Government Arts College - Gandhinagar

Overview

In 1965, a decision was taken to establish Gandhinagar as the capital city of Gujarat state. The idea was to create a functional capital comprising of mainly government servants of the state since the largest employer was the Government of Gujarat.Gandhinagar, named after the father of the nation is the second planned city in India after Chandigarh. Being a well planned city, the need for an institution of higher education was greater where the children of government servants residing in Gandhinagar could seek education. At the same time it could serve the needs of the rural population residing in the areas on the outskirts of the city. With this idea in mind, the department of Higher Education established the Government Arts, Commerce and Science College.