The College started with a meager strength 114 students came under the jurisdiction of Karnatak University Dharwad in 1949 and it was permitted to run B.Com Degree course. The Department of Commerce of Karnatak University to conduct Post-graduation course in M.Com was opened in the premises of J.G. College of Commerce in 1954 founded by the Karnatak Lingayat Education Society in 1947 with the bles
sings of His Holiness Jagadguru Gurusiddha Rajayogindra Swamiji of Murusaviramath, the active support and encouragement from the Chamber of Commerce and the philanthropic public of Hubli, J. College of Commerce, Hubli is the oldest single faculty collegiate institution in this part of Karnataka