About Us

The society also introduced National core curricula including moral and spiritual Education, Yoga Education, Physical Education, Sanskrit and Music for promoting National Integration and Cultural Development. The Society also caters to the public need of the surrounding area through various extension services cells such as Adult Education Centre for Women, Yoga Prabodhini, Kreeda Prabodhini (Sports), Lokakala Prabodhini (Folk Art), Nritya Prabodhini (Dance), Natya Prabodhini (Dramatics), Sangeet Prabodhini (Music), Sahitya Prabodhini (Literature), Vidnyan Prabodhini (Science), Darshan Prabodhini (Philosophy), Sanskrit Prabodhini, Saunskar Prabodhini (Value Education), Anusandhan Prabodhini (Research), Vyavasaya Margadarshan Prabodhini (Vocational Guidance), Bal-Vikas Prabodhini (Child's allround Development), Gramvikas Prabodhini (Rural Development), and the Research and Consultancy Cell

The firm, determined and objective oriented journey of Prabodhan Education Society has gradually flourished into the following institutions, cherishing within its fold, a large family of educational institutions in a short span of 25 years:

• Vidya Prabodhini College of Commerce, Education, Computer and Management
• Vidya Prabodhini Higher Secondary School of Arts, Science & Commerce
• L.D. Samant Memorial High School
• Prabodhan Poorva Prathamik Vidyalaya, Parvari
• Prabodhan Prathamik Vidyalaya, Parvari
• Prabodhan Poorva Prathamik Vidyalaya, Pomburpha
• Prabodhan Prathamik Vidyalaya, Pomburpha
• Jan-Shikshan Saunsthan, Parvari (Sponsored by Central Government)
• Smt. Sunandabai Bandodkar High School, Salvador -De-Mundo
• Smt. Sunandabai Bandodkar Poorva Prathamik, Salvador-DeMundo
• Smt. Sunandabai Bandodkar Prathamik, Salvador-De-Mundo

The Society, with its beaming, enthusiastic, innovative, dedicated team of teachers and equally dynamic Heads of the institutions has already started its march with a spectrum of realities translated into practice such as:

• Excellent Result during the period of 25 years with Merit list.
• Dedicated and socially active staff with excellent Teamwork.
• Goal oriented and self-evaluator Training Program for staff and students through graded workshops.
• Active and comprehensively organized “Prabodhini Pariwar Palak Shikshak Sangha (PTA)”.
• Admission to any student without bar of percent-age of marks, yet achieving excellent results.
• Scoring of Prizes and Merits in sports and other competitions from Panchayat level right up to the University, National level, every year.
• Each organ of activity geared up to foster National pride, inculcate patriotism and preserve Bharatiya identity at all cost.

Members of Prabodhan Education Society

Sr. No.	Name
1.	Shri. Prabhakar Narayan Bhate
2.	Shri. Datta Bhikaro Naik
3.	Shri. Vithal Dattatraya Nadgauda
4.	Sou. Smita Sayajirao Sardesai
5.	Shru. Vasudev Ganesh Manerikar
6.	Shri. Gajanan Narayan Kapadi
7.	Shri. Madhav Bhalchandra Kelkar
8.	Sou. Vrunda M. Kelkar
9.	Shri. Suresh V. Kulkarni
10.	Shri. Minanath T. Upadhye
11.	Shri. Ulhas Gopal Asnodkar
12.	Shri. Pradip Narayan Maske
13.	Shri. Abhay Venkatesh Prabhu
14.	Shri. Laxmikant Yeshwant Parsekar
15.	Shri. Suryakant Ladu Gawas
16.	Shri. Suresh Bhaskar Borkar
17.	Shri. Ramlal D. Sharma
18.	Shri. Sagar Madhav Bhat
19.	Shri. Govind Ganesh Deo
20.	Shri. Shripad Alias Kanta K Patnekar
21.	Shri. Dnyaneshwar P. Pednekar
22.	Shri. Subhash Bhaskar Velingkar
23.	Shri. Shripad Yesso Naik
24.	Shri. Manohar G. P. Parrikar
25.	Shri. Sanjay Purushottam Walavalkar
26.	Shri. Subhash Vishwanath Phadte
27.	Shri. Viththal G. P. Parrikar
28.	Shri. Guruprasad R. Pawaskar
29.	Shri. Lalaji Daya Pagi
30.	Shri. Dilip Vasant Betkikar
31.	Shri. Purushottam P. Kamat
32.	Shri. Rajendra Laxmikant Bhobe

