Pemraj Sarda College, Ahmednagar was established in 1962 by Hind Seva Mandal.

It is one of the premier institutions to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone in the part of progress.

The college is a Grant-in-Aid and affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune (formerly University of Pune) and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) under Act, 1956. It is re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade - (CGPA Score 3.02 on a 4 Point Scale in 2nd Cycle) on 23rd March 2013.

Brief History:

The foundation stone was laid by our Late Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Hind Seva Mandal was established in 1922 with the aim of propagation of education in the Ahmednagar district.

The workers of the institution were the common people of middle-class society without any political or economical support, but they had the ambition, willpower and sustained efforts to build up the society and consequently the nation for overall upliftment.

They were influenced by the images of the great revolutionaries and freedom fighters like Lokmanya Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, and Vir.Savarkar. The activists like Senapati Bapat, Raosaheb Patwardhan, Nanasaheb Nisal etc. gave leadership to this prosperous institution. It is now running 32 different schools, colleges and workshops in the Ahmednagar district.

Late Shri Zumberlal Sarda donated Rs.1 lakh in the name of his brother Pemraj then the college was started in a small building of “Anath Vidyarthi Gruh”, (an orphanage). The Late Chief Minister Shri Y.B.Chavan inaugurated this college.

Initially, Arts and Science College was started. Soon after commerce faculty was also started along with the post graduation courses in various subjects. In due course, step-by-step, the necessary constructions were made with the help of the generous people and the valuable grants from U.G.C.

Even the staff of the Hind Seva Mandal had contributed much for building and for the development of this college. In 1987, the library building was constructed, for which Madhavlalji Dhoot, a generous industrialist in Ahmednagar, contributed Rs. 1 lakh.

Now the college has a big playground, a boys Hostel, about 5000 Sq. Mts. built up area for classrooms, office and for other purposes. The college administers the coaching in three faculties along with several subjects for about 2500 students. The Junior College was started in 1976. Since then, our students are regularly in the merit list. The college and its departmental activities, especially Gymkhana department constantly the keep name of the college flashing in the newspapers.

Currently, there are 37 junior college teachers, 36 senior college teachers and 32 non-teaching staff in the college. All of the teachers are well versed in their subjects and most of them are engaged in some or other social activities. Various teachers won best teacher state award and other prizes in various fields. This college is proud of all these achievements.

The college has been offering Bachelors degrees in arts, science and commerce and three PG courses in Marathi, Political Science and Commerce.

In the Science faculty, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Botany, Zoology, and Electronics are the subjects offered, out of which Physics, Chemistry and Electronics are Special subjects at the B.Sc level.

In the Arts faculty, Marathi, Hindi, English, History, Political Science, Economics, and Geography are the subjects offered. There are Masters programmes in Marathi, Political Science and Commerce. A certificate course in Spoken Sanskrit is also offered by the college.

The subjects are taught according to the regulations of the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune and the courses are restructured accordingly. The students have a choice in respect of offered Elective Options only. Teachers of the college have participated in various curricula design of the University.

There is a periodic academic audit by the university.