The Deccan College Past Students Association (DCPSA), Poona was formed in the year 1935, basically to protest against the Government'sclosure in the previous year of the Deccan College on grounds of non-viability. The Association filed a case in District Court, Pune and received a favourableverdict in1936. However, the Bombay Presidency filed an appeal in Bombay High Court against the favourable verdict of Pune District Court. After protracted legal proceedings involving mutual consent the High Court gave the verdict in 1938 obliging the Government to restart the college. So the Deccan College was revived as a Post-Graduate and Research Institute on 17th August 1939.

Since then Principal N.D. Nagarwala and other members of the Past Students Association started meeting in an informal way at Deccan College once a year on 17th August, the practice continues till date. Thus 17th August began to be celebrated initially as the Foundation Day but later as a Revival Day. This tradition still continue and the General Body Meeting of the Association is conducted every year on this day, formally.

The main objectives of the Deccan College Past Student's Associations are as follows:

1. Playing a constructive role in the development of the Institute/University.
2. Support the administration and give academic and other guidance from time to time.
3. Provide academic inputs by conducting special lectures and guiding the young students in their academic endeavours.
4. Encouraging social gatherings of past students to share ideas and experience.
5. Institution in 2012 of a special annual award in the name of Sir RamkrishnaGopalBhandarkar Cash Prize to be given to the student scoring the highest percentage of marks in MA Examination of the University.

The Life Membership fees of the DCPSA is Rs.500/- and presently the Association has a total membership of 181 students.

