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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|College in Nagaon, Assam, India, recently upgraded to University}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Nagaon University<br />
| image = <br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
| academic_affiliation = [[Gauhati University]]<br />
| established = {{start date and age|7 August 1944}} (as Nowgong College)<br/>{{start date and age|2023}} (as Nagaon University)<br />
| chancellor = [[Governor of Assam]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Hitesh Deka <br />
| students = 3526<br />
| address = [[Assam Trunk Road]]<br />
| city = [[Nagaon]]<br />
| state = [[Assam]]<br />
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|coordinates = {{coord| 26.3484 |N| 92.68521 |E}}<br />
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| postalcode = 782001<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| campus = Urban<br />
| language = [[English language|English]] and [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br />
| colors = Blue & White<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.nowgongcollege.edu.in}}<br />
| native_name =<br />
| native_name_lang =<br />
| motto =<br />
| motto_lang = as<br />
| mottoeng = Lead Us to Light<br />
}}<br />
'''Nagaon University''' is a government institution, earlier known as Nowgong College. Established in 1944, it is one of the oldest co-educational colleges of [[Assam]], situated in the city of [[Nagaon]]. It was initially established with the permission of the [[University of Calcutta]] but later, in 1948, the college was accorded affiliation to the [[Gauhati University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Affiliated College of Gauhati University |url=http://www.gauhati.ac.in/college-affiliated%20colleges.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606080313/http://www.gauhati.ac.in/college-affiliated%20colleges.php |archivedate=6 June 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On 22 December 2020, the college was granted autonomy by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] for a period of 10 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nowgong College Gets Autonomous Status|url=https://www.time8.in/breaking-nowgong-college-gets-autonomous-status/|date=22 December 2020|df=dmy-all }}</ref> It was Upgraded into University in 2023.{{cn|date=June 2024}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:নগাঁও মহাবিদ্যালয়, Nowgong College.jpg|thumb|250px|{{center|The main entrance of Nowgong College}}]]<br />
Established in 1944, with the permission of [[University of Calcutta]], Nowgong College was the first higher educational institution of [[Central Assam Division|Central Assam]], one of the oldest in [[Assam]] and the entire [[Northeast India|Northeast]]. It was founded with the efforts of [[Jananeta Motiram Bora]], the Founder President of the Governing Body of the College, who was the Chairman of the Nowgong Local Board at that time. After being elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from the [[Nowgong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nowgong (South East) LAC]] in [[1946 Indian provincial elections|1946]] from the [[Indian National Congress]], Bora served as the Minister of Land and Revenue in [[Gopinath Bordoloi|Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi]]'s [[Government of Assam|Cabinet]], and played an active role in procuring land, building infrastructure and arranging funds for the College; he helped in acquiring the Government Dak Bungalow and the construction of Bordoloi Bhavan, the first building that came up in the present exclusive campus of Nowgong College. The other founding fathers of Nowgong College include social worker Brindaban Goswami, Purna Chandra Sarmah, Pratap Chandra Sarmah, Mohi Chandra Borah, Haladhar Bhuyan, Bimala Kanta Borah, Dr. Lalit Baruah, Yog Singh Chetry, Priya Ranjan Sengupta and Priyanath Sen; they were the first financiers and policymakers of the College. [[Sahityacharya Jajneswar Sarma]], initially a Professor of [[Jorhat]]'s [[Jagannath Barooah College]], was the first Principal of Nowgong College; he was a scholar of [[English literature|English]], [[Assamese literature|Assamese]] and [[Sanskrit literature|Sanskrit]] literature, who later served as the President of the [[Asam Sahitya Sabha]].<br />
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On 7 August 1944, at 6 pm, Nowgong College, with a faculty strength of 7 teachers, officially began its first class with 7 students in a classroom of the [[Dawson High School, Nagaon|Dawson High School]]. The College Administration later came to possess the hostels of the [[Nowgong Government High School]], on lease, from the [[Government of Assam|Govt. of Assam]].<br />
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After Motiram Bora, [[Surya Kumar Bhuyan|Dr. Surya Kumar Bhuyan]], a renowned historian and litterateur, served as the President of the Governing Body of the College; he and Principal Sarma, together, laid down the academic foundation of the College.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HISTORY – NOWGONG COLLEGE|url=https://www.nowgongcollege.edu.in/down-memory-lane.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=www.nowgongcollege.edu.in}}</ref> Nowgong College was accorded affiliation to the newly-established [[Gauhati University]] in 1948, during the Vice Chancellorship of [[Krishna Kanta Handique]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NOWGONG COLLEGE – Just another My Website site|url=https://www.nowgongcollege.edu.in/index.html|access-date=2020-05-15|website=www.nowgongcollege.edu.in}}</ref><br />
