Fergusson College - Admission 2024, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

Fergusson College Admissions 2023: The Fergusson College admissions for various PG and diploma courses have started. The last date for submitting Fergusson College PG applications is June 15, 2023. On the other hand, the personal interview for Fergusson College PhD admissions 2023 is scheduled for May 20, 2023. NIRF Ranking 2023 for Fergusson College under college category is 79th.

The Fergusson College in Pune was founded in the year 1892 and became fully functional from 1895 onward. It received the status of the ‘College of Excellence’ in 2017 by UGC and is affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). Fergusson College has been ranked 57th in the NIRF 2022 ranking under the overall category.

Fergusson College courses are offered at various UG and above levels, for example,  BA, B.Sc, B.Voc, MA, M.Sc, M.Phil, PhD and various diploma and certificate programmes. Admissions to the Fergusson College UG courses are done on the basis of the Class 12 exam. It also offers admission to the two-year MA and M.Sc courses in four and 14 specialisations respectively at the postgraduate level. Admission to all the PG courses except MA Marathi and M.Sc Electronics is done on the basis of an online entrance exam conducted by the institute or Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Fergusson College Pune also offers scholarships to students according to the rules prescribed by the Government of India and Savitribai Phule Pune University on the basis of merit and minority reservations. The college is known for its alumni some of whom are great thinkers, philosophers, writers, great patriots, teachers, entrepreneurs, defence officers, scientists etc.

Fergusson College course specialisations are offered across eight certificate courses and five PhD courses. At the UG level, there are BA, B.Sc and B.Voc courses offered in 15, 13 and two disciplines respectively. Admission to all the Fergusson College UG courses are done on the basis of the academic scores in the qualifying exam whereas for the postgraduate and PhD courses, the college conducts an entrance exam for admission.

Interested candidates can check out the Fergusson College courses and fees given below.

Fergusson College Courses and Eligibility Criteria 2023

Fergusson College Admissions 2023: Admissions for various PG, Diploma, and PhD courses at Fergusson College are currently ongoing. Visit our admission page to learn more about the Fergusson College admission process. 

Fergusson College application process is entirely online. Candidates may apply for the course of their choice on the Fergusson College official website. Admission to all the PG courses except MA Marathi and M.Sc Electronics is done on the basis of an online entrance exam conducted by the institute or Savitribai Phule Pune University. 

Students willing to apply to the Fergusson College PG entrance application is open now. Academic performance in the qualifying test is used to determine admission to all UG programmes. Candidates pursuing PG and PhD programmes at Fergusson College must take a university-level entrance exam. 

Find out more about Fergusson College admission dates 2023 below.

Fergusson College PG Admission Dates 2023

Fergusson College online admission forms for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes must be submitted online. Fergusson College application fee for general candidates is Rs 800 and for reserved category candidates is Rs 600. For submitting the Fergusson College admission forms, candidates should follow the steps outlined below:

Step 1: Visit the Fergusson College official website.

Step 2: Click on the ‘Admission Menu’ or the online admissions link in the Fergusson College admission portal.

Step 3: Choose the course of your choice.

Step 4: Fill out your personal information and the details of your qualifying examination on the admission form.

Step 5: Print the admission form and fee challan.

Step 6: Please include photocopies of any required documents.

Step 7: Submit the admission form and fees to the appropriate department.

Fergusson College: Documents required for admissions

• Aadhar Card
• Class 10 mark sheet
• Class 12 mark sheet
• Graduation mark sheet
• Domicile certificate
• Entrance Score Card (if applicable)
• Caste certificate, Caste Validity Certificate (if applicable)
• Non-Creamy layer certificate
• GAP certificate (if applicable)

Fergusson College NIRF ranking 2023 is 79th under the college category.

Fergusson College Placements 2023: The Fergusson College placement report 2023 is not available yet. Meanwhile, you can check out the previous year's Fergusson College placement details to learn more about the institute.

The Fergusson College Placement Cell has a ‘Career Facilitation Centre’ (CFC) for assisting students with the training and placement process. It was established to provide placements for students from the computer science streams but was later expanded into the central placement system for students from other streams. Fergusson College placement activities focus on skill development, industrial training, internships, research and development etc. All of these activities form an integral part of the Fergusson College placement process.

Many top companies visit Fergusson College Pune for recruiting graduates. The college also offers internship opportunities to students and roughly 75 to 80 percent of the students get placement offers. Some of the companies which conduct placements at Fergusson College are Amazon, Tech Mahindra, Infosys Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services, Amazon, Capgemini, Accenture, Wipro Technologies, Sunpharma, Cipla, Dr Reddys Laboratory etc.

Fergusson College Placement Highlights 2022

The Fergusson College Pune offers central, state as well as in-house scholarship programmes to its students from economically backward backgrounds and to students belonging to SC/ ST categories. Fergusson College scholarship programmes are listed below:

Gokhale Scholarship

The ‘Gokhale Scholarship’ is offered to two students of Fergusson College who have completed bachelors degrees in physics or chemistry and who plan to go on to get masters degrees at accredited institutes in India. 

