North Lakhimpur College is an autonomous college, affiliated to
Dibrugarh University
Dibrugarh University is a collegiate public state university in the Indian state of Assam. It is located at Dibrugarh, Assam, India. It was set up in 1965 under the provisions of the Dibrugarh University Act, 1965 enacted by the Assam Legislat ...
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North Lakhimpur
North Lakhimpur ( ) is a city and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the Indian state of Assam, about northeast of Guwahati. It is the district headquarters of Lakhimpur district.
North Lakhimpur is also the name of the subdivision of L ...
on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river in upper Assam. North Lakhimpur college is the first autonomous college in Assam. The college was established in 1952. In 2012, North Lakhimpur College was accredited with an "A" grade by the
NAAC with a CGPA of 3.08.
[, search criteria: ''colleges'', accredited colleges in: ''Assam'', Cycle: ''2'', Date of acquire :03-06-2013] On 30 May 2013, North Lakhimpur College received a letter from the
University Grants Commission granting it the status of an autonomous college. North Lakhimpur College is the first college from Assam to receive this status from the
UGC.
History
The North Lakhimpur College is the oldest and premier institution of higher education in upper Assam. It was established on 3 July 1952 at North Lakhimpur, which was recognized as a backward and remote area. The college was a fruit of the efforts and zeal of a core group of far-sighted people in particular and the people of this vast region in general.
Organisation and administration
Governance
The principal is Biman Ch. Chetia, MSc, MPhil, PhD, from February 2012 to present.
Past principals
# Md. Nasim Ali Hazarika, MA, LLB (1952–1954)
# Dr. Biswanarayan Sastri, MA, PhD (1954–1958)
# Jogananda Borgohain, MA (1958–1985)
# Labanya Charan Deka, MA, LLB (I/C) (1985–1986)
# Harendra Deva Goswami, MA (I/C) (1986–1989)
# Hemendra Kumar Gogoi, MSc, MPhil (1989–2001)
# Dibyajyoti Phukan, MA (I/C) (March 2001–Sept 2001)
# Tilak Ch. Baruah, MSc, MPhil (I/C) (Oct 2001–July 2004)
# Dr. Jugada Phukan, MA, PhD, (I/C) (Aug 2004–Sept 2004)
# Achyut Ch. Mahanta, MA (I/C) (Nov 2004–July 2005)
# Dr. Suryabhushan Pandu, MSc, PhD, FISPP (Aug 2005–Dec 2005)
# Dr. Budhin Baruah, MSc, PhD (Jan 2006–Dec 2011)
Departments
Arts
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Anthropology
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English Department
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Assamese Department
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Hindi
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Economics
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Education
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Geography
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History
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Political Science
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Philosophy
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Mathematics
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Science
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Botany
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Zoology
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Chemistry
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Physics
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Electronics
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Computer Science
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Statistical Science
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Economics
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Anthropology
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Mathematics
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Home Science
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Facilities
*Library
*Career Counselling
*Training for Competitive Examinations
*Boys Hostels
**New Boys Hostel
*Girls Hostel
*Gymnasium
*Playground
Academics
The college offers major (honours) courses in almost all customary subjects in the Arts and Science streams. It has 19 departments. The college accommodates nearly 1,000 students in the undergraduate courses, and it receives inter-state students.
Courses
The college offers following courses.
* Higher Secondary (Arts and Science)
* Bachelor's degree (Arts and Science)
* Computer Science Degree (
BCA)
* PG Diploma Courses
**Plant tissue-culture postgraduate diploma
**Disaster Management postgraduate diploma
* UG Diploma
* Certificate Courses
**Human Rights Diploma
**Electronics Appliances Repairing Diploma
**Herbal Plantation Diploma
* Foundation Courses
* UGC Career Oriented Courses
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The college also offers the courses of Indira Gandhi National Open University
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and Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University is a state university in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was founded in 2006.
History
The university was established by the Assam Legislative Assembly by Act XXXVII of 2005 in 2005. The Act received the a ...
in the respective study centers of the open Universities in the college.
References
External links
North Lakhimpur College
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Universities and colleges in Assam
North Lakhimpur
Colleges affiliated to Dibrugarh University
Educational institutions established in 1952
1952 establishments in Assam