LOCATION

Ghanakanta Baruah College is one of the premier institutes of higher education in the district of Morigaon. It was established in the year 1993. It is located by the Jagiroad-Morigaon highway at Nabheti. The college is located in a unique environment free from the hustle and bustle of city life.

HISTORY

Alike necessity is the mother of invention, the necessity of the second Degree College at Morigaon town was the reason behind the inception of Ghanakanta Baruah College in the year 1993. Turning up of several delegates of aspirant students and guardians for the Degree course at Karmapran Khirod Baruah’s residence had fruition on 1st September 1993, when a new Degree college was established at the premises of old Mondal Barrack on the patronage of Karmapran Khirod Baruah. In this regard, the first public meeting was held at circuit house, Morigaon on 24th July 1993, which was convened by Karmapran Khirod Baruah and Jibon ch. Pegu (DC, Morigaon) as chief convener and the other nine dignitaries as convener. At that meeting a Governing Body including Jibon ch. Pegu as president and Khirod Baruah as secretary were formed, where Karmapran had accepted for patronizing a degree college in the memory of his father GHANAKANTA BARUAH who was a well-known social worker and Freedom fighter. After the establishment of the college Karmapran Khirod Baruah and his beloved mother, Late Taruni Baruah had arranged a plot of land measuring 7.5 Bighas of their own for the college at Nabheti, Morigaon, where the college is running and developing presently. Soon after the college was established, on Saturday 27th November 1993 felled thunderbolt to the college along with whole the state of Assam and Morigaon district that Khirod Baruah was assassinated by some miscreants of a militant organization. That in fact, not only retards the pace of development of our college but also the pace of development of the Morigaon district. Even in such a grieved situation, Mrs. Jonjonali Baruah, the apt wife of Karmapran Khriod Baruah had come forward for the greater social cause, leaving aside her problems and has been providing her generous support to the college to date. She facilitates the college with the required furniture and fixtures along with the initial three years’ salary for its employees. Above all, we can reiterate that her guardianship, on which the college has developed and prospering further. In the process of development of the college, many persons associated with us and contributed at their convenience. The persons who have contributed to academic administration are Late Kamaleswer Deka, Cheni Ram Konwar, and Mudrananda Gohain. In the front of financial administration besides Mrs. Jonjonali Baruah - the chief patron & Presently Donor Member of the college, Late Helim Hussain had contributed a lot as a GB member and Assistant Secretary since pre-inception of the college in 1993 till his death. The persons who were close associates of Karmapran Khirod Baruah and later join hands with Mrs. Jonjonali Baruah for the development of the college are Giridhar Patar, Sir Fazlur Rahman, Sri Maneswar Dewri, Hiramba Goswami, Sri Naba Kanta Bordoloi, Sri Birinchidhar Buragohain, Sri Birendra Nath Mahanta, Sri Romesh Bora, Lakhseswar Deka, Sri Baneswar Mahanta, and other… Dignitaries who contributed academically are Sri Jiba Kanta Nath, Kuladhar Nath, Sri Niranjan Kr. Baruah, Mrs. Renu Medhi, Maqbul Hussain, Bandana Devi, Mridul Sharma, Durgeswar Saikia, Anil Devnath, etc. We are grateful to the institutions that have financially helped us are DRDA Morigaon; Tiwa Autonomous Council, Morigaon; ITDP, Morigaon, and Morigaon Zila Parishad. The academic and administrative affairs of the college are managed by a Governing Body (GB) as the chief executive body of the college. Powers are vested upon Governing Body and the responsibility of control and maintenance of standard of education, inter-departmental coordination, examination, etc. are vested upon the principal of the college. To help the principal with the overall quality assurance there is an IQAC Cell in the College. The college has its Academic Block, Administrative Block, Auditorium, Library, etc. within the campus. The college is forwarding with construction works and others so that the entire required infrastructure could be facilitated within a short period. In this sphere, we have to mention that the Generosity and Enthusiasm of the Government are proving a great asset for the college practically in fostering the development of the college. Ghanakanta Baruah College is affiliated to Gauhati University. The college has received its recognition under sections 2(F) and 12(B) of the UGC Act 1956 in February 2013. Ghanakanta Baruah College was provincialised with effect from 01-01-2013

TRANSPORTATION AND CONNECTIVITY/COMMUNICATION

Ghanakanta Baruah College is located in an ideal location in terms of the availability and accessibility of transport and communication under the Morigaon sub-division in the district of Morigaon. It is about two kilometers away from DC’s office in Morigaon, twenty kilometers from Jagiroad, and eighty kilometers from Guwahati city under P.O.-Morigaon Dist- Morigaon, Assam. The college is affiliated with Gauhati University, Assam.