Government Science College - Gandhinagar (GSCGNR) was established in 1970 and is managed by the Education Department - Government of Gujarat. The College is headed by the principal (GES, Class-I). The college is affiliated to Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and provides access to academic excellence in science and offers all-round development of students belonging all sections of the society irrespective of gender, caste, creed, religion and socio-economic status.

GSCGNR is the only Government College (Affiliated, UG) of Gandhinagar District offering higher education in science. The college is located near the heart (Mahatma Mandir - the convention and exhibition center developed by Government of Gujarat) of Gandhinagar City - the Clean and Green Capital of Gujarat. The college is having a huge Eco-friendly campus (Area: 199064.87 m2) serving as habitat for diversified flora and fauna.

The college offers B.Sc. in Chemistry, Microbiology, Mathematics, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Statistics and M.Sc. in Chemistry. Highly qualified and experienced teaching staff is the strength of college. About 95% of teaching staff is having Ph.D. as their highest qualification. Additionally, the college is having large number of class rooms with ICT facilities, laboratories equipped with latest scientific instruments and a central library with a huge collection of text books and reference books. All these facilities build the college as an excellent center for the higher education in science.

The College also offers some unique flag-ship programs/policies of state government to the students, such as SSIP [Student Startup and Innovation Policy], Innovation club, Finishing School Training Program, SAPTDHARA (for cultural creativity), UDISHA [Universal Development of Integrated employability Skills through Higher education Agencies], Placement cell etc.