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{{short description|College in Pune, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Fergusson University
| image = Deccan Education Society logo badge.jpg
| caption = Shield of the [[Deccan Education Society]]
| motto = ''Knowledge is Power''
| former_name = Fergusson College
| established = {{start date and age|1885}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| chairperson = [[Deccan Education Society]]
| principal = Dr. Ravindrasinh G. Pardeshi<ref name="fc_admin">{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/article/Administration_Details1.html|title=Fergusson College, Pune|website=www.fergusson.edu|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>
| head_label = Vice principals
| head = Dr. N.M. Kulkarni<br />Prof. P.M. Pawar<br />Swati Joaglekar<ref name="fc_admin" />
| students =
| faculty =
| administrative_staff =
| city = [[Pune]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| country = [[India]]
| coor = {{Coord|18.523969|N|73.839219|E|type:edu|display=title}}
| address = Fergusson College Road
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]], {{convert|65|acre|m2}}
| sports =
| mascot =
| affiliation = [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]], [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| website = {{url|https://www.fergusson.edu}}
}}

'''Fergusson University''', formerly known as '''Fergusson College''',<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/fergusson-is-now-a-university-xaviers-amp-mithibai-on-wait-list/articleshow/64325859.cms|title=Fergusson is now a university, Xavier's & Mithibai on wait list - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> is an autonomous public college offering various courses in the streams of [[The arts|arts]] and [[science]] in the city of [[Pune]], India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Punes-Fergusson-College-gets-academic-autonomy/articleshow/52787330.cms|title=Pune's Fergusson College gets academic autonomy|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Fergusson-College-is-now-autonomous/articleshow/52809145.cms|title=Fergussonians give a thumbs up to autonomy|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/education/fergusson-becomes-3rd-autonomous-college-in-pune-2857770/|title=Fergusson becomes 3rd autonomous college in Pune|work=Indian Express}}</ref> It was founded in 1885 by the [[Deccan Education Society]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712020740/http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|url-status=dead|title=History of Foundation|archive-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> Professor [[Vaman Shivram Apte]] was its first principal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fergusson.edu/arts.html |title=Home >> Academics >> Courses >> Arts |access-date=2013-04-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227122925/http://www.fergusson.edu/arts.html |archive-date=2012-12-27 }}</ref> Social reformer, journalist, thinker and educationist [[Gopal Ganesh Agarkar]] served as the second principal from August 1892, till his death in June 1895.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=68&smid=23&pmid=5&id=360 |title=Gopal Ganesh Agarkar |access-date=2013-04-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408081342/http://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=68&smid=23&pmid=5&id=360 |archive-date=2012-04-08 }}</ref>

The college is named after [[Scottish people|Scottish]]-born [[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|Sir James Fergusson]], the [[Governor of Bombay]], who donated Rs 1,200. Since 1948, the college has been under the jurisdiction of the [[University of Pune]]. In May 2018 Fergusson college was upgraded to a unitary university following an update from Ministry of HRD.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>

The college has two sections:
* The Junior Wing ([[junior college]]) is for students graduating from school. Courses are offered in Arts and Science streams, at the end of which students may appear for the Higher-Secondary State Certificate examination.
* The Senior Wing offers bachelor's degrees in 29 disciplines and master's degrees in 16 disciplines.

Fergusson College is known for its close association with Indian politics. Its founders were pioneers of the [[Indian National Congress]],<ref>Founders [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak|BG Tilak]], [[Gopal Krishna Gokhale|GK Gokhale]] were early leaders of the [[Indian National Congress|INC]]</ref> as well as, [[Socialism in India|Indian Socialist Movement]].<ref>Founders [[Gopal Ganesh Agarkar|GG Agarkar]] and MB Namjoshi were early socialists in Maharashtra.</ref> The college has produced, several ministers and legislators, including two [[Prime Minister of India|Indian Prime Ministers]].<ref name=REF1>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx |title=About Us >> History |access-date=2008-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712020740/http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx |archive-date=2015-07-12 }}</ref><ref name=REF2>See [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]</ref><ref name="REF3">{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news|title=Scottish News - The Scotsman|website=www.scotsman.com}}</ref>

