Sandesh arrived at the DSK International Campus last week where he underwent Pre Competition Medical Assessment ahead of sealing the move today.
Expressing his pleasure about the signing, Shirish Kulkarni, President DSK Shivajians Football Club, said: "Sandesh is a proven talent and he has plenty of top level experience for his age. It will be good to have him in the squad where we have quite a lot of young players, who look forward to learn from the experienced lot. I'm certain that he will have a positive impact on our I-League campaign."
He signed his first professional contract with United Sikkim, where he played for the 2012-13 season in the 2nd Division I-League, gracing the field with the likes of Baichung Bhutia and Rennedy Singh. In the following season (2013-14),he joined Rangdajied United, but midway through the season, he switched his alliance to Mumbai FC.
In mid-2014, he was selected by Kerala Blasters in the second round of the Indian Super League draft. He played an important part in Kerala Blasters' inaugural ISL campaign, which lead to him being named as the 'Emerging Player of the Year' at the end of the season.
Over the course of his career, Sandesh has represented India 13 times, with six of those appearances logged for the India Under-23 team.