10th in India for Research work in Material Science in non-agricultural universities *** Second in India to use Nature e-journal *** First in research work on Physics subject in India (Current Science).
Vision
♦ Need Assessment, Participation and Action for Community Development
Mission
♦ Support communities enhance their well-being and enable them to create social, economic and environmental conditions in which they can build future for themselves particularly for marginalized women and youth.
♦ Recognize & strengthen people’s role to conserve nature by using traditional wisdom & enrich our lives.
♦ Act as bridge between University and Society by effectively communicating University knowledge to the community and communicating community needs to the University.
Centre for Community Development was established in April 2000.
All the courses are tailor-made and customized as per needs of the society. These courses impart multiple skills those are supporting employment in private sector as well as mini and small scale entrepreneurship. Course curricula are designed by academic and professional experts and practical based with innovative evaluation system. Courses run in collaboration with NGOs, charitable trust and educational institutes from three districts VIZ Kolhapur, Sangali, Satara under University jurisdiction.