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'''Darrang College''', sometimes referred to at times as the '''Nalanda of the North Bank''', is a college in [[Tezpur]], [[Assam]], India. It was started in July 1945 with 8 teachers and 112 students in the roll was permanently affiliated to Gauhati University in 1953. Darrang College offers bachelor's degrees in Arts, Science or Commerce from [[Gauhati University]]. Currently the college runs with 24 departments.<br />
[[File:Darrang College Gate.jpg|thumb|270px|Gate of Darrang college at night]]<br />
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==History==<br />
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Late Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy, a veteran freedom fighter and trade union leader came forward to shoulder the responsibility of the founder principal. Initially, classes were held at the bungalow of Arnaldo Duchi, an Italian man who sold the property to the college.<br />
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Subsequently, the college was shifted for nearly two years to the American Base Hospital campus at Mission Chariali, then to the [[dak bungalow]] in the heart of the town, and finally to the present site in October 1951.<br />
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Darrang College has had an eventful career since its inception. The [[Dalai Lama]] of Tibet visited in 1959 after his historic flight from his own land, followed Smt. [[Indira Gandhi]] in 1963.<br />
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Ever since the college settled in its permanent site, it has been maintaining a high academic standard all through{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}.<br />
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Late Padmanath Borgohain, a person who founded the Assam Sahitya Sabha and was the founder president of Darrang College {{citation needed|date=August 2019}}<br />
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==Academics==<br />
Darrang College offers the following courses:<br />
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* Two-year higher secondary courses in arts, science and commerce under [[Assam Higher Secondary Education Council]].<br />
* Three-year degree courses in arts, science and commerce under [[Gauhati University]].<br />
* Post graduation correspondence courses under P.G.C.S. of [[Gauhati University]].<br />
* B.C.A. under IDOL, [[Gauhati University]].<br />
* Degree, diploma and certificate courses under [[Indira Gandhi National Open University|I.G.N.O.U]].<br />
* Certificate course in Conservation Ecology in association with W.W.F. of India.<br />
* Post graduate courses in Botany, Zoology, Assamese and Geography is offered as regular course under Gauhati university<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of accredited colleges in Assam]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.darrangcollege.in http://www.darrangcollege.in/] Official website of Darrang College<br />
{{Gauhati University}}<br />
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[[Category:Colleges in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to Gauhati University]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1945]]<br />
[[Category:1945 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Education in Tezpur]]<br />
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