About CVM
One of the
greatest sons of India Late Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel inspired Shri Bhaikaka
and Shri Bhikabhai Saheb for rural
resurgence of post-independent India
through education, and Charutar Vidya
Mandal was born. Charutar Vidya Mandal
was established in the year 1945 as a
charitable trust with a prime objective
of rural development through education
to bring about the social awakening,
social upliftment and enrichment. The
uniqueness of Charutar Vidya Mandal lies
in its ability to use quality education
as a powerful means of social
transformation. It was a stupendous task
for the founders to establish a
visionary organization; but the
large-heartedness and high sense of
philanthropy of this region made this
possible.
Over the subsequent years, Dr. H M Patel
consolidated the efforts put in by the
founders. Later on, in the 1990s, when
Dr. C L Patel took over the reigns of
Charutar Vidya Mandal as the Chairman,
the country was facing a major economic
and ideological change paving the way
for globalization and liberalization.
This generated two major challenges
before the sector of education - (a)
Withdrawal of monetary support by the
government to educational institutions,
and (b) Need for new programs and
courses to meet with the emerging
demands arising out of a globalized and
liberalized world in science and
technology and in business. The dynamic
leadership, missionary zeal and
visionary outlook of Dr. C L Patel
successfully took up the challenges.
Various self-financed educational
institutions started being established
in the areas of Technology, Science and
Engineering, Commerce and Management,
offering emerging and innovative courses
and programs such as Mechatronics,
Automobile Engineering, Bio-technology,
Food Processing Technology, E-Commerce,
Valuation, etc. Today the investment of
Charutar Vidya Mandal stands at more
than US$ 30 million, and a new self-
contained Satellite Township called New
Vallabh Vidyanagar sprawled over 100
acres has already received an investment
of around US$ 20 million. Dr. C L
Patel's unique leadership style attracts
many philanthropists to contribute to
the development of Charutar Vidya Mandal.
Today Charutar Vidya Mandal is
empowering budding graduates to live up
to the ever-changing environment and
equipping them to face the Third
Millennium with confidence and
competence. Building competitive
advantages is the renewed focus of
Charutar Vidya Mandal in the 21st
century. At present, Charutar Vidya
Mandal operates 30 Educational
Institutions from schools to
colleges,and a sophisticated Research
Institute, with over 30,000 students on
the rolls.
