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The beginnings of the great education society that span 27 institutions till now was dated back as early as 1880 when the New English School, Tilak Road, Pune was set up.
The beginnings of the great education society that span 27 institutions till now was dated back as early as 1880 when the New English School, Tilak Road, Pune was set up by four visionaries in Maharashtra: Vishnu Krishna Chiplonkar (Vishnu Shastri), Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi. No school ever in the length and breadth of India can perhaps boast of a group of founders of such great personality. The general feelings of that time were that of why men with high university degrees leave the royal road of respective well paid government jobs, or lucrative legal practice and embark upon the barren project of opening a private english school.
The words that Tilak and Agarkar discussed during their college days laid down the foundation to one of the greatest educational societies of all times in India. It was essential for the success of the project of popular education unfolded by the managers of the New English School before the Education Commission that they should form themselves into a corporate body with a view to ensuring continuity of effort in that cause, and winning public confidence as to the stability and permanence of institutions they might establish. The earliest mention of the formation of such a society was in the superintendent`s report in 1883. When at last after a lot of contemplation and the initial spadework was complete, the superintendent of the New English School issued the following invitation to those interested in the cause of education.
Fergusson College HistoryFergusson College, the oldest institution in Pune, was established in 1885 by Lokmanya Tilak and Gopal G Agarkar, both members of the Deccan Education Society. Inaugurated by Principal William Wordsworth, the college was named after Sir James Fergusson.
Collaboration With IndustriesWe have formal collaboration with Mahindra British Telecom (MBT) – R&D Section. Experts from MBT, Veritas, Persistent System Pvt Ltd (PS) worked as visiting faculty and project guides. This contact helped the students to jobs in these major organizations.
ActivitiesAs early as the 1990’s, Fergusson College began conceiving and developing separate “Centers of Knowledge” in specific areas of advanced learning and creating programs in areas beyond our mandatory requirements.
Supplementary ActivitiesThe faculty helps the students giving them references and encouraging them to read extra books, involving them in the co-curricular activities, spending extra time beyond the schedule for solving their difficulties in studies, giving them career-guidance.
Department Of MathematicsThe mathematics department is one of the oldest departments of the Fergusson College. The department is involved in teaching right from Std. XI to B.Sc. In year 2003, the department started a self-financed postgraduate program M. Sc. Tech.
Department Of Physics“Physics” as a separate subject was started in the year 1895 and the college bagged the prestigious “Gibbs Prize” for Physics. A separate Physics Department was established in 1904 with 5 lecture halls, 4 spacious laboratories, and a research laboratory.
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