Anand Arts College, Anand

About Anand Arts College, Anand

Anand Arts College, heralded a new era of university education and opened new vistas of education in Anand town since it was the first college set up wayback in 1963. In the seventies, other institutions followed the example of Anand Arts College and many colleges opened in Anand. The college holds fascination and pride of place in Charotar area of Gujarat. It is one of the prestigious centers of education and has a glorious tradition of imparting knowledge to countless people over the past forty years. Merely 272 students enrolled when the college started in 1963. However, through sheer dedication and perseverance the march of progress went on and this full-fledged college today has the strength of 1800 students. Those bygone years have left indelible mark in the history of education in this part of the state.

The college has played a key-role in shaping the future of many a professionals. Today the alumni of Anand Arts College occupy distinguished positions in all spheres of life. This achievement and prestige has come after years of diligent pursuit by students, staff and management. The founders encountered difficulties of every sort but dogged determination and clear vision paved the way for the march ahead. Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal nurtured the infrastructure and encouraged all experiments for growth and development of Anand Arts College. Later on Anand Arts College, Anand was to become an ideal for many other institutions of higher education that were set up in and around Anand.

Anand Arts College began with the simple but clear mission for dissemination of knowledge and formal University education for the people who could not afford to go to metropolises due to paucity.of income. It was a mission to educate the havenots with minimum expenses and education at doorstep.

OUR MISSION
As the needs and aspirations of citizens of Anand and Charotar area go on expanding, the mission of the college expands. The ultimate aim is to educate and transform the minds of people to live in tune with the times. Hence all efforts of the college are in the direction of enlightenment and enrichment of the minds of students and this way to bring about a socio economic change.