Jagadguru Tontadarya (J.T.) College, Gadag-Betageri was established in 1958 by Karnatak Lingayat Education Society, Belagavi. It is affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad. The college is named after the Principal Donor His Holiness Jagadguru Tontadarya Swamiji of Dambai-Gadag. It was accredited with B++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in its first accreditation.

At present,our college is accredited with an ‘A’ grade by NAAC in the second accreditation process held in the month of April,2010. and in the recent accreditation in 2016 it has retained ‘A’ grade with increased CGPA score.