Geographically, Jintur is a remote place far away from the metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nasik and Aurangabad. It is settled among the hills and valleys in Parbhani district of Maharashtra State. It is a far flung taluka crowded with backward tribes. The major section in the population of the taluka comprises Nomads and other backward tribes which are identified as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Denotified Tribes and other minority communities. It has historical significance because there is a holy shrine of Neminath, the 19th century Theerthankar of Jain religion. The word Jintur has been derived from the words Jain - Pur, to JINTUR, the place of Jainas / Jainism.
The Parbhani district is declared as one of the backward districts of India by the Planning Commission. The UGC has also marked it as one of the most educationally backward districts of Maharashtra. Even 75 years after independence of India, Jintur was miles away from the facility of higher education. The students from well to do families manage to go to cities like Aurangabad, Nanded and Parbhani for higher education. Majority of the people, specially the underprivileged section of the society was deprived from higher education. In order to provide quality education for enlightenment of the tribal, rural-poor and socially derelict folks, the Dnyanopasak Shikshan Mandal, Parbhani started Arts and Commerce College at Jintur in 1983.
Dnyanopasak Shikshan Mandal was established in 1981 by certain idealistic, highly dynamic and dedicated people who have certain noble causes in their mind. Education to them is a tool of social change by which national harmony, peace and mental progress can be achieved. The mission of the Mandal is underlying in its name Dnyanopasak itself. DNYANOPASAK means the worshiper (devotee) of 'knowledge' thus the motto (statement of the aim) of the mandal is 'Let noble thoughts come to us from every side'. The Mandal prospered very soon and took its roots in Parbhani district. It had sown the seeds of Arts and Commerce College in the soil of Jintur in 1983. The college started with 59 students and 06 teachers in a wooden shed. In its earlier stage the college has managed its academic as well as administrative expenses without any financial aids from the Govt. of Maharashtra. The non-grant policy of the Govt. of Maharashtra (no-grants for seven years to newly opened colleges) has affected the progress and infrastructural development of the college.
Despite the financial crises the college has made tremendous progress. As the strength grew, consequently it was necessary for the college to construct classrooms, library building, administrative blocks and other structures. The college has started construction on its own. Now it has its own specious building with 31 classrooms, 08 well equipped laboratories, Library hall, Staff room, Ladies room, Administrative blocks and other necessary structures.
Bearing in mind the importance of the knowledge of science in the rapidly changing globe, the Mandal had started Science stream in 1992. For the up-liftment of the unskilled and underprivileged rustic of this area the Mandal had started job oriented vocational subjects like Computer Science, Electronics and Fishery Science.
In the course of time the college has made quantitative and qualitative progress. Presently there are 20 full fledged departments having 20 members on teaching and 21 members on non-teaching staff. Out of 20 teachers 18 are Ph.D. holders and 5 are qualified with SET.
The establishment of the college has changed the entire atmosphere of the area. Within its life of 39 years, the college has catered the educational needs of the poor and oppressed rustics of this part and established its network of educational enlightenment. The college is guided by a dynamic and dedicated educationist Adv. Shri Ganeshraoji Dudhagaonkar, (Ex. M. P. Parbhani District Govt. of India and former State Minister, Govt of Maharashtra ), who is a man of principles with vision and ideas.