Bholanath (B.N.) College, Dhubri was established on 16th August, 1946. It is being the premier seat of learning in the Western part of Assam, had so far earned many a laurels for the state.

The college was established in 1946 mainly from the donations of Lakhipur Estate Zamindar family of Late Bhola Nath Choudhury. Accordingly, the college was named as Bhola Nath College.

B.N. College is located at Dhubri Town, the head quarter of Dhubri District, Assam which shares international border with Bangladesh and inter-state border with Meghalaya and West Bengal. It is situated in between 26003ʹ N latitude and 89097ʹ E longitude and is about 34m above the sea level.

It is affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "B" Grade and recognized by the University Grants Commission under 2 (f) of the UGC Act 1956.

At a meeting held on 26th August, 1944 in Dhubri Govt. High School premises that was presented by Late (Mr) Zahirul Huq Esqr, the then Deputy Commissioner of erstwhile Goalpara district, the feasibility of a college in both Arts and Science stream at Dhubri was discussed.

A resolution was taken in the meeting to establish "Dhubri College" which was attented by Rai Bahadur B. M. Dutta, Rai Bahadur A. U. Ghosh, Khan Bahadur Abdul Mozid Ziaos Shames, Mr. R. K. Bose, Zahaduddin Ahmed, Mucunda Narayan Barua, Mr. S. K. Bose and many others.

The college was later in 1946 named as "Bhola Nath College" after the name of Bhola Nath Choudhuri, father of Mr. Jyotsna Nath Choudhri, Zamindar of Mechpara who donated Rs. 1 lakh and in addition offered the facilities of using the lands and buildings at Dhubri belonging to his mother till such time as it would be possible for the college to shift to its permanent sites and habitation.

Since its inception in 1946, the college has gained and maintained the recognition of best institution of higher education in the entire western part of Assam under Calcutta University and now Gauhati University. Currently, it has 18 full-fledged departments under arts, science and commerce faculties besides vocational training centers and a center of Post Graduate Correspondence School.

At present the college imparts degrees (BA, BSc, BCom or BCA) and certificates (HSSLC) in the following subjects or areas: Assamese, Arabic, Bengali, Education, Economics, English, Hindi, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit, Botany, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology, Commerce and Bachelor of Computer Application.

The college offers degree courses in Arts, Science and Commerce faculty under Gauhati University, Guwahati and Higher Secondary Course of this College i.e. 10+2 level course under Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), Guwahati.

Subjects offered in the Higher Secondary Course:
Arts Stream:
Compulsory Subjects
English, MIL (Assamese, Bengali, Hindi)/ Alt. English

Elective Subjects
Economics, Political Science, History, Mathematics, Logic & Philosophy, Sanskrit, Arabic, Advance Assamese, Advance Bengali, Advance Hindi and Education.

Science Stream:
Compulsory Subjects
English, MIL (Assamese, Bengali, Hindi)/ Alt. English

Elective Subjects
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Statistics.

Vision:

• To provide quality higher education with an attempt to inspire, prepare, and empower students of its catchment area to succeed in a changing world

Mission:

Bholanath College strives to achieve its vision by

• Committing itself to intellectual exercises based on effective teaching, interaction programme and exchanges in order to lift the diverse communities from stagnation to development
• Nurturing emerging disciplines and the creation of new knowledge and artistic expression in response to a rapidly changing world
• Inculcating deep historical knowledge of diverse cultures at home and abroad
• Making effective use of the emerging technological tools to create skilled manpower and to bridge the gap between social needs and higher education
• Creating a congenial atmosphere to create and disseminate knowledge of human experience, thought and creativity to advance human welfare in all its dimensions
• Actively cultivating efforts aimed at developing students into independent-minded, responsible global citizens

Goals & Objectives:

• To provide opportunities of quality higher education
• To make students competent for society through skill and knowledge
• To create an environment to enable students to achieve excellence