Bharati Vidyapeeth:

Bharati Vidyapeeth, the parent body of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) was established in May, 1964 by Dr. Patangrao Kadam with the objective of bringing about intellectual awakening and all-round development of people of our country through education. Since its establishment, it has maintained the highest standards and has proliferated inventive practices in the education sector.

In the year 2013-14, Bharati Vidyapeeth celebrated the glorious Golden Jubilee year of imparting education and inculcating moral values among the youth. During the last 5 decades, Bharati Vidyapeeth has made astonishing strides in the field of education. It is now a leading educational institution in the country, which has created history by establishing within a span of six decades, 180 educational institutions imparting education from the pre-primary to the post graduate level.

The spectrum of Bharati Vidyapeeth institutions of higher education spans all professional disciplines which include the colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Audiology, Optometry, Ayurved, Homeopathy, Engineering, Architecture, Management, Law, Pharmacy, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Environment Education, Physical Education, Health Management, Biotechnology etc.

These educational institutions which have achieved an acclaimed academic excellence cater to the educational needs of thousands of students coming from different parts of India and abroad. Our teaching faculty includes highly qualified, experienced, dedicated and student-caring teachers. These educational institutions are located at various places viz. Pune, Navi Mumbai, Kolhapur, Solapur, Sangli, Karad, Panchagani, Jawhar and New Delhi. The colleges are affiliated to various universities including Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), University of Pune, University of Mumbai, Shivaji University Kolhapur and Indraprastha University, Delhi.

The spectacular success achieved by Vidyapeeth is mainly the result of unusual foresight, exceptionally dynamic leadership and able guidance of the founder of Vidyapeeth, Dr. Patangrao Kadam. It has been our constant endeavour to impart high quality education and training to our students and we have achieved success in these pursuits so that our institutions have earned reputation and high acclaim for their high academic standard.

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University):

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) came into existence in April, 1996, when the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, in exercise of the powers under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act conferred the status of University to 12 institutions of Bharati Vidyapeeth on the advice of the University Grants Commission, the apex body concerned with higher education in India which made assessment of the academic excellence achieved by the institutions through a committee of experts. Subsequent to that, the Government of India, vide its various notifications brought several other institutions of Bharati Vidyapeeth under the ambit of this University.

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) is one of the largest multi- faculty, multi-campus Deemed to be Universities in the country which has created a very laudable track record of academic achievements since its inception. The University is having 29 constituent units conducting programmes under 12 different disciplines including Modern Medicine, Dentistry, Ayurved, Homoeopathy, Nursing, Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, Social Sciences, Law, Environment Science, Architecture, Hotel Management Tourism and Catering Technology, Physical Education, Computer Science, Library Science and Information Technology etc. The 29 constituent institutions of the University are located in different cities viz. Pune, New Delhi, Navi Mumbai, Kolhapur, Solapur, Sangli and Karad.

The University is re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with the prestigious grade, 'A++' grade in 2024 with CGPA 3.60 (Fourth cycle). In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), The university has been consistently ranked among the top 100 universities since inception, and for 2024 the University has been ranked at 78^th position by NIRF. The University has been graded as Category-I University by the UGC and also recognized this u/s12 (B) of UGC Act 1956. University is a Member of Association of Indian Universities and also Member of Association of Commonwealth Universities.

One of the distinctive features of this University is that it has three self-financing research institutes, which are involved in advanced research in Bio Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Social Sciences.

The faculty members have a very remarkable track record of research publications and patents. With an extensive adoption of modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching, learning, research and administration, university attracts students from all over India and abroad due to academic reputation.

Bharati Vidyapeeth has a legacy of managing hospitals dedicated for the Society at large. University runs two Medical Colleges attached with Hospitals in Pune as well as in Sangli. Hospital in Pune is 850 bedded Super-Specialty Hospital and the one in Sangli is a 750 bedded hospital. These hospitals are NABH and NABL accredited. Besides this, University is also having Dental, Ayurved, and Homoeopathy Colleges with attached Hospitals. In total there are 960 dental chairs and advanced equipment’s like CBCT , Operating Microscope, Dental Digital Studio, Velescope ( for premalignant dysplasia detector), Simulation/ skill preclinical laboratory (conservative and prosthodontics), Research Microscope, Dental lasers etc.

During the pandemic, hospitals have served the public and its services were recognized by various leading organizations including the Defence organization. It is pleasure to mention that the clinical trial of vaccination Covishield was undertaken at Bharati Hospital in Pune, based on its report, it has been approved to use for the public.

In the year 2022-23, a major milestone has been establishment of two major hospitals. The one at Pune is a modern, hi-tech, super specialty hospital with all the latest diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. It is a 300 bedded additional facility having more than 125 critical care or ICU beds. Another 300 bedded multispecialty hospital was established in Navi Mumbai in collaboration with Medicover, an international group with hospital chains in India and in Europe.

Distinctive features of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University):

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) is one of the multi-faculty, multi-disciplinary and multi-campus Deemed to be University in India.
It has been accorded with Category- I University Status by UGC, is recognized under Section ’12 B’ and 2(f) by UGC, accredited with ‘A’ Grade (2004, 2011), reaccredited and with A+ Grade (2017) by NAAC and is ranked among Top 100 Universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework, MHRD Govt. of India.
It is a member of Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
University encompasses 29 Constituent Institutions, 3 Schools and 3 Departments across 8 Campuses.
The University has three dedicated self – financed Research institutes (Bio-Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical & Nutrition and Social Sciences)
Interactive Research School for Health Affairs has been recognized as an ICMR Collaborating Centre of Excellence for research in mother and child health.
The university has State-of-the-art BSL-3 Virology Testing Lab – One of the first in any University setup.
The University has well established Incubation Centre with a registered section 8 company.
The University offers 200+ programmes under 12 faculties. All professional programmes are approved by respective Statutory Councils.
The high quality of all around education has attracted many students from all over India and 50 countries to pursue their studies. Presently there are 25000 + students enrolled into various programmes offered by the University.
Behind the reputation of the University are the solid credentials of experienced 1700 + faculty members, imparting quality education.
University constantly encourages and facilitates its faculties to be actively engaged in academic research and publications besides their teaching assignments by establishing collaborative and interdisciplinary research links with industries and institutions around the world. Faculty members are among top 2% scientists globally. More than 200 patents are published and granted in last 5 years and around 7,000 publications in Scopus databases with h-index of 102. University has received Research Grants from various agencies worth more than Rs. 50 crores in last 3 years (ICMR, DBT, DST, ICSST etc.)
Excellence in academics with NEP implementation, interactive teaching pedagogy, flexible learning environment and proven quality assessment methods.
As part of dissemination of knowledge, University organizes International and National Conferences, Seminars, Workshops etc.on recent and upcoming themes.
Learning Resource Centre (Libraries) has an excellent collection of books, print journals, e-journals, and magazines etc. which are regularly being expanded by adding latest publications.
Augmented infrastructural facilities including smart classrooms, tools for blended learning, laboratories equipped with latest technologies, free accessibility to Wi-Fi, lush green campuses, adequate recreational facilities, on campus residential accommodation etc.
Excellent placements record for its students across faculties and has known industry endorsements.
University is committed to engage for the welfare of the society through various schemes of Outreach Programmes and Field Works.