As a centre for the surrounding villages, Modasa acts as a transportation hub for both residents and tourists, and has two large hospitals.

The city also provides a nucleus of doctors for the people of northern Gujarat and some migrants of southern Rajasthan.

The city now has colleges of law, science, education, arts, commerce, and pharmacy, as well as business administration to MBA, BBA and BCA levels.

Modasa has been place of significance in the times of Mauryas, Shatvahns, Kshtraps Guptas, Maritrakas, Rastrakutas etc.

[citation needed] In medieval times Modasa used to be the rest point for travellers going to Surat port for Mecca from northern Indian places like Delhi, etc.

Though details are limited it is believed that town was sacked in past by armies from Muslims subas of Gujarat as well as Marathas.

At the close of the sixteenth century it was the chief place in a tract of 162 villages, yielding a yearly revenue of £80,000 (Rs.

Under the Mughals, Shahab-ud-din, the 3rd Viceroy (1577-1583), repaired the fort at Modasa, and stationing a party of cavalry there completely settled the country.

[7] After independence, the leader of Modasa decided to take the opportunity to provide higher education to the needy of this area and establish a public charitable trust which is registered in the Act.

The trust is aptly named after a well-known revolutionary, freedom fighter, social worker, and educationist "Shri Mathuradas Laljidas Gandhi".

The M. L. Gandhi Higher Education Society started Arts and Science College first with the donation of generous donors like Sir Purushottamdas Thakordas and Shir Somalal Kasturdas Shah and the partners of Shir Krishan Oil Mill.

under the academic leadership of its first principal Dhirubhai Thakar, who, after his retirement is busy making an encyclopedia in Gujarat named Gujarati Vishwakosh, a most prestigious work.

GEC modasa was inaugurated on 23 August 1984 By then Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Madhav Singh Solanki near the bank of Mazum river.

GEC, MODASA offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of engineering as the name suggests.