Jagannath Barooah University
Latin: J B University
Former names
Jorhat College, J.B. College
Motto in English
The light that never fails
Established19 August 1930 (1930-08-19)
Founders
  • Krishna Kanta Handique
  • Tulsi Narayan Sharma
  • Jagneswar Sarma
  • Phanidhar Dutta
  • Prafulla Pran Changkakati Gunagobinda Dutta
AccreditationNAAC
PrincipalDr. Utpal Jyoti Mahanta
Location, ,
CampusUrban
NicknameJ.B. University
AffiliationsDibrugarh University
Websitewww.jbcollege.org

Jagannath Barooah University (popularly known as J.B. University and formerly J.B. College) is a university located in Jorhat, Assam, India. It was founded on 19 August 1930. The College is recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC). It was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India in 2003.The College is promoted to University By Govt of Assam By The Jagannath Barooah University Act 2023 in 12 December of 2023

History

Front view of JB college

It was named Upper Assam College at first and later Jorhat College on 4 September 1930. On 25 June 1938, during a meeting under the then president, Chandradhar Barooah, it was renamed to the present Jagannath Barooah College in recognition of the commodious building 'Borpatra Kutir' along with the previous land owner, Murulidhar Barooah. Murulidhar Barooah had inherited this property from his grandfather Jagannath Barooah, who was the first graduate of Upper Assam in 1872 from Presidency College, Calcutta. The founder principal of this institution was Prof. Krishna Kanta Handique.[1] The other dedicated founder teachers were Prof. Tulsi Narayan Sharma (Founder Secretary), Jagneswar Sarma, Phanidhar Dutta, Prafulla Pran Changkakati and Gunagobinda Dutta.[1]

Departments

Accreditation

The college has been awarded grade "A" by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council

Courses

The college offers Higher Secondary, Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses.

Higher Secondary Programme
  • Arts
  • Science
  • Commerce
Bachelor Programme
  • Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A)
  • Bachelor of Commerce (B.COM)
  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Master Programme

Notable alumni

The notable alumni of J.B. College are

Library

The college has a well-stocked library, named as Krishnakanta Handiqui Central Library, with a good variety and range of collections. Currently, it houses around 53,000+ books, 3104 back volume and about 151 CD/DVDs. National and international journals and magazines in Assamese, Hindi and English languages and subscribes 15 national and local dailies. Moreover, it has a good collection of encyclopedias relating to different subjects.

  • Library Automation Software - Koha ILMS
  • Web OPAC
  • Library Hours - Monday to Saturday 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM

College magazine

The College publishes an annual magazine the "JBIAN" and the first issue of the magazine was published in 1939. The annual magazine is also published online in digital format.

References

  1. 1 2 "The College". jbcollege.org. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

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