Sanjay Ghodawat University (SGU), Kolhapur

SGU first-year course fee for 2026-27, B.Tech: Computer Science and Engineering Rs 1,70,000; AI and Machine Learning Rs 1,70,000; Civil Engineering Rs 1,45,000; Aeronautical Engineering Rs 1,60,000; Electronics and Communication Engineering Rs 1,60,000; Robotics Process Automation Rs 1,87,500; AI and Data Science Rs 2,37,500. A separate exam fee of Rs 5,000 is added (SGU fee structure 2026-27).

SGU's 2026-27 eligibility sheet names MHT-CET (B.Tech, B.Pharm), JEE Main (all-India B.Tech candidates, preferred over MHT-CET), NEET (B.Pharm), GATE (M.Tech), GPAT (M.Pharm), the MAH-BBA/BCA, MAH-MCA, MAH-MBA and MAH-LLB CETs, CAT, CMAT, XAT, ATMA, MAT and GMAT (MBA), UCEED, NID-DAT and NIFT (B.Des), and PERA CET 2026 for most programmes. SGU has not published a 2027 schedule (checked 16 October 2026).

The 2026-27 first-year course fee is Rs 2,45,000 for both the MBA and the MBA in Fintech and Data Analytics, plus a Rs 5,000 exam fee. Applicants need a 3-year bachelor's degree with 50% (45% for reserved categories from Maharashtra) and a non-zero score in a CET by the competent authority, CAT, CMAT, XAT, ATMA, MAT, GMAT or PERA CET 2026 (SGU eligibility criteria 2026-27).

First-year course fee for 2026-27: B.Pharm Rs 1,22,500 and M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics or Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance) Rs 95,000, each plus a Rs 5,000 exam fee. SGU's special pharmacy scholarship takes Rs 22,500 off the B.Pharm total fee of Rs 1,27,500 for students with HSC above 60%, leaving Rs 1,05,000. B.Pharm entry needs MHT-CET, NEET or PERA CET 2026.

SGU's 2026-27 fee structure page lists a hostel fee of Rs 57,000 a year. The page does not say whether mess charges are included or which rooms the fee covers, and the Residential Facilities page shows photographs only.

SGU's NIRF 2026 data covers the 2024-25 graduating batch: 782 graduates in UG 3-year (275), UG 4-year (408) and PG 2-year (99) programmes, of whom 347 were placed (95, 210 and 42). Median salary was Rs 2,00,000 for UG 3-year, Rs 3,50,000 for UG 4-year and Rs 4,00,000 for PG programmes. The university does not state a batch year for the school-wise package figures on its placement page.

SGU lists four schemes for 2026-27: a technology merit scholarship (B.Tech Civil, Aeronautical and Electronics and Communication: 60, 40 or 20 percent off tuition and development fee for 90.01 percent and above, 80.01 to 90 and 70.01 to 80 percent in PCM, with limited seats); a 15 percent merit discount on tuition and development fee for BCA, BBA, MCA, MBA, M.Pharm, law, B.Com and several B.Sc programmes on entrance score or Class 12 marks; a 10 percent first-year loyalty scholarship for students from SGU-group institutions; and a Rs 22,500 pharmacy scholarship for HSC above 60 percent.

SGU's public self-disclosure page gives its accreditation status (NAAC, NBA, NIRF) as not accredited (checked 16 October 2026). The About page says only that the earlier Sanjay Ghodawat Institute had a NAAC A grade, with no cycle or validity date. SGU filed NIRF data for 2025 and 2026 but is not in the NIRF 2025 ranked lists for Engineering (1 to 200), University, Overall or Management (1 to 150). SGU says its B.Tech Civil Engineering programme is NBA accredited.

SGU is a state private university at Atigre, on the Kolhapur-Sangli Highway in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra (PIN 416118). It was set up under the Sanjay Ghodawat University Act XL of 2017 of the Government of Maharashtra and is recognised by the UGC under section 2(f). The campus covers 165 acres, according to the university's Ph.D. brochure for 2026-27.

SGUPET 2026 is SGU's Ph.D. entrance test, held on 28 November 2026 on campus in online proctored mode. The last date to apply is 30 October 2026 and the application fee is Rs 2,500 (Rs 3,000 in the extended period). The paper has 100 one-mark questions, 50 on research methodology and 50 on the chosen subject, with no negative marking (SGU Ph.D. admission brochure 2026-27).

SGU admits to UG and PG programmes on Class 12 or degree marks plus an entrance score: MHT-CET or JEE Main for B.Tech, Maharashtra CETs or PERA CET for BCA, BBA, MCA, MBA and law, NEET or MHT-CET for B.Pharm, UCEED, NID-DAT or NIFT for B.Des, GATE for M.Tech and GPAT for M.Pharm. No 2027 admission schedule is published (checked 16 October 2026); the enquiry page shows registration open for 2026-27 without dates.

First-year tuition at Sanjay Ghodawat University (SGU), Kolhapur is ₹27,500 (Bachelor of Science - Physics) to ₹2,72,500 (Bachelor of Design - Interior Design) for undergraduate programmes and ₹62,500 (Master of Science - Chemistry) to ₹2,45,000 (Master of Business Administration - Fintech and Data Analytics) for postgraduate programmes. Fees are per year and may change for new batches; confirm with the college before paying.

Sanjay Ghodawat University (SGU), Kolhapur offers 36 programmes in Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, Law, Design, Pharmacy, Computer Applications and Paramedical, including Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science.

Sanjay Ghodawat University (SGU), Kolhapur lists approval or accreditation from UGC, PCI and BCI.

Sanjay Ghodawat University (SGU), Kolhapur is also known as SGU Kolhapur and SGU.