Shivaji University was established in 1962 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India to cater to the regional needs of South Maharashtra. Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara come under its jurisdiction with 279 affiliated colleges and recognised institutes.

It is recognized by the substantial grants received from funding agencies like University Grants Commission (India), Department of Science and Technology (India), and DBT.

It has signed MoU with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre for research in Material Science. It has also partnered with the Indian Institute of Geo-Magnetism, Mumbai and industries like Phyto-Pharma.

Institutes like - Maharashtra Police Academy and Nashik and Centre for Social Studies have sought affiliation with it.

Shivaji University has been re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, (NAAC) with "A" Grade (CGPA-3.16) (2014).

Shivaji University Kolhapur Ranking

It is among top 50 Universities contributing towards research in India in 2015

It is ranked 44th among all Universities in India.

Departments Offered

Arts
• English
• Department of Foreign Language
• Department of Hindi
• Department of Marathi
Commerce
• Department of Commerce and Management
• Department of Commerce and Management- M.B.A Unit
Education
• Department of Adult and Continuing Education
• Department of Education
• Department of Sports
Engineering and Technology
• Department of Technology
• School of Nanoscience and Technology
Fine Arts
• Department of Music and Dramatics
Law
• Department of Law
Science
• Department of Agrochemicals and Pest Management
• Department of Applied Chemistry
• Department of Bio-Chemistry
• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Botany
• Department of chemistry
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Electronics
• Department of Environment Science
• Department of Food Science & Technology
• Department of Geography
• Department of Industrial Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Micro-Biology
• Department of Physics
• Department of Statistics
• Department of Zoology
Social Science
• Department of Economics
• Department of History
• Department of Journalism and Communication
• Department of Library & Information Science
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Sociology
• Yashwantrao Chavan School of Rural Development

Vice-Chancellors

Past and Current Vice Chancellor of Shivaji University

• Dr. A.G. Pawar (1962-75)
• Barr. P.G. Patil (1975-78)
• B.S. Bhanage (1978-80)
• R.K. Kanbarkar (1980-83)
• K. Bhogishayana (1983-86)
• Prof. K.B. Powar (1986-92)
• Dr. A.T. Varute (1992-95)
• Prof. D. N. Dhanagare (1995-2000)
• Dr. M. G. Takwale (2000-04)
• Dr. M. M. Salunkhe (2004-09)
• Prof. Dr. N. J. Pawar (2010-15)
• Dr. D. B. Shinde (2015-Current)