Gujarat Research Society established Hansraj Jivandas College of Education (HJCE) in 1969 under the leadership of Padma Shri Dr. Madhuri Shah, a nationally and internationally acclaimed educationist, ex- Vice Chancellor of SNDTWU and ex-Chairperson of UGC. HJCE was a manifestation of the foresighted vision of Dr. Madhuri Shah, an educationist par excellence, committed to the goal of nurturing the innate potentialities of every individual.The former President of the Gujarat Research Society, Smt. Kallolini Hazarat, a multifaceted personality, a firm believer in Life-Long Learning facilitated and played a pivotal role in further strengthening HJCE and transforming it into a top-ranking teacher education institute.Gujarat Research Society, a premier registered charitable trust and a pioneer multidisciplinary research institute was established in 1936. The society has its head office in Mumbai and a center in Ahmedabad, working constantly for the welfare and education of society. During its last 88 glorious years, under the gamut of Gujarat Research Society, numerous multifaceted premiere institutes have blossomed. Today, Gujarat Research Society boasts of having under its umbrella an autonomous and nationally recognized teacher education institution- HJCE, Jasudben M.L. School and Junior College- affiliated to ICSE and ISC, Bloomingdales Pre-Primary School, Child Guidance Centre, Vocational and Educational Guidance Centre, Health Research Institute, N. Munshi & Smt. K.M. Munshi Diagnostic Clinic, Lions Juhu Centre for Children in Need of Special Care, Pushpa Navnit Shah Centre for Lifelong Learning and Swar Noopur Cultural Centre.