GOALPARA GIRLS COLLEGE

Goalpara College is an institution of higher learning in western Assam, India, established on 8 August 1955 with the cooperation of local people, starting with 6 lecturers and 22 students under principal Wazuddin Ahmed. It became a full-fledged institution with a permanent building in 1959 and was brought under the deficit grant-in-aid system in 1962. A science faculty was introduced in 1966. The college is affiliated to Gauhati University and offers three-year degree courses in Arts and Science leading to BA and BSc, as well as two-year Higher Secondary courses. It has 16 departments with a total staff strength of 110, and offers honours courses in various Arts and Science subjects. The campus spans about 10 acres and includes a library with around 27,000 books, subscriptions to journals and newspapers, and a book bank. The college caters to about 2000 students and received an A+ NAAC accreditation in 2023. It has received grants under the FIST scheme and from DBT, and offers distance education through IGNOU, KKHSOU, and IDOL. It has two hostels, each with 50 seats, for boys and girls.