Govt. TCL College was established in 1958 under Saraswati Teaching Committee and initially only consisted of art classes. The college was renamed as Janjgir, Government TCL Postgraduate College in memory of Barrister Thakur Chedilal Dhak Freedom Struggle Fighter, when he was under government in 1975. In the year 1983 Govt. TCL College came into existence as a law college.