Bir Lachit Borphukan College, Sivasagar: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Bir Lachit Borphukan College, Sivasagar was established in the year 1981. It is a co-educational institution located in the heart of Assam, India. Situated on NH-37 at Namtial Pathar, the affiliated college sprawls over a lush green 5.5-acre campus. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has accredited the college with regard to recognition in quality education. Bir Lachit Borphukan College, with its current enrolment of 770 students and a faculty strength of 28, offers different undergraduate courses in the arts stream. 

The institution incorporates a number of facilities that foster proper development among the students and enhance their learning experience; for example, a well-stocked library functions as the powerhouse of knowledge, followed by laboratories equipped with modern apparatus for practical learning. The campus further becomes enabled with modern IT infrastructure and smart classes to help its students be at par with technology. The hostels for boys and girls in the college provide students who are in need of accommodation with an up-to-date comfortable living environment. There is a canteen, a health center that provides first-aid facilities, an auditorium where numerous events and seminars take place within the institution, and sports facilities, which help in developing physical fitness and team spirit among the students. This is further reinforced by holistic development with the induction of extracurricular activities in the college and through an active alumni association, which helps in developing the community and network.

Bir Lachit Borphukan College offers quite a comprehensive array of courses, with the principal focus on arts and humanities. The institution provides 9 full-time courses, of which 8 are undergraduate programmes while 1 is a postgraduate diploma. The undergraduate course structure has different BA programmes, including Sociology, Education, History, Political Science, Economics, English, and Assamese, along with a general BA course. To give an added impetus in this direction the college has introduced a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) for further improvement in the skills in technical areas.

Bir Lachit Borphukan College designs its admission process to be participative, inclusive, and merit-based. Applicants seeking admission to the different undergraduate programs have to apply with necessary supporting academic documents in the prescribed application form.