The Pune District Education Association is an Indian educational organization, based in
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
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It is the administrative authority for a large number of schools and colleges.
Foundation
It was founded on 7 September 1941 by educationalist Reverend
Baburaoji Gholap, Annasaheb Aawate and their colleagues.
Mission
The association's mission is to provide highly recognized knowledge centers of learning resources for primary to post-graduation education. The association sticks to their purpose and firm belief in up-lifting literacy in socio-economically weaker sections of the society.
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Accreditation
All the association's schools are affiliated to the
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, the
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education
The Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE) is an autonomous board of education in the state of Maharashtra, India. It designs and implements diploma, post diploma and advanced diploma programs to affiliated institutions. The board ...
; and the colleges to
Pune University.
See also
*
List of educational institutions in Pune
References
External links
* , the association's official website
1941 establishments in India
Educational organisations in Maharashtra
Education in Pune
Non-profit organisations based in India
Organisations based in Pune
Educational institutions established in 1941
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