Jijamata college of Science and Arts, Dnyaneshwarnagar, Bhende, was established in June, 1992, by Shri Marutraoji Ghule Patil Education Society, Dnyaneshwarnagar, Bhende, with an objective of providing higher education facilities to the students hailing from remote villages, economically backward and socially deprived classes. It is affiliated to university of pune and approved by NAAC. The College offers Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Art, Master of Art and Master of Science programmes in various subjects.