Jagannath Barooah College
| জগন্নাথ বৰুৱা মহাবিদ্যালয় | |
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| Latin: J B College | |
Former names | Jorhat College |
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| Motto | না হি জ্ঞানেন সদৃশম্ পৱিত্ৰমিহা বিদ্যতে |
Motto in English | The light that never fails |
| Established | 19 August 1930 |
| Location | Jorhat, Assam, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | J.B. College |
| Affiliations | Dibrugarh University |
| Website | www.jbcollege.org.in |
Jagannath Barooah College (Assamese: জগন্নাথ বৰুৱা মহাবিদ্যালয়) (popularly known as J.B. College) is located in Jorhat, Assam, India. It was founded on 19 August 1930. The College is affiliated to Dibrugarh University and recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC). It was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India in 2003.[1]
History
It was named Upper Assam College at first and later Jorhat College on 4 September 1930. On 25 June 1938, during a meeting under the then president, Chandradhar Barooah, it was renamed to the present Jagannath Barooah College in recognition of the commodious building 'Borpatra Kutir' along with the previous land owner, Murulidhar Barooah. Murulidhar Barooah had inherited this property from his grandfather Jagannath Barooah, who was the first graduate of Upper Assam in 1872 from Presidency College, Calcutta.[2]
Courses
The college offers Higher Secondary, Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses.[1][3][2]
- Higher Secondary Programme
- Arts
- Science
- Commerce
- Bachelor Programme
- Bachelor of Computer sc. and Application (BCA)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A)
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.COM)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- Master Programme
- Post-graduate courses in Geography and Philosophy.
- Post-graduate courses under Distance Education Scheme of Dibrugarh University in following subjects: Assamese, Economics, History, Mathematics and Political Science & Sociology.
- Post-graduate Diploma course in Computer Application., (PGDCA).
Notable alumni
The notable alumni of J.B. College are
- Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister of Assam.
- Bijoy Krishna Handique, Former Union Minister (MP).
- late Mukunda Madhab Sarmah, former Dibrugarh University vice-chancellor.
- Zubeen Garg, Bollywood Singer.[4]
- Sheela Borthakur, Social worker and Padma Shri awardee
College magazine
The College publishes an annul magazine the "JBIAN" and the first issue of the magazine was published in 1939.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Jagannath Barooah College Jorhat - J.B. College Jorhat Assam". Highereducationinindia.com. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
- 1 2 3 "Welcome to J.B. College". J.B. College. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ↑ "Jagannath Barooah College - Assam Yellow Pages". Assams.info. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
- ↑ "College cracks attendance whip". Telegraphindia.com. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
External links
Coordinates: 26°45′26″N 94°12′17″E / 26.7573°N 94.2046°E