Khandala city is located near Pune Banglore Highway just before Khambataki tunnel in Satara District. Khandala city and surrounding villages are located in hilly area always facing draught conditions.

Rajendra Mahavidyalaya was established by the institute in June 2007 for the purpose of providing quality education upto degree to the students in this area.

Shivaji University has given permission to run, Arts, Commerce and Science faculties in the college on permanent non-grant basis. Considering the need for technical education along with Science and Administrative education at present, the institute also started a vocational B.C.A course on permanent non-grant basis from 2008.

The work of imparting quality education to the girls in this area has been done by Sushila Shankarrao Gadhave, teacher from the same institute. After her, by honouring her Educational work, at the urging of the citizens of Khandala area, Rajendra Mahavidyalaya was renamed as Sushila Shankarrao Gadhave Mahavidyalaya, Khandala from Jun 2019 and the name is approved by Shivaji University on 17th December 2018.

Our college is affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur and is one of the best rural colleges of the university, in terms of academic, cultural, NSS, NCC and sports achievements. At present, there are about 600 students, taking under graduate education in our college. The college imparts education in Arts, commerce and Science faculties along with the degree course in BCA. We have additional Student strength of about 500 under the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik. At the begining of the academic year our NSS unit adopt one of the villages for extension activities, like tree plantation, Nirmal gram Yojana, Voters Awareness etc.

The support services of the college include well-equipped science laboratories Library, Playground, Tight security etc. The growth of the college is qualitative as well as quantitative. Our students have excelled in the sports NSS activities at university and occasionally at state levels. Many of our students have occupied good positions in Administration, Teaching, Central and State Defence Services, Industry, Banking. The faculty of our college is well qualified.