Mission Statement

"The Mission of the University of Pune is to be a global, socially conscious Centre of Excellence in the conservation, creation, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge, equipped to take up challenges of the enormous change taking place all around and committed to empower its faculty and students to contribute meaningfully to economic, technological and social development and progress."

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Thus spoke Pandit Nehru

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who was conferred with honorary D. Litt. had said: "The University stands for humanism and tolerance, for reason, for adventure of ideas and for the search of truth. It stands for the forward march of the human race towards even higher objectives. If the universities discharge their duties adequately then it is well with the nation and the people."

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They built the University

Successive Vice Chancellors

The University of Pune is known as Oxford of the East primarily because of the leadership provided the following Vice Chancellors:

Dr. M. R. Jayakar 1948 - 56

Dr. R. P. Paranjpye 1956 - 59

Prof. D. G. Karve 1959 - 61

Dr. Mahamahopadhyaya D. V. Potdar 1961 - 64

Dr. N. V. Alias Kakasaheb Gadgil 1964 - 66

Prof. D. R. Gadgil 1966 - 67

Dr. H. V. Pataskar 1967 - 70

Dr. B. P. Apte 1970 - 72

Dr. G. S. Mahajani 1972 - 75

Prin. D. A. Dabholkar 1975 - 78

Prof. R. G. Takwale 1978 - 84

Prof. V. G. Bhide 1984 - 88

Dr. S. C. Gupte 1988 - 95

Dr. Vasant Gowariker 1995 - 98

Prof. Arun Nigavekar 1998-2000

Prof. N. J. Sonawane 2000-2001

Prof. Ashok S. Kolaskar 2001-2006

Dr. Ratnakar Gaikwad (I.A.S.) 2006-2006

Dr. Narendra Jadhav 2006-

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