B. Barooah College or Bholanath Baruah College as popularly known in the Academic world of Assam is one of the top colleges in North East India. It is located at a convenient location in Guwahati- just about 1.5 KM from Ulubari, a popular hub in the city.
This college was established a long time ago and most of the departments are over 75 years old. For example, the Assamese Department was established even before independence was achieved.
I was a student of this college in 2002- in the English Honors Department. There are at least 15 Departments in the college, among which, Geography, Maths, history, Education, Economics and Political Science are the most popular.
The numbers of seats are very limited and students not only have to score high marks, but also need to pass in the entrance examinations to gain entry into this prestigious college. Fortunately, I was selected here- but later I migrated to a better University(DU).
The boys’ hostel is situated just behind the College campus- but here also, seats are limited and seats are served only to the meritorious people.Being a part of the College was a great experience for me and was quite a learning phase.