Bikali College, Dhupdhara

Bikali College is one of the premier institutions of higher education in the state of Assam. It is located at Dhupdhara, a small town on the National Highway 37 in the easternmost part of Goalpara District of Assam. Bikali college has a chequered history of establishment and existance. Iit s the result of the culmination of the long drawn dream and the wish and aspiration of the 52 villages of the “ Bikali Mouza”. Their relentless efforts and the missionary zeal to enlighten their children with higher education led to the establishment of this institution on 14th April in the year 1982. From a makeshift wooden and bamboo structure with only few students in Pre-University classes in Arts stream, the college has come a long way telling the stories of struggle, achievements, growth and consolidation. In the course of its growth and development, the commerce stream and science stream were introduced in the college as self-financing course in the year 2005 and 2015, respectively. The college is currently affiliated to Gauhati University and is presently offering bachelor degree courses in Arts, Science and Commerce along with post graduate Master degree courses in Assamese and Geography. In addition to these courses, the college also offered certificate courses in Higher Secondary in all the three streams under AHSEC. The Arts stream of the college was brought under Deficit Grants-in-Aid schemes of government of Assam in 1992 and subsequently it was provincialised in the year 2005. The college has also been able to receive UGC recognition of 2(f) 12(B) with effect from the 10th Plan of the UGC. Many are the sacrifices made by various organisations, institutions, establishments and individuals since inception of the institution to the present times. The name of Bikali Mouza Unnayan Samittee, a philanthropic socio-economic organisation of Bikali Mouza will always be inscripted in the history of this institution in golden letters for their pivotal role in nurturing and shaping the institution.