Manekchowk Co-Op Bank Arts and Mahemdabad Urban Peoples Co Op Bank Commerce College affiliated to Sardar Patel University, VV Nagar was established in 1997.The College was given the name after the name of the two main donor Banks, besides this two, several others individuals and organizations have also rendered financial support.
The college is managed by Mahemdabad Education Society(MES).
MES is a Public registered non Profit making, non Government organization, dedicated to the cause of all pervading Human development of the area through the process of Education especially college and University Education.
MES was established in 1965. Its Founder President was Principal K D SHAH (late Shree Kantilal Dahyalal Shah),after that Dr.Chandrakant C Shah, became Chairman of the society. The Contribution of late Dr. C C Shah to the development of the Institute need special mention. He has spend his valuable time and money in the making of society’s higher education premises.
Both Mahemdabad town and the surrounding area are economically and socially backward in spite of having all infrastructural facilities like water, Electricity, Road Linkages Etc. It had no College of any Faculty all these years of independence though the Town is a Taluka Head Quarter with 35000 Population and over two lakh of the entire taluka. Major donations for the society came from him and by his efforts and standing in society. Another towering Pillar of the society was late Shree Natubhai Parikh (Retd IAS OFFICER) He has also contributed in many ways towards the development of the Institute.
Initially the Society has against all odds started Arts and Commerce College catering to the immediate felt need of the local student community. The society Gradually would go in for other faculties especially those of science and Technology as and when the funds permit. The society has already moved in that Direction by setting up a Computer Educationn Center. The center has received it name after its main Donor Sri Devidas Hiranand Jetwani.
The society is managed by an Energetic team of highly educated honorary socially devoted workers dedicated to the cause of Education of Social welfare.