Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir’s Arts, Science and Commerce College, Harsul was
established in June 1993 for providing higher education to the rural, tribal and educationally
deprived students. It is located at Harsul, the western tribal region of Nashik district
approximately 52 kms away from Nashik city. Harsul has a widespread area full of the
mountains and hills with its natural flora and fauna. It has been declared as ‘Tribal Zone’ by
the Govt. of Maharashtra. The majority of population belonging to tribal communities are
poor and illiterate.
The college is run by Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir, Nashik, one of the leading and reputed
educational institutes of Maharashtra, under the able guidance of General Secretary,
Honourable Dr. Prashant Hiray, Coordinator Honourable Dr Apoorva Hiray and Principal Dr.
M. R. Deshmukh. The Motto of the institution is 'Bahujan Hitay Bahujan Sukhay'.
Accordingly, the college continues serving to the cause of quality higher education for the
tribal and rural people.
The college is permanently affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University. It is reaccredited by
NAAC with B grade in 2016. It is also included under the sections of 2F and 12 of UGC Act
1956 in October 2010. The college runs Arts and Science streams offering specialisation in
English, Marathi, Hindi, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Chemistry and Botany at
undergraduate level and Marathi at postgraduate level. The college has adequate
infrastructural facilities- class rooms, library, computer laboratory, laboratories, playground
etc. The college has well qualified and experienced faculty members.
Besides the regular teaching learning activities, the college strives for the overall
development of the tribal students by conducting various extracurricular activities for them.
The college maintains student support system like Students Council, Ladies Forum, Students
Grievance Redressal Cell etc. The college also provides a Study Centre for YCMOU, Nashik
for distance education programmes of B.A. and B. Com. degrees.
The college is committed to provide knowledge and training for the students in terms of
achieving academic excellence, total personality development and excellent placement
opportunities. The college aims to create human resources with modern views and foresight
which can be used for the well-being of the society and for the development of the nation.
Vision
Enrichment of society by empowering Tribal communities through quality education.
Mission
To provide quality higher education to the learners from socially and economically backward
classes in the tribal region in order to make them good, self-reliant and capable citizens of the
society and the country.
Objectives
1. To promote ample learning opportunities of quality higher education to the tribal
students from remote and hilly areas.
2. To motivate the learners to pursue academic excellence through quality teaching,
learning, research, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to meet to the current
job demands.
3. To increase the rate of girl students in higher education and help them become morally,
socially and economically independent.
4. To help the needy and economically weaker students in education.
5. To promote the use of ICT for enhancing the teaching-learning process and research to
cope up with global competencies.
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