Fergusson was among the 19 colleges to get a heritage tag by the central government and [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] in 2015. So, the college receives financial help from UGC for the conservation of campus and buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/xaviers-fergusson-among-19-colleges-to-get-heritage-status-2329442.html|title=Xavier's, Fergusson among 19 colleges to get|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

==History==

===Foundation===
[[File:Sir James Fergusson.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|Sir James Fergusson]], [[Governor of Bombay]]]]
After the suppression of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], reformers in India felt a pressing need to modernise the [[Education in India|educational system]] in order to advance the cause of reform. Prominent [[Indian nationalism|Indian nationalists]], such as [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]], [[Vishnushastri Chiplunkar]], and [[Gopal Ganesh Agarkar]] led efforts to found a school designed for the general advancement of the Indian public; leading to the creation of the [[New English School (Thane)|New English School]]. Inspired by the school's success, the [[Deccan Education Society]] was formed in 1884; a year later Fergusson College was established. An area of {{convert|37|acre|m2}} of land was donated for one rupee on a 99-year lease by Shirole, the erstwhile ''[[Patil (title)|Patil]]'' of the village of [[Shivajinagar, Pune|Bhamburde]] on the west bank of the [[Mutha River]].<ref>{{citation |last=Karve |first=D. D. |title=The Deccan Education Society |year=1961 |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=205–212 |doi=10.2307/2050484 |jstor=2050484 }}</ref>

The college was inaugurated by William Wordsworth, the grandson of [[William Wordsworth|the British poet]] and principal of [[Elphinstone College]] in [[Mumbai|Bombay]]. Other leaders such as [[Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar|R G Bhandarkar]] and [[Mahadev Govind Ranade|M G Ranade]] played a part in the construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712020740/http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|url-status=dead|title=History|archive-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> The college was named after the then [[Governor of Bombay]], [[Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet|Sir James Fergusson]]. The [[Bombay Presidency|British colonial government in Bombay]] allowed the college to remain autonomous, giving it a free hand in education.

In 1935, the college completed 50 years of existence. Sir [[CV Raman]], India's only Science [[Nobel laureate]] at that time, was the president of the Golden Jubilee celebrations. He said in his speech,{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} {{cquote| … Standing here today, I feel that history has been written in Poona- history of self-help, history of self-reliance, history of great and constructive national effort- that history has been written in Poona, has been written on this very spot … }}
[[Mahatma Gandhi]], in a message to then Principal Dr. Mahajani wrote, {{cquote|Who will fail to be enthused over the noble record of the service rendered by the D. E. Society and the Fergusson College to the cause of education?<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712020740/http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Gandhi|archive-date=12 July 2015}}</ref>}}
[[File:Lokmany tilak.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Lokmanya Tilak]] was one of the founders of the college]]

===Post-independence===
Post-1947, Fergusson College has produced leaders in the fields of politics, academia, literature and art. [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]], India's first president, was the chief guest of the platinum jubilee function. He said on the occasion,
{{cquote|The Fergusson College was established at a time when the attitude of the Indian masses towards higher education of the western type was yet in a formative stage and when facilities for such education for the generality of Indian students were inadequate… It was an enterprise, which benefited the Nation without offending or alienating the then rulers of India. Fergusson College is the foremost fruit of that effort.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712020740/http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Prasad|archive-date=12 July 2015}}</ref>}}

