About

Smt. A. P. Patel Educational and Charitable Trust, Rajkot

Smt. A. P. Patel Educational and Charitable Trust, established in 1972, takes care of three institutes namely Smt. A. P. Patel Kanya Chhatralay (girls’ hostel), Shri M. G. and S. G. Bardanwala High school and Smt. R. R. Patel Mahila Arts and Commerce College.The main aims of the trust were to provide higher education to the girls belonging to the rural area surrounding Rajkot and arranging boarding and lodging facilities for them. As a result, the girls’ hostel (only for the students belonging to Leuva Patel Caste) was established in 1982 and the high school was established in 1985. But still all the problems were not over. It was difficult for a rural girl student with lower percentage to get admission in any of the colleges of the city. The trust was determined to solve this problem also. As a solution, Smt. R. R. Patel Mahila Arts and Commerce College offering BA and BCom courses was established in 1992.

Mission and Vision:

It was a time when the students of rural area had to go to the nearby city to get higher education. mission-and-vision-statement  People existing under many hardships found it very difficult to cope up with the arrangement for the education of their children. It was rather more difficult for them to provide such facilities to their daughters.  Majority of the people avoided sending their daughters to the urban area for education to protect them from the harassment and hardships they had to face while to and fro. Many social and economical problems did not allow them to make arrangement for lodging and boarding. As a result, they didn’t give priority to the higher education for their children. A number of girls, therefore, had to be deprived of the higher education against their wish.

Shri A. P. Patel Educational and Charitable Trust could see the problem and understand the feelings of the fellow people. In this respect, to stand by the people and to fulfill the wish of the students of the rural area, the trust was founded. The following are the chief goals of the institute: (Ref. Trust Deed)

  •  To provide education to the girls, especially to the girls belong to the rural area.
  • To arrange for the lodging and boarding facilities for the girl students belong to the Leuva Patel caste.
  • To help and support the widow, abandoned, disabled and needy women of Leuva Patel caste.

 Majority of the students in our college are hostel students. Because of some necessary bondage, they cannot go out. Most of them come from educationally backward rural areas even though they bring good results. It is found that every year; the overall result of the college is higher than the overall result of the university. The percentage of the students going for the job is undoubtedly lower because most of the students belong to the rural area. Even though, many of our students serve in government, semi-government and private sectors. In extra- curricular activities also, they take part in many extra-curricular activities, sports and games. Many of the students have many achievements on their name at university, state and national level.

Every year, the students with ranks in various activities and examinations are awarded with prizes and certificates. The government scholarship is given to the eligible students.