Darrang College

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Darrang College
Motto
Be a Jewel Among Men
TypeEducational Institution
Established1945 (1945)
Parent institution
Gauhati University
PrincipalDr. Palashmoni Saikia
Academic staff
121
Location
Tezpur
,
Assam
,
784001
,
India India
Campussuburban
AffiliationsGauhati University
Websitedarrangcollege.ac.in

Darrang College, sometimes referred to at times as the Nalanda of the North Bank, is a college in Tezpur in the Indian state of Assam. It was started in July 1945 with 8 teachers and 112 students in the roll.It is permanently affiliated to Gauhati University.

Darrang College offers bachelor's degrees in arts, Commerce & Science[1] from Gauhati University and operates 24 departments.

Gate of Darrang college at night

History

The college started in July 1945 with 8 teachers and 112 students.It affiliated to Gauhati University in 1953.

Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy, a veteran freedom fighter and trade union leader, was the founding principal. Padmanath Borgohain, who also founded the Assam Sahitya Sabha, was the founding president of Darrang College

Initially, classes were held at the bungalow of Arnaldo Duchi, an Italian man who sold the property to the college.

Subsequently, the college moved for nearly two years to the American Base Hospital campus at Mission Chariali, then to the Dak bungalow. It adopted the present site in October 1951.

The Dalai Lama visited in 1959, followed by Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1963.

Academics

Darrang College offers the following courses:

  • Two Year Higher Secondary Course in Science, Arts and Commerce under Assam Higher Secondary Education Council.
  • Three Year Degree Course in Science, Arts and Commerce under Gauhati University, Assam.
  • Master's degree in Assamese, Zoology, Botany under Gauhati University.
  • B.Sc. in Biotechnology.
  • BCA from Gauhati University.
  • Distance Education in Institute of Distance and Open learning of Gauhati University (IDOL).
  • Master's degree, Degree, Diploma, and Certificate Courses under Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
  • Certificate Course in Computer Application.
  • Certificate Course in Conservation Ecology in association with WWF of India.
  • Vocational Courses.
  • PGDCA, BCA from IDOL, Gauhati University.
  • Course on Human Rights.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Academic | Darrang College". darrangcollege.ac.in. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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