History

Before 1993 there was a total lack of opportunity for the students of Ode and nearby villages to acquire higher education. Geographically, Anand (V.V.Nager) is 25 km. away, Nadiad is 30 km. away and Dakor is 20 km. away which had Arts, Commerce & Science Colleges being run at that time. So the native of Ode and former Member of Parliament from Sabarkantha District, Late Shantubhai Chunibhai Patel took initiatives and gathered social leaders, academicians and donors to think about establishing a higher education institute at Ode. Thus to establish the college, Shree Ode Education Society was formed on 27th. March 1992 From 15th. June 1993, Shree D. M. Patel Arts & S. S. Patel commerce was commenced at the premises of Sarder Patel Vinay Mandir High school , Ode.  

With in one Year, the institution was lucky to have its own building with campus. So from June 1994 the new academic session commenced from the present building.  

The institution runs graduate courses in Arts and Commerce Faculty. In Arts, Gujarati And Sociology are offered as Main/Principle Subject. Sanskrit and Hindi are taught as First Subsidiary Subjects. Computer, Sanskrit and Gujarati are offered as Second subsidiary Subject. English is taught as Compulsory Subject in all the there classes i.e. F.Y.B.A. to T.Y.B.A. Sanskrit is also taught as a compulsory subject in F.Y.B.A. According to the prevalent norms of Gujarat University , to which this institution is affiliated, in F.Y.B.A. and S.Y.B.A. there are two streams of English i.e." A" stream and "B" stream . "A" stream English is offered to those students who have passed there 12th. (10+2) Gujarat Board Examination with English. in T.Y.B.A. , the both above mentioned streams are joined together for a common stream of English Compulsory.   

The institution has its own well furnished, well equipped, well maintained computer laboratory with 21 computers. The lab is made comfortable with two Air Conditioners.

The library is also in a separate building with small , but congenial reading room facility.