Government Degree College, Timarni is recognized for its commendable services in the field of higher education. The college  was established in the year 1983. It is affiliated to Barkatullah University and accredited with “B+” grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council since 2006. In its last accreditation process in 2016, it has been credited ‘’B’ grade. It is recognized by the UGC Act under sections 2f and 12B. The college is run by the government whose main motto is to “Dispel Ignorance”. It has been catering to the academic needs of the student of remote rural villages in the periphery of Timarni town. It also goes to the credit of the college that most of the girls prefer to study here in spite of existence of various private colleges. The college is situated at the national highway connecting Betul and Indore. Institute has a lush green campus spreading in 10117sq.meters which is situated in the outskirts of Timarni Town on National Highway 59A Indore-Betul Road.
    Institute has adequate Infrastructure and physical facilities for teaching and learning viz., classrooms, laboratories, well equipped with ICT facilities and learning resources. College  has 19 regular classrooms with ICT facilities, Chemistry lab, Physics lab, Botany lab, Zoology lab , 2 Computer labs, Wi-Fi campus and CCTV cameras at different places. The college offers  Nine Undergraduate Programs and Five Postgraduate Programs. The college focuses on introducing innovative practices, enhancing quality and instilling social responsibility. Regarding games  and sports students of the college have participated and excelled in different games at the National, State and University Levels. The college has a library with a good number of books,  major newspapers and magazines. Institute also has an e-Library and it offers remote access to library facilities through INFLIBNET. e-Library is functioning from dedicated library space, well equipped with IT Infrastructure. Library is partially automated using SOUL (E-Granthalay)version 2.0. It is user-friendly software developed to work under client-server environment.  Library is Wi-Fi enabled, and remote access is provided through remote access NLIST, Shodhganga, Shodhsindhu, repository of content related to syllabus, books Newspapers and Journals.