Fergusson College scholarships programme's objective is to reward academic performance while recognizing the financial need and encouraging higher learning. Every year two scholarships are offered, one scholarship is designated for a female student, while the other is for a male student.

Science Talent Scholarship

The Science Talent Scholarship by the central government of India is also available for students of Fergusson College.

State Government Scholarships

Fergusson College also provides state government scholarships to eligible students. Some of those state government scholarships are listed below:

• National Scholarship
• Eklavya Scholarship
• Financial Assistance to Meritorious Students
• Economically Backward Class
• Sanskrit Scholarship
• Govt.Open Merit Scholarship
• B.C.Scholarship(Including S.C.,S.T.,N.T.,O.B.C.,S.B.C.)
• B.C.Freeship(Including S.C.,S.T.,N.T.,O.B.C.,S.B.C.)
• B.C. Other State Scholarship
• Primary School Teacher Freeship
• Service Personal Freeship
• Ex-Servicemen Freeship
• Secondary School Teacher Freeship
• Handicapped Scholarship
• Bidi Kamgar Scholarship

Fergusson College Pune has a rich history and is known for its infrastructure. It has a well-stocked library and the first floor of the library serves the purpose of a reading hall for the students as it can easily accommodate around 400 students being one of the largest reading rooms of any library in Maharashtra. 

There is the Fergusson College library on the ground floor which has more than 2,50,000 books and various research journals. The Fergusson College campus has a botanical garden with rare and even endangered plants, it has large playing fields with the provision of sports facilities for the students and hostels. Fergusson College also has an NM Amphitheatre which can easily accommodate around 1500 people and is one of the biggest auditoriums to be found in any college in Pune.

Career Facilitation Centre- The Fergusson College Career Facilitation Centre (CFC) was established in the early 90s at the institute as a training and placement cell for offering industrial interface and assistance when it comes to placements for computer science courses. Later, the cell expanded as it started getting more projects from industries and also more courses were introduced in the college so the CFC's interactions with various industries increased. Many top national and international companies visit the college for campus recruitment. 

Classrooms- Fergusson College has a sufficient number of classrooms (79) which are very well ventilated with spacious seating arrangements. In many of these classrooms, conventional as well as advanced teaching aids can be used.

Laboratories- There are 52 laboratories for general programmes and 15 laboratories for research. Fergusson College laboratories for research in ‘Animal Cell Culture’ and ‘Plant Tissue Culture’ are housed in the department of biotechnology. All science laboratories are ICT supported. The department of animation laboratories has high-end facilities like workstations with 2D and 3D animation. 

Research facilities- The Fergusson College campus houses special research facilities including a ‘Central Instrumentation laboratory’ (Chemical Sciences, Life and Earth Sciences), which has high-end research equipment like Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatograph, Infrared Spectroscopy and UV-visible Spectrophotometer. 

Amphitheatre- There are 13 audio-visual halls and one amphitheatre (Heritage Building) and a recently constructed open-air amphitheatre. Kimaya and Lower Recreation Hall are separate spaces marked for extra-curricular activities.

Hostel- Fergusson College features excellent hostel facilities for both boys and girls. There are six hostel blocks in total, four for boys and two for girls. Fergusson College hostel has a total capacity of 587 students (427 boys and 160 girls). The boys' hostel blocks are located to the north of campus, while the girls' hostel blocks are positioned to the east. Admissions to the hostels are completed through ERP online by using your ERP password. Hostel facilities such as TV, newspapers, magazines, badminton hall, volleyball ground, basketball, etc. are made available for the hostilities.

Since its foundation in 1892, the Fergusson College Pune has established an excellent set of alumni which include Indian freedom leaders, political leaders, artists, creatives, movie directors, playwrights, mathematicians, etc. The vast Fergusson College alumni network attracts aspiring candidates from all over the country.

Some of the notable Fergusson College alumni are listed below:

• Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - Indian Independence activist, Icon of the Hindu Nationalism Ideology, President of the Hindu Mahasabha
• Babubhai J Patel - 6th Chief Minister of Gujarat
• Balasaheb Thorat - Member, Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra and Current Minister of Revenue and Khar Lands, Government of Maharashtra
• Dr Burgula Ramakrishna Rao- 2nd Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State; Activist for freedom of Hyderabad from Nizam's rule
• Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi - Marxist Historian, Indologist, Mathematician, Statistician and former head of the Dept of Mathematics at FC
• D.R. Kaprekar - Mathematician, Discovered the Kaprekar Constant and the Kaprekar Number
• Jivatram Bhagwandas Kriplani - Indian Independence Activist, Senior Congress Leader, Founder of the Praja Socialist Party
• John M. Omenge- Chief Geologist, Ministry of Energy, Kenya
• Vishwanath Pratap Singh - 10th Prime Minister of India
• Vitthal Ramji Shinde- Social Activist; Founder of Depressed Classes Mission in Mumbai