University of Pune to establish 5 night colleges

University of Pune (UoP) declared that it has made provision in its future plan for establishing five new night colleges in the university area of Nashik, Ahmednagar and Pune district. UoP director of board of colleges and university development V B Gaikwad, said, “We have started receiving applications from interested academic organizations who want to set up such night colleges.”

University Vice-Chancellor Wasudeo Gade said, “These night colleges will start with arts and commerce degree courses at the undergraduate level and progress to postgraduate courses.”

There are total 11 departments at University of Pune, but of these 11 departments at the UoP, the faculty of arts and the faculty of commerce are the only two departments that have the external enrolment provision at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Presently, the UoP has total seven night colleges which includes four in Pune and remaining three are in Ahmednagar and Nashik districts.

Nandkumar Niga,, management council member, “Our aim is to promote the new night colleges in areas close to industrial belts and in rural parts where there are a sizeable number of people who would like to pursue their studies while simultaneously doing their job during the day."