B. P. BARIA SCIENCE INSTITUTE

Managed By S. B. Garda College Trust (Established & Governed By Parsi Minority Trust)
ESTD. : 1946

The S. B. Garda college trust was established on 20th March 1945 and S.B.Garda Arts College was started in June 1945 at Navsari. In 1945 the scenario of Navsari was quite different from what it is today. The total population of Navsari was about 30,000 at that time and there were only two high schools imparting education upto matriculate examination of Bombay University. After completing matriculation, students had to either go to Surat or Bombay for higher education. It was during this period that Late Shri Sorabji B. Garda B. P. Baria Science Institute was established in June 1946 at a time when there were no other institutions offering higher education in science in our region.

The college has been permanently affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat and is recognized under Sections 2 ( f ) and 12 ( B ) of the UGC Acts of 1956. The college offers UG programme in five subjects of science viz. Microbiology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Zoology. The course includes additional subjects of Language through Literature (English), Environmental Studies, Industrial Chemistry, Marine Science, Renewable energy Sources, Non- renewable energy sources, Mathematical Modelling I & II, Petrochemicals, Microbiology Laboratory Hazard & Precaution, Bio Safety, Fisheries, Electronics, Operation research and extension activities like NSS, NCC, PT, SCOPE and Saptadhara.