In 1985, the college completed its centenary. [[Rajiv Gandhi]], the then prime minister was the president of the ceremony. [[P. V. Narasimha Rao|PV Narasimharao]], India's 12th prime minister and former student, said, {{cquote|This college, born like a twin of the Indian National Congress, has always kept abreast of the country's history. It has produced political leaders of all hues of the political spectrum including ultras and infras, if I may say so, administrators, eminent scholars, researchers, writers, sportsmen and many other categories of celebrities, which any country can be proud of.<ref name=REF4>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712020740/http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Narasimha|archive-date=12 July 2015}}</ref>}}

A two-part history of the college was written by Dr. VM Bachal, former principal. The book, ''Vatchal Sawashe Varshanchi'' (''A Journey of 125 Years'') was published in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://educationworldonline.net/index.php/page-article-choice-more-id-1660 |title=Magnum opus author |access-date=2018-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026110559/http://educationworldonline.net/index.php/page-article-choice-more-id-1660 |archive-date=2017-10-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2018, Fergusson was given University status by the Ministry of Human resource development.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

===Association with Indian politics===
Fergusson College has been given many epithets by political leaders, including 'cradle of Indian polity' and 'twin of the Congress'.<ref name=REF4 /> [[File:Fergusson College Main.jpg|thumb|The Main Building]]
The founders of Fergusson College, most notably [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak|Tilak]] and [[Gopalkrishna Gokhale|Gokhale]], were leaders of the Indian National Congress in its early stages from 1885 to 1920. In fact, most historians divide the history of the INC into two eras — the Tilak Era and the Gandhi era.<ref>[[Indian National Congress|Tilak Era]]</ref> The college has produced as alumni, notable Congress leaders including [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]] and [[PV Narasimha Rao]], [[Jivatram Kripalani]] and [[Babubhai J Patel]]. (See comprehensive list below.)

Among the founders, Agarkar and [[Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi|Namjoshi]] were early [[Socialists]] of Maharashtra.<ref>[[Gopal Ganesh Agarkar|Socialists]]</ref> Alumni such as [[Vitthal Ramji Shinde]], [[S.M. Joshi]], and Nanasaheb Gore were eminent socialists, inside and outside the Congress fold. The [[Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti|Samyukta Maharashtra Movement]], founded to fight for Maharashtra's statehood, included several alumni such as [[Prahlad Keshav Atre]], SM Joshi and Gore. V.D Savarkar, in 1902, enrolled in Fergusson College. As a young man, he was inspired by the new generation of radical political leaders —
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai — along with the political struggle against the partition of Bengal and the rising Swadeshi campaign. After completing his degree, nationalist activist Shyamji Krishna Varma helped Vinayak to go to England to study law, on a scholarship.<ref>[[Prahlad Keshav Atre|Samyukta Mah.]]</ref>

Fergusson is the only institution in India to have in its alumni two Indian [[Prime Minister of India|prime ministers]].<ref name=REF1 /><ref name=REF2 /><ref name=REF3 />

==Campus==
From the {{convert|37|acre|m2}} leased out by Shirole, the erstwhile Patil of Bhamburde in 1881, the college expanded to {{convert|65|acre|m2}} by the time of Independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712020740/http://www.fergusson.edu/History.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Shitole lease|archive-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> The campus extends until the slopes of a hillock, popularly called Fergusson Hill. Several educational institutions are around the hillock. The college is largely built in accordance with the [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] school of architecture, although it has some [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] and traditional Indian styles as well.

===Buildings===
[[File:Fergusson College Main 1.JPG|thumb|Department of History]]
[[File:Fergusson College Staff Offices.JPG|thumb|Staff offices]]
The Main Building is at the inner entrance of the college. Built entirely in Victorian style, the two-storey structure houses the central office and the principals' chambers. The Statistics and Psychology Departments lie to the east of the main building; the Economics Department lie to the west. The computer science and the life science buildings are also to the west.

On the southern side are the RP Paranjpye building, Pittie Chemistry building, Botany, Zoology, Geology, Electronics and Physics departments. The building overlooks the central garden to the north and has two lecture halls and the staffs' chambers. There are 55 laboratories and 51 lecture halls in all.

