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Type
  
Public

Academic staff
  
100

Number of students
  
4,200

Established
  
1952

Phone
  
03752 222 174

Founded
  
1952

North Lakhimpur College

Motto in English
  
Let noble thoughts come from all directions

Affiliation
  
Dibrugarh university ,UGC, NAAC

Principal
  
Dr. Biman Chandra Chetia

Address
  
Khelmati, North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur, Assam 787031

Motto
  
क्रतवो यन्तु बिश्वत: (आऩो भद्रा, Let noble thoughts come from all directions)

Similar
  
Lakhimpur Girls College, Lakhimpur Commerce College, Dibrugarh University, Jagannath Barooah College, Debraj Roy College

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North Lakhimpur College (Assamese: উত্তৰ লখিমপুৰ মহাবিদ্যালয়) is an autonomous college, affiliated to Dibrugarh University in North Lakhimpur on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river in upper Assam. The college was established in 1952. In 2012, North Lakhimpur College was accredited with an "A" grade by the NAAC with a CGPA of 3.08. On May 30, 2013, North Lakhimpur College received a letter from the University Grants Commission granting it the status of an autonomous college. North Lakhimpur College is the first college from Assam to receive this status from the UGC.

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History

The North Lakhimpur College is the oldest and premier institution of higher education in upper Assam. It was established on 3 July 1952 at North Lakhimpur, which was recognized as a backward and remote area. The college was a fruit of the efforts and zeal of a core group of far-sighted people in particular and the people of this vast region in general.

Philosophy

The aim of the college is to throw the light of education and to help develop human resources. However, its objective is also to open the windows for noble thoughts to enlighten the institute. It wants to ensure all-round academic and intellectual development of the students by giving them the concept of purity of knowledge. North Lakhimpur College is, therefore, built around the principle of benevolence providing the students and teachers as many ingredients of perfection as possible within its limitations.

Academics

The college offers major (honours) courses in almost all customary subjects in the Arts and Science streams. It has 19 departments. The college accommodates nearly 1,000 students in the undergraduate courses, and it receives inter-state students.

Courses

The college offers following courses.

  • Higher Secondary (Arts and Science)
  • Bachelor's degree (Arts and Science)
  • Computer Science Degree (BCA)
  • PG Diploma Courses
  • Plant tissue-culture postgraduate diploma
  • Disaster Management postgraduate diploma
  • UG Diploma
  • Certificate Courses
  • Human Rights Diploma
  • Electronics Appliances Repairing Diploma
  • Herbal Plantation Diploma
  • Foundation Courses
  • UGC Career Oriented Courses
  • The College also offers the courses of Indira Gandhi National Open University and Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University in the respective study centers of the open Universities in the college.

    Facilities

  • Library
  • Career Counselling
  • Training for Competitive Examinations
  • Boys Hostels
  • New Boys Hostel
  • Girls Hostel
  • Gymnasium
  • Playground
  • Principals

    The principal is Biman Ch. Chetia, MSc, MPhil, PhD, from February 2012 to present.

    Past principals

    1. Md. Nasim Ali Hazarika, MA, LLB (1952–1954)
    2. Dr. Biswanarayan Sastri, MA, PhD (1954–1958)
    3. Jogananda Borgohain, MA (1958–1985)
    4. Labanya Charan Deka, MA, LLB (I/C) (1985–1986)
    5. Harendra Deva Goswami, MA (I/C) (1986–1989)
    6. Hemendra Kumar Gogoi, MSc, MPhil (1989–2001)
    7. Dibyajyoti Phukan, MA (I/C) (March 2001–Sept 2001)
    8. Tilak Ch. Baruah, MSc, MPhil (I/C) (Oct 2001–July 2004)
    9. Dr. Jugada Phukan, MA, PhD, (I/C) (Aug 2004–Sept 2004)
    10. Achyut Ch. Mahanta, MA (I/C) (Nov 2004–July 2005)
    11. Dr. Suryabhushan Pandu, MSc, PhD, FISPP (Aug 2005–Dec 2005)
    12. Dr. Budhin Baruah, MSc, PhD (Jan 2006–Dec 2011)

    References

    North Lakhimpur College Wikipedia