Handique Girls College Guwahati

Handique Girls’ College was established in 1939, a dream come true for the late Mrs. Rajabala Das, a pioneer in the field of women’s education. The patronage and philanthropy of the late Radha Kanta Handique were also largely responsible for giving shape to the first institution for higher education for women, in the undivided state of Assam. Mrs. Rajabala Das also became the founder principal of the college.

Handique Girls’ College has burgeoned, from its nascent stage, to a centre of academic excellence, nurturing simultaneously academic and co-curricular endeavours. The college has proudly established itself as the foremost institution for women’s education in north-east India, and it functions as a meeting point for students from the diverse ethnic and linguistic backgrounds of the region, and beyond. The present enrolment of the college is around 3300 students.

Handique Girls’ College empowers young women to assume positions of leadership in society, to think in terms of constructive alternatives, and most importantly, to have a sense of commitment to the larger community, and to be sensitive to the duties and responsibilities that come with the privilege of higher education for women in a country like India.

Academics

• Higher Secondary courses
• Three Year Degree Course (Arts and Science)
• PG in Assamese
• BCA
• PGDCA (Professional Courses)
• Self-financing Courses

Hostel

Handique Girls’ College has a hostel of of its own on the eastern bank of Dighalipukhuri. It is named after the poetess and the renowned Litterateur, the late NirmaL Prabha Bardoloi, who was one of the famous alumni of the Institution. The College Hostel may be considered an integral part as well as an extension of the Institution. The atmosphere of the Hostel reflects the true multiplicity of divergent cultures of the region. As such the students are required to maintain a healthy community atmosphere in the Hostel.