===NM Wadia Amphitheatre===
[[File:Fergusson College Amphitheatre.JPG|thumb|NM Wadia Amphitheatre]]
The three-storeyed amphitheatre building, to the west of the central garden, has Victorian-Gothic influences. Apart from several lecture halls, the building houses an auditorium with a capacity of 1,000 people. In 2012, this amphitheatre celebrated its 100 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-wadia-amphitheatre-turns-100-takes-its-place-of-pride-1737008|author= DNA India|title= Wadia Amphitheatre turns 100, takes its place of pride}}</ref>

===Bai Jerbai Wadia Library===
Bai Jerbai Wadia Library was built in 1929 by industrialists Sir Cusrow Wadia and Sir Ness Wadia in memory of their mother. The Main Library on the ground floor has more than 300,000 books and research journals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/Library.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907150319/http://www.fergusson.edu/Library.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Library|archive-date=7 September 2008}}</ref> Research scholars and book-lovers have donated their collections.

The first floor (the floor above the ground floor) of the library serves as a Reading Hall for students and accommodates 400 students. The floors above this floor are not publicly accessible without prior arrangement and house books, manuscripts, and articles of historic and cultural importance. The library has a collection of statues and posters, dedicated to national leaders and educationalists. The building was extended in 1955, with government grants and then in 1982 with grants from the [[Central government]].

===Kimaya===
Kimaya is an open-air theatre on the north side of the campus. It was conceived by litterateur and alumni [[PL Deshpande]] on his return from a visit to Japan.{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}} It encompasses elements of modern architecture and is built without beams. It has eight walls fused together, which function as [[trusses]].

===Botanical Gardens===
The {{convert|2|acre|m2|adj=on}} Botanical Gardens on the campus were founded in 1902 by a teacher, Professor Shevade. Botany students from the college planted specimens here, including [[Elaeocarpus]], [[Araucaria]] and [[Mahogany]]. In 1961, the garden was destroyed when the nearby Panshet dam was [[List of dam failures|breached]]. Years later, it was reinstated by the [[Pune Municipal Corporation]] (PMC), the Association of Herbal Drugs, and Deccan Education Society. Some plants found there are Saraca Indica (Sita Ashok), the bark of which is used to heal skin diseases and as a tonic; and [[Terminalia arjuna]], the extract of which is used to treat jaundice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45425062.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802011446/http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45425062.cms|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2009|title=The rejuvenation of the Fergusson Gardens - Pune Times - City - NEWS - The Times of India|date=2 August 2009}}</ref>

===Gymkhana and grounds===
Cricket, hockey and football are played on the main ground which has a drainage system, enabling play during monsoons. Two asphalted basketball courts are next to the main ground. A second ground, to the south, has courts for volleyball and handball as well as facilities for Indian sports like Kabaddi, Kho-Kho and Mallakhamb. Services for badminton and other indoor games are available, and the Gymnasium Building provides training for boxing, wrestling, judo, weight lifting and yoga. The college has tennis courts on the eastern side of the campus.

===New academic complex===
The new academic complex was built in 2004 at the northern end of the campus. Unlike the other buildings, it is designed in a modern [[Modern architecture|functionalist]] style. It houses the Junior College and the DES Law College.

===Residences===
[[File:Fergusson College Boy's Hostel - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Residence hall]]
For students, there are six hostel blocks, four blocks for boys and two for girls. The total intake capacity of the hostels is 587 students. The gents hostel blocks are to the north of the campus and the ladies hostel blocks lie to the east.

The college has some quarters for the faculty and staff and also for employees of other DES Institutes.{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}}

The principal resides in an independent bungalow at the main entrance of the college. Some members of the teaching staff have been provided with residential facilities on the campus. This facility includes independent bungalows. There are some flats constructed with financial aid from the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]].

