Cotton College is a premier institution for higher education located in the heart of Guwahati city in Panbazar area. Guwahati   (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী) is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest city within the region. ...

History

Cotton College was declared open on May 27, 1901 by Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, the then Chief Commissioner of the erstwhile British province of Assam. The college was named after Sir Henry, as the "Cotton College", in appreciation of his genuine concern for the cause of higher education in the province. The college was started with 5 professors, which included Frederick William Sudmerson, the first principal of the college, and 39 students. Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a part of Guwahati. ...

Being the only centre of academic culture and literary renaissance at that point of time, it became the symbol of hope and aspiration of all forward-looking people of this part of the country. During this long period of existence, Cotton College has produced generations of intellectuals who have contributed significantly to the development of the region as teachers, scientists, litterateurs, administrators, politicians and social activists. Cotton College is the alma mater of almost all worthy sons and daughters of undivided Assam and beyond who were the harbingers of renaissance in all spheres of the region and the society.

Cotton College was the epicentre of the freedom movement and the literary and cultural movements of the country to build the identity of Assam as a distinct integral component of the Nation.

From a small undergraduate college, Cotton College, has now become a Postgraduate institution, integrated with undergraduate education having on rolls 5000 students and 244 teachers, among 21 undergraduate and 20 post graduate departments in science, humanities and social science faculties. It is well equipped with computer and IT Education Centre and Entrepreneurship Development Cell.

On October 16, 1992, the college was declared as a Postgraduate institution, an occasion celebrated in a solemn ceremony with Sanker Dayal Sharma, the then President of India. The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces. ...

Cotton College celebrated its Centenary with year-long program from May 27, 2001 to May 26, 2002. Krishna Kant, the then Vice President of India graced the occasion of Closing Ceremony on 26 May 2002. The Vice-President of India is second behind the President in the Executive branch of the Government of India. ...

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