D. Y. Patil Agriculture and Technical University is a private college in Talsande, Maharashtra and it was established in the year November 2003.

It was the dream of President Hon. Dr. Sanjya Patil, to convert the campus into a University. And it was his collaborated efforts with Vice President Hon. Satej Patil, Trustee MLA Hon. Ruturaj Patil, Trustee Hon. Printhviraj Patil and the entire team at Talsande, that a proposal was submitted for a state private univeristy. As per the laws of the Government there are only 4 agricultural universities in the state but the Agricultural Engineering and Technical College at Talsande with its multidisciplinary courses, became Maharashtra State's 4th Private University in January 2021.

The campus is striving hard to fulfil the dreams of Dr. Sanjay Patil who held immense faith in achieving education for all. Keeping with the mission of the college to nurture a community of lifelong learners, it aspires to play an important role in sharing the traditional mode of education along with the modern needs of the contemporary society.

Talsande Campus is located in the suburbs of Kolhapur, 22 Kms away, the Talsande campus was originally 205 acres of barren stretch purchased by President of D.Y. Patil Group, Dr. Sanjay Patil in 1989. It took the vision of the Group's President and his endless efforts to convert an unproductive wasteland into a green belt.

About D.Y. Patil Group

Under the Visionary leadership of Hon'ble Dr. Sanjay D. Patil, the eldest son of Hon'ble Dr. D.Y. Patil (Padmashree Awardee), the multi-disciplinary value-based oranization has been ranked as one of the best educational institutions in India, strengthening its roots in diverse sectors such as sports, healthcare, agriculture, hospitality, retail, entertainent, and education. Every effort here is harnessed to realize his dream of making educational institutions as temple of learning, with an aim to participate in the tas of inculcating necessary knowledge, skills and creative attitudes and values among the youth to contribute more effectively towards establishing an equitable social and economic and secular ideal of the nation.

The Emphasis is on building institutions that reflect the philosophy and the pioneering spirit of every member who has worked tirelessly to make the Group on the of the leaders in education.

Ever since its inception, the group has shown a tremendous commitment to innovation and to serving the needs of the nation, and takes immense pride in having established strong, industry-focused teaching programmes with a research-enriched education that is complemented by work-integrated learning opportunity. The group, committed to excellence, with a holistic approach has consistently maintained the highest standards by ensuring quality teaching of the finest caliber. It continues to blaze the train in

• Education
• Agricullture
• Health Care
• Hospitality
• Retail
• Fitness
• Sports
• Sugar Industry
• Power Generation
• Entertainment

The D. Y. Patil Group persistently seeks and adopts innovative methods of improve the quality of higher education and is responsive to the changes taking place in the field of education on a global scale. The Group with its strong presence in Kolhapur, Mumbai, Pune and has also set the sail for exciting endeavors, built on a solid framework of ethics, values, transparency, and excellence.

VISION

To create a world class learnign environment which will promote innovation and creativity, experiential learning inspired by research, and focuses on regionally, nationally and globally relevant areas.

MISSION

To provide a diverse, vibrant and inspirational learning environment.
To establish the University as a leading experiential learning and research oriented center.
To become a responsive university serving the needs of industry and society. 
To embed internationalization, employability and value-thinking.
To become a place of research for multidisciplinary education.