History

• The Maganlal Thakordas Balmukunddas Arts Collage, popularly known as M.T.B Arts college is the oldest collage of South Gujarat and one of the best colleges with ‘A’ grade accreditation by NAAC (2007-2012) in Gujarat its vast campus is studded with majestic buildings in the old style of gothic architecture hostel building, residential quarters, lawns and gardens, playfields and ground, courts and pavilions, surround its scnice beauty. It occupies 1138750 Sq.mtr of land in a prime location which is now in the heart of the city of Surat on the river bank of the Tapi.
• The college was established as early as in 1918 as the Sarvajanik College established by the Sarvajanik Eduction Society, which had been founded in 1912. The college was granted affiliation for the subjects of arts faculty by the Bombay University in 1918, and was formally inaugurated by sir.Chimanlal Setalvad, the then Vice –Chancellor of Bombay University in 1919.
• The college was recognized for post graduate instruction in Mathematics,English, Sanskrit, Gujarati, History and Economic. Later on Persian, Arabic, French and Ardhmagdhi were added. In 1933, a full fledged Science Institute (Sir. P. T. Science College) was established and was inaugurated formally 1935 by Lord Braborne, the Governor of Bombay Sir Roger Lumley, the Governor of Bombay, inaugurated Lady Kikabhai Premchand Library in1938. A Center for Teachers’ Diploma was added in 1939. Rangildas Khandwala Hostel for girls’ was constructed in 1953. The Chunnilal Gandhi Vidhyabhavan as Academy of Indology was established 1953.