L. D. Arts College, Ahmedabad was established in 1937.

The college is affiliated to Gujarat University.

with a view to inculcate the spirit of Indian culture and academics in students at a time when receiving a British education were stressed upon.

It is a premier Arts College of Gujarat managed by the Ahmedabad Education Society and is one of the first grant-in-aid colleges in the city. It offers 10 major and four subsidiary subjects to undergraduates.

It offers seven postgraduate subjects. Besides this, the college also houses the largest IGNOU centre in the city.

The college has been a centre where education, culture, discipline and safety go together.