Radha Govinda Baruah College was founded to honor the great Xingha Purusa Radha Govinda Baruah who is known as “The Architect of Modern Assam”. Also he contributed a lot to newspaper industry, sports organization, and cultural activities. The college was founded in 1978 with an aim to educate the backward class students of Kalapahar area.
The college offers various courses in the field of both Arts and Commerce. The college is affiliated to Gauhati University for Degree classes and Assam State Higher Secondary Council for Higher Secondary courses. The college is well placed at southern part of Guwahati city at Fatasil-Ambari on the A.K. Deb Road, which connects Bharalumukh with the National Highway 37 bypass at Garchuk, also the college is just 4 km. from the Guwahati Railway Station. The college was provincialised by the Govt. of Assam in 2006.
Facts about the college:
| Establishment year | 1978 | ||
| University type | Private /Self-Financed | ||
| Principal | Dr.(Mrs.) Babita Choudhury | ||
| Affiliated to | Gauhati University for Degree classes and Assam State Higher Secondary Council for Higher Secondary courses. | ||
| Approval | Govt. of Assam | ||
| Campus strength | 1500+ | ||
| Scholarship available? | Yes, for OBC/ST/SC/scheduled class. | ||
| Total books in library | 9133 books. | ||
| Total teaching staff: | 44 teachers. | ||
| Total non-teaching staff | 17 teachers. | ||
| How to reach? | Nearest railway station: Guwahati Railway Station (3.9km) | Nearest airport: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport ( 21.3 km) | Nearest bus stop: Santipur Bus Stop (2.5 km) |
| Type of the organization | Trust. |
Why to choose?
- Scholarship for OBC/ST/SC/scheduled class: the college offers various scholarships to OBC/ST/SC/scheduled class students. The Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Scholarship and OBC/MOBC/Ex-Tea Garden Labor Scholarship are granted by the Government for which application forms of eligible students are forwarded to the respective authorities for consideration.
- Highly educated management: The principal was the first to attain Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical sciences from a university of Rajasthan. Also the teaching staffs either had doctoral degree or have master’s degree thereby giving best education to the students.
- Leading colleges of Assam: The college is one of the leading colleges of Assam also it is easily reachable and well-connected to the roads of Assam.