Mahavir College, Kolhapur

Shri. Acharyaratna Deshbhushan Shikshan Prasarak Mandal started its work in the field of education with the foundation of Deshbhushan Vidya Mandir in 1963. Then the organisation decided to work in the field of higher education and `Kolhapur College’ was established in 1970 in city at Shri Jinsen Mahaswami Math (a hermitage).`The Kolhapur College was renamed as `Mahaveer Mahavidyalaya’ in 1975 at the time of Mahanirvana Mahotsava of Bhagwan Mahaveer. In 1974, the organisation purchased a premises of nearly 5 acres, which was then known as `Ichalkaranjikar Bungalow’ for the college. Now, this premises is known as `Vaishali Parisar’. The college was shifted in this new premises in 1974. In memory of late Shri Baburao Mallappa Rote – a generous lover of education, the Rote family donated Rs.1 lakh to the institution and B. M. Rote Junior College was started. Today, B. M. Rote Junior College has its own well furnished three storey building in the premises. Recently the organisation proposed to build a separate building spending Rs.1 Crore for the College. Apart from the old buildings, there is a separate library building known as Shrimati Rukhmini Mallappa Rote Granthalaya, Acharya Vidyanand Sanskriti Bhavan, a hostel building with 20 ground floor rooms, a gymkhana, a garden and playgrounds in this premises. College has propose to construct a separate building for girls hostel. University Grant Commission, New Delhi has sanctioned Rs. 80 lacks for the said project.

Now Mahaveer Mahavidyalaya is known as a developed college that acknowledges social commitment and involves in different activities. The College is always engaged in continuous efforts for the personality development of students through N.C.C. (Boys and Girls), N.S.S. (Four separate units), Maitreen Vyaspeeth, Pradnya Sanwardhan, Pradhyapak Prabodhini, Deshbhushan (our annual yearly publication), Computer Training, Parent’s Association, Krida Prabodhini, Entrepreneurship Development, Educational trips, Visits, Project Work, Competitive Examination Guidance Centre, Art Forum, Rotaract Club, Internal Examinations, Tutorials, Practicals, Audio-Visual Education, Study Centre of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Nashik, Alumni Organization, Network Rsource Centre with Broadband Connection, Granthvedh, Career Orientation Programme, etc.

We feel proud that our students are always ahead in University Examinations, Inter Zonal Sports Tournaments and N.C.C. activities and periodical writing competition.

This College is accredited B++ by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore in 2004.

Our Emblem

Shri. Acharyaratna Deshbhushan Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Kolhapur,

was established to create students with character and, therefore, the College has accepted the slogan `Sheelam Param Bhooshanam’ (Character is the supreme ornament). We have accepted the emblem in which there is reflection of new society based on equality through the unification of Education, Culture, Art and New Thought. Though the medium of instruction is Marathi, the College emphasizes on multi-lingual education.

The five acre Vaishali campus of Mahaveer Mahavidyalaya, Kolhapur, is surrounded by dense trees. It will soon be decorated with lawn, garden, play ground, roads and fountains. The College has implimented a project of tree plantation, water – conservation and beautification of the spacious campus on large scale to make it more pleasant as it is coming into the central part of the city. The present look of the campus is no less beautiful.

The Organisation(i.e. Shri Acharyaratna Deshbooshan Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Kolhapur)

has completed the massive task of the construction of a self content, spacious and four storeyed building of one crore rupees worth. The present new building with spacious, properly ventilated classrooms, Laboratory, Faculty Room, Admistrative Room, Amphitheatre, special entrance / exit and essential facilities for physically challenged and students waiting room, has been constructed as per the norms and guidelines of the NCTE, Bhopal, and structured by keeping in view the Four Year B.A.,B.Ed. Integrated Degree Course run by the College. The classrooms are enriched soon with the use of the A/V teaching learning techniques.