S M Krishna (born 1932 is former Governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a former A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, N. Jadhav
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Campus: Urban
Affiliations: UGC
Website: www.unipune.ernet.in

The University of Pune (formerly the University of Poona), located in northwestern Pune, is one of India's premier universites. Pune (ˈpuːneɪ Marathi: पुणे Hindi: पूना formerly Poona, is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The University Grants Commission of India is a Union government body that provides funds for government-recognised universities and Colleges It A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Pune (ˈpuːneɪ Marathi: पुणे Hindi: पूना formerly Poona, is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country It was established on February 10, 1949. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spread over a comprehensive 400 acre (1. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 6 km²) campus, the university is home to 46 academic departments.

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History

The University of Pune was established under the Poona University Act, passed by the Bombay legislature on February 10, 1948. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the same year, Dr. M. R. Jayakar assumed office as the first vice chancellor of the university. Chancellor or chancellour (archaic ( Latin: cancellarius) is an official Title used in countries whose civilization has arisen Shri 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. A Chief Minister is the elected Head of government of a sub-national (e In early 1950, the university was allocated over 411 acres (1. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 7 km²). It is also known as the 'Oxford Of The East'.

Jurisdiction

Initially the university had a jurisdiction extending over 12 districts of western Maharashtra. Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. However, with the establishment of Shivaji University in Kolhapur in 1964, the jurisdiction of the university was restricted to 5 districts, namely Pune, Ahmednagar, Nasik, Dhule and Jalgaon. Shivaji University, established in 1962 is located in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kolhapur ( Marathi:कोल्हापूर is a city situated in the south west corner of Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Pune (ˈpuːneɪ Marathi: पुणे Hindi: पूना formerly Poona, is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ahmednagar (Marathi/Hindi अहमदनगर Urdu عحمدناگار is a city of Ahmednagar District http//wwwmapsofindiacom/maps/maharashtra/roads/nashik_roadjpg Nashik (नाशिक WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Dhule (धुळे is a city and a Municipal council in Dhule district in northwestern part Jalgaon (जळगाव is a city in western India to the north of the Maharashtra state in Jalgaon District, which itself is located on the northern Deccan Out of these, two districts -- Dhule and Jalgaon -- are attached to the North Maharashtra University established in August 1990. North Maharashtra University is one of the most promising upcoming universities in India Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Affiliations

In 1949, there were only 18 colleges affiliated to the university (includes famed colleges such as the Fergusson College), with an enrollment of over 8000 students. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fergusson College (FC is one of the well known colleges in India and is situated in the western city of Pune. Thereafter, the number of colleges increased, and in 2004, the university had 46 graduate departments, 269 affiliated colleges and 118 recognized research institutions, with an enrollment of 170,000 students for both the undergraduate and graduate courses in different faculties. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [1]

Research

70 research institutions have been recognized by the University of Pune for research. These include institutions of national importance like the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), National Centre For Cell Science (NCCS), National Institute of Virology (NIV), Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) among others. The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA is an autonomous institution set up by the University Grants Commission to promote nucleation and growth of active groups The National Chemical Laboratory is a government laboratory in Pune, India near Pashan. The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE, commonly known as Gokhale Institute, is one of the oldest research and training institutes in Economics

Other research organisations which associated with the University of Pune are:

Departments

Trivia

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