==Academics==
In 2014 Fergusson College started special courses for upgrading skills of the national youth. The following courses have begun in the same year:
# Bachelor of Vocation in Media and Communication
# Bachelor of Vocation in Digital Art and Animation

The courses offer hands on skill experience with overall personality development of the student. The course consists of Photography, Voice Over, Script Writing, Media Research, Advertising, Video Editing, Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Short Film making, and Media Research. In 2019 and 2020 Media and Communication Department organised ''Fergusson International Short Film Festival''. It was one of the biggest short film festival organised by any college department in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmfreeway.com/FergussonShortFilmFestival|title= Fergusson International Short Film Festival}}</ref>

===Rankings===
In 2020, Fergusson College was ranked 42nd among colleges in India by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]].<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_C_2020/> It has also received ''National Heritage'' status and ''College of Excellence'' award by [[University Grants Commission (India)]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type =

| NIRF_C_2020 = 42
}}

Fergusson College has ranked in the top ten arts and science colleges in India for the past 16 years{{when|date=October 2017}} in the annual survey conducted by ''India Today''-[[AC Nielsen]]-ORG-MARG and published in ''[[India Today]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.indiatoday.com/specials/popup/ds_arts/ds_arts.html|title=India Today|website=specials.indiatoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.indiatoday.com/specials/popup/cs_science/cs_science.html|title=India Today|website=specials.indiatoday.com}}</ref> In the state of Maharashtra, it is consistently ranked first in science and arts, followed by [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bestcolleges/2012/ranks.jsp?ST=Science&LMT=7&Y=2012|title=DIRECTORY OF BEST COLLEGES 2012: RANKS.JSP | IndiaToday|website=www.indiatoday.in}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Year
! Nationwide rank: Arts
! Nationwide rank: Science
|-
|2012
|12
|8
|-
|2011
|9
|5
|-
|2010
|7
|6
|-
|2009
|10
|7
|-
|2008
|7
|7
|-
|2007
|6
|9
|-
|2006
|8
|6
|-
|2005
|5
|6
|}

===Departments===
Senior wing of Fergusson University has 14 arts and 16 science departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fergusson.edu/departments/seniorcollegedepartments|title=Departments}}</ref>

'''Arts'''

*Marathi
*Hindi
*Economics
*English
*French
*Geography
*German
*Gymkhana
*History
*Philosophy
*Political science
*Psychology
*Sanskrit
*Sociology

'''Science'''

*Animation
*Biotechnology
*Botany
*Chemistry
*Computer Science
*Digital Art and Animation
*Electronics Science
*Environmental science
*Geology
*Mathematics
*Media and Communication
*Microbiology
*Photography
*Physics
*Statistics
*Zoology

===Associated institutes===
The college shares its campus with the [[Institute of Management Development and Research, Pune]] (IMDR) and Jaganath Rathi Vocational Guidance and Training Institute (JRVGTI), both governed by the Deccan Education Society. [[Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce]] (BMCC), established in 1943, is closely associated with Fergusson College. At the northern end of the campus, next to the New Academic Building, lies DES Law College.

==Student life==

===National Cadet Corps===
[[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] training began in Fergusson College in 1921 with the University Training Corps unit which had two platoons. In 1926, the UTC strength of increased to three platoons. In June 1930, one platoon of the [[College of Engineering, Pune|College of Engineering]] was transferred to the Fergusson College and since then Fergusson College enjoyed the privilege of contributing full company — α coy — and was reputed as the Best Drilling Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fergusson.edu/article/ncc.html|title= NCC - Drilling Company}}</ref>

