Shri Aillak Pannalal Digamber Jain Pathshala was established in Solapur in the year 1885 by Late Sheth Hirachand Nemchand Doshi with charity and diffusion of knowledge and culture as its aim. The trust is catering the educational and cultural needs of Society for the last 137 years.

It’s an astonishing journey having ‘Education is Religion’ as its motto reached new heights with Late Shriman Seth Lalchand Doshi and Late Shriman Seth Bhausaheb Gandhi. After taking reins of the trust in his hands in 1972 Late Shriman Seth Bhausaheb Gandhi initiated the perspective plan of the trust. Within a span of 10 years, the trust established Junior College, M.B.A. wing and ‘Walchand Institute of Technology’ along with full time UG, PG and Ph.D. programmes. Under his able leadership the trust has been addressing numerous issues of social justice for the up liftment of deprived sections of society.

After the sad demise of Shriman Bhausaheb Gandhi the trust still continues to work on his balanced perspective plan under the visionary leadership of chairman Shriman Arvind Doshi and Hon. Secretary Dr. Ranjeet Gandhi. New UG and PG programmes in emerging and revolutionary branch of Biotechnology has been established as Walchand Centre of Biotechnology (WCBT). As on date, under the umbrella of Shri A. P. D. J. Pathashala, about 16000 students are pursuing their education for K.G. to Ph.D.