Way back in 1924, when women's education was not anywhere remotely in the agenda of social reformers, visionaries with foresight and altruism conceived the idea of an establishment that paved the way for women's empowerment. They established the SPRJ Kanyashala Trust, with the lofty ideal of providing free education from primary school up to post-graduation, to girls, especially from underprivileged sections of society. Thus, were born, Smt. P. N. Doshi Women’s college of Arts, Kumari .U. R. Shah Women’s college of Commerce and Dr (Smt.) Nanavati B. M. Women’s college of Home Science.
These three colleges function under the flagship name of Smt. P. N. Doshi Women's College. Affiliated to S. N. D. T. Women’s University, today the college offers:
• Thirteen undergraduate courses (Three in Arts, Three in Commerce and Three in Home Science, BMM, BMS, BCA, BAF)
• Five post-graduate courses (MA in Industrial Psychology, Counseling Psychology and Hindi, M.Com, MSc. in Early Childhood Education)
• Ph.D. Centre in Commerce
Important Milestones |
| 1960 : |
Establishment of the college under the leadership of Principal Smt. Pranaybala Koticha. |
| 1964 : |
Started B. A. in Sociology, Gujarati and Hindi |
| 1965 : |
College renamed as Smt. P. N. Doshi Women’s college of Arts. |
| 1970 : |
College housed in a five-storied building. |
| 1973 : |
Started B. A. in Economics. |
| 1976 : |
Started Junior college with arts and commerce faculties. |
| 1978 : |
Started B. A. in Psychology. |
| 1979 : |
Started Degree course in Commerce with specializations in Accountancy & Auditing, Company Law and Computer Studies. |
| 1984 : |
Science faulty is added to the Junior college. |
| 1984 : |
Started job oriented Diploma courses in Home Science and Administration Services |
| 1987 : |
Started Degree College in home Science with specialization in Food Science and Human Development |
| 1995 : |
Dr. (Smt.) S. Kumudhavalli took charge as Principal. |
| 1997 : |
Added Office Administration and Vocational course subjects to the Commerce stream. |
| 2003 : |
Started M. Com with specializations in Marketing and Human Resource. |
| 2004 : |
Started M. A (Psychology) with specialization in Industrial Psychology. |
| 2004 : |
Added specialization in Family Resource Management to the Home Science Faculty. |
| 2004 : |
Started UGC sponsored Career Oriented Programmes |
| 2004 : |
Establishment of Swadhar career Institute |
| 2008 : |
Started BMS, BMM, BCA. |
| 2012 : |
Added specialization in Accountancy and Finance to the Commerce Faculty. |
| 2012 : |
Started specialization in Animation for BMM |
| 2018 : |
Dr. (Smt.) Asha Menon took charge as Principal |
| 2021 : |
Started specialization in Counseling Psychology for MA |
| 2022 : |
Started MA (Hindi) and MSc. (Early Childhood Education) |
| 2023 : |
Started Ph.D. Centre in Commerce |
