Cachar College

Cachar College is a public co-educational college situated on Trunk Road in Silchar, Assam, India, established on 20 June 1960 following discussions held on 25 April 1960 at the Sramik Kalyan Office. It first obtained permanent affiliation for Pre-University Arts and Commerce streams from Gauhati University in 1961, moving that year from Narsing Higher Secondary School to its present campus. In 1966, the Government of Assam placed the college under the Deficit Grants-in-Aid system. A Science stream was introduced in 1981–82 and received Grants-in-Aid approval in 1990. After Assam University was established in 1994, the college's degree programmes shifted from Gauhati University to Assam University. The college is recognized by the UGC under Sections 2(f) and 12(B) and holds a 'B' grade NAAC accreditation. It occupies about 5.3 acres and offers B.A., B.Sc., and B.Com. programmes, along with self-financed career-oriented courses, across departments including Arabic, Bengali, Economics, English, Hindi, History, Manipuri, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit, Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology and Commerce. Facilities include a central library, girls' hostel, computer centre, canteen, health care unit, digital classrooms, and a KKHSOU study centre.