About CVM

The inception of Charutar Vidya Mandal (CVM) took place on the eve of Independence, when the illuminating vision of great Sardar Patel was received with incredible enthusiasm by Shri Bhaikaka and Shri Bhikhabhai saheb. They dedicated their lives to the cause of rural regeneration by establishing Gramodyog and by bringing higher education to the doorstep of village community.

On March 03, 1945, they sat down to draw up a plan of an educational township – Vidyanagar – which was later christened as Vallabh Vidyanagar in the form of a tribute to the great son of the soil, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It was not only the first planned university township of independent India, but also a comprehensive hub of higher education that provided schools and colleges of all major academic disciplines and had elaborate plans for hostels, faculty quarters, play grounds and parks. It was a dream scheme in the real sense of the term.

Inspiration, encouragement and unbounded support of the mighty Sardar, blessings of Mahatma Gandhi and extraordinary hard work of the founders ushered into existence Vitthalbhai Patel Mahavidyalaya in June 1947. The birth of the first college, like the birth of the first child, was hailed with a fanfare of trumpets.

Within a short span of five years there came into existence two more colleges, one of engineering and the other of commerce. Birla Education Trust made a munificent donation of twenty-five lakhs of rupees (in those days!) for the engineering college which was named Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya (Engineering College). Lord Mounbatten declared it open on June 14, 1948. The engineering college was the first one started by a private trust in the entire Bombay State, which extended from Karachi to Dharvad, and the first one in Gujarat State. The commerce college, foundation stone of which was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, was named Bhikhabhai Jivabhai Vanijya Mahavidyalaya (1950).

About Institute

At a Glance Bhikhabhai Jivabhai Vanijya Mahavidyalaya (BJVM) is named after grandfather of Shri Upendrabhai M. Patel, the Chairman of Shree Dinesh Mills Ltd., Vadodara. Bhikhabhai Jivabhai Patel the donor hailed from village Ode. The foundation stone of BJVM was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India on October 16, 1950 and was inaugurated by Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai, a renowned industrialist of Gujarat. The college started functioning from June 15, 1951 with an enrolment of 51 students in its B. Com. Course. Over the years, it has grown in all dimensions and has become the torch-bearer in academic field. Being the pioneer institute, to launch BBA programme in the whole of Western region of India.The college is still very serious about conducting the Personality and Character-Building activities on regular basis. The college was awarded as one of the best college in Gujarat in 1985 by Government of Gujarat.

The college has been established by Charutar Vidya Mandal (CVM), Vallabh Vidyanagar, and is affiliated to Sardar Patel University (SPU), Vallabh Vidyanagar. College is Re-Accredited 'B' Grade by NAAC in Year 2015. BJVM is also awarded by President of India Virtually in 2020 for the Best NSS Unit in India.

The college offers B.Com., B.B.A., and PGDCA courses at present. The college has made significant contribution in the field of education in the last seven decades since its inception and has earned a name for its high academic and disciplinary standard. The Institute is committed to ensure all-round development of its students so that they are ready for the challenges of the professional world. Alumnae of the college have adorned very high, in some cases the highest, positions in nearly all walks of life, notably in business, industry, education, law, sports and public administration. The students of this college have excelled in various fields at both national and international levels.

Bhikhabhai Jivabhai Vanijya Mahavidyalaya tries to widen the knowledge horizons of its students beyond boundaries to lead them to be in tune with tomorrow so as to contribute the best in economic and cultural empowerment of the nation.