Shivaji University

Shivaji University, established in 1962, is a state university located at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The university, with a campus spread over 853 acre, is named in honour of Shivaji I, who reigned as the first Maratha Chhatrapati from 1674 to 1680. It was inaugurated on 18 November 1962 by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the then president of India. Yashwantrao Chavan and Balasaheb Desai took the lead in establishing this university. One of the major objectives behind its foundation was to cater to the educational needs of South Maharashtra region. The University's efforts towards excellence are being recognised by the substantial grants received from funding agencies such as University Grants Commission (India), Department of Science and Technology (India).

Shivaji University has recently signed MoU with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre for research in Material Science. It has also partnered with the Indian Institute of Geo-Magnetism, Mumbai and industries like Phyto-Pharma. Institutes including Maharashtra Police Academy at Nashik and Centre for Social Studies have sought affiliation with the Shivaji University.

Affiliations
Shiv-Sandesh monthly bulletin is published online by Shivaji University, which throws light on various activities, programs organised in the university.

Madhyamvidya and Media Spectrum are private distribution newspapers published by M.A. Mass communication department students.

Barrister Balasaheb Khardekar Library
The Barr. B. Khardekar Library at Shivaji University 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 3.1 lakhs printed documents and it subscribes to over 298 national and international journals. The library is a member of UGC/INFONET Digital Library consortium of INFLIBNET Centre, under which it has access to over 6000+ electronic journals and 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.

Ranking
Shivaji University has been re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, (NAAC) with "A++" Grade (CGPA-3.52) (2021).

Vice chancellors
Past and current vice chancellors • A.G. Pawar (1962-75)

• P.G. Patil (1975-78)

• B.S. Bhanage (1978-80)

• R.K. Kanbarkar (1980-83)

• K Bhogishayana (1983-86)

• K.B. Powar (1986-92)

• A.T. Varute (1992-95)

• D N Dhanagare (1995-2000)

• M. G. Takwale (2000-04)

• M. M. Salunkhe (2004-09)

• N. J. Pawar (2010-15)

• D. B. Shinde (2015-2020)

• D. T. Shirke (2020-Current)