Gurucharan College, popularly know as GC College, is a state, public, co-educational

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established in 1935 at

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. It offers Intermediate (10+2 level) and 4 year undergraduate degree courses in Arts, Commerce and Science. The college is affiliated to

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and

Assam University Assam University is a central public university located at Silchar, Assam, India. It was founded in the year 1994 by the provisions of an act enacted by the Parliament of India. Former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha is the Chancellor, the Gover ...

and has 25 departments. The college also hosts study centres of

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and

Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University is a state university in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was founded in 2006. KKHSOU offers a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and certificate courses in various fields such as humanities, s ...

History

The college was established on 15 July 1935 and was initially located at the bungalow of Pramode Charan Dutta situated at the riverbank of

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. Due to riverbank erosion, it was temporarily shifted to the campus of the Silchar Normal School and subsequently to the present site. Initially, the college had been affiliated to Calcutta University. In 1949, the college got affiliated to the Gauhati University. With the establishment of the Assam University (Central), Silchar, G.C. College has been affiliated to it since 1994. In 2022, the State Government of Assam decided to convert the college to state public university and in September 2023, a bill was passed in the state legislature confirming the status. Subsequently, Prof. Niranjan Roy has been appointed as the first Vice Chancellor.

Accreditation

The college has been accredited by

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(NAAC) with "A" grade.

Campus

The college is located near the Ambicapatty area of Silchar and has a campus spread over 8 acres.

References

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