In 1997, UWC Mahindra College (MUWCI) was established as a vibrant college located on the hilltops of rural Maharashtra in Pune, India. The College is known for its curricular innovation and community engagement. MUWCI pioneered the International Baccalaureate’s (IB) World Studies Extended essay and Film Studies programme, while also housing the Akshara Foundation, fostering local impact and offering students opportunities for project-based and service learning.
Three Unique Features
- Curricular richness: Recognised for its curricular innovation, MUWCI has contributed to the global International Baccalaureate curriculum, with several programmes conceived here. Recently, MUWCI introduced its MUWCI Core, encompassing four pillars of learning – social and emotional, outdoor and ecological, place-based and contextual and political. The College also provides real-world experiences through the Project-Based Certificate.
- Student-led initiatives: Students actively participate in campus decision-making processes, including resource management initiatives on campus and neighbouring villages. Their involvement also leads to enduring traditions like the Community Fund and the annual Theatre Season, where students direct and perform plays around campus throughout a two-week period in February.
- Indian context: At MUWCI, not only do students enjoy a diverse classroom with peers from over 60 countries, but also through influences from the surrounding valley’s linguistic and cultural richness. Courses like ‘This is India’ and ‘Global Affairs’ provide important contexts and rare opportunities to engage with the community, while Project Week and Experience India Week offer brief immersive experiences across the country.
Our students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), which is made up of three core components and six subject groups.
Average class size: 15
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Core components
Theory of Knowledge: Students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we claim what we know.
The Extended Essay: An independent, self-directed piece of research finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS): Students take part in a range of experiences and at least one project.
Subjects
- Studies in language & literature: English Literature, English A Language & Literature, Hindi Literature, Spanish Literature, School Supported Self-Taught Literature, Language & Culture
- Language acquisition: English B, French B, French Ab Initio, Hindi B, Spanish Ab Initio, Spanish B Language acquisition: English B, French B, Chinese B, Spanish B, French AbInitio, Chinese Ab Initio, Spanish Ab Initio
- Individuals and societies: Economics, History, Global Politics, Philosophy, Psychology
- Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems & Societies
- Mathematics: Maths – analysis & approaches, Maths – applications & interpretation
- The arts: Visual Arts, Theatre, Film Studies
Co-curricular
All students at UWC complete a co-curricular programme called Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) – an integral part of the IB qualification. Students get the opportunity to choose a physical, a creative and a social service activity. Our Triveni (CAS) programme is extensive and a crucial part of a MUWCI education, with particular focus on community engagement and outdoor education. We also have a rich variety of inclusive campus events, celebrating the diversity of our students and the local culture and festivals.
The CAS activities on offer change each year as they are student-led and faculty mentored. Typically we offer 30+ creative and physical activities and 25+ on and off-campus service learning opportunities. A sampling of what’s on offer is below:
Physical activities
Badminton
Basketball
Bollywood Triveni
Afro Latin
Cricket – for beginners and Advanced football
Frisbeea
Tennis
Volleyball
Martial Arts for Beginners
Table Tennis
Yoga and meditation
Futbal
Creative activities
Arabic for Habibis
ArtSoc
Pottery Club
Bollywood
Club Stonks
Ensemble
Hair Workshop
Humans of MUWCI
Improvisational Theatre
K-Dance Sitar
Lingua Franca
Manlymen
Model United Nations
MUWCI-preneurs
MUWCI Techraiders
MUWCI Podcast
Paper Making & Knitting
Race Space Spectrum
Rhetorix Music
The Improv Dance
Upcycled Fashion
Writer’s Lab
Social service
Amaavasya
Amnesty International
Animal Rescue Service
Astronomy Centre x High School Science
AVNI Letters for Learning Aruni
Biomonitoring
Community Theatre
Computers 4 All
Dukaan
Fire and Rescue
Fitness & Nutrition Gym
Global Affairs
Gomukh
Green Team
Kriya Shivaji Community Theatre
LGBTQ+
Library Service
Light & Sound Fix It Around Us
MedSoc
MUWCI Media
Night School
Outdoor Education Service
Peer Tutoring
Project Sita
Sadhana Friends
Service Community Funds
SuperPeople
The UWC Buzz
Travelling with Arts
In addition to classrooms, labs and library in the academic building, LPCUWC has a number of amenities from a well- equipped auditorium and theatre, to a climbing wall and outdoor swimming pool.
Medical Centre
Theatre Stage
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Gym
Football Pitch
Tennis Courts
Art Centre
Music Room
Basketball Courts
Indoor badminton court
Obstacle Course (rope climbing, climbing wall, monkey bar)
Kayak facility
Tree House
Music Room
TV room
Multipurpose Hall
Spaces for Spiritual Practice
Digital film lab
Indoor/Outdoor Cafeteria
Library
Art studio
IT Centre
Social Centre: recreation room, tuck shop, outdoor education store
Residential accommodation:
MUWCI is divided into five ‘wadas’ (residential clusters). Students live with relative independence and responsibility in houses of eight arranged around a shared courtyard. Each room houses four students from different continents. So-called “wada parents” and other faculty are part of the wada community, living with their families and pets in adjacent homes. Residential buildings include common rooms with kitchens and separate laundry facilities.
Medical provisions
- Resident doctor and nurses
- 16-bed medical centre staffed by an on-call resident doctor and full-time nurses
- Specialist consultation and hospitals nearby in Pune, 90 minutes from campus via college ambulance.
Academic and emotional well-being
- Faculty advisors and wada (residence) parents provide pastoral care for students
- Head of Student Life and on-campus staff members focus on student well-being
- Psychologist available on campus
- Psychiatric specialists available for consultation in Pune when needed
You can apply through your UWC national committee (NC) or through the UWC Global Selection Programme.
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