[2] The school's founders included noted social reformers Vaman Abaji Modak, Justice Ranade and historian Dr. R. G.
[5] The subjects taught included those required to appear for the matriculation examination such as English literature, arithmetics, geometry, Marathi, and science.
[1] In 1887, the ruler of the Princely state of Sangli, Tatyasaheb Patwardhan, offered land on Laxmi Road in Pune, where the high school is based.
In 2001, the MGE Society established a senior college of commerce exclusively for girls called Huzurpaga Mahila Vanijya Mahavidyalaya (HMVM).
The school's medium of instruction is mainly Marathi with some students being offered the chance to learn science and maths through the English language.
exams conducted by the Maharashtra government for 10th grade students, the school consistently achieves a pass rate in the high 90s percentage.