Govt. Shaheed Gendsingh College, Charama, Dist.- Uttar Bastar Kanker the pioneer institution of higher education in this area, has long been recognized as a premier centre of higher learning in Uttar Bastar Kanker block. The college strives ceaselessly to emancipate, enlighten and empower Students. Education at Govt. Shaheed Gendsingh College, Charama is a unique amalgam of traditional learning and futuristic vision.Committed to preserving our rich cultural legacy and traditional values, the college harmoniously blends tradition and modernity to create an ambience conducive to the holistic development of an individual's potential. The rich tradition of patriotic ideals and commitment towards high Moral values make this college the prototype of value education. Govt. Shaheed Gendsingh College, Charama creates students who change the world. Epitomizing and synthesizing old values with modern education, this college students have a heightened awareness of their productive role in society. Endowed with holistic belief they venture into the world as highly competent and creatively confident individuals, fine tune their professional skills and expertise to meet the requirements of the world and carve a niche for themselves.
The College established in 16th August,1989 was affiliated to the Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur. Initially it had started with a small strength of 120 (BA-Part One) students and few optional subjects (Hindi Literature,Economics,History,Geography,Sociology,Political Science) in the Arts Faculty. It mainly caters to the educational needs of the tribal belt in this region with its focused objective to provide education to girl students from the tribal areas. Presently the college is affiliated to Shaheed Mahendra Karma, University, Bastar. Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh).
In the absence of its own building, from 1989 to 2008, the college was operated in the Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Charama. In 2008, the college shifted from the school after the building was ready. The name of the college was changed from Government College , Charama to Government Shaheed Gendsingh College, Charama by order number F 5 -65 /2007 /38, Raipur, Dated : 14 -5 -2008 of Department of Higher Education.
Shaheed Gendsingh was a zamindar of Paralkot area of Chhattisgarh. There were about 165 villages under Paralkot Zamindari and Paralkot was the headquarters of Zamindari. Paralkot is a tribal village near Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, where three rivers meet. He fought against the British government and for this reason he was hanged by the British on January 20, 1825. Gendsingh was the first freedom fighter of Chhattisgarh.