The Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune is the third oldest educational institute in India. It was promoted in 1821 as the Hindoo College by the Bombay Presidency Government at the initiative of its governor, Mountstuart Elphinstone by using the Dakshina Fund, which was started by Khanderao Dabhade, a Maratha Sardar and continued by the Peshwas for propagating Sanskrit studies.
The university’s mission is to provide an exceptionally conducive learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional achievements and responsible global citizenship.
Sprawled across 115 acres, the university campus houses a main Gothic style building constructed in 1864 and several other buildings around the main building which are used for various purposes.
The verdant campus houses separate buildings for each department, a well-equipped library, study rooms, student’s hostels, mess, gymkhana, a recreational centre and residential quarters for staff. Other facilities include a well-furnished convocation hall, examination hall, two museums and common rooms for ladies. Complementary ramps with railings are installed in all the buildings for differently-abled visitors.
The university has three departments -Archaeology, AIHC and Linguistics, and Sanskrit & Lexicography.
The courses offered by the different departments are:
MA in Archeology
MA in AIHC and Linguistics
MA in Sanskrit & Lexicography
MPhil in Archeology
MPhil in AIHC and Linguistics
MPhil in Sanskrit & Lexicography
PhD in Linguistics
PhD in AIHC and Linguistics
Diploma courses
Diploma in Heritage Sites Management and Scientific Conservation
Diploma Course in Underwater Archaeology
Certificate courses
Certificate courses in Research Methodology
Certificate courses in computational Linguistics
Certificate courses in Introduction to Linguistics
Certificate courses in Italian Language
Certificate courses in Persian Language
Certificate courses Japanese Language Course
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Deccan College is the third oldest educational institute in India.
The university has signed over 9 MoU’s with reputed national and international organisations such as TIFR (Mumbai), IIT (Gandhi Nagar) and many more to enhance the quality of research and other aspects of education at the university.
The university boasts research collaborations with internationally acclaimed experts such as Zeuner, Clutton-Brock, Sophie Erhardt, etc.
The university campus hosts well-appointed hostels for boys and girls.
