Fergusson College, Pune Fergusson College is a Private College and it was established in 1885 and accredited by UGC, NAAC. Fergusson College offers 65 courses in Performing Arts, Information Technology, Science, Engineering, Media and Mass Communication streams. Popular courses are BSc, BA, M.Tech, MSc, PhD. The placement record of the college varies from stream to stream. Highest package was 5.5 Lacs in 2016 academic year.

The foundation stone of Fergusson College, Pune was laid in the year 1892 and the college started functioning from 1895 onward. It received the status of the College of Excellence in 2017 by UGC and is affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). The college is known for its alumni some of whom are great thinkers, philosophers, writers, great patriots, teachers, entrepreneurs, defence officers, scientists etc. 

The College offers BA, B.Sc, B.Voc, MA, M.Sc, M.Phil, PhD and various diploma and certificate courses. The college also offers 8 certificate courses and at the research level, it offers 5 PhD courses. Admission to all the UG courses at Fergusson College, Pune is 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. At the UG level, there are BA, B.Sc and B.Voc courses with 15, 13 and 2 specialisations respectively. Admission to the courses is on the basis of class 12 qualifying exam. It also offers admission to the two-year MA and M.Sc courses in 4 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.

Fergusson College: Quick Updates

June 23, 2020: The admission form for UG and PG admission at Fergusson College will be released after the 12th board results are published by Maharashtra Government.

Fergusson College, Pune also offers scholarships to the students according to the rules of the government of India and Savitribai Phule Pune University on merit and need basis for the minority students. The college 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 can easily accommodate around 400 students. It is seen as one of the largest reading rooms of any library in Maharashtra. There is the main library on the ground floor which has more than 2,50,000 books and various research journals. The college 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. It 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 University.

The 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. Internships are also a part of the curriculum at Fergusson College, Pune. Some of the recruiters are Google, Tech Mahindra, Amazon, TCS, Accenture etc.