The College was inaugurated by the first Chief Minister Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla on 20th July 1955 under the affiliation of Sagar University, Sagar with its academic activities in the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur. Pt. Shreekant Mishra (1955- 1957) was the first Principal of the College. The College was started with an intake capacity of 64 students in 1st year B.Sc. (Ag). On October 22, 1956, College was shifted to one of the hostel buildings near village Adhartal with residential facilities of 94 students in another hostel. In 1956, after the establishment of the State of MP, 22 students of 3rd year B.Sc. (Ag) degree program were transferred from the College of Agriculture, Nagpur. In 1957, the College of Agriculture, Jabalpur got affiliated with Jabalpur University, Jabalpur. On 18th December 1957, the then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Dr. Kailash Nath Katju laid the foundation stone of the present building of the College. At present the accredited College offers Accredited BSc (Hons) Agriculture and BSc. (Hons) Forestry, along with Master degree in 14 and Doctorate in 13 Departments. The College is known for research on soybean, chickpea, fodder, wheat, rice, soil physics, economics etc. City Jabalpur is well connects by road, rail and air from important cities.
