Master Of Vocation (M.Voc Degree Course)

About College

Vivekanand College, Kolhapur which was established in 1964 is known as one of the best quality colleges in Maharashtra. The U.G.C. granted autonomy to this college from the academic year 2018-19. About 8000 students are enrolled every year in various programmes. Besides the conventional programmes like B.A., B.Com.and B.Sc., the college offers the professional programmes like B.B.A., B.C.A., B.C.S., B.Sc. (Biotechnology), and B.Sc. Microbiology, B.Voc. , Community College and M. B. A. The college also provides opportunities to undertake degrees like B.A.,B.Com.,B.Sc. , B. Lib., M.Lib. and M.B.A. of YCMOU, Nashik. 
The college has also acquired a reputation in the fields of dance, drama, music, other arts, and sports, besides academics. Our college has been securing first place for the last twenty years by winning a maximum number of Shivaji University Merit Scholarships. The faculties of the college are not only excellent in teaching but also in research. Till date in all 27 minor and major research projects have been undertaken by the faculties. 
The college has won the ‘MeghnathNageshkar Trophy’ of Shivaji University for the Best College in the field of Sports for eleven years continuously. SandipTarate and SnehankitaVarute are the recipients of the “Chhatrapati Shivaji Award”. RahiSarnobat is the winner of the Asian Games held in Indonesia in August 2018. RahiSarnobat and VeerdhavalKhade represented India in ‘The London Olympics-2012’, which is a historic record as both belong to the same college. To date, the college has produced more than 250 national and 10 international sports persons. 
The college has also proved its talent in the field of cultural activities by winning the General Championship in the Central Youth Festival of the university for seven consecutive years. Our student UshaJadhav, a film actress, is the winner of ‘The Best Actress National Award-2013’ for her performance in the Marathi film ‘Dhag’. Presently, our three female students are heroines in the five different Marathi films. 
Our Placement Cell is very active as during the last five years 537 students are placed in the various organizations like Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Patni Computers, Eton, Reliance Insurance, Federal Bank, and South Indian Bank. The students are also guided for State Civil Services examinations at our Competitive Examination Guidance Centre which has produced more than 100 officers during the last five years. 
Considering the strengths of the college, the N.A.A.C, Bangalore has reaccredited the college with ‘A’ Grade. The college has been identified twice as the “College with Potential for Excellence” by the U.G.C and included in “The Star College Scheme” by the DBT, Govt. of India.