Government Mahaveer College is affiliated with the Madhya Pradesh government. The college offers a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce, and Science. The admission for Govt. Mahaveer College, Petlawad follows a mostly merit-based setup. For undergraduate courses, candidate records in the 12th standard examination constitute the grounds for Govt.

Mahaveer College, Petlawad admission. Similarly, for postgraduate admissions, academic performance in the relevant graduation examination is considered. For eligibility, varied conditions are laid down, depending on the programme chosen by the students. For undergraduate courses, it is required that students have completed higher secondary-school (10+2) education from any recognised board.