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The study was conducted to document the diversity and distribution of flora and fauna in and around V.G.S campus in Solapur city, Maharashtra, India in year 2019-20. The campus area is 20234.3 square meters which is divided into 4 zones according to campus location and area. The plant specimens were collected for identification and documentation from different zones. 35 different families with 71 species of plants (19 species of trees, 31 species of shrubs, 11 species of herbs and 10 species of grasses) were recorded. The families namely Fabaceae, Poaceae, Apocynaceae, Asparagaceae are dominated. In these Fabaceae topped the list with 11 Genus followed by Poaceae with 10 genus. The study also records 05 species of reptiles, 11 species of birds, 25 species of insect�s .The distribution and availability of individual flora and fauna species has been scrutinized carefully for its future sustainable utilization. The present study found that campus area having different types of biodiversity along with maximum shrub, medicinal and ornamental plants. These vegetation data will be required to support a wide variety of resource assessment, management, and conservation concerns.