Dakshin Solapur Taluka Shikshan (D.S.T.S.) Mandal was established on 17th Sep, 1976 by Late Shri. V. G. Shivdare (Anna): a visionary and revolutionary leader in Cooperative sector of Maharashtra and pioneer of education in Dakshin Solapur Taluka, Solapur. His prime focus was to nurture and promote value-based education in the society. The trust has been catering to the educational and cultural needs of the society for the last four decades with the motto “Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya”. Our students, educated through the five-point formula of Knowledge, Character, Love, Management and Service, are well-known in society as responsible citizens of caliber, culture and character with an awareness of their social accountability.
The Trust keeps pace with the rapidly changing scenario of the educational field, both at national and international level which is evident through its history since establishment. The trust provided free library facility for Junior and Senior College students from rural areas and also conducted orientation programs for students of these areas studying in Std. X and Std. XII for almost 20 years.
D.S.T.S. Mandal is committed for providing quality education for all, from K.G. to P.G. under a single roof. In 1980, College of Pharmacy (D.Pharm) was established as “Grant-in-Aid” under D.S.T.S. Mandal. In 1993, D.S.T.S. Mandal’s College of Pharmacy was established for B. Pharm program and later M. Pharm and Ph.D. programs were added. In 2005, V.G. Shivdare College of Arts, Commerce and Science was established with Bachelor degree programs in Arts (B.A.), Commerce (B.Com.) and Biotechnology (B.Sc. Biotechnology) added with a Master degree program in Biotechnology (M.Sc. Biotechnology) in 2009 under Affiliation of Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University. The continued academic contribution of the institute resulted in addition of Unique English Medium School in 2012 which imparts primary and secondary education. In 2016, the V. G. Shivdare Junior Science College was established.
ICFAI Business School (IBS)
Hyderabad, Telangana
Type: Private
R V University
Bangalore, Karnataka
Type: Private University
Lovely Professional University (LPU)
Jalandhar, Punjab
Chandigarh University Punjab
Mohali, Punjab
Chandigarh University, Uttar Pradesh
Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)
KL University
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Type: Deemed to be University
GITAM University
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University
Medak, Telangana
MIT WORLD PEACE UNIVERSITY (MIT WPU)
Pune, Maharashtra
ICFAI University (IFHE)
MIT Vishwaprayag University (MIT VPU)
Solapur, Maharashtra
Maharishi Markandeshwar University
Ambala, Haryana
Universal AI University
Raigad, Maharashtra
DIT University
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Mohan Babu University(MBU)
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
DOMS - Nalsar University
Type: Public
SRM University, Andhra Pradesh
UPES Dehradun
VIT-AP University
VIT University
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
SRM University - SRMIST Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Woxsen University Hyderabad
Christ University
Reva University
Sathyabama University, Chennai