Devchand College

About College

Devchand College was established in 1961 under the name ‘Janata College’ by the Janata Shikshan Mandal, Arjunnagar. The college was renamed in 1967 as ‘Devchand College’ in recognition of the great contribution made by its founder President late Padmabhushan Devchandji Shah. The college is offering 15 academic programmes. The college campus is spread over 45 acres of land in a rural area bordering Karnataka and Maharashtra states, with part of the campus within the Karnataka state and remaining major areas in the state of Maharashtra. It is affiliated to Shivaji University and accredited by NAAC with B Grade and is recognised by UGC for aid under 2f and 12B.

Department

• Department of Economics
• Department of Political Science
• Department of History
• Department of English
• Department of Hindi
• Department of Physics
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Commerce

Extracurricular Activities

• National Cadet Corps
• National Service Scheme

Facilities

Library

Hostels

• The College has a two-story Boys’ Hostel  comprising  60 rooms accommodating 150 boys
• The College has a Girl’s Hostel comprising 13 rooms accommodating 40 girls

Computer Lab

The College has a well-furnished computer centre with 20 computers, internet connection, digital camera and LCD projector. It is well equipped with the latest hardware and software