[[File:Statue of Mahim Bora.jpg|thumb|{{center|The statue of ex-student, professor and one of Assam's noted litterateurs [[Mahim Bora]] at the college campus. }}]]<br />
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== Courses offered ==<br />
'''Under-Graduate Courses'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Courses - Nowgong College|url=https://www.nowgongcollege.edu.in/courses.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-15|website=Nowgong College}}</ref><br />
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# Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors in Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Economics, Education, English, Geography, Hindi, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Sanskrit.<br />
# Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)<br />
# Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) with Honors in Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology.<br />
# Bachelor of Vocational Education (B.Voc.) in Travel & Tourism Management and Medical Lab Technology.<br />
'''Post-Graduate Courses'''<ref name=":0" /><br />
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# Master of Arts (M.A.) in Assamese, Education, English, History and Philosophy, Geography<br />
# Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Botany, Chemistry and Zoology.<br />
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'''PhD Courses'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Courses - Nowgong College|url=https://www.nowgongcollege.edu.in/courses.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-15|website=Nowgong College}}</ref><br />
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==Departments==<br />
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===Arts===<br />
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*[[Arabic]]<br />
*[[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br />
*[[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
*[[Economics]]<br />
*[[Education]]<br />
*[[English language|English]]<br />
*[[Geography]]<br />
*[[Hindi]]<br />
*[[History]]<br />
*[[Philosophy]]<br />
*[[Political Science]]<br />
*[[Sanskrit]]<br />
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===Science===<br />
*[[Botany]]<br />
*[[Chemistry]]<br />
*[[Mathematics]]<br />
*[[Physics]]<br />
*[[Statistics]]<br />
*[[Zoology]]<br />
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===Commerce===<br />
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== Students' Union ==<br />
The Nowgong College Students' Union (NCSU) was established in 1970. Anil Sharma served as the first General Secretary of the Union.<br />
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=== Current Executive Members ===<br />
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|title=STUDENT UNION – NOWGONG COLLEGE|url=https://www.nowgongcollege.edu.in/student-union.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=www.nowgongcollege.edu.in}}</ref><br />
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[[President (education)|President]]: '''Himanka Sarmah'''<br />
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Vice President: '''Kaustav Ottri'''<br />
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General Secretary: '''Mahbub Alom Choudhury'''<br />
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Assistant General Secretary: '''Fardin Ahmed'''<br />
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Secretary, Debate & Symposium Section: '''Jassi Kour'''<br />
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Secretary, Outdoor Games: '''Simerdeep Singh'''<br />
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Assistant Secretary, Outdoor Games: '''Rahul Saikia'''<br />
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Secretary, Indoor Games: '''Bhushan Raj Konwar'''<br />
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Editor, Nagaon University Magazine: '''Smita Hira '''<br />
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Secretary, Cultural Section: '''Bandita Devi'''<br />
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Secretary, Music Section: <br />
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Secretary, Fine Arts Section: '''Pranjana Bora'''<br />
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Secretary, Social Services Section: '''Hiya Aastha Sharma'''<br />
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Secretary, Student Welfare Section: '''Angthik Engti'''<br />
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Secretary, Boys' Common Room: '''Nabojit Nath'''<br />
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Secretary, Girls' Common Room: '''Mousumi Das'''<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://nowgongcollege.edu.in Nowgong College]<br />
*[https://gauhati.ac.in Gauhati University]<br />
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{{Gauhati University}}<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to Gauhati University]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1944]]<br />
[[Category:1944 establishments in India]]<br />
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