HISTORY

Tezpur college, which is a premier instiution on the North Bank of Mighty Brahmaputra in Assam , came into existence in 1965. Late Dulal Chandra ttacharyya,a doyen of teaching community of Tezpur, was the main architect of the establishment of teh college. The first academic session was started in 1965 - 66 atTezpur Academy building for a temporary period . Late Padma Prasad was given the charge of being the first principal of Tezpur College. A total of 122students were admitted in the 1st year PLI (A) class in first academic session. And classes were held during the evening till it acquired its own land Thecollege was shifted to its present location immediatly whish is a beautiful place of 8 bighas of land at the foothill of historic Agnigarh.

Late C. M. Medhi was appoited as the first permanent Principal of Tezpur College in 1967. In view of this Gauhati University gave permission to started T. D.C. 1st year B. A. classes in English, Assamese, Bengali, History, Economics, Education and Political Sciencs. Bagari charitable Trust, Tezpur doneted booksworth Rs. 10,000 to college library in 1969 at the insistence of Late D. C. Bhattacharyya . The college was able to enlist itself in 2(f) of the UGC videF/13/5/7(c) dtd. 18.04.1970 and was brought under deficit grant - in - aid system w. e. f. 01.12.1972.

A peer team from NAAC visited the college campus in Feb'04 for assessment and accrediation and awarded C+ grade to the college which is not up to theexpectation of the college community At present, around 1700 students have been enrolled in the various classes in the college and about 38 teachers engagedin imprating educatio to this new generation of Assam.