Milind College

College in Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Milind College

Type	Public
Established	19 June 1950
Location	Aurangabad , Maharashtra , India
Affiliations	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Website	http://www.milindscience.org, http://www.milindarts.com

Milind College is a group of three coeducational general degree colleges located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, namely Milind College of Science, Milind College of Arts, and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Commerce. They offer undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. All three colleges are affiliated with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.^[1] The college is named after Milind, the Indo-Greek king.

History

The 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan had allotted 54 acres of land to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar for the establishment of Milind Mahavidyalaya.^[2]^[3] The growth of Milind Mahavidyalaya prompted the leaders of the Society to divide the college into Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Commerce in 1960 and "Milind College of Arts" and Milind College of Science in 1963.^{[citation needed]}

Courses

Milind College of Science:

Biotechnology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Electronics, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science, Fishery Science.

Milind College of Arts :

Marathi, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Commerce:

Commerce, Business Administration

Accreditation

The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

References

^ "Affiliated College of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University" (PDF).
^ "A 'miser' who donated generously". thehindu. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^ "Nizam gave funding for temples, Hindu Educational institutions". The Siasat Daily. 24 May 2013.