Laxman Devram Sonawane College - LDSC

Kalyan Wholesale Merchants’ Association is playing a very significant role in the social, cultural and educational life of Kalyan city. The Association has created a sound goodwill in the vicinity of the Kalyan by actively participating in various welfare and socio-economic activities. The Association has generously donated lacs of rupees for Bhiwandi Riot Relief Fund, Roha-Nagothana Flood Relief Fund, Kargil Fund, Latur –Earthquake Relief Fund, Kutch-Gujarat Earthquake Relief Fund, etc. The Association also organizes free check-up medical camps, religious program and social activities. The Kalyan city has changed quite a lot in the last decade and observing progress in different fields. The ever increase in student population and insufficient centers for Higher Education are the main causes of motivating our Kalyan Wholesale Merchants’ Education Society to start the new Degree College in this area. The Society made efforts to start Arts and Commerce Degree College in the academic year 2002-2003. The Government of Maharashtra granted the permission to the Society to start Laxman Devram Sonawane Degree College of Arts and Commerce on “Permanently Non-Grant Basis” vide letter no. NCG 2002 NMV 01,2002 from the Higher and Technical Education Division, Mantralaya, Mumbai-400032 dated 15 th July 2003. The University of Mumbai issued a formal permission letter to enroll the students on 22nd August, 2002, vide letter no. Aff/Recog/4031 dated 22/8/2002. In the subsequent year, we started the Junior College of Arts, Commerce and Science. In the same year the Society was given permission to introduce three years Degree Course of Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS). During the academic year 2008-2009, we started B. Sc. in Computer Science and Information Technology. In the academic year 2011-2012, the institute have introduced Post –Graduate Courses; M. Com in Advanced Accountancy and M. Sc. in Information Technology. The college also offer plain science subjects as Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology and Microbiology in our degree college. M.A in Economics & History were introduced in 2013-14.