DKD College, Golaghat

About DKD College, Golaghat

Dergaon Kamal Dowerah College was established in 1962 with a vision of academic, social, cultural and economic development in greater Dergaon area and with clear objectives to provide better education to meet the global requirements successfully. The institution ascertains the unity and integrity among the people of different communities and religions and also the uplift of the downtrodden of the region

The large rural belt of the northern part of Golaghat district, mostly inhabited by the economically backward section of the society with a sizeable segment belonging to socially backward classes such as the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and tea garden labourers, was without an institution of higher education till the early nineteen sixties. As a result, higher education remained inaccessible to a large number of meritorious students hailing from this section of the society. In the post-independence socio-cultural scenario, it came to be felt as imperative to provide for these young boys and girls an opportunity for higher academic pursuit, and thereby help them shape their life as responsible citizen of a free democratic society and realize their dreams and aspirations. It was primarily with this end in view that a higher education institute was established at DERGAON, a historically important place with rich cultural heritage, in 1962 through dedicated efforts of a group of socially committed individuals like Late Noren Sarma, a socially committed public leader, Late Harakanta Mahanta, a noted educationist of the locality and many others. A munificent donation from Late Kamal Dowerah, a pious and benevolent citizen of the locality, helped the promoters to give a concrete shape to the project and in memento of it the institution was christened as DERGAON KAMAL DOWERAH COLLEGE, DERGAON.

Initially started at Bapuji Mandir, a public theatre hall of Dergaon, D.K.D.College, Dergaon was brought under the system of grant-in-aid by the government in July, 1966, and subsequently the college is provincialized by the State Government in December, 2005. In 1967, the college was shifted to its present site. During the years of its existence, the college has grown to be one of the premier institutions of higher education under Dibrugarh University, Assam.

Vision
The vision of the institution is to expedite the development in greater Dergaon in the field of academic, social, economic and cultural aspects. The institution has the objectives to provide better education to the students to meet the global requirements successfully, promoting the scientific ideas and the use of technological advancement and innovation inside and outside the institution and thereby help them to shape and realize their dreams and aspiration and to create a better society. It tries to develop the sense of self-confidence among the students to face the challenges arising out of LPG (Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization). The institution also affixes its goal to ascertain the unity and integrity among the people of different communities and religions and to uplift the weaker section of the region. The institution also takes upon itself the arduous responsibility to identify the potentials, possibilities, as well as weaknesses in the teaching and learning process with a view to elevating the institution to the level of excellence and also to the national development. The institute aims in sustainable development through excellence in Higher Education and knowledge Empowerment.