Shah Goverdhan Lal Kabra Teacher's College, Jodhpur was established in 1961.

The College formerly known as Shri Mahesh Teachers College is one of the oldest Teachers' Colleges of Rajasthan.

The College is recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (N.C.T.E.).

The College is affiliated to Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur for B.Ed., M.Ed, M.Ed. (Part-Time) and Ph.D. (Education) Programs.

The College has also been registered under Sec. 2(f) and 12(B) of the U.G.C. Act for both Under Graduate Course (B.Ed.) and Post Graduate Course (M.Ed.).

The College was upgraded to C.T.E. (College for Teacher Education) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (M.H.R.D.) Government of India, New Delhi sponsored scheme in 1988.

Under this scheme, Content Based and Theme Based Orientation Courses for the Government In-Service Secondary School teachers are organized every year.

For a period of 05 years starting from 31st March 2007, the College has been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore with B++ Grade.