Governance Jurisdiction Originally, the university had a jurisdiction extending over 12 districts of western
Maharashtra. With the establishment of
Shivaji University in
Kolhapur in 1962, the jurisdiction was restricted to five districts:
Pune,
Ahmednagar,
Nashik,
Dhule, and
Jalgaon. Out of these, two districts—Dhule and Jalgaon—are attached to the
North Maharashtra University in
Jalgaon established in August 1990.
Departments The university has various departments and centres, offering courses in science, social science, management, law, etc. • The Engineering department offers courses in various fields, including Computer Science Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics and Automation, and Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering. • Unipune offers a bachelor's degree course in Environment Science. The course started from the academic year of 2018–2019. • The Department of Foreign Languages was started in Ranade institute building in 1949. It offers courses for German, French, Russian, Japanese and Spanish languages from elementary level to post-graduate courses. Batches are conducted in morning as well as in evening. • Competition Exam Center (CEC): is for coaching programs for various government competition exams. • Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women's Studies Centre. • Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), an autonomous department offering MBA programs. == Rankings ==