Jagannath Barooah College, briefly J. B. College is a premier institute of higher education located in Jorhat, a city with rich cultural heritage and glorious historical background in the upper part of the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. Since its inception in 1930, the college has already marched a long way and has celebrated its “Platinum Jubilee” in the year 2005. The institute has already been accredited by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) in 2003 and awarded B+ grade on the basis of its performance in the field of higher education.
Canteen: The college has a canteen for providing refreshment to students at a subsidized rate within the college premise.
Library: The college has a well-stocked library, named as K K Handique Library, with a good variety and range of collections. Currently, it houses around 49764 books, national/international journals/periodicals in Assamese, Hindi and English languages and subscribes 15 national and local dailies. Moreover, it has a good collection of Encyclopaedias relating to different subjects. For the benefit of library users, a Xerox machine is also installed inside the library premises.
Laboratory: There are well-equipped modern laboratories for all science subjects for conducting practical classes. Besides these, the Department of Functional English has a sophisticated language laboratory.
Computer facilities including Internet are available at a nominal rate and can be availed both by the teachers and students.
Medical Facility:
Hostel Facility
The college has limited hostel facilities both for boys and girls, the number of seats currently available are only 62 and 66 respectively.