Srikrishnadas Jajoo Gramin Seva Mahavidyalaya - SJGSM

Shrikrishnadas Jajoo Grameen Seva Mahavidyalaya (SJGSM) proffers BA Rural Services, MA Rural development courses and is the only college in the state of Maharashtra to run a degree programme in Rural Services. By very definition the B.A.(Rural Services) programme is meant for rural youth with a view to train them for rural development. Situated at Pipri-Wardha and in the vicinity of Sevagram and Pawnar, the College not only strives to practice the principles of Gandhi and Vinoba, but also to preserve the inherent rural ethos of the programme. The college is fast emerging as the centre for rural development activity owing to its links with the adjoining villages through Community Development and Extension which is the core of B.A.(Rural Services) course and which distinguishes this course from the traditional B.A. course. In terms of Community Development and Extension, our students get first hand experience and training in the field of agriculture and farming, environment, water conservation, Vermiculture, Sericulture, Horticulture projects, health & hygiene, rural and cottage industries, SHGs, cleanliness etc. The course thus not only qualifies the students for serious rural development activities but also enables them to pursue other courses and jobs through the study of such subjects as English, Marathi, Economics, Community Development and Extension, Sociology, Cooperation, English Literature, Marathi Literature. The College enjoys perfect students- course compatibility as most of the students belong to the rural and agricultural background. The students, however, are offered modern teaching methods and technology to effect the rural modern balance. Thus, though the medium of instruction is Marathi and there is no scope for IT in the syllabus, the students are given compulsory value addition programs for proficiency in English language and ICT.