Darrang College also known as Nalanda of the North Bank, is a college in Tezpur Municipality of Assam, a state of India. The college provides Bachelor's Degrees in Arts, Commerce & Science from Gauhati University, to which it is affiliated.

History

Darrang College was established in July 1945, with 8 teachers, and 112 students on the roll. Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy, a "veteran freedom fighter and trade union leader", was the founding principal. Initially, classes were held at a bungalow of Arnaldo Duchi, an Italian who sold the property to the college. Subsequently, for nearly two years, the college moved to the American Base Hospital campus at Mission Chariali, then to the Dak Bungalow. It adopted the present site in October 1951. The Dalai Lama visited in 1959, followed by Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1963. List of Principals(1945 till date)

Academics

Darrang College offers the following courses:

Notable alumni

Faculty