Established in 1962 and affiliated to Shivaji University Kolhapur Padmbhushan Dr.Vasantraodada Patil
Mahavidyalaya,Tasgaon is the first centre of higher education in the Tasgaon Taluka of Sangli district in the
state of Maharashtra. Its parent institution, Shri Swami Vivekanand Shikshan Sanstha, Kolhapur was founded
by Shikshan Maharshi Dr.Bapuji Salunkhe with the motto ‘Dissemination of education for knowledge,
science and culture, with a vision to provide education to the down-trodden, the poor and the ignorant. The
Sanstha tried its best to lay emphasis on the education of the youth at affordable cost for their all-round
development. Their successors including the present executive president of the society Hon. Prin. Abhaykumar
Salunkhe and the secretary Hon. Prin. Mrs. Shubhangi Gawade have strived their best for providing with
education to the under privileged section of the society.
          The Institute has undergone three cycles of accreditation by the NAAC in the past. The Institute has
secured first rank in faculty of Arts in rural category in Shivaji University Merit Scholarship Scheme
successively in 2016-17 and 2018-19 and in Commerce faculty in 2019-20.The Institute has received ISO
certification ISO 9001:2015 in2019. All science departments are supported by the DST-FIST scheme. The
Institute IQAC established in the year 2004 has been functioning as a catalyst for many processes about quality
sustenance and enhancement. The recommendations made by the NAAC peer teams have always directed the
succeeding perspective plans and majority of them have been implemented with priority.