To establish a college and a Hostel Wadhwan Thakor donated a big chunk of land. As purpose is not served with just acquisition of land, The well – acclaimed donor of Jamnagar, Meghji Pethraj Shah rendered the financial help to the Wadhwan Thakor. Thus the college was established.

On 21st September 1955 the bedrock was laid with the hands of le. General Maharaja Digvijaysinh Jadeja. The college started functioning in 1956. The name Surendranagar was conferred after the independence of India. Before that the area was known as Wadhawan Camp, Halwad, Wankaner, Dhangdhra, Botad, Ranpur etc. were not facilitated with higher education. So the efforts of both the contributors are highly appreciable.

At the time Surendranagar was extended among the boundaries of Juna gate fatak,Sarwoday fatak and Jawahar fatak. The area was known as the British Camp. Even one could see the building of the college clearly from the Gate -Fatak, through the farms and fields which were lying in between. For transportation a private tram service was run between Surendranagar and Wadhwan which soon made road popularly known as ‘ college road ‘ . The old S.T.bus Stand was on the place where the present Mega Mall is situated. The noble donor Sh. Meghji Pethraj donated for the building and the college was named after him. Later on the government undertook the control and it has become one of the most outstanding government colleges of Gujarat. Since the time of its commencement the college has been providing an ample opportunity for higher education to the students reside in nearby areas. A versatile genius Dr. M. M. Parekh was the first Principal of the college. He was an adroit manager, knowledgeable professor of Chemistry known for his honest, hardworking and humble nature. Becoming a lighthouse he always showed the right path to the generation to come. It is the significant contribution of Dr. M. M. Parekh that the institution has become a second education hub in Saurashtra after Rajkot.

Placement

Companies Visited

The College has signed MoU with many organisations related to Science and Commerce about 30 Companies recruited our Students for various positions of their Choice.  The Following are the reputed companies which visited our college for requirement.

Placement Details : 2009-2010 Sl.No Name of the company visited on campus No. of students placed No. of students waiting for offer letter No. of students waiting for final round 1 Met Life India - 04 - 2 Point Perfect Transcription Service - - 03 3 KGISL 10 - - 4 Seyyone Software Solution 12 - - 5 Dell Perot System - - 04 6 First Source 09 - - 7 Shri Ram Life Insurance - 25 - 8 Yogam Bpo - - 09 9 Cap Digisoft Solutions (P) Ltd - 03 65 10 Aosta 05 - - Total 36 32 81 Total 36 32 81 Offcampus 32 12 02 Grand Total = 68 + 44 + 83 = 195

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