Govt JMP PG College, Takhatpur

About Govt JMP PG College, Takhatpur

The College was established by Takahtpur Shikshan Samiti on 15th July 1965 with Arts and Science faculty upto under graduate level.Govt. J.M.P. College is know by the name of Late Shri. Janak Lal Motilal Pandey.

15 July 1965 with arts and science faculty up to graduation level. In the beginning the college was conducted in temporary building of government higher secondary School Takhatpur till–1973.The college was shifted in present building in 1973.After purchase of land from mission and then, the building was built up by’ Janaklal Motilal Trust ,Dharampura’,since then the college is known as JMP college Takhatpur.The college was taken over by Government of Madhya Pradesh, higher education department from 1st October 1982,since then, the college is known as “Government J.M.P.College Takhatpur”.The college is located on Bilaspur-Mungeli road. It is about 31 kms from Bilaspur C.G. The college Campus spread on area of 11.04 acre.

The college was upgraded by introducing M.A. in

Political science for P/G degree course in 1987-88.Due to limited seats in M.A. and increase of applications to study M.A. ,new courses Hindi & History in M.A. was started in 2003-03 by college level body ‘Janbhagidari Sammittee”after permission of state Government.

The new courses –B.Com, BCA, Geography as a paper in B.A. & M.A. in Economics and Sociology was started in 2013-14.

This is the only college in Takhatpur Block for hundreds of students belonging to backward sections SC/ST/OBC who pass out of the higher secondary schools of Takhatpur and nearby places.