Government Postgraduate College, Jind was established on 16th July 1960 as Public college, Jind.

It is one of the premier institutions to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone in the part of progress.

The college is affiliated to Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

It is re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "B" Grade - (CGPA Score 2.18 on a 4 Point Scale in 2nd Cycle) on 15th November 2015.

It came to acquire its present mantle and name exactly one-year afters its inception, i.e. on 17th July 1971. When it was taken over by the State Government.

The college has the distinction of being one of the oldest and the biggest colleges in Haryana. Its campus is spread over an area of about fifteen acres.

The college was started as an Arts and Science College with a limited number of optional subjects. But its Academic horizon kept expanding at a steady pace with the passage of time

At present, the college is a multi-faculty institution with facilities for teaching fourteen subjects "(including non-conventional subjects like Mass Communication, Statistics, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, and Geography).

In the Faculty of Arts, nine subjects (including the job-oriented subjects like Biotechnology and Computer Science) and BCA in the Faculty of Science, and all the subjects in B.Com.  (Including Computer Applications) and BBA in the Faculty of Commerce.

Besides Postgraduate degree courses in Hindi, English, Economics and Commerce & PGDCA. the College also offers Honours Courses in English and Geography. At present, there are 3396 students in the college including 2566 Boys and 830 Girls.

The Faculty of the college consists of 56 experienced and well qualified regular Associate/Assistant professors and 13 qualified and dedicated Guest faculty. There are 28 highly motivated honest and hardworking members of the nonteaching staff.           

The college leads the institutions of higher learning in Haryana in all matters, In the academic field, the pass percentage of the students of this college has always been markedly higher than the University pass percentage in most of the classes subjects.

A large number of students of this college obtain more than 75% marks in aggregate and the names of quite a few students also figure in the University Merit List every year.