From the Principal's Desk
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From the Principal’s Desk... Nations are built by the imagination and untiring enthusiastic efforts of generations. One generation transfers the fruits of its toil to another, which then takes forward the mission. As the coming generation also has its dreams and aspirations for the nation’s future, it therefore adds something from its side to the national vision; which the next generation strives hard to achieve. This process goes on and the nation climbs steps of glory and gains higher strength. - APJ Abdul Kalam. Education, a pivotal instrument for nation building, drives away ignorance and through illumination it emboldens a man to a righteous thought and action. Today, the role of a college is not only to pursue academic excellence but also to motivate and empower its students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and productive members of an ever-changing global society. Sarupathar College, endowed with progressive futuristic outlook, aims continual growth in the quality of all academic activities with a sense of commitment to fully meet the expectations of the students, parents and society at large. The college primarily intends to nurture the shelved potential in students providing an ideal platform for them to channelize their creative outbursts and lend expression to their thoughts and views on various aspects in serene manner. Our institution believes that the purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows, and as such we are focused not merely on academic pursuits but also on providing opportunity to each student to explore his or her own capabilities and their area of interest - curricular, co-curricular or extra-curricular. We aim to develop soft skills that will equip them to manage and lead the varied opportunities and challenges of the society with an added edge. The constant growth in information and communication related technologies in the recent past has brought about remarkable changes in various aspects of human life and led to the creation of a knowledge based society where knowledge is the most powerful tool for success. In the context, of being familiar to the latest technical advances in various fields has become an extreme need of the hour. Hence, apart from delivering excellent academic content and development of skills through practical experiences, the students are encouraged to develop interpersonal skills through interaction with knowledgeable resource persons. No wonder, a student harnessed in such an atmosphere has every hope and possibility of becoming a responsible, balanced and a mature adult and is able to live in to contribute and to shoulder responsibilities of the society. Every student should perceive that he/she is an integral part of the country. He/she will have to change himself/herself so as to bring any change to the society. The students, guardians as well as the faculty members will have to realise the acutal aim of education and direct their endeavours towards bringing change in the society. The students should develop scientific thinking and engage themselves in productive activities apart from contributing towards socio-economic and cultural fields of the society. I would like to conclude with the inspirational quote from Lord Buddha : “Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” (Ms. Moniprova Bora) Principal Contents College Profile 3 Vision & Mission 4 Programmes offered 5 Fee Structures 9 Admission Procedure 9 Rules and Regulations 10 Facilities 12 College Fraternity 15 KKHSOU Study Centre 16 COLLEGE PROFILE A. LOCATION : Sarupathar College is the premier institution of higher education in the greater Dhansiri Sub-Division of Golaghat district along the Assam Nagaland border which covers an area of 888 sq. km. Embellished by its diverse ethnic groups with their rich cultural heritage, this region can aptly be called Assam in miniature. The river Dhansiri flows 2 km. west from the college and the river Doyang flows 6 km. east from the college. The college is situated at a distance of 55 km. to the south of the district headquarters at Golaghat, bounded by unbroken chain of the Naga Hills to the south-east and south and the Karbi Hills to the west. Located at Naharani at the outskirt of the town this college is at a distance of about 3 km. from Sarupathar Railway Station (NF Railway). B. HISTORY : Estabished on November 14th in the year 1970 with Mr. Muhi Kanta Tamuly as its Prin- cipal, Sarupathar College is the outcome of toil and hardship of a host of leading personalities of the greater Saruapathar area, who had been longing to see the light of higher education in this outlying remote part of the country. The dream was realized with conviction when the college was brought under deficit grants by the Assam government in 1981. Thus, a new era dawned on this premier educational institution not without tremendous perils and sacrifice faced by some of the founder teachers and well wishers. Today the college owes much to the local community who had contributed so much to see the college where it stands today. At the same time the college stands faithful to its commitment by giving her very best in the field of higher education. On the other hand, the introduction of the Commerce Stream in the year 1985 was another feather to the cap. The college got permanent affiliation under Dibrugarh University up to degree level in 1994-1995 and was declared, alongwith the other colleges of Assam, a provincialised college in December, 2005. Though it is a degree college, the institution has also been providing facilities for studies in higher secondary courses in both Arts and Commerce stream. The college was assessed by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in January, 2021 and result is yet to be finalised following an appeal submitted to the council and hence the previous grade has been retained so far. This institution is venturing into new frontiers in a quest for quality enhancement accommodating co-curricular activities, besides its general curriculum. Now the college has successfully completed 51 years of its existence and is able to meet the needs and aspira- tions of the people of the Dhansiri Sub-Division in particular and other areas in general. The college bears the responsibilty of uplifting the socio-economic development of the backward, rural and inter- state bordering region. It is our humble anticipation that the college will open up new vistas of learning for the students by providing ample opportunities in all possible fileds for unraveling the hidden talents of the students. a. Principals of our college : Past and Present : Sl. No. Name of Principal Status Period Permanent / In-charge From To 1. Mr. Muhi Kanta Tamuly Principal (Permanent) 14.11.1970 31.03.1997 2. Mr. Narayan Chandra Talukdar Principal i/c 01.04.1997 31.12.2004 3. Mr. Hemo Gogoi Principal i/c 01.01.2005 13.11.2006 4. Mr. Samarendra Singha Principal i/c 14.11.2006 18.01.2012 5. Dr. Siddheswar Bora Principal (Permanent) 19.01.2012 30.06.2021 6. Ms. Moni Prova Bora Principal i/c 01.07.2021 Continuing 3 VISION AND MISSION The college has been conducting various programmes and activities with the vision and mission stated hereunder : A. VISION Sarupathar college believes it to be its utmost priority to develop the mind, body and intellect of the students and thereby bring in all round development of selfhood. This institution belongs to a remote and rural area and thus it is a primary concern to make it a rural institution of excellence. It endeavors to bring in prosperity and disseminate knowledge among this rural region which is mostly lagging be- hind in economic and literary spheres. The demographic pattern of students in this institution shows an assimilation of diverse ethnic and cultural identities. Consequently it becomes a place of cross cultural integrity and the student community is encouraged to respect all cultural identities while trying their best to work for the upliftment and preservation of their own cultural traditions. The institution aims at imparting knowledge, discipline and human values to its students coming from different walks of life and thereby makes them good citizens who can contribute towards nation building. The goal of this institu- tion is to make higher education easily accessible and affordable for the country folk of the surrounding who are leading tough agrarian lifestyle. B. MISSION To materialize our vision of all round development of the students as well as the surrounding areas the institution has undertaken the following missions. Academic : 1. To provide value based education 2. To provide opportunity for quality higher education to the deprived and marginalized section of the society in this area. 3. To develop competitive environment among the students with good value system and prepare them to confront the contemporary challenging world. 4. To provide opportunities for unraveling the talents of our students in the sphere of games and sports. 5. To develop the college into an information hub for the rural population where information technology is not easily accessible. 6. To promote environmental awareness among the local population and enrich nature by plantations. 7. To boost the cultural environment by providing platforms to the students in the areas of singing and performing arts. 8. To address the issue of conflict management by hosting friendly exchange programmes among the cross border communities. 9. To promote women empowerment by organizing various programmes time and again.