MES Abasaheb Garware College, Pune

MES Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, established in the year 1945, is set in the heart of Pune, Maharashtra. This affiliated institution is accredited by NAAC. The college is affiliated with UNIPUNE (Pune University) . The campus area is spread over 6. 868 acres.

The current enrolment of students in the college amounts to 4,251 with a faculty strength of 112, delivering a wide cross-section of courses in 89 different programmes under 13 degree programmes. The institute is recognised for strong undergraduate and postgraduate studies in specialisations in arts, sciences, and vocational courses.

The college is proud in terms of overall infrastructure that helps in the learning experience of the students. The 5000 sq ft library has a considerable volume of books. The students also get digital access to the resources through the UGC INFLIBNET-NLIST programme. These are supplemented by well-equipped labs for every department to ensure a hands-on learning experience.

It also has good IT infrastructure in the form of a computer lab with internet facilities for helping the scholars with their assignments. The institute offers facilities such as separate hostel facilities for boys and girls where accommodation for 135 boys and 112 girls is ensured. The campus has a hygienic cafeteria, an auditorium and seminar hall facilities, and a Wi-Fi-enabled campus.

MES Abasaheb Garware College offers a vast variety of courses at varied educational levels. Some of the popular courses of this college are at the bachelor's level, including B. Sc. , BA , and BCA. It also offers specialised programmes for B. Voc in Beauty and Wellness, Mass Communication, and Media Convergence. The postgraduate options are equally varied, with M. Sc.

in Biodiversity , Biotechnology, Computer Science , and several other disciplines and MA in Economics , English, Psychology , and so on. For the research-orientated student, there are also options for M. Phil. and Ph. D. programmes in certain disciplines. Course Name Total Number of Seats BA 240 M. Sc. Computer Science 60 MA Economics 60 MA English 60 MA Hindi 60 MA History 60 MA Political Science 60 B.

Voc Beauty and Wellness 50 B. Voc Mass Communication 50 B. Voc Media Convergence 50 Admission process at MES Abasaheb Garware College is almost entirely merit-based for most courses. This is borne out by the fact that admission to undergraduate programmes is predominantly on the basis of performance at the qualifying exams.

Postgraduate admissions are more or less the same, where an entrance test is required for admissions to certain courses such as M. Sc Computer Applications. The admission process at MES Abasaheb Garware College is very transparent and gives equal opportunities to all eligible students.