There are two units of NCC in Fergusson College — Army and Navy wings. In the [[National Cadet Corps (India)|Army wing]], cadets are trained by the representative of the [[Armed forces]] at the junior and senior level. They are seen as future officers or army personnel or as possible reserves in the case of national emergency. In the [[National Cadet Corps (India)|Naval wing]], cadets are trained as per the naval rules and discipline at the senior as well as on junior level. They are considered as reserves, second in line of defence in case of national emergency. Apart from these, the open units in the college are Girls Wing, Air Wing, Signal Wing, Armed Squadron and Medical Wing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/NCC.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920144202/http://www.fergusson.edu/NCC.aspx|url-status=dead|title=NCC|archive-date=20 September 2008}}</ref>

===National Service Scheme===
[[National Service Scheme]] (NSS) is a community service program sponsored by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|Ministry of Human Resources Development]], [[Government of India]]. The motto of the NSS is ‘Not Me But You’, and its objective is developing the personality of the student through community service.

The NSS Unit of Fergusson College was started in 1975 with about 50 students. Presently the NSS Unit consists of about 200 students from senior college and 100 students from junior college. The activities of the NSS are to help the students understand community, their relation with community, National Integration, and Social problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fergusson.edu/NSS.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307121100/http://www.fergusson.edu/NSS.aspx|url-status=dead|title=NSS|archive-date=7 March 2009}}</ref>

