Baosi Banikanta Kakati College

Baosi Banikanta Kakati College was established at Nagaon of greater Baosi locality on 25th, July, 1971. This college came into existence as a result of the indefatigable effort of Late Mahendra Mohan Choudhury, a noted freedom fighter, former Chief Minister of Assam and former Governor of Punjab. Baosi was once a seat of diverse cultural and religious activities of Vaishnavite Preacher Mahapurush Srimanta Shankardeva and his disciple Mahapurush Madhabdeva along with Damodardev and Haridev. Then in the late 19″ century, Baosi was endowed with a worthy son of Assam, Dr. Banikanta Kakati. Dr. Kakati was a great scholar, linguist, literary critic and academician of great repute. Thus, the name of the college Baosi Banikanta is conflation of ‘Baosi’ and ‘Banikanta Kakati’.
Baosi Banikanta Kakati College is ideally nestled amidst the lush green paddy fields and sylvan serenity, 12 kilometres away from the din and bustle of the urban atmosphere of Barpeta town. ‘Gurukulashram’. As this is essentially a rural college, the academic needs of the local populace is given utmost importance. Since the inception, the college has been able to keep intact the attraction of the youths as a preferred destination of higher education in lower Assam. In this
way the college, having the special focus on relevant present day educational drives along with the emphasis on all round development of the students has successfully completed the 48″ year of academic excellence.