Shivaji University

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Shivaji University Kolhapur

Motto	(ज्ञानमेवामृतम्)
Motto in English	Knowledge is the elixir of life
Type	Public
Established	1962 (62 years ago) (1962)
Chancellor	Governor of Maharashtra
Vice-Chancellor	Digambar Tukaram Shirke
Students	300,000 (2020)[1]
Location	Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India , India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC, AIU
Website	www.unishivaji.ac.in

Shivaji University, established in 1962, is a state university located at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The university, with a campus spread over 853 acres (345 ha), is named in honour of Shivaji I. It was inaugurated on 18 November 1962 by Dr. Radhakrishnan, the then president of India. Yashwantrao Chavan and Balasaheb Desai took the lead in establishing this university. ^[2]