Manjara Charitable Trust was established twenty eight years ago, when the leading citizens from the different fields of Latur area, namely: Late Hon. Shri. Vilasraoji Deshmukh (Founder and Ex. Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Ex. Union Minister of India), Late Adv. Shri. B. V. Kale (Secretary),Shri. Deelipraoji Deshmukh (President, & Ex. Minister, Maharashtra), Shri. Amitji Vilasrao Deshmukh (Secretory & Ex. Minister, Maharashtra), Late Shri. Shivajirao Survase, Shri. Sayeed N. A. M. Yaseen, Shri. Shankarrao Chavan, and Shri Vijaymurti Shete. These honorable personalities with a great concern and a noble view established the college.
Smt. Sushiladevi Deshmukh Senior College, Latur (MS), is unique, and the finest single faculty college of the region, with 06.08 acres, pursuing excellence in education. Keeping in view the educational needs of the region, Manjara Charitable Trust established Smt. Sushiladevi Deshmukh Senior College, Latur in the year 1991. It is a grant–in–aid institution formerly affiliated to Marathwada University, Aurangabad and is at present affiliated to Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded since its formation. The U.G.C. has accorded status of 2(f) and 12 (b) to the college on 21st March 2005.
Out of 18 faculty of the college, 12 faculty members are Ph. D. holders and 09 faculty members are Recognized Research Guides. The college promotes and motivates the faculty for research and publication activities. The faculties of college have to their credit 227 different publications with an average of 40.86 per faculty during last four years. The college is also active in community and extension services through NSS unit. The college feels proud to mention here that the NSS unit has adopted crematorium (Smashanbhumi) of Khadgaon village.
To keep pace with over changing global scenario, the college is taking co-operation of the Management, UGC, University, Teachers, Students, Parents and all stakeholders involved in the process and imparting education with its mission statement Education for Knowledge, Character and Nation Building.
The college volunteered itself to be assessed and accredited by NAAC, Bangalore and the Peer Teem assessed our college on 19-20 January 2004 (Cycle-I) and accredited with B + grade and 78.00 C.G.P.A. score.
NAAC has been a guiding force for the present and future programmes, functions and activities. As per the suggestions of the Peer Team, the college has taken many measures to enhance the quality of higher education. In order to improve the academic quality of the institution, even in coming future, to know the strengths and weaknesses for future improvements, the Management of MCT has decided to go for reaccreditation in present year 2016-17.
Today the college claims to be well known center of higher education in the faculty of Arts. College acts a catalyst for the upliftment of socially disadvantaged people. We have taken up with this lofty task with a sense of dedication. It is supposed to be an oasis in the educationally backward region. We are stepping towards progress day by day. Our college always motivates the students, parents and teachers with a pure heart, sincerity of purpose and commitment to work to achieve the goals of our institution.
Dr. Ajay Patil
Principal
(Smt. Sushiladevi Deshmukh Senior College, Latur)