Maharajashri Bhagavatsinhji Arts and Commerce College, Gondal, founded on 2nd May 1964, has completed 42 years. In 1958, Maharajashri Bhagavatsinhji Public Utility Trust Fund, Gondal State, Gondal, associated with the name of the beloved maharajashri of Gondal, thought of starting a college in Gondal with a view to provide facility for higher education in Gondal itself. An informal coaching center called “Janta Collegeâ€Â or ‘Svadhyay Mandir’, for students aspiring to appear for external examination at the Gujarat University was started in the Town Hall of Gondal in 1958. Some 59 (fifty nine) students appeared as external students at the Gujarat University at the end of the academic year 1959-60. This was the seed that sprouted into Maharajashri Bhagavatsinhji Arts & Commerce College.