The Sikh Educational Society was formed at Lahore in 1937. The Society established Sikh National College, Lahore in 1937-38 and it played a prominent role in providing education and strengthening the freedom movement. Key figures such as Master Tara Singh, Giani Kartar Singh, and Sardar Inder Singh (father of S. Baldev Singh) were instrumental in the establishment of Sikh National College, whose first Principal, S. Naranjan Singh, brother of Master Tara Singh, was an outstanding educationist and national leader.
Sikh National College was re-established at Qadian in 1948 after the partition of India. Another renowned educationist, Bawa Harikishan Singh, became its Principal and provided inputs for setting up other colleges. S. Gurbachan Singh Bajwa (Minister) played a leading role in the management of this College.
By dint of the laudable efforts of S. Harguranad Singh, MLA, Sikh National College, Banga was started in 1953 to provide quality education to the rural Doaba region of Punjab.
Gritty initiative and sustained endeavor of S. Bakhshish Singh culminated in the setting up of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College at Chandigarh in 1966. S. Partap Singh Kairon, Chief Minister, Punjab laid the foundation stone of the College building on August 29, 1963. A separate College for girls, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, started functioning in the year 1973. Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy commenced teaching in 1982. After the introduction of a three-year degree course by the University/Government, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Collegiate Public School was set up in the year 1992.