B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, Thane was established in 1969.

It is affiliated to University of Mumbai.

as a part of Vidya Prasarak Mandal (VPM), is a premier educational trust in Thane which was established in 1935. In 1975, the affiliation of College was changed to University of Mumbai from University of Pune, and in the same year.

B. N. Bandodkar College of Science was separated from the Arts and Commerce College for administrative convenience.

In 2008-2009 Vidya Prasarak Mandal opened the doors to four international institutions of repute. An educational collaboration was signed with California University of Technology, USA, for conducting professional courses.