Govt. Fine Arts College, Jabalpur

The institution now known through its successor colleges was originally established in 1836 as Sagar Govt. School in Sagar. In 1860, it was upgraded to Sagar Collegiate School by introducing F.A. (Fine Art) classes, a level equivalent to 12th grade. The school relocated to Jabalpur in 1873, and in 1916 it was renamed Robertson College in honor of the then commissioner, Mr. Benjamin Robertson. During the Indian independence struggle, many students of Robertson College joined Hitkarini Sabha institutions to participate in the swaraj movement. After independence, in 1947, the college was renamed Mahakoshal Mahavidyalaya and moved to its present, permanent campus. The former Robertson College building now houses the Civil Engineering department of the Jabalpur Engineering College. The institution is considered the oldest of its kind in Madhya Pradesh, and it later divided into two separate institutions: Government Science College, Jabalpur, and Mahakoshal Arts & Commerce College. Many distinguished scholars have emerged from Robertson College and its descendant institutions over the years.