The Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday in meeting announced that the Kokrajhar Government College will be upgraded to Kokrajhar University within three years. The decision was to upgrade the college was taken to extend quality educational environment in the Kokrajhar district.
The Kokrajhar College was established on 16 August 1959. Though it started only with an arts stream, the science stream was introduced in 1964 and was brought under deficit system in 1972. The college was affiliated to Gauhati University for degree level until 2019-20 but now the college is affiliated to Bodoland University and the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council for Higher Secondary level.