OBJECTIVES

• Design and develop skill based and practical oriented curriculum.
• Increase students’ learning through classroom teaching-learning process.
• Inculcate basic human values in students through curriculum.
• Develop application-oriented students’ performance evaluating mechanism.
• Promote teaching of topics of current relevance beyond the syllabus.
• Promote a research culture and spirit of inquiry among teachers and students.
• Develop abilities and competencies in research through workshops and training programmes.
• Inculcate employability skills in students and thereby promote their overall personality development.
• Increase placement opportunities for students through linkages with business houses and educational institutions/organizations.
• Promote collaborations and interactions with industry and research institutions for the benefits of institution.
• Sustain an Institution-Neighborhood network to enhance learning opportunities.
• Promote participation of students and teachers in outreach and community development activities.
• Seek feedback from stakeholders for the improvement of the institution’s performance.
• Create industrial and entrepreneurial outlook for self-employment and Employment generation.

Sr. No.	Name
1.	Shri. Sripad K. Patnekar
2.	Shri. Vithal G. P. Parrikar
3.	Shri. Datta B. Naik
4.	Shri. Ulhas G. Asnodkar
5.	Shri. Suresh B. Borkar
6.	Shri. Minannath T. Upadhye

• Local Managing Committee
• College Advisory Committee
• College Committee

• The Institutional Library, admeasuring 162.40 sq.mt., serves the need of students and faculty with a diversity of reading resources. The well-stocked Library, having decent collection of books, magazines, journals and newspapers, provides photocopying services to students at a nominal price. An independent Reading Room, equipped with 5 desktop computers with high speed internet, gives students access to the latest of e-resources from around the world.
• The ICT Laboratory is well-furnished and is equipped with 29 desktops with internet access and modern specialized independent computer tables with modern revolving office chairs, and provides printing and scanning facilities.
• The Geography Laboratory accommodates 20 students at a time, and is adequately furnished with apparatus and equipment, such as 2 GPS receivers, 18 Pocket Stereoscopes, 6 Mirror stereoscopes and two tracing tables, required for the Geography Graduate Programme.
• The Department of Physical Education and Sports, comprising of a sports room, indoor sports hall, and a gymnasium area, is equipped to respond to the needs of almost 600 students.
• The institution currently runs six NSS Units, and has an NSS Room, and a store-room adequately stocked with tools and equipment.
• A room is set aside for Socially Useful Productive Work.
• The Counseling Room provides privacy, confidentiality, quietude, and a comfortable space for counseling students.
• A Creative Arts Room, equipped with musical instruments, also serves as a rehearsal space for theater and performing arts activities.
• The Institution provides a fertile environment to encourage research amongst its stakeholders through a Research and Consultancy Room.
• The Canteen provides students and staff with healthy snacks and meals during working hours.
• The Wi-Fi enabled Faculty Room is provided with tables and modern office chairs, individual lockers and attached independent washroom facility for Ladies and Gents staff.

Independent Common Rooms are assigned for girls and boys. A wooden cot with fresh linen, mattress and pillow is made available in the Girls Common Room. Seating facilities, with tables are available in both the Common Rooms.

