Design · Est. 2017
S.P. College of B.Design
The eighth girls’ B.Design college in the country.
- Programme
- Bachelor of Design (B.Des)
- Duration
- 4 years, full time
- Affiliation
- S.N.D.T. Women’s University
- Intake
- 132
Est. 2008 · Asangaon, Dahanu, Palghar
Educating generations,
empowering communities.
V. M. Patil Krushi Pratishthan runs five colleges (design, pharmacy, agriculture, hospitality and law) from a single campus at Asangaon, Taluka Dahanu, District Palghar. It was founded for the children of this coast's farming, fishing and tribal families, and it still is.
Now teaching design at the Gurukul Shikshan Sankul.
- Founded
- 2008Founded
- Colleges on one campus
- 5Colleges on one campus
- Farmers served by the soil lab
- 25,000+Farmers served by the soil lab
- Students placed
- 1,000+Students placed
- S.N.D.T. Women’s University
- Pharmacy Council of India
- Dr. B. S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli
- Government of Maharashtra scholarships
One campus
Five colleges, wired to one trust
Design, pharmacy, agriculture, hospitality and law are taught side by side at the Gurukul Shikshan Sankul in Asangaon, sharing a library, a hostel, a bus route and a governing trust.
VMPKP
Pharmacy
Y.N.P. College of Pharmacy
Degree and diploma pharmacy, approved by the Pharmacy Council of India.
- Programmes
- B.Pharm and D.Pharm
- B.Pharm duration
- 4 years, full time
- D.Pharm duration
- 2 years, full time
- Approval
- Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)
Agriculture · Est. 2008
Krishi Tantra Niketan
The trust’s founding institution, teaching since 2008.
- Programme
- Diploma in Agriculture
- Duration
- 3 years, full time
- Affiliation
- Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli
- Intake
- 60 (first year)
Hospitality
Manubhai Mehta College of Hospitality Studies
Hotel and hospitality management, taught as a degree.
- Programme
- B.Sc. in Hospitality Studies
- Duration
- 3 years, full time
- Eligibility
- 12th or equivalent, passed
Law
VMPKP College of Law
The three-year LL.B. degree, taught on campus.
- Programme
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Duration
- 3 years, full time
- Intake
- 60
- Eligibility
- A bachelor’s degree in any discipline
How it grew
From one polytechnic to five colleges
Everything since 2008 has been added to the same ground at Asangaon rather than to an easier site. Keep scrolling.
The beginning
The trust is founded
Milind Patil and Vikas Patil establish V. M. Patil Krushi Pratishthan for the education of poor and tribal children of the Dahanu coast.
First college
Krishi Tantra Niketan opens
The agriculture polytechnic becomes the trust’s first institution, teaching a three-year Diploma in Agriculture affiliated to Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli.
See where it led
A second discipline
Design education arrives
Design teaching begins on campus under S.N.D.T. Women’s University, opening a professional route for women from the surrounding villages.
A degree college
S.P. College of B.Design
The trust opens the eighth girls’ Bachelor of Design college in the country, a four-year degree affiliated to S.N.D.T. Women’s University.
See where it led
Where it stands
Five colleges, one campus
Design, pharmacy, agriculture, hospitality and law are taught side by side at the Gurukul Shikshan Sankul, alongside the trust’s soil laboratory and community programmes.
See where it ledBeyond the classroom
A soil laboratory that has served 25,000 farmers
The trust’s community work runs alongside its teaching: a mobile soil and water testing lab, a nursery, polyhouse training, cold storage, and garment skills training for women in the surrounding villages.
Soil & Water Testing Laboratory
25,000+ farmers
Sumedh Agro Nursery
Polyhouse Training
Cold Storage & Ripening Chamber
In their words
Recognised by the state
प्रामाणिक प्रयत्न, समाजाचे कल्याण व्हावे, हे उद्दिष्ट ठेवुन कार्य चालू आहे. मिलिंद पाटील व सहकारयाना मन: पूर्वक शुभेच्छा!
Shri Eknath ShindeCabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra'गुरुकुल शिक्षण संकुल' ग्रामीण व शहरी, किनारपट्टी भागातील अतिशय सुंदर प्रयोग, माझ्या मन: पूर्वक शुभेच्छा !
Shri Balasaheb ThoratCabinet Minister, Government of MaharashtraOn campus
Studios, workshops, fields
Photographs from the design studios, the garment workshop, industrial visits and the agriculture practicals.
Announcements
Latest notices
Admissions open for the current academic year
Applications are open across all five colleges. Register through the CET form or visit the campus office between 10:00 and 17:00, Monday to Saturday.
Industrial visit programme announced
Design and agriculture students will visit manufacturing units and processing facilities as part of the practical component of their courses.
Free soil testing camp for farmers
The trust’s mobile soil and water testing laboratory will run a free camp for farmers of the surrounding villages. Bring a sample of roughly 500g taken from the root zone.
Admissions
Come and see the campus
The office is open Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 17:00. Ask us about eligibility, hostel places, the bus route, or the Government of Maharashtra scholarships your family may qualify for.
- Address
- Gurukul Shikshan Sankul, Asangaon, Station: Vangaon, Taluka Dahanu, District Palghar, Maharashtra 401103
- Getting here
- On the Mumbai–Dahanu Road suburban line (Western Railway). Vangaon and Boisar are the nearest stations.