J. M. Patel College at Bhandara is a premier institution not only of the Gondia Education Society but also of the Nagpur University , and in the region as well J. M. Patel College was set up in 1964 in the pious memory of Late Shri Natwarlal Patel's father Late Shri Jashbhai Muljibhai Patel. It is worth mentioning that this college started as only Arts & Commerce College in the beginning.