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NUMALIGARH: In a press meet on July 31, Assam education minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that Nagaon Girls' College along with 16 other colleges of the State will get science stream at graduation level. The announcement by the Education Minister is bringing joy and happiness to the teachers, students, parents and locals of Nagaon. As per the announcement by HBS, All the Sixteen Colleges including Nagaon Girls' College to get three posts of Associate Professors each in the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology and Mathematics.
Nagaon Girl's College is a premier education institute of Middle-Assam region and was established in 1962. The college secured 'A' grade in the assessment by NAAC. The college is going to celebrate it's diamond jubilee in 2021 and the Government's announcement at this moment is regarded as a special gift for the college.
It is worth mentioning here, prior to this announcement, the college has been providing graduation courses in all the five subjects with approval from Gauhati University and at its own financial management. On behalf of Nagaon Girls' College family, Principal of the college - Bolin Kumar Bhuyan thanked the Education Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. Bhuyan also thanked Rupak Sarma, MLA of Nagaon constituency for his role in the matter. ACPC (Assam College Principals' Council) Chairperson - Dr. Sarat Borkotoky has also thanked Education Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma for addition of science stream in all the 16 colleges of the State. Borkotoky stated that this will immensely help everyone to smoothly implement the national education policy in the coming days. Online admission in the science stream of the college is currently going on.