Founded in 1965 by noted educationist and social worker Late Shri Labhubhai Trivedi, the Trust serves Saurashtra and Gujarat through a strict non-donation, merit-based policy, empowering middle-class and economically modest families across 29 educational institutions from K.G. to P.G.
Mahatma Gandhi Charitable Trust, Rajkot is a premier registered public charitable trust created with a clear social purpose: fulfilling the foundational and higher educational aspirations of middle-class and underserved households without financial barriers.
Operating across pre-primary Bal Mandirs, Gujarati and English medium primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, women's and co-educational degree colleges, teacher training (B.Ed.), and degree/diploma engineering, the Trust prioritizes 100% merit-based, non-donation admission free from capitation or discrimination.
Alongside academic rigor, every institution under MGCT encourages youth participation in cultural, sporting, NSS, civic, and public initiatives—cultivating independent thinking, leadership, character, and social responsibility.
Fair, transparent admissions guided purely by academic merit.
Integrated learning progression across school, college, B.Ed. & engineering.
Guided by Gandhian service, ethics, and community upliftment.
Mahatma Gandhi Charitable Trust founded in Rajkot; first school Shree Kasturba Shastri Prathmik Vidyalaya opened.
Established Shree Lalbahadur Shastri Boys & Kanya Vidyalayas and Shree Sardar Patel Vidyalayas around Shastri Bhavan.
Launched Kundalia Arts & Commerce wing (1969) and Smt. J. J. Kundalia Commerce College (1973) Opp. Shastri Maidan.
Established Grant-in-Aid Smt. J. J. Kundalia Graduate Teachers' College (NCTE approved, NAAC Grade B) at Bedipara.
Started Lt. M. J. Kundalia Mahila College at Rashtriya Shala (1990), JJKCC BCA (2000) & BBA (2006), and Mahila Computer Sci. (2007).
Founded SLTIET (2010, AICTE & GTU) on Kalawad Road, followed by Green Oak International School & Mapple Wood English Medium School (2025).
Honoring the selfless visionaries whose lifelong dedication built Mahatma Gandhi Charitable Trust from a single school in 1965 into a pillar of education in Saurashtra.
Affectionately Remembered as "Guru"
Noted educationist, selfless social worker, and civic visionary who founded Mahatma Gandhi Charitable Trust in 1965 to bring quality primary, formative, and higher education within reach of middle-class and economically modest families across Saurashtra and Gujarat.
Former Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Gujarat & Veteran Gandhian Civic Leader
One of the founding pillars of Mahatma Gandhi Charitable Trust alongside Late Shri Labhubhai Trivedi from their youth. Driven by Gandhian ideology, he guided the Trust's expansion into a 29-institution network spanning K.G. to P.G. and served as Managing Trustee until his last breath.
Co-visionary and patron alongside Late Shri Labhubhai Trivedi behind the Smt. J. J. Kundalia Commerce College, Graduate Teachers' College (B.Ed.), and Lt. M. J. Kundalia Mahila Colleges.
Honored former trustee remembered for dedicated stewardship across MGCT's educational and teacher-training institutions.
Honored former trustee who contributed to the governance and institutional growth of the Trust in Rajkot.
First Mayor of Rajkot and civic collaborator with the Trust's founders; commemorated through Shree Rameshbhai Chhaya Boys & Girls High Schools (Est. 1986).
Guiding Mahatma Gandhi Charitable Trust across its 29 schools, undergraduate colleges, teacher-training college, and technical institute in Rajkot.
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M.Com., M.Ed., Ph.D. · Educationist & Social Worker
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Educationist & Social Worker
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Academician & Co-operative Leader
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Trust & Foundation Governance