Gurucharan College, popularly known as GC College, is a college imparting 10+2, undergraduate, certifications (self-financing) and postgraduate (self-financing) education under the aegis of Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, Guwahati and Assam University, Silchar. Gurucharan College, Silchar is affiliated under Assam University (Central University).

History

Gurucharan College, Silchar, abbreviated as G.C. College, was established on 15 July 1935. Originally the college was housed in a deserted bungalow of Promode Chandra Dutta at Rangpur on the bank of river Barak. Unfortunately, riverbank erosion began to engulf the college premises, and Gurucharan College was shifted temporarily to the campus of Silchar Normal School. This temporary phase of accommodation was soon over and, with the help of insistence from different quarters, the college was able to acquire a vast area of about in the Silchar Municipal area. Initially, the college had been affiliated to Calcutta University. In 1949, the college got affiliated to the Gauhati University. With the establishment of the Assam University (Central), Silchar, G.C. College has been affiliated to it since 1994. It is listed under 2(F) and 12 (B) by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and offers higher secondary (10+2) and three-year degree course (1+1+1) in its Arts, Science and Commerce streams.

Status

The institute is listed under 2(F) and 12 (B) by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It was accredited by NAAC during 2016 and graded as A. The college also achieved the status of College with Potential for Excellence from UGC in the same year.

Academics

Higher secondary courses

In two-year higher secondary courses in Arts, Science and Commerce with two core subjects (English and any one MIL Bengali/Assamese/Manipuri/Hindi or alternative English (in lieu of MIL)), three elective subjects are offered.

Degree courses (TDC)

In the three-year course for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Science (BSc.) and Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) pass and honours combinations are offered.

Postgraduate courses (self-financing)

Postgraduate studies in Political Science, Economics, Bengali, History, English, Mathematics, Philosophy, Commerce are offered.

Certificate, diploma and advance diploma courses (self-financing)

Certificate, diploma and advance diplomas are available in Travel & Tourism Management, Insurance Business, Entrepreneurship Development. The English Department of the college is one of the first departments in entire North East India to offer a one-year Diploma in Creative Writing in English.

Notable alumni

Nihar Ranjan Laskar Nihar Ranjan Laskar (1 May 1932) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian Parliament from Karimganj, Assam in 1962,1967,1971,1977 and 1980.He was member of the Indian National Congress The Indian ...

* Bir Radha Sherpa - Indian Dancer *

Nurul Huda Nur ul-Huda ( ar, نور الهدی, , link=no; transliterations vary) is an Arabic phrase meaning ''light of the guidance''. It may refer to Males * Khan Mohammad Nurul Huda (born 1948), former Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh *Mirza Nuru ...

* Santosh Mohan Dev * Kabindra Purkayastha *

B. B. Bhattacharya Barid Baran Bhattacharya (9 March 1945 – 14 February 2017) was an Indian economist and educationist. He was vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He was also Director and Professor at the Institu ...

* Dilip Kumar Paul * Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya * K M Baharul Islam, Dean (Academics), Indian Institute of Management Kashipur (Uttarakhand)

References

External links

Website of the college
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