Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu an institution that has its roots in the annals of history of Jammu & Kashmir and has evolved and grown ever since, so as to be preserved as a part of our educational and cultural heritage.

Here are few interesting things you must know about this iconic college of Jammu:

1. The college with its aura of history and heritage dates back to 1905, when His Highness, Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh announced the opening of the college as Prince of Wales College. This was to commemorate the visit of His Royal Highness, Prince of Wales, the future King George V. Maharaja Pratap Singh, a benevolent ruler and a great visionary of his times, thus, created the only institution of higher learning in the entire Jammu region.
2. Prince of Wales College actually started functioning from 20th April 1907 in the then Ajaibghar. It had 26 students on its roll and Prof. R.N. Mukherjee officiated as the Principal of the College.
3. The foundation stone of the present college campus was laid in July 1904, amidst a vast lush green area of about sixty-five acres, by the then Resident of Kashmir, Sir Francis Young Husband.
4. The college was shifted to the present campus on 18th September 1912 with Prof.S.Robson as the Principal. The founders of the college were undoubtedly men of great acumen and vision. The infrastructure planned a hundred years ago, continues substantially to meet the ever increasing needs of this institution even now.
5. The college hostel that started functioning in July 1910, nearly two years before the college was shifted to the present campus, bears an ample testimony to the farsightedness of the founders.The Prince of Wales College was affiliated to Punjab University, Lahore in May 1908.
6. Initially a stream of subjects namely English, Mathematics, Chemistry, History, Persian, Sanskrit and Philosophy were taught up to the Intermediate state. In January 1910, two more subjects namely Geology and Arabic were introduced and gradually most of the courses were upgraded to graduation level. During this period, the college excelled academically and its infrastructure was amongst the best in the whole of northern India.
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7. From 1931 onwards the college  admitted both male and female  students on its rolls till 1944, when a separate Maharani Mahila College was opened in the Present Luthra Academy  at Kachi Chawni.
8. With the dawn of independence, Prince of Wales College could not escape the spirit of freedom and euphoria sweeping across the country. Thus, the College was renamed as Govt. Gandhi Memorial College on 20th May 1948.
9. After independence, the college was affiliated to the then J&K University and subsequently to the University of Jammu in 1969, which came into existence under the University Act-XXIV. The College is recoganized by UGC under Section 2b & 12f of UGC Act-1956.

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Since its inception, the College has been epitome of academic excellence, adhering to the ever-changing aspiration and the needs of the student community.