Dr. Ashok Ithape a famous Cardiologist and General Physician, President of Sangamner Medical Foundation and Research Institute whose entire life is gone in the rural area of Sangamner periphery. With the blessings of Laxmi and Saraswati he has started Sangamner Medical Foundation and Research Institute in 1994-1995. After starting this society he worked a lot for the society through the social work around and in the Sangamner area.
In 2000-2001 Sangamner Medical Foundation and Research Institute has started Vamanrao Ithape Homoeopathic Medical College in the heart of city, New Nagar Road Sangamner and through this Medical college many poor and needy students of the surrounding area has got opportunity and got succeeded to become a doctor. He has not stopped here only…. In the year 2005-2006 he started Vamanrao Ithape D. Pharmacy college and also purchased more than 15 acres land for the development of Institute. Today many student are happily taking Higher Education in this huge campus.
In view of deep thinking about Education in several other faculties & need the further Education of students around the area he has started Vamanrao Ithape Polytechnic College in 2007-2008. Within the limits and rules and regulation of Director of Technical Education and All India Council of Technical Education and with necessary Equipments and Attractive Department and all modern facilities he has started the courses like Civil enginnering, Computer Eng, Information and Technology, Artificial Intelligent, Mechanical Eng, Electrical Eng.
He hasn’t stopped here.. Again he has started ANM & GNM courses in 2010-2011. Subsequently in continuation of the same in 2013-2014 institute has grown again ahead with private ITI courses.
SMFRI also achieved a post graduate coronate and got permission to start post graduate Homoeopathic courses in 3 Subject & 18 Seats from 2016 by Government of India, CCH, Affiliated to MUHS Nashik.
From 2017 onwards a degree course in Nursing education.. B.SC Nursing with 40 intake of Students affiliated to MUHS Nashik was started. In academic year 2019 we have grown more with additional 3 more subjects with intake of 9 students in post graduate Homoeopathy.
To stop here was never in the list of Dr. Ashok Ithape he has added one more D. Pharmacy College in 2019-20 namly Dr. Ithape Institute of D. Pharmacy and B. Pharmacy was established in 2022-23 under BATU (Babasaheb Ambedkar Technical University).
Rukhmini Ayurvedic Medical College was started in the Year 2023-24 affiliated to MUHS Nashik, Granted by Government of Maharashtra & Approved by NCISM with 100 Intake.
In the year 2024-25 permission for MBA, BBA & BCA was Granted by AICTE.
Not only this, First Cry Pre School was started in the year 2023-24.
Years after years Institute has progressing satisfactorily and doing the best possible for betterment in the field of Education in Sangamner and surrounding area and many more to come again in upcoming future.
Let’s hope for the best…..
It was our dream of Development
That was for societies Betterment
We have done possible Establishment
The hard work resulted in Achievement