Shri Sharda Bhavan Education Society was established in 1952 with an educational vision to dispel darkness of illiteracy from lives of the poor. Honourable Founder President Late Dr. ShankarraojiChavan, Former Home Minister, Government of India, established first school in 1952 & then onwards there was no looking back. The Society has kept its educational graph rising for the decades. It expanded into many schools & colleges. The society always looked forward for upgrading the educational facilities so as to keep itself prompt with the changes in rural & urban areas. This contribution was recognized with awards “Dalit MitraPuraskar” & “RajyaPuraskar” to the society from the state Govt. of Maharashtra. Higher education facility was introduced in 1963 in the areas of Arts, Commerce & Basic Sciences followed by legal, technical & teacher’s education. Nowadays, this society is one of the reputededucational societies in theMarathwada region of Maharashtra State. It has given significant contribution in research & educational development
Shri Sharda Bhavan Education Society’s Indira Gandhi (Sr.) College, CIDCO, Nanded runs the courses in arts & science faculties from year 2000. College goal is to achieve academic excellence, “promote research & strive for multidimensional personality development of students keeping pace with time.” It holds a unique position in the outer/rural area of Nanded. The college is recognized for its discipline. As a budding institution it aims at versatile development of student in academic, socio-cultural fields so as to make them responsible individuals to make a better society. In the year 2014-15 college is certified with ISO 9000-2008 and Accredited “B” Grade with CGPA 2.62 by NAAC Bangalore. Swami RamanandTeerthMarathwada University has awarded the college with Best College Award for 2015-16.