Shri. M. D. Shah Mahila College is an evolving institution offering women's education to the largest number of girl students in the entire western suburbs of Mumbai. It is affiliated to SNDT Women's University and patronized by the Janseva Samiti. The College is conveniently located at Malad (West) on B. J. Patel Road which is at a walkable distance from the closest station 'Malad' on the Western Railways.

The college offers courses in the faculties of Arts and Commerce with various discipline components. Besides, it also runs several professional courses like BMS, BCA, BA-MM, BAFI & BAF and Certificate Courses in Interior Designing, Fashion Designing, etc. Established in 1968, the college today offers Post-graduation Degrees in Economics, History and Hindi as well as M. Com. (Marketing and Accountancy & Taxation) The Management is thus oriented towards making higher education accessible to the girl-child irrespective of any prevalent social or economic problems. The institution is pro-actively engaged in curtailing several limitations that a girl child faces in contemporary society in her attempts to educate herself.