Government Holkar (Model, Autonomous) Science College, Indore was established by, the then King of erstwhile Holkar state Hon'ble Maharaja ShivajiRaoHolkar in June 1891. The visionary king selected Mr. Cholmondeley from UK as its first principal.The college started with the best talent available in teaching in India and abroad. At the time of opening of the new building of the college, the manager of the state stressed the need of girl education.The king could foresee that conservatism and dogmatic religious beliefs would soon give way to scientific outlook and rationalism. With the increasing number of students and multiplication of disciplines,the college was split into two separate and independent units.
One of these two colleges was designated as Govt. Arts and Commerce College while this college retained its prestigious original name, i.e., Holkar Science College. It continued to be housed in the old college building. Ever since its inception the institution has striven hard to fulfil its promises of providing quality education to produce thoughtful, intelligent and competent human beings capable of facing the challenges of the life bravely. At present, the institution is imparting education in science with the emphasis on scientific research. However, the college has adopted New Education Policy, 2020, wherein, multidisciplinary subjects are available for students.
In the current scenario, the college will not only have to remodel and reimagine the way teaching and learning has taken place in the past, but would also have to introduce a suitable method of delivering quality education through a healthy mix of classrooms at home, classrooms on college campuses, and classrooms anywhere to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and implement New Education Policy.