• Two Ladies and Gents washrooms each admeasuring 60 sq.mt. each, serves the need of students and visitors.
• ‘Swami Vivekanand Hall’, a self-contained multipurpose hall admeasuring 474 sq.mt., has a total seating capacity for 300 people.
• One bus caters to the transportation needs of the students.

Potable Water is made available to students through RO system for water purification and 2 water filters with hot and cold water facility.

• Medical Response Facility equipped with a stretcher and basic first aid.
• An integrated Biometric System is installed to record daily attendance of students and staff alike.
• Composite Multimedia Systems support the teaching-learning process and helps in documentation.

The Policy and the Procedure for maintaining and utilizing Physical 

The Policy and the Procedure for maintaining and utilizing Physical, academic and the support facilities is as follows

• The registered students are provided with facilities such as Classrooms, Elective rooms, Library, Computer Lab, Geography Lab, sports facilities etc. The institution makes provision in its budget from non-salary grants for maintenance of facilities that aids teaching-learning. Fees paid by students such as library, Computer lab, Gymkhana etc., are used for upgrading and maintenance of respective facilities.
• The ICT enabled classrooms with its furniture are used for multiple purposes. The primary purpose is conducting regular and extra lectures for students as per pre-determined academic timetable and individual/group presentation, group discussions, experimental learning activities are conducted. The institution believes in community service and adhering by that offers’ its classrooms, when not in use to various government/non-government organizations for conducting competitive exams like CA/CS/SET and other academic purposes.
• The support and multi-tasking staff assist in the process of teaching learning. Cleaning and maintenance of hygienic environment in the campus is achieved by the efforts of the support staff. The classrooms, library, computer lab, office, and other facilities are cleaned on daily bases. The office in charge makes inspection of the campus on daily bases and discrepancy noticed is immediately reported.
• A daily-wage worker has been appointed for maintenance of hygiene in the washrooms.
• The Library is open from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm for all its stake holders. Student can visit library any time before/between/after lectures and during recess. Books, journals and newspapers can be referred physically as well as virtually and max of 3 books can be issued for a week’s period. Special provision in the budget is made for library up gradation and maintenance. The Institution has appointed a full-time Librarian for the purpose.
• Photocopying facility is available at free of cost/marginal cost to all stake holders.
• The ICT Lab can be used by all stakeholders as per the rules and regulations of the institution. It serves a dual purpose of conducting ICT related lectures with practical’s and as a virtual reference point. A fulltime Lab Attendant is appointed to look after the operation, upgrading and maintenance of the ICT lab.
• The staff and students can access the Wi-Fi facility by registering their devices.
• The institution website is up graded and maintained by the lab attendant.
• Other academic support facilities (Sports/NSS/musical instruments etc.) are available to all the students during non-lecturing hours and also to other stake holders with prior permission of the authority.

Decision making process
Decisions pertaining to Purchasing/Maintenance/up gradation/usage of facilities are arrived at using following procedure:

• Requisition is sought in writing from the faculty/department.
• Principal thoroughly studies the requisition/proposal.
• Invites the concerned faculty, who has moved requisition, for further clarification.
• Principal consults senior most faculty members about the concerned proposal.
• If the request is found to be justifiable, the same is forwarded to the Managing Board for their approval in case of non-routine/significant matters.
• On approval of the management, head sends the proposal to the concerned authority for necessary action and execution.

• Providing Sanskarmai Shikshan through the development of Value and Culture-based education
• Promoting Creativity and Innovation
• Providing a Quality Learning Environment
• Ensuring a Holistic Education
• Having Quest for Excellence
• Commitment and Dedication
• Imbibing National Values and Philosophy
• Ensuring Welfare of the Society
• Creating Responsible Citizenry
• Upholding Work Ethics and Professionalism
• Inculcating basic values in students
• Fostering global competition among the students
• Promoting research culture and a spirit of inquiry
• Promoting use of technology
• Collaborating with other societal stakeholders
• Inculcating a Scientific Temper and Spirit of Inquiry and Reform