Shri Venkatesh Mahavidyalaya, Ichalkaranji was established in 1983.

The college is managed by Shri. N.B. Education Society (NBES) to meet the growing needs of commerce education of local students & the college has been accredited by NAAC with B grade.

Shri N. B. Education Society founded its Senior College, Shri Venkatesh Mahavidyalaya, Ichalkaranji in June, 1983, to help students of the vicinity to enter into the mainstream of higher education, particularly in the stream of commerce.

The college is affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur. It is a co-education college that offers both UG & PG programmes. The college runs Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Commerce in Accountancy Programmes. For B.Com Programme the college offers three electives for the specialization such as 1) Financial Accounting, 2) Industrial Management and 3) Business Statistics.

The B.Com Programme with 3 Divisions at Part I & II and 2 divisions at Part III is functioning as an aided sectio and 1 division of each class of B.Com Programme as well as Programme of BBA and M.Com are conducted under unaided section.

Along with the basic curriculum college offers skills-based and employability enriching short term courses. In spite of its infrastructural constraint, the college tries to provide computer and language laboratories and the spacious library for the academic development of the students. Sport, Cultural & N.S.S. Departments are the focal points of the college.

The C.C.T.V. Surveillance, Discipline Committee and the guideliness for the campus Management are the major means employed to make the campus safe and secure for the students to learn comfortably. The college strictly observes and is abided by the guidelines regarding the Anti-Ragging and Sexual Harassment Prevention means. The statutory committees as per the guidelines of Shivaji University Kolhapur are formed to look into the matter judiciously.

The college appeals all its stakeholders to follow the rules and guidelines of the institution and stick up to the vision, statement and the quality policy of the college.

VISION

The college envisages to become a distinct quality college invigorating self reliant students with academic excellence and social awareness.

MISSION

To strengthen an educational ambience, infrastructure and design development plans and policies that help to impart quality education in Commerce stream.

To encourage innovative spirit and design pro-research activities leading to constructive outcome.

To make use of ICT tools & e-resources for enhancing learning experience.

To instill the professional skills, ethics & essential life skills among students.

To foster inclusive outlook & structure awareness programmes regarding environment, human values, and other apprehensive social issues.

To prepare students participate actively in the development of nation.

OBJECTIVES

To induce a quality culture in tune with the Institution’s statement of Vision and Mission.

To strive to achieve excellence inimparting commerce education.

To update & implement the effective mechanism for teaching, learning & evaluation.

To update ICT based infrastructure for academic & administrative purpose.

To enhance research culture & establish incubation centre for germination of innovative ideas and practices.

To implement sustainable support schemes to provide affordable higher education to the lowest strata of the society.

To strengthen collaborative activities for the development of students through MoUs with industries and academicia.

To maintain professional ethics and stick up to the core values of the institution.

To organize on-job training, short courses and programmes to develop students' professional skills and employability.

To sensitize the student and the staff about gender equality and environment related issues.