About Chandrashekhar Agashe College
Background
Late Capt. S. V. Damle
Founder - Maharashtriya Mandal
Maharashtriya Mandal, Pune, established in 1924 by the Late Shri. Shivarampant Damle was the first step towards achieving the
larger goal envisaged by him for youth in
the state of Maharashtra. This goal was to
nurture the youth to become physically and
mentally healthy, strong, motivated, spirited
and addiction-free. Further development of
the youth into self righteous and proud citizens
of India was foreseen as a logical conclusion
of the primary goal.
To achieve this, it was imperative to create
facilities dedicated and committed to teach
and groom younger minds in mental and physical
studies. The idea of setting up a college for
physical education was born and government permission
for this establishment was also obtained in
1932.
However, it took 45 long years before the
college was finally established in 1977.
During the interim period of these forty-five
years, the Mandal offered its services
in preparing physically fit youth in various
capacities. It offered free training to
school going children to get physically
fit in pre and post independence years.
In the calling for the armed recruits in
India’s participation for World War
II, the Mandal trained people for receiving
short commission. It also held special
coaching classes for NDA entrance exams.
Between 1963 and 1970, the Mandal also
set up various schools like the Seth Dagduram
Katariya English Medium High School, the
Pune Vyayam Shala, Smt. Indirabai Karandikar
English Medium School, Maharashtriya Mandal
Marathi Medium School and Capt. Shivarampant
Damle Marathi Medium School.
The sheer grit and dedication of the Late Shri. Shivarampant Damle finally bore fruits when the Government finally allotted the Mandal with 32 acres of land. Chandrashekhar Agashe College of Physical Education (CACPE), named after the late founder of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate, came into being in July 1977 at Gultekdi, Pune. Today the College is a name to reckon with in the field of physical education and boasts of an infrastructure and standard of education which is one of the best in the country.
CACPE
Chandrashekhar Agashe College of Physical Education is affiliated to the Pune University , is accredited by NAAC and is recognized as a Research Centre in physical education. It offers a range of Bachelor’s and Master’s Courses in physical education as also an M.Phil course. It is spread over a sprawling area of 32 acres of land, has the requisite infrastructure and facilities and vast play fields and tracks. All the modern administrative facilities are housed in suitable buildings. The college also has its own hostel and mess facilities. CACPE is a centre for quality physical education, one of its kind, known and recognized widely across the state of Maharashtra and the country.