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{{Short description|State University in Kolhapur, Maharashtra}}
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{{Infobox university
|name            = Shivaji University Kolhapur
|native_name     = 
|image_name      = Shivaji_Univesity_Logo.jpeg
|established     = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1962}}
|chancellor      = [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
|vice_chancellor = Digambar Tukaram Shirke
|city            = [[Kolhapur, Maharashtra]], India
|country         = India
|students        = 300,000 (2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistical Information 2017-2018 |url=http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/about_suk/Statistical-Information |access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>
|type            = [[Public university|Public]]
|motto           = (ज्ञानमेवामृतम्)
|mottoeng        = Knowledge is the elixir of life
|campus          = [[Urban areas|Urban]]
|affiliations    = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]
|website         = {{url|www.unishivaji.ac.in}}
}}

'''Shivaji University''', established in 1962, is a state university located at [[Kolhapur, Maharashtra]], India. The university, with a campus spread over {{cvt|853|acre}}, is named in honour of [[Chatrapati Shivaji]]. It was inaugurated on 18 November 1962 by [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan|Dr. Radhakrishnan]], the then president of India. [[Yashwantrao Chavan]] and [[Balasaheb Desai]] took the lead in establishing this university. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://kolhapur.nic.in/Htmldocs/svidyapeeth.htm |title=Shivaji Vidyapeeth |access-date=2016-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090456/http://kolhapur.nic.in/Htmldocs/svidyapeeth.htm |archive-date=2015-05-18 }}</ref>

==Affiliations==
''Shiv-Sandesh''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/shiv-sandesh/shivsandesh.htm|title=Wel-Come to Shivaji University, Kolhapur|website=www.unishivaji.ac.in}}</ref> monthly bulletin is published online by Shivaji University, which throws light on various activities, programs organised in the university. ''Madhyamvidya'' and ''Media Spectrum''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/media/|title=Media - Shivaji University|first=Shivaji|last=University|website=www.unishivaji.ac.in}}</ref> are private distribution newspapers published by M.A. Mass communication department students.

==Barrister Balasaheb Khardekar Library==
The Barr. B. Khardekar Library at Shivaji University<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/library/page_details.aspx?Page_Name=B.B.K.Library%20Home |title=Library Section |access-date=2015-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921235232/http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/library/page_details.aspx?Page_Name=B.B.K.Library%20Home |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref> is one of the leading university libraries in southern Maharashtra. It caters to the academic needs of students, faculty and other users from the university as well as visitors from other universities and institutes. The library has over 3.1 lakhs printed documents and it subscribes to over 298 national and international journals. The library is a member of UGC/INFONET Digital Library consortium of [[INFLIBNET Centre]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/|title=INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar, Homepage|website=www.inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref> under which it has access to over 6000+ electronic journals and few electronic databases. It has established contacts with universities, national and international organizations libraries for inter-library loans.

The library was named after the late Barr. Balasaheb Khardekar on 24 October 1981.<ref>{{cite web | title = Barr. Balasaheb Khardekar Library Shivaji University | url = http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/lib/index.htm | publisher = Shivaji university | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121123024046/http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/lib/index.htm | archive-date = 2012-11-23 }}</ref>

== Vice chancellors ==
Past and current vice chancellors<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/about_suk/page_details.aspx?Page_Name=Former%20Vice-Chancellor%27s |title=About Shivaji University, Kolhapur |access-date=2015-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908063443/http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/about_suk/page_details.aspx?Page_Name=Former%20Vice-Chancellor's |archive-date=2015-09-08 }}</ref>
{{Columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* A.G. Pawar (1962-75)
* P.G. Patil (1975-78)
* B.S. Bhanage (1978-80)
* R.K. Kanbarkar (1980-83)
* [[K Bhogishayana]] (1983-86)
* K.B. Powar (1986-92)
* A.T. Varute (1992-95)
* [[D N Dhanagare]] (1995-2000)
* M. G. Takwale (2000-04)
* M. M. Salunkhe (2004-09)
* N. J. Pawar (2010-15)
* D. B. Shinde (2015-2020)
* D. T. Shirke (2020-Current)
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/}}

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[[Category:Universities in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Education in Kolhapur]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Shivaji]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1962]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in Maharashtra]]