Jaywanti Haksar Government Post Graduate College, located in Betul, Madhya Pradesh, proudly holds the distinguished position of being both the lead and largest institution in the district. With an impressive roll of 11,171 students, the college offers a broad range of academic disciplines in the faculties of Arts, Commerce and Science. It was named in honour of Mrs Jaywanti Haksar, whose generous donation of her entire property helped realise her dream of offering quality education to students predominantly hailing from socio-economic backward classes.

The college was founded as a private institution, Janta Collge, in 1957 by a group of local enthusiasts. It was later taken over by the Madhya Pradesh Government in 1961 and rechristened as Jaywanti Haksar Government Post Graduate College, Betul. Occupying a verdant expanse of 16.23 acres, the college is situated at the administrative headquarters of Betul, located 178 kms from Bhopal and 173 kms from Nagpur. As a district rich in tribal culture, dominated by the Gond and Korku tribes, the majority of the students represent the first generation of learners from socially and economically backward communities. Approximately 96% of the students hail from SC, ST, and OBC backgrounds, with a gender ratio of 58:42 favouring female students.

Initially affiliated with Sagar University, Sagar, it was later affiliated with Barkatullah University, Bhopal in 1996. In 2019, the college came under the jurisdiction of Chhindwara University, Chhindwara, now known as Raja Shankar Shah University, Chhindwara, MP.

Offering a vast array of academic opportunities, the college offers 11 undergraduate, 16 postgraduate, and 7 PhD programmes including 7 self-financed programmes. It is a recognised research centre under Raja Shankar Shah University, Chhindwara for seven Ph.D. programmes in Hindi, English, History, Economics, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Botany. Additionally, it functions as a study centre for Indira Gandhi National Open University and MP Bhoj Open University. The institution is recognised under sections 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act 1956. It is a beneficiary of the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) under component 7, which supports infrastructural development, and also of the World Bank-funded MPHEQIP initiative led by the Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The college’s commitment to quality standards is further reinforced by its ISO 9001:2015 certification.

In its quest for academic excellence, the college has undergone two cycles of accreditation by the NAAC. It was awarded a “B+” grade with a CGPA of 2.67 in its second cycle in 2016