Govt First Grade College KR Pet

Government First Grade College KR Pet (Krishnarajapet), established in 1987, operates in KR Pet town of Mandya district. The college is affiliated to the University of Mysore, with Mandya University (established 2023) now serving as the jurisdictional university for colleges in Mandya district. GFGC KR Pet holds NAAC accreditation with a B grade.

The college offers undergraduate programmes in Arts, Commerce, and Science streams. BA programmes include History, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Kannada, English, and Hindi combinations. BCom covers accounting, business law, economics, and corporate administration modules. BSc is available with Physics-Chemistry-Mathematics and life science combinations. All programmes follow the semester-based examination system, with internal assessment marks contributing to the final evaluation alongside university-conducted end-semester papers.

KR Pet is a taluk headquarters in the northwestern part of Mandya district, approximately 45 kilometres from Mandya city and 145 kilometres from Bengaluru. The town lies along the banks of the Hemavathi River, a major tributary of the Cauvery. The Hemavathi Dam and its reservoir, located approximately 18 kilometres upstream near Gorur in Hassan district, provides irrigation water to the farmland surrounding KR Pet, supporting sugarcane, paddy, and coconut cultivation across the taluk.

The college enrols approximately 1,100 to 1,200 students across all programmes, drawing from KR Pet town and surrounding villages in the taluk. As a government institution under the Department of Collegiate Education, Karnataka, fees are state-prescribed at nominal levels. SC/ST, OBC, and minority students access post-matric scholarship schemes administered through the state's e-scholarship portal. The campus provides basic academic infrastructure including a library, computer room, and science laboratories. GFGC KR Pet serves as the primary government degree college for the taluk, with alternatives located in Channarayapatna (Hassan district, 35 km) and Mandya city (45 km).