About Us
Dakshin Kamrup College is a pioneering institution of higher learning in the entire South Kamrup area and in fact it emerged as one of the apex higher educational institutions in the state of Assam. The college is so named because it is the fruit of the untiring and relentless efforts of the people of Dakshin Kamrup area. Dakshin Kamrup, as the name indicates, is a vast area of Kamrup District stretching over hundred and fifty miles along the southern bank of the mighty Brahmaputra. This rural area has a rich cultural heritage, but its literacy percentage is rather low. Palasbari, famous for timber and Muga industry, is its prime trade centre. But this place has lost its old glory due to devastating erosion caused by the Brahmaputra. Educationists, social workers, student, and a cross-section of the public had long felt the need for a centre of higher education in this vast area and their dream was fulfilled when this college came into existence on November 14, 1961. During early days this was the only institution for higher education in this vast rural area. Passing through glorious 61 years, the college has fulfilled the long cherished hope and aspirations of the people of Dakshin Kamrup.
Today this college, humble though its beginning was, has grown into a full-fledged one. It provides the students with all facilities for pursuit of knowledge. It is now flourishing not only as an academic institution, but also as a centre for sports and culture. It has grown into a full-fledged higher educational institution. It provides the students with all possible modern teaching aids and facilities for the pursuit of knowledge. The college is located at Mirza, which was an ideal village at the time of its establishment and today it is a fast growing and expanding township with many private sector higher educational institutions. Mirza is about 35 km to the west of Guwahati City in the District of Kamrup. The National Highway No. 37 runs through it. The catchments area surrounding Mirza comprises a vast area touching the river Brahmaputra on the North. The Meghalaya border is about 25 km in south and the district of Goalpara is about 120 km west of it.
The enthusiasm and pace towards progress were in no way hindered due to the humble beginning of the institution. In 1967, the college was affiliated to Gauhati University and in 1972 it was brought under deficit grants-in-aid system of the Assam government. The science section was introduced in 1979 and brought under the same funding scheme in 1987.
Beginning modestly, the college has now provincialized under the Govt. of Assam on 01-01-2006 and grown to the present status of a full-fledged institution. Today the college has 4700 regular students on the rolls, 24 departments (Arts, Science, Commerce and B.Voc) offering both Honours and Regular courses of study along with Post Graduate course in Assamese and Zoology. The college also have course in Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science. There are 101 experienced teachers constantly rendering service for the development of the students. The Governing Body is the overall managing authority of the college. The Principal is the head of the institution. He has under him 54 non-teaching employees. The college functions according to the Assam Provincialized College Management Rules of 2006.
Dakshin Kamrup College has satisfactory infrastructural facilities- a well-stocked library, a separate administrative building, a Boys’ common room, a Girls’ common room, a well built Girls’ hostel (having 80 seats), the science departments with fully equipped laboratories and classrooms, Conference Hall, Digital Class Room, an indoor sports complex and a canteen etc. The construction of a scientific auditorium hall with a plane estimate of Rs. 5 crores is in progress. Besides these, a big plot of 26 bighas (3.48 hectares) has enriched the college assets where a 30 seated Boys’ hostel, a big playground, a fishery and a plot of land for plantation project exist.
The college has a few adopted villages where the college fraternity has launched various educational, economic, developmental and health security schemes to empower the rural people as steps towards its community extension services.
The college has so far succeeded in facilitating advancement and dissemination of quality education. Many students have completed their courses of study in this college with academic distinction and established themselves as able and responsible citizens of the nation. But education is a dynamic process that needs renovation and upgradation, so as to meet the needs of a changing society. Therefore, to meet the challenges in education in the 21st century and to contribute to the knowledge-based economy, the college has proposed to prepare itself aptly.
