The
building formerly was monsoon residence of the governor of Mumbai when the
headquarters used to be shifted from Mumbai to Pune temporarily. It is
built in Italian Gothic style and is surrounded by beautiful maintained
lawns and trees. It is situated near Ganeshkhind.
Initially 12 districts,
the jurisdiction of the
University was restricted to 5 districts, namely Pune,
Ahmednagar, Nasik, Dhule and Jalgaon, after the establishment of the
Shivaji University, Kolhapur, in 1964. Later on Dhule and Jalgaon
districts got attached to the North
Maharashtra University established in August 1990.
There are 269 colleges affiliated to Pune University.
Out of which 11 are only for girls. There are 46 Academic Departments.
There are 288 teachers in the University Departments and 11 Faculties.
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