Darrang College also known as Nalanda of the North Bank, is a college in

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Municipality of

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, a state of

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. The college provides

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from

Gauhati University Gauhati University also known as GU, is a collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly and is the oldest un ...

, to which it is affiliated.

History

Darrang College was established in July 1945, with 8 teachers, and 112 students on the roll. Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy, a "veteran freedom fighter and trade union leader",Tripathi, Kamlesh
Big Things Have Small Beginnings
Shravan Charity Mission was the founding principal. Initially, classes were held at a bungalow of Arnaldo Duchi, an Italian who sold the property to the college. Subsequently, for nearly two years, the college moved to the American Base Hospital campus at Mission Chariali, then to the

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. It adopted the present site in October 1951. The

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visited in 1959, followed by Smt.

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in 1963. List of Principals(1945 till date)

Academics

Darrang College offers the following courses: * Two Year Higher Secondary Course in Science, Arts and Commerce under Assam Higher Secondary Education Council. * Three Year Degree Course in Science, Arts and Commerce under

, Assam. * Master's degree in Assamese,

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under

. * B.Sc. in

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. * BCA from Gauhati University. * Distance Education in Institute of Distance and Open learning of Gauhati University (IDOL). * Master's degree, Degree, Diploma, and Certificate Courses under Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). * Certificate Course in Computer Application. * Certificate Course in Conservation Ecology in association wit
WWF of India
* Vocational Courses. * PGDCA, BCA from IDOL,

. * Course on Human Rights.

Notable alumni

Faculty

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