Govt. College Arki, established in 1994, has proven itself to be the educational landmark of District Solan and is imparting education at the undergraduate level in all the three streams, viz., Science, Arts, Commerce, apart from B.C.A. – a job-oriented self-financing course – under the Choice Based Credit System. In a short span of time, this NAAC accredited “B”, co-educational institution, affiliated to H.P. University has evolved as a fountain head of learning providing quality education to students of Arki region, which is primarily a rural area.
The 15th of July 1994,the day this institute came into existence, will always be remembered as a red letter day by the people of Arki as the college has brought higher education to their doorstep and their wards no more go to cities for the purpose. The number of students has exponentially risen from 110 in the first batch in 1994 to 1149 in 2018. It possesses adequate infrastructure in terms of class-rooms, laboratories, a library, a well-equipped computer lab with Wi-Fi connection and a playground etc. It has separate Arts, Science and Administrative Blocks. To cater to the needs of SC and ST students (only girls), a four-storeyed hostel has also been constructed.