The College owes to the Wadia Family for their munificence, especially the Wadia brothers Sir Cusrow Wadia and Sir Ness Wadia, who donated generously in the name of their father Nowrosjee Wadia.

The college is very famous for its academic excellence & infrastructure.

The college is affiliated by the University of Pune.

The college has 6 other sister institutes.

The college was honored 'Best College In The Urban Area' in February 2002,a first time award instituted by the University of Pune.

NW College holds a workshop for the Vocational Electronic Equipment Maintenance Course.

Under-Graduate Courses: B.A., B.Sc. and B.C.S.

Post-Graduate Courses: M.A. (Economics, English), B.Sc. (Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Polymer Science, Physics, Petroleum Technology, Computer Science) and M.C.S.

The college provides Hostel and Canteen facilities for its students & staff.

The college has a Medical room, which provides first-aid facilities to its students & staff.

The college has a huge Tata Assembly Hall to conduct programs like Seminars, Symposia, Workshops, Plays, Dramatics, College functions etc. It is equipped with the latest audio-visual facilities.

The college has a central library with around 1-lakh books. The library has a huge reading hall that can accommodate about 300 students.

The college also provides counseling to its students through its counseling center 'Disha'.