B. D. Arts College for Women

About Institution

B.D. COLLEGE, Ahmedabad was established in 1956 by the donation of Sakarlal Balabhai Charitable Trust. It is located in the heart of the walled city. It is the premier girls college affiliated with Gujarat university. It was inaugurated by Shri Morarjibhai Desai, the Chief Minister of Bombay Province. It has the proud privilege of being the first college in Gujarat University to have offered Home Science as the Entire subject in the Three Year Degree Course. The college has the honor of starting Post Graduate Center in Home Science in 1961, for the first time in Gujarat and since then it has remained the only P.G. center in Gujarat University. The P.G. Department has to its credit 160 dissertations. It also ran center for M.phil in Home Science for 6 years. Ten students also obtained Ph.D from this center under the guidance of Dr. Leelaben Shah, Dr. A.N. Desai and Dr. U.D. Patel. In 1983, the college hosted a conference of Gujarat Chapter of All India Home Science Teacher Association.

The college came under the protective wings of Gujarat Law Society. It has the singular fortune of being one of the academic societies in Gujarat. This change provided moral support and able guidance from shri A.K. Dave (1984-1992) and Principal Shri N.R. Shah – Director, G.L.S from 1992 till date. Our students have won many laurels. The college has always attained 20% to 30% higher results than the University results. Our Students have made their mark in various subjects like Home Science, Sociology, Economics, Psychology, Philosophy and Sanskrit winning more than the 165 Gold Medals and Prizes, in university Exams.

Vision

The basic vision of our college is to address the present day needs of the marginalized female students

Mission

To empower her towards self- reliance and involve her in the mainstream of the society.
Through the student to be helpful to the family, society, and eventually the world around her.
To get her sensitized to gender disparities and discrimination through seminars, conference and workshops.