1. Shri M.V. Deshpande
2. Shri K.G. Bhadbhade
3. Smt. ManoramaPhadke
4. Burjor N. Billimoria
5. Shri J.A. Samson
6. Shri M.R. Dalvi
7. Brigadier N. V. Bal
8. Shri Abdul Biyabani (Expired)
9. Shri AppaKanitkar(Expired)
10. Shri N.V. Bapat
11. Shri P.V. Bapat
12. Shri M.K. Bawdekar
13. Shri. C.W. Bhatt
14. Shri. G.G. Chitale
15. Shri. M.R. Dalvi
16. Shri. Appasaheb Deshpande Prabhudas(Expired)
17. N.D. Nagarwala (Expired)
18. Shri. S.P. Kanhere
19. Shri. K.S. Karve
20. Dr. S.V. Kelkar
21. Shri. S.P. Kunjir
22. Shri. N.V. Muley
23. Dr. M.U. Arole (Expired)
24. Dr.Shubhangana M. Atre
25. Ms. Sonya Bhagat-Kar
26. Shri Anil Kumar Chand
27. Dr. Kamal Chavan
28. Dr.Zarine Cooper
29. Dr.Sushma G. Deo
30. Dr. B.C. Deotare
31. Dr. R.V. Dhongde
32. Shri B.S. Gajul
33. Dr. P.B. Gambhir
34. Shri N.S. Gaware
35. Dr.Parso J. Gidwani(Expired)
36. Dr.AparnaJha
37. Dr. Joy Joseph
38. Dr. M.D. Kajale
39. Dr. L.M. Khubchandani
40. Shri Manabu Koiso
41. Dr.AnupamaKshirsagar
42. Dr. A.R. Kulkarni
43. Dr.Vrinda Kulkarni
44. Dr.Gauri Lad
45. Dr. R. Mahadevan
46. Dr. S.J. Mangalam
47. Dr. A.R. Marathe
48. Dr. Sheila Mishra
49. Dr. Pradeep Mohanty
50. Dr. K.S. Nagaraja
51. Dr. K.S. Nair
52. Dr.Usha Nair
53. Dr.Pramod Kumar Pandey
54. Dr. R.S. Pappu
55. Dr. Shanti Pappu
56. Dr. H.C. Patiyal
57. Dr. P.M. Pingle
58. Dr.P. Baskara Rao
59. Dr. V.G. Sathe
60. Dr. V.S. Shinde
61. Dr. P.K. Thomas (Expired)
62. Dr. S.R. Walimbe
63. Dr.StatiraWadia
64. Dr.SavitaGhate
65. Dr.KurushDalal
66. Dr. Katy FerozeDalal (Expired)
67. Dr.RichaJhaldiyal
68. Dr.RukshanaNanji
69. Dr. V.N. Misra
70. Dr.Malti Nagar (Expired)
71. Dr. K Paddayya
72. Dr. S.N. Rajaguru
73. Dr. A.P. Jamkhedkar
74. Dr.U.B. Bhoite
75. Dr.MurtezaMireskndari
76. Ms.Meena Dan
77. Dr.MozammelHoque
78. Dr. S.L. Gokhale (Expired)
79. Dr.Samita Gupta (Expired)
80. Dr. B. Rajendra Prasad
81. Dr. B. Jaya Ranga Rao
82. Ms.Dishaa G.
83. Dr. M.S. Nagaraja Rao
84. Dr. V.S. Lele
85. Dr. S.D. Laddu
86. Shri Prabhakar Khole
87. Dr. D.R. Raju
88. Dr. P.S. Joshi
89. Dr. Shahida Ansari
90. Dr.Alok Kumar Kanungo
91. Dr.Aarti Deshpande-Mukherjee
92. Dr. P.P. Dandwate
93. Dr. R.K. Mohanty
94. Dr.Mandakini A. Kinjawadekar
95. Mr.Prasad P.Joshi
96. Dr.Suman H. Pandya
97. Dr.V. Selvakumar
98. Dr. M.S.Mate
99. Dr.A.A. Sundra
100. Dr.P.C.Venkat Subbaiah
101. Dr.P.J. Cherian
102. Dr.K.Thimma Reddy
103. Dr.KiritL. Mankodi
104. Dr.Veena Mushrif-Tripathy
105. Dr.Madhur M. Mathur
106. Shri Sanjay D. Modi
107. Dr.Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi
108. Ms.Gazala Singh Sehgal
109. Dr. S.S. Jadhav
110. Mr.Jayendra Jayant Joglekar
111. Ms.Tejal Nitin Ruikar
112. Ms.Sutapa Lahiri
113. Dr.Shivaji Dadaso Kshirsagar
114. Mrs Nisha Sawant-Kulkarni
115. Dr.Amol Kulkarni
116. Ms.Neha Avinash Dhavale
117. Mr.Nilesh Panditrao Jadhav
118. Dr.Ayumu Konasukawa
119. Ms.Nilam Nandini Sarmah
120. Dr. Amrita Sarkar
121. Ms.Nilam Subhash Dhapare
122. Ms.Astha Dibyopama
123. Ms.Manjiri Jitendra Bhalerao
124. Dr.PankajGoyal
125. Mr V.C. Kamble
126. Dr.Shantanu Anil Vaidya
127. Ms.Wannapat Ruangsup
128. Ms.Neda Hossein Tehrani
129. Dr. P.S. Shirvalkar
130. Dr.Satish Shivaji Naik
131. Ms. Banti Mahapatra
132. Dr.Akhilesh Kumar
133. Dr.Gurudas Shete
134. Dr. M.L.K. Murty
135. Dr.Debashri Dasgupta Ghosh
136. Mr.Jadhav Sambhaji Tukaram
137. Ms.Sujata Raosaheb Bhujang
138. Mr. Vijay Balu Sarde
139. Mr.Akash Srinivas
140. Dr.Kanchana. B. Bhaisare
141. Ms.Ruta Paradkar
142. Ms.Dhwani Ashok Gudka
143. Ms.Shalmali Mali
144. Ms.Kavita Abhijit Murugkar
145. Dr.Pradnya Deshpande
146. Dr.Kalika Nitin Mehta
147. Parvat B. Vadi
148. Mohan Shanu Gaonkar
149. Mahajan Sujata Ajay
150. Durge Vinayak Gyanobarao
151. Md. Badaruddin
152. Krishna Pal Singh
153. Jeewan Singh Kharakwal

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