Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre

Inspired and influenced by the work of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Savitribai Phule, Rajshree Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj with motto of "BAHUJAN HITAAY BAHUJAN SUKHAAY" like minded visionaries Karmaveer Raosaheb Thorat, Kakasaheb Wagh, Bhausaheb Hire, Annasaheb Murkute, Dattatraya Bhonsale, Kirtivanrao Nimbalkar, Ganpat Dada More and many more self sacrificing, dynamic social workers sowed the seeds of what today is a giant organisation and a leading educational trust. At the beginning of 20th century when the social, political and economic condition of the villagers in the interior Maharashtra was in utter chaos and the downtrodden people of the Bahujan Samaj, adivasis and Dalits were living a helpless and hopeless life, the visionaries realized that the only answer to their woes was education. Armed with education as an instrument for all round progress and with the mission of spreading knowledge and building a progressively cultured society, this institute has spread education to the poorest of poor into the interiors of all villages of Nasik district. What started in 1914 as a hostel for 5 boarders as Udoji Maratha Boarding, today caters to the educational need of 1,66,996 student in various branches thus moulding their future. It is easy to establish an institute but difficult to nurture, grow and maintain its growth. Since its inception and keeping in pace with the times, the institute has slowly, steadily and continuously added various courses to its name and today has 342 branches all over the district which include pre-primary, primary, secondary, higher secondary schools, Arts, Science, Commerce colleges, Industrial Training Institutes, Law college, B.Ed. college, D.Ed. college and offers Professional courses like Pharmacy, Engineering, Architecture, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Medical etc. The medical college was established in 1990, with modest hospital in the auspicious premises of Udoji Maratha boarding and classes being run in the KTHM college with an intake capacity of 100 students. In 1992 this intake was increased to 120. In 1994 the college was shifted to 54 acres campus of Adgaon.