Shahajiraje Mahavidyalaya, Khatav was established in June 1965 managed under Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Khatav (Presently Chandrahar Patil Gramin Shikshan Sanstha, Khatav).

Shahajiraje Mahavidyalaya was one of the three colleges in Satara district and the only one and the first in the drought-prone Tahasil of Khatav & Man.

There were only 4-5 high schools at that time in Khatav Tahasil.

Under such circumstances, only a few students from rich families could get higher education at Karad or Satara, the cities both of which are situated at the distance of 50 kms, away from this college. But the poor students were deprived of the higher education.

Particularly, girl students were lamentably deprived of higher education as their parents were not mentally prepared to send them to outstation colleges.

Their poverty also did not permit them to do so.

As a result, the parents of girls from this region were compelled to get them married at early stage which was nothing but complete mental harassment of the girl learners.