The education has an important role in the advancement of human civilization. Empowering the poor and academically backward people of the Garhbeta and its adjoining areas were the sole aim and objectives for founding the Garhbeta College on 13th August 1948. Though the college faced different forms of obstacles like financial crunch, lack of permanent posts, poor communication etc. still the college is marching ahead with its sole objective of providing quality education irrespective of caste, creed, religion, financial and physical health status of the students. Now the college offers 13 Honours subjects, 16 General subjects, one Major Course (OMSV) in Arts, Science and Commerce streams and NCTE approved B.P.Ed course.Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), a distance learning University is also successfully operating from this college as a study centre. Besides, in the preceding years many developmental programmes have been taken up by the college.Remedial Coaching, Coaching for Entry-in-Service funded by UGC are also running successfully.

The teachers and supporting staff are efficient, devoted, friendly and sincere. Infrastructure facilities like well equipped class rooms, library, laboratories, a perfect football ground, basket ball court, volley ball court, kho-kho-field, boy’s hostel, NSS with four units, NCC with two Coys, Firing Ring etc. have been expanded. modernized and made student friendly. The teaching method includes helping each student through class tests for academic progress, personal contact programme (PCP) and extra curricular activities apart from delivery of lectures in the classrooms.