Nickname J.B. College Phone 0376 232 0060 | Established 19 August 1930 Founded 19 August 1930 | |
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Motto in English The light that never fails Address JB College Rd, Kakoti Gaon, Tarajan, Jorhat, Assam 785001 Motto না হি জ্ঞানেন সদৃশম্ পৱিত্ৰমিহা বিদ্যতে (The light that never fails) Similar Dibrugarh University, CKB Commerce College, Debraj Roy College, Dergaon Kamal Dowerah, Cotton College - Guwahati | ||
Jagannath barooah college department of botany 2011 14 batch
Jagannath Barooah College (Assamese: জগন্নাথ বৰুৱা মহাবিদ্যালয়) (popularly known as J.B. College) is an autonomous college located in Jorhat, Assam, India. It was founded on 19 August 1930. The College is affiliated to Dibrugarh University and recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC). It was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India in 2003.
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- Jagannath barooah college department of botany 2011 14 batch
- History
- Courses
- Notable alumni
- College magazine
- References
History
It was named Upper Assam College at first and later Jorhat College on 4 September 1930. On 25 June 1938, during a meeting under the then president, Chandradhar Barooah, it was renamed to the present Jagannath Barooah College in recognition of the commodious building 'Borpatra Kutir' along with the previous land owner, Murulidhar Barooah. Murulidhar Barooah had inherited this property from his grandfather Jagannath Barooah, who was the first graduate of Upper Assam in 1872 from Presidency College, Calcutta.
Courses
The college offers Higher Secondary, Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses.
Notable alumni
The notable alumni of J.B. College are
College magazine
The College publishes an annul magazine the "JBIAN" and the first issue of the magazine was published in 1939.