Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, is a Deemed University under the relevant provision of the University Grant Commission’s (UGC) Act. It came into being in 1921 as a national institute of learning following the initiative taken by Mahatma Gandhi in the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1920. In 1921, when it was decided that a university should be set up in the state of Maharashtra as a mark of respect to the great freedom fighter and eminent personality Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the institution assumed its present name.
The Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth aims to foster education through the various disciplines of Humanities, Science and Commerce in order to improve the conditions of our society. Initially registered as society under the Societies Registration Act 1960,the institute became a Deemed University in 1987.
It is currently a member of the Association of the Indian Universities and receives financial assistance from the University Grants Commission. The Vidyapeeth houses a library which has got a huge collection of books, journals, periodicals and historical manuscripts. Students, teachers and even visitors to the library make good use of the library to enrich their knowledge. The Institute, with assistance from the UGC is making an all out effort to modernize the library facilities.
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