Janata Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur

About Janata Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur

Janata Mahavidyalaya, established in 1958, is one of the oldest colleges in the Vidharba region of Maharashtra and the first college in the combined Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts.Founded by Shri.Shrihari Jiwatode Guruji, B.Sc.( Agri.), an Ex. M.L.A, the college played a very significant role in the socio-economic and cultural development of this backward region by imparting quality education to the ‘Janata’.The college has always been a beacon of hope to students from rural areas, tribal belt and the most disadvantaged sections of the society.

Our motto is education for enlightenment and empowerment, and our students who passed out do well in almost all walks of life.They speak for us, and we continue our efforts with full dedication and tenacity of purpose, always updating and upgrading our programmes, methods and skillsets. The college is governed by Chanda Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, a premier educational society, which also runs a chain of educational institutions which include fourteen schools, one CBSE Public School, several technical institutions, D.Ed Colleges, and one college of education with research facility. Janata Mahavidyalaya is today a post-graduate college offering various under-graduate and post-graduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Science streams to more than 1500 students, permanently affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University and accredited by NAAC with grade-’B’.