Pune District Education Association

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Pune District Education Association
पुणे जिल्हा शिक्षण मंडळ
Formation	7 September 1941 (83 years ago) (1941-09-07)
Founder	Baburaoji Gholap
Founded at	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Type	Education organization
Headquarters	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Key people	Ajit Pawar (chairman and president)
Main organ	Maharashtra government
Affiliations	Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Savitribai Phule Pune University
Website	pdeapune.org

The Pune District Education Association is an Indian educational organization, based in Pune, Maharashtra.

It is the administrative authority for a large number of schools and colleges.

Foundation

The association is one of the largest institution providing education at school and college level in the Pune district. It was founded on 7 September 1941 by educationalist Reverend Baburaoji Gholap, Annasaheb Aawate and their colleagues.

Mission

The association's mission is to provide highly recognized knowledge centers of learning resources for primary to post-graduation education. The association sticks to their purpose and firm belief in up-lifting literacy in socio-economically weaker sections of the society.