Dakshin Kamrup College

Dakshin Kamrup College (Assamese: দক্ষিণ কামৰূপ মহাবিদ্যালয়) is an educational institution for higher education affiliated with Gauhati University.^[1][2] The college is located in Mirza in the Kamrup District of Assam. At present the college has Arts, Commerce and Science streams with seventeen departments offering Major courses.^[3]

Dakshin Kamrup College

দক্ষিণ কামৰূপ মহাবিদ্যালয়
Motto	Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya
Type	Educational Institution
Established	1961 (64 years ago) (1961)
Academic affiliation	Gauhati University
Principal	Dr. Nabajyoti Das
Location	Mirza , Assam , India
Website	dkcollegeonline.in

History

The Dakshin Kamrup College was established in 1961 in Mirza. In the year 1972, the college shifted from its old premises to the present location. In 2005, The College was provincialised by the Govt. of Assam.^[3]

Dakshin Kamrup College is a co- educational degree college affiliated with Gauhati University. At present, the yearly enrollment of the college is approximately 5741 students. The College offered only art education util 1978. The science stream started in 1979. The college successfully celebrated 50 years of operation in 2011.^[4]

Location

The college is situated in Mirza which is 6 km to the west of Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati.^[3]

Academics

• Two-year Higher Secondary Course in Arts and Science under Assam Higher Secondary Education Council.
• Three-year Degree Course in Arts, Science and commerce under Gauhati University (Semester Pattern).
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application.
• M.A. in Assamese.
• M.Sc in Zoology
• BMC (Bachelor of Mass Communication)
• B. VOC (Bachelor of Vocation)

Departments

• Accountancy
• Assamese
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Center for Media Studies
• Computer Science
• Education
• Economics
• English
• Geography (Arts)
• History
• Management
• Mathematics (Science)
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Zoology