Guru Nanak College (GNC) was established in 1971 as a unit of Guru Nanak Educational Society to mark the 500th birthday of the great mentor, Shri Guru Nanak Devji, the founder of sikh religion.

Its affiliated to University of Madras.

The objective of the college is to spread the ideals of universal brotherhood, oneness of God, communal harmony and welfare to all communities.

The college is being run as a minority community college within the meaning of articles 29 and 30 of the Indian constitution.

The main aim of the college is to access high quality value based education, developing personality traits, imparting knowledge and skill to all the learners irrespective of caste, creed, religion or wealth, equipping the staff through need based training and ensuring continual growth in the system by teamwork and periodical reviews.