Nalbari College

Nalbari College, located in Nalbari, Assam, India, was established on 4 July 1945 during the pre-independence era, playing a pioneering role in promoting higher education in the lower Brahmaputra valley. Initially affiliated to Calcutta University, it came under Gauhati University's jurisdiction after the latter's establishment in 1948. The college received UGC recognition under Section 2(f) in 1962. Starting with just 28 students, it now has about 4420 students, spread over 16 acres with a built-up area of approximately 8 acres. The college is multi-streamed and co-educational, offering Higher Secondary, undergraduate programmes across 09 Humanities & Social Science and 07 Science departments, and postgraduate programmes in Assamese and English. It also offers UGC-sponsored job-oriented programmes such as Travel and Tourism Guidance and Disaster Management, along with professional courses like B.P.E and B.Sc. IT since 2013, and self-financing courses like BCA and PGDCA. Distance learning is facilitated through IDOL, KKHSOU, and ASOS. The institution primarily serves economically backward populations, including Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes communities, in the locality.