Gurucharan College, popularly known as GC College, is a college imparting 10+2, undergraduate, certifications and postgraduate education under the aegis of Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, Guwahati and Assam University, Silchar. Gurucharan College, Silchar is affiliated under Assam University.
History
Gurucharan College, Silchar, abbreviated as G.C. College, was established on 15 July 1935. Originally the college was housed in a deserted bungalow of Promode Chandra Dutta at Rongpur on the bank of river Barak. Unfortunately, riverbank erosion began to engulf the college premises, and Gurucharan College was shifted temporarily to the campus of Silchar Normal School. This temporary phase of accommodation was soon over and, with the help of insistence from different quarters, the college was able to acquire a vast area of about in the Silchar Municipal area. The college started its mission with a mere 15 students on its roll; today it boasts of almost 3,000 students. Now, it is a full-fledged institution of higher education to the undergraduate level. It has attained a distinct identity of its own in the field of higher education in eastern India. Initially, the college had been affiliated to Calcutta University. In 1949, the college got affiliated to the Gauhati University. With the establishment of the Assam University, Silchar, G.C. College has been affiliated to it since 1994. It is listed under 2 and 12 by the University Grants Commission and offers higher secondary and three-year degree course in its Arts, Science and Commerce streams.
Status
The college was accredited by NAAC during 2016 and graded as A. The college also achieved the status of College with Potential for Excellence from UGC in the same year. Gurucharan College is a premier and one of the oldest educational institutes in the northeastern region of the country with a growing list of accolades earned nationally, throughout its 75 years. The institute is listed under 2 and 12 by the University Grants Commission, and accredited by NAAC and graded A. The institute enjoys the status of College with Potential for Excellence for its remarkable achievements in many fields of human endeavor.
Postgraduate studies in Political Science, Economics, Bengali, History, English, Mathematics, Philosophy, Commerce are offered.
Certificate, diploma and advance diploma courses (self-financing)
Certificate, diploma and advance diplomas are available in Travel & Tourism Management, Insurance Business, Entrepreneurship Development. The English Department of the college is one of the first departments in entire North East India to offer a one-year Diploma in Creative Writing in English.
