Jagadish Nandan College (JNC) was established at Baboobarhi in Madhubani district of Bihar in 1959. Establishment of the college in the rural hinterland was prompted by an earnest desire to open up opportunities for higher education for large number of meritorious but poor students at their doorstep.

Though the college made its humble beginnings at Baboobarhi, soon it was felt by the managing committee that the college will not fulfil the objectives unless located in a more congenial surroundings. This led to the shifting of the college to the district headquarter at Madhubani in 1962. Since then the institution has not looked back and, over the years, has blossomed into a prestigious constituent unit of L.N.Mithila University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga (Bihar).

Despite inadequate infrastructural facilities in the beginning, JNC has done extremely well in enabling students to give their best and bring laurels to the institution, thanks to the efforts of dedicated faculty and able guidance of successive Principals of the college. The college is famed for nurturing the talent of students and chisels them out into fine human beings apart from making them able to meet the challenges of day to day world successfully.

Presently, J.N. College, a co-educational institution, imparts education up to graduation level in Science, Humanities, Social Science and Commerce streams. Apart from +2 teaching in all the streams, the college mainly offers Hons. Courses in many of the subjects of these streams. Enrollment of students in Hons. courses of their choice is strictly governed by University guidelines.

The syllabi for +2 are prescribed by Bihar Senior Secondary Examination Board, Patna while the courses of studies for three year Degree programme are decided by L.N. Mithila University. As per the present university guidelines, students of degree courses (B.A, B.Sc. and B. Com) can offer one of the subjects of their preference for Hons. Course provided they have secured at least 45 per cent marks in the concerned subject at the +2 stage.

Admissions in the college are done purely on merit basis and reservation guidelines are strictly followed. An Admission Committee, headed by the Principal of the college, is in place which decides the policy to be adopted at the start of every academic session. This ensures transparency and fairness in admissions. Regular internal tests are conducted by teachers in every department in order to assess the progress of students.

In addition to the traditional degree course, the college also manages a unit of Distance Education run by the Directorate of Distance Education, L.N.Mithila University. More than 3000 students are enrolled in these courses in the college.