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 ...

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. North Lakhimpur College

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

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...

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Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

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Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

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Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

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Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

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History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

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Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

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Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

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Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

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Science

Botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

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Zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

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Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

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Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

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Electronics The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...

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Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

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Statistical Science ''Statistical Science'' is a review journal published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. The founding editor was Morris H. DeGroot, who explained the mission of the journal in his 1986 editorial: "A central purpose of ''Statistical Sci ...

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Home Science Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences, is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as well as texti ...

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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 Coursesnlcollege.org: College Website, Date: 21-02-2012
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in the respective study centers of the open Universities in the college.

References

External links

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