===Periodicals===
The photography department, with contributions from current and former students, brings out an e-magazine, ''Fergzine''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fergusson.edu/EMagzine/editorial.html |title=Fergzine: The e magazine of the college |access-date=2010-03-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415235141/http://www.fergusson.edu/EMagzine/editorial.html |archive-date=2008-04-15 }}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
{{unreferenced section|date=March 2021}}
* [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] (1921–2004) — 9th [[Prime Minister of India]]
* [[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]] (1931–2008) — 7th [[Prime Minister of India]].
* [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]] (1883–1966) — [[Hindu nationalism|Hindu nationalist]] advocate, president of the [[Hindu Mahasabha]], Author, Poet, a rationalist & reformer
* [[Shubhangi Kulkarni]] (born 1959) - former India women captain, [[Arjuna]] awardee and secretary of erstwhile Women's Cricket Association of India
* [[Purushottam Laxman Deshpande|P. L. Deshpande]] (1919–2000) — [[Marathi literature|Marathi]] writer, actor, music composer, film and television producer, film director, music director & a great philanthrope. Famous as "Maharashtra's beloved personality"
* [[Ram Ganesh Gadkari]] (1885–1919) — Marathi playwright, poet and writer
* [[Prahlad Keshav Atre]] 1898 – 1969) — playwright (''[[Shyamchi Aai (film)]]''); leader of the [[Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti|Samyukta Maharashtra Movement]]
* [[R. P. Paranjpe]] (1876–1966) — mathematician, first Indian to become [[Senior Wrangler]] at [[Cambridge University]], former principal of Fergusson College
* [[Shriram Lagoo]] (born 1927–2019) — film and theatre actor
* [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]] (1899–1967) — activist for freedom of [[Hyderabad State]], 2nd [[Hyderabad State#Chief Ministers of Hyderabad State|Chief Minister]] of the state
* [[Smita Patil]] (1955–1986) — film actress (''Mirch Masala, Manthan, Chakra''); double [[National Film Awards (India)|National Award]] Winner for Best Actress
* [[Narayan Sitaram Phadke]] (1894-1978) — Marathi writer
* [[J. B. Kripalani]] (1888–1982) — Indian independence activist, former president of the [[Indian National Congress]]
*[[Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar]]- author, The first [[Marathi people|Marathi]] author to win the prestigious [[Jnanpith Award]]
*[[D. R. Bendre|D.R. Bendre]] - Kannada Poet, [[Jnanpith Award]]
* [[Vasant Kanetkar]] — playwright, [[Padma Shri]] awardee
* [[Madhav Gadgil]] (born 1942) — Ecologist, [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[Sai Paranjpye]] (born 1938) — Film Director & Screen Writer, Winner of [[National Film Awards]] & [[Filmfare Awards]], [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[Dattatreya Gopal Karve]] (1898–1967) — Economist, first principal of [[Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce]], Vice Chancellor of Pune University and Deputy Governor of [[Reserve Bank of India]]
* [[Irawati Karve]] (1905–1970) — sociologist, anthropologist, educationist, and writer
* [[Stephie D'Souza]] (1936–1998) — Indian athlete who won gold, silver and bronze medals at the [[Athletics at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]] and [[Athletics at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]] Asian Games.
* [[N. H. Antia]] (1922–2007) — plastic surgeon and [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[Radhika Apte]] (born 1985) — actress
* [[Padmanabhan Balaram]] — biochemist, [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient
* [[Pooja Batra]] (born 1979) — actress and model, Miss India 1993
* [[Milind Date]] — composer, flautist
* [[Bhaskar Chandavarkar]] (1936–2009) — [[sitar]] player, academic and composer
* [[Chandrashekhar Agashe]] (1888–1956) — industrialist
* [[Aarya Ambekar]] (born 1994) — singer, actress
* [[Suyash Tilak]] (born 1987) — film and television actor
* [[Prahlad Kakkar]] (born 1950) — ad film maker
* [[Suresh Kalmadi]] (born 1944) — politician and sports administrator
* [[D. R. Kaprekar]] (1905–1986) — mathematician, discovered [[Kaprekar's constant]] and the [[Kaprekar number]]
* [[Sonali Kulkarni]] (born 1974) — film actress, columnist and writer
* [[Shital Mahajan]] (born 1982) — skydiver, [[Padma Shri]] recipient
* [[Kiran Nagarkar]] (born 1942) — playwright, novelist
* [[Bhalchandra Nemade]] (born 1938) — [[Marathi language]] writer, [[Padma Shri]] and [[Jnanpith Award]] recipient
* [[Vitthal Ramji Shinde]] (1873–1944) — social activist, founder of Depressed Classes Mission in Mumbai
* [[Pandurang Vasudeo Sukhatme]] (1911–1997) — [[statistician]]
* [[S. R. Rana]] (1870–1957) — Indian political activist
* [[Milind Date]] — composer, flautist
* [[Suniti Ashok Deshpande]] — educator and promoter of Russian language and culture in India; recipient of the [[Medal of Pushkin]]
* [[Kranti Kanade]] — film director and screenwriter
* [[Sonalee Kulkarni]] — Marathi film actress
* [[Nandini Nimbkar]] — president, Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute; member, Senate and Academic Council, [[Shivaji University]]
* [[Babubhai J. Patel]] (1911-2002) — 6th [[List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister of Gujarat]]
* [[Kaka Kalelkar]] - Indian independence activist, social reformer, journalist and an eminent follower of the philosophy and methods of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]
* [[Chandrakant Sardeshmukh]] — sitar player, first Master Fellow of the [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)]]
* [[Balasaheb Thorat]] — member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and former Minister of Agrriculture and Revenue, [[Government of Maharashtra]]
* [[Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi]] (1907–1966), former head of the Dept of Mathematics at Ferguson College
* [[Y. K. Sohoni]] (1911-2003) - Professor of French (1944–58) and recipient of the ''[[Ordre des Palmes Académiques|Chevalier dans l'Ordre Palmes Académiques]]'' awarded by the Government of France
* [[Devesh Chandra Thakur]] — Member of Bihar Legislative Council from Tirhut graduate constituency and former Cabinet minister of Bihar.
* [[Gautam Bambawale]] - Senior diplomat. Indian envoy to China.
* [[Vasantrao Ghatge]]- Businessman
* [[Sriram Raghavan]]-Film maker, Director
* [[Manu S. Pillai]]-Writer, Historian, Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar awardee(2017)
* [[Amandeep Singh (footballer)|Amandeep Singh]] — Indian Foorballer
*[[Supratim Bhol]] - Indian Cinematographer

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Fergusson University - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 16:56, 25 September 2021