History
In the early 1960s, the need for an additional institute of higher education was felt in Silchar. As a result, Cachar College was established on June 20, 1960. The college got its affiliation for Arts and Commerce streams under Gauhati University during the 1961–62 academic session.
The college started in a temporary campus and shifted to the present permanent site in 1961. The Science stream of the college was initiated in 1981-82. After Assam University started functioning in 1994, undergraduate courses of the college became affiliated under Assam University, Silchar.
The Intermediate (10+2 level) courses of the college are affiliated under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council.
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