Cotton College

ABOUT

Overview

Cotton College, Guwahati was established on 27th May, 1901 through the untiring efforts of such magnanimous and illustrious sons of the soil like Late Manik Chandra Barooah and Rai Bahadur Bhuban Ram Das, backed by the unstinted support of the intelligentsia of the region of that time. The college is affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati and recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC), has identified it as a "College with Potential for Excellence" in 2005. It is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditaion Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade in the year 2004, was re-accredited the same grade by NAAC in 2001 and also was re-accredited with "A++: Grade in 2016. The college was first affiliated to Calcutta University, Kolkata. It was under this university itself that the institution developed into a full-fledged Degree College and barring Persian, secured affiliation for the Honours for the Honours course too in all the subjects taught then. However, with the establishment of Gauhati Uiversity in 1948, it became one of its original constituent colleges. Although Post-Graduate classes in certain subjects like English, Economics and Botany were introduced in the College at different points of time under Calcutta University itself, such classes had to be finally discontinued as part of economy drive and also because of the establishment of Gauhati University. It was only in 1969 that the Assam State Government decided to introduce PG classes in Physics in the College on a permanent affiliation basis. Subsequently, the benefit of PG classes was extended to other subjects as well and finally on 17th October, 1992, the then Hon'ble President of India, Late Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, at a glittering function held in the premises of the college formally declared Cotton College as a Post-Graduate institution. Today, PG teaching is done in the college in as many as 21 subjects in 20 Departments. Now, the college, which began with 39 students and 5 teachers only, currently has a student enrolment of more than 5000 right from Higher Secondary to the PG level and a regular faculty strength of 189 (Gents - 85; Ladies : 104). The college offers two year Higher Secondary Course in Arts & Science under Assam Higher Secondary Educational Council (AHSEC), Guwahati and Three year Degree Courses in Arts & Science under Gauhati University, Guwahati. The college also offers some Self-financing courses & Certificate courses.

AT A GLANCE

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ACADEMICS

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2 programmes at COT

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