Vitthalbhai Patel & Rajratna P. T. Patel Science College (VP&RPTP)

V.P.&R.P.T.P. Science College is one of the oldest Science colleges in Gujarat.It is Managed by Charutar Vidya Mandal and established in 1947. It is affiliated to Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. It was first an Arts and Science College, anagar. It was first an Arts and Science College, after 1959 it has been fully devoted to Science. It has won the award of The Best Science College of Gujarat on THREE Successive occasions. Eminent personalities like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Nobel Laureate Dr. C.V. Raman, Shri Prithviraj Kapoor had visited the college on various occasions. V.P.&R.P.T.P. Science College is spread over an area of 6412.45 square meter with spacious and well ventilated classrooms, fully Equipped Laboratories, Computer Center with internet facility, a separate Library Building which has a Reading Room with internet connectivity.The college also has a huge Central Hall with a capacity of 1500 students. The college also boasts of a beautiful garden in its campus. There is a separate Canteen in the college campus. The college is just a stone's throw away from Mota Bazar and is in the close vicinity of Post-Office, Banks, ATMs, Bus Stop, Shops, Restaurants, Hostels, Play Ground and University Office. Today there are 10 departments in the college with a staff strength of 42 teaching faculty members with almost half of them having a Ph.D. as their highest qualification. In 1945, Shri Bhaikaka and Shri Bhikhakaka registered a Public Charitable Trust : The Charutar Vidya Mandal (CVM) and in the glorious tradition of Nalanda and Takshashila, they laid the foundation of a model township (on borrowed land, thanks to the generosity of the neighboring villages) which was inaugurated by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.