One of the oldest and illustrious institutions of higher education in Assam, Gargaon College was established on 7th September 1959. With a commitment to achieve excellence in higher learning, the college has been working relentlessly for the development of the learner as well as the furtherance of social good. Dr Harendra Nath Phukan was the founder Principal of the college. The college came under the deficit-grants-in-aid system of Government of Assam in the year 1966 and had also been included under section 12 (B) and 2 (f) of UGC Act 1956 under the affiliation of Dibrugarh University. Subsequently, the college was provincialized in 1966 under the leadership of Tanu Konger, the first permanent Principal of this institution.

Located in the heart of Gargaon, the college is fourteen kilometers to the east of Sivasagar town and well connected by road and rail. The Simaluguri Railway Station lies at a distance of 2.2 kilometers from the college premises. The college has a vast green campus set in peaceful surroundings. Its verdant setting makes it an exclusive destination from the environmental and ecological point of view. About 33 numbers of bird diversity, 32 numbers of fish diversity and more than two hundred varieties of medicinal plants have been identified at the college campus. The college has also initiated an organic garden and a vermicompost project for promoting sustainable agricultural practices in the campus.

From the historical standpoint, Gargaon was the capital of the Ahom Kingdom from 1539 A.D. to 1695 A.D. During this prolonged period, 15 successive kings were crowned on the throne beginning from Siu-Klen-Miung alias Gargaya Raja to Siu-Pat Pha alias Gadadhar Singha. The Kareng Ghar, the seven storied Royal Palace of the Ahom kings, is situated within Gargaon. In addition to this, several unique and ancient monuments have been found in the environs of Gargaon that still resonate the glory of the Ahom Kings and Assamese people of yore.

The College currently provides both Higher Secondary and Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree (Major and Pass Course) courses to more than two thousand students every academic year. The College has three faculties - Arts, Science and Commerce spread over seventeen departments, viz. Assamese, Botany, Chemistry, Commerce, Economics, Education, English, Geography, Geology, History, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Rural Development, Sociology, Statistics and Zoology. The curriculum followed by the College at the Degree level is the one prescribed by Dibrugarh University. For Higher Secondary (viz, Arts, Science and Commerce), the syllabus and curriculum followed is the one prescribed by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council. Apart from this, the college also provides a one year Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA).  

In tune with its mission of delivering quality education, the college is always open to introducing new subjects and courses for the benefit of the student community. In this direction, the college, besides its regular courses, has taken the initiative to introduce a select list of Certificate, Diploma and Vocational programmes, too. Moreover, the college, under the aegis of its career counselling and guidance cell, offers career counselling and organizes different training programmes to orient its students towards the choice of an appropriate career on the basis of their skills, weaknesses, aptitudes and strengths.  

Since its establishment, the college under the adroit and pioneering guardianship of eminent educationists and teachers has been successfully fulfilling the emerging needs and challenges of the times. In fact, it has been persistently trying to improvise its knowledge delivery mechanism and infrastructure. The College was assessed and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for the first time in the year 2004. It was re-accredited for the second time in the year 2010.  Most recently NAAC re-accredited the college with 'B-Grade' in the year 2019.

The college is committed towards growing into a center of excellence and sustaining its historical legacy to be the best by catering to all the needs of the learners, particularly those belonging to the weaker sections of the society. With such an aim in mind, the college has adopted a Scheduled Castes (SC) dominated village named Darika Kaibatra Gaon as a model village for the upliftment of its people in the area of education, health, etc.

Considering the social and economic backwardness of the region, Gargaon College has taken the onus of enlightening and edifying the minds of its students so that they can become exemplary citizens and contribute to the betterment of the society.

To provide quality education by infusing a new spirit among the learners is the prime objective of the college. It will be our endeavor to march ahead with this motto and pursue knowledge in a fruitful way.