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

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and

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, 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

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. In 1949, the college got affiliated to the

Gauhati University Gauhati University, also known as GU, is a Collegiate university, collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assem ...

. 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 * Bir Radha Sherpa - Indian Dancer * Nurul Huda *

Santosh Mohan Dev Santosh Mohan Dev (1 April 1934 – 2 August 2017), was an Indian political leader and a key member of the Indian National Congress. Mr. Dev was first elected to the Parliament of India, Parliament in 1980, the first of his seven terms in offi ...

* Kabindra Purkayastha * B. B. Bhattacharya * 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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