Dattajirao Kadam Arts Science and Commerce College, Ichalkaranji

Dattajirao Kadam Arts, Science and Commerce College was established in the year 1962 at Ichalkaranji, which is one of the major beacons of higher education in Maharashtra. This is affiliated with Shivaji University , which has been moulding minds for the last six decades in the busy textile town of Ichalkaranji. The institution stands on a sprawling 3.

75-acre campus with an equally diverse range of 10 courses and has accreditation from NAAC. The institution has a total student enrolment of 3,109 against a faculty strength of 44, thus maintaining a good student-teacher ratio. Dattajirao Kadam Arts, Science and Commerce College takes pride in its state-of-the-art facilities designed to raise the overall learning experience of its students.

The library is well-equipped and has virtually turned into a knowledge centre with its vast collection of reference books, textbooks, journals, and e-resources through INFLIBNET. Nineteen laboratories, including one specially designed research laboratory in Botany, support undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

Indoor and outdoor sports facilities on the campus are also supplemented by a modern gym for the sports lover. The IT infrastructure keeps the students updated with the latest in technology, while the Wi-Fi-enabled campus keeps them connected. There is a canteen with separate subsections for boys, girls, and faculty members where one could sit comfortably for refreshments and socialisation.

Dattajirao Kadam Arts, Science and Commerce College runs a gamut of academic courses. The institution offers courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. There are 5 undergraduate courses, 4 postgraduate courses, and 1 doctoral programme offered by the institution, catering to different academic interests. The undergraduate courses available are BA, B. Com , B.

Sc, BBA , and BCA; at the postgraduate level, it offers MA in Marathi, MA in Hindi Self Finance , and M. Sc in Botany . The admission process at Dattajirao Kadam Arts, Science and Commerce College is mainly based on merit so that students with good merit marks get a chance to take admission for the fields they want to study.

Undergraduate programmes are offered strictly based on merit, considering the performance of applicants in their qualifying examinations. Admissions for postgraduate programmes similarly proceed on the same lines but also consider the government policy related to reservations.

Dattajirao Kadam Arts Science and Commerce College, Ichalkaranji scholarships are established to help the deserving students at all levels by reimbursement schemes. From the figures it can be seen that a sizeable number of students are availing reimbursement schemes. 96 from the 166 students who undertook post-graduation, availed of reimbursement in the same year and that is a cumulative percentage of 57.8% among postgraduate students receiving funding assistance.