Government College of Commerce & Economics is one of the premier institutions of commerce

Commerce

While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...

 education in the city of Karachi

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

. It is located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, opposite Bagh-e-Jinnah (Polo Ground) and Pearl Continental Hotel

Pearl Continental Hotel

Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts, often abbreviated as PC, is a hotel chain in Pakistan. The chain has locations in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Gwadar, Faisalabad, Bhurban, and Muzaffarabad...

, Karachi.

The college was established on 22 June 1945 under the name of Besantsing Ajumal Advani college of Commerce and Economics, and was inaugurated by Mr. Rao Bahadur Seth Shivrattan G. Mohatta. The college was taken under the supervision of the Government of Sindh

Government of Sindh

Government of Sindh is based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, Muhajirs, Pashtuns and a whole array of other ethnic and linguistic groups. Neighbouring regions are Balochistan to the west and north, Punjab in the north and...

in 1948 after the establishment of Pakistan. The current building of the college was constructed in 1967. It was a co-educational institution till 1993 but then separated into two sections for girls and boys.

Government College of Commerce & Economics has a reputation of securing top positions in each academic year.

Principals

• Professor A. L. Shaikh
• Professor M. A. Qadir
• Professor Razi-Ur-Rehman
• Professor Iftikhar Ali
• Professor N. A. Farooqui
• Professor S. I. A. Subzwari
• Professor Shaukat Ali
• Professor Nasim Siddiqui
• Professor Channo
• Professor Hasan Akbar
• Professor Jalal Ud Din Chohan
• Professor Haseeb Shaikh
• Professor Usama Aamir Khan
• Professor M.Aamir
• Professor M.Saad Aamir
• Professor Hasan Hashmani
• Professor Qaiser Mohammad Usman
• Professor M. Furqan Ramsha