Guru Nanak College of Arts, Commerce and Science was established by the Sikh Society of Guru Nayak Vidya Society in 1989 in Guidance by the principles of purity, truth, charity and peace. The basic aim of the College is to create free spirited minds that are embedded with the jewel of love for humanity. This is what is considered as the true teaching of the Sikh Supreme Guru Nanak. The vision of the college is to make its students globally competent. Therefore, the college stresses upon quality education as a continuous year-round process because they consider that the college is holding responsibility of not only the students, their parents, the faculty and other stakeholders, but also for the society. They believe in inclusive growth and wider participation. 

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• Linkages: Has linkages and collaborations with prominent associations, Non-Governmental Organisations and institutes such as MSME Development Institute, Mumbai, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Mumbai, Kalina Campus Kundnani College of Pharmacy, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Mira Chem Industries,. Sanghvi & Sanghvi Pharmaceuticals, Think Foundation, Dharma Bharti Mission, SHOUT, VACHA, MAVA and Lokmanya Tilak Memorial Hospital, Sion, Mumbai
• Stress Upon Quality Education: The college has a quality enhancing policy in which it strives for a campus that inculcates of the following: application of innovation practices, democratic participation, promotion of a learner-centric environment,contribution to social welfare, enhancing the competency of faculty and promotion of co-academic skills amongst the students .
• Earn And Learn Scheme: A special care for upliftment of economically poor students is taken in the college premises. The college has established an “Earn And Learn Scheme”, in which it waives off the fees of economically backward students and also empowers them, by giving the a part time job of few hours/week in the library. This has led to a commendable reduction in dropout rates.