B.P. Baria Science Institute is a grant-in-aid, privately managed science college in Navsari, Gujarat, affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University.
B.P. Baria Science Institute is located at Sayaji Road, Navsari 396 445, Gujarat, India. It is a grant-in-aid institution managed by the S. B. Garda College Trust. The institution aims to equip young people to become productive, pro-active and responsible citizens of the nation.
The S. B. Garda College Trust was established on March 20, 1945 in Navsari with a donation of Rupees Two lakhs by Parsi philanthropist Shri Sorabji Burjorji Garda. The science faculty was inaugurated in 1946 by Dr. Jivraj N. Mehta. In 1965 the trust established P. K. Patel College of Commerce, after which the science college was bifurcated and established as an independent institution.
The college offers undergraduate programmes in Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics, Mathematics and Zoology. It also offers postgraduate programmes in Zoology and Mathematics. The institute has 8 departments and offers 12 courses. Admission to B.Sc. Semester I is merit-based and done through GCAS online registration.
Facilities listed include a library, chemistry, physics and microbiology laboratories, other well-equipped laboratories, ICT-enabled facilities, sports facilities and the campus itself. The college also manages a Regional Community Science Centre (RCSC), funded by GUJCOST, to promote scientific literacy.
The institute is permanently affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, and is recognized under sections 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Acts. It secured a 4-star rating for two alternate years in the Gujarat State Institutional Ratings Framework (GSIRF), carried out by the Government of Gujarat, in 2021 and 2023.