History
Madhya Pradesh is the second-largest state in terms of area in India came into existence on 1st November 1956. It was further bifurcated in 2000 and Chhattisgarh became a new state. The state has a robust higher education system consisting of sixteen state universities, two Central Universities, three institutes of national importance, including an IIT. The state also has an IIM and an IISER and two NLUs. As per the All India Survey on Higher Education, a total of 2124 colleges (including government, government-aided, private), 314 stand-alone institutions, and 52 universities are located in Madhya Pradesh.
Govt. Maharaja Martand College Kotma is situated in Anuppur district (formerly it was part of Shahdol District) in Madhya Pradesh. It was established as a private institute in memory of Maharaja Martand in the Year 1969, who was an Indian wildlife conservationist, parliamentarian, and the last Maharaja of the Province state of Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)
Initially, the Institute was established in the year 1969 at Kotma in Ram Rikh Dharamsala
As a private Institute till 1984. Later in the year of 1987, the Institute was undertaken by the Higher Education of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. The college is affiliated to the Awdhesh Pratap Singh University Rewa and recognized by University Grant Commission under 2(F) and 12th (b) of U.G.C. Act 1956.
The college occupies Approximately 18.5 acres of land surrounded by robust boundaries, greenery with green plants, pleasant infrastructure sufficient classrooms, Laboratories, libraries, E-Library also a playground for various sports activities.
The Institute offers Three Year – Under Graduate courses in Science, Commerce, and Arts streams; & Two Year - Post Graduate Programs in Commerce, Political Science, and History.
This institute supports the weaker section of students as per the guidelines of the Central Govt. & Govt. of Madhya Pradesh - Post-metric, Minority Scholarship, Gaon ki Beti, Pratibha Kiran, and Vikramaditya etc
