Our History
Navjivan Science College was established on June 15th, 1973by the pioneer visionary leader and a great philanthropist late Shri Girdharlal C. Sheth, under the auspices of Dahod Anaj Mahajan Sarvajanik Education Society (DAMSES). DAMSES works as a non-governmental organization which has 32 educational institutions under its patronage imparting education from pre-school level to post graduate level, covering a variety of disciplines including humanities, science, commerce as well as law. DAMSES has survived and thrived, solely on basis of the charity of benevolent institutions and individuals and has grown into one of the largest philanthropic institution of Dahod and nearby rural area. Since its inception, DAMSES has been managed by some of the eminent educationalists and distinguished personalities who have high social standing and have laid down strong foundation for value based education. Its objective, as incorporated in its constitution, is to spread education among people especially rural and tribal students at affordable cost.
Among all its educational institutions, Navjivan Science College is prestigious science college in the rural areas of Dahod, as it has been founded to serve the youth of the predominantly agricultural, underprivileged and downtrodden families in the neighbourhood. Over the years, the college has carved out a niche for itself as an institution of high reputation along with public faith because of its noble traditions of honest, transparent and democratic management.
The college has a huge and imposing building that stands impressive amidst with green campus which spreads over 6.5 acres. There are different labs of each department with well-developed equipment for practicals. Our faculty members of each department are well-qualified.
The college was started with Department of Chemistry in 1973 with few faculty members under the principalship of Dr. D. H. Mehta sir and since then the college has been running undergraduate and postgraduate with various other skills development courses. But now it offers opportunities to acquire the knowledge and imbibe a spirit of research in students by introducing other core science subjects, i.e. Physics, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology and recently added Microbiology and Biotechnology. With a passage of time, it has blossomed into one of the premier science institutes of Dahod in the urban and the rural region. It is always the prime motive of the Institute to provide quality education to weaker sections of the society at an affordable rate. In this protracted, glorious journey, the college boasts of shaping lives of a large number of individuals who have made noteworthy contributions towards nation building.
In our Chemistry department particularly, seven faculty members out of nine have Ph.D. degree and among those seven, five faculty members have Ph.D. Guideship. Three faculty members of this department have also achieved Karmsheel and Pratibha award by DAMSES for their punctuality in each and every work. The chemistry department has a rich tradition of imparting high quality teaching and research in cutting edge thrust appear of chemical science. The students have open access to a library where a large collection of international and national reputed journals and text books & references books are housed. The department has procured high-end instruments for research. Few numbers of PG students have qualified NET and GSET examinations every year. The department has produced 16 Ph.D. students and published 181 research papers in reputed journal. Our department has completed 12 minor research projects funded by UGC and one major research project funded by BhabhaAtomic Research and Nuclear Science.
The college has expanded both vertically and horizontally in the past nine years, giving our students the opportunity to advance their careers. By an academically solid, morally conscientious, intellectually demanding education, this institution aims to enrich the lives of its students.