Bapuji College, Sarukshetri was established on 7th August, 1970 by the conscious persons of the greater Sarukshetri and Paka Mouza of Barpeta District of Assam. These founding fathers realized the utter need to start a college for providing the qualified and willing teenagers with higher education in this economically backward area.

The college is affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati and some of the professional courses are affiliated to Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University (KKHSOU), Guwahati and Intermediate / Higher Secondary Courses are affiliated to Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), Guwahati and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "B+" Grade.

Bapujee College is an important institution of higher education under Guwahati University in Assam having eleven full-fledged departments in Arts faculty and imparting higher education to the rural students majority of which are from rural background and creating an ambience in which students have been able to attain moral and spiritual upliftment as well.

The college is situated at ‘Barsala Bilar Pathar’ attached to Sarthebari Town, under Sarukshetri Mouza in the District of Barpeta, Assam, at a travelling distance of two hours from Guwahati, the Capital city of Assam and forty minutes from Barpeta, the district Head Quarter Town by bus. It is about 100 km. west of Guwahati and 30 km. east of Barpeta Town. The nearest railway stations to Sarthabari are Tihu, Pathsala and Nalbari. Nalbari is 26 km. east of Sarthebari.

From 2008 Bapujee College has been conducting a study centre of Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University (KKHSOU), Guwahati.

The college offers Undergraduate coures in Arts stream, some Vocational courses and also offers two years Higher Secondary courses in Arts and Science stream under Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), Assam The subjects offered in Higher Secondary level are as follows:-

• English
• Economics
• Education
• Political Science   
• Logic and Philosophy
• History
• Geography
• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Sanskrit