Nowgong Girls College, Nagaon was established on 12th September, 1962. It is one of the oldest women's college in Assam and has been providing facilities of higher education to women, especially of Central Assam.

The college is affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati and recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) Act, 1956. It is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade.

Brief History:

Established after a decade and a half since India's attainment of freedom, Nowgong Girls College has been providing facilities of higher education to women, especially of Central Assam.

Nowgong Girls College is one of the oldest women's colleges in the state. At the time of their inception in a rented building, Nowgong Girls College was Nowgong Women's College. Subsequently, the college was named Lal Chand Todi Girls College after a munificent donor and remained so for sometime.

Finally in 1966, the college was styled Nowgong Girls College and shifted to their own building at present site. Since their very inception, the college has been taking care of the higher education for women in Central Assam. 

Keeping in view the fact that a considerable bulk of the population of Central Assam consists of poverty-ridden tribal communities and backward minorities, Nowgong Girls College has taken up the stupendous task of awakening the people to the cause of higher education for women in general and the poor and the backward women in particular. Of the five districts of Central Assam, namely Marigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and N. C. Hills, which constitute the catchment area of Nowgong Girls College, the first one is a plain-tribe district and the last two are hill-tribe districts. That, thanks to its pivotal contribution to the cause of women's higher education, the college has made its existence felt beyond the state is borne out by the fact that in recent years quite a number of girls from Arunachal Pradesh have enrolled themselves as students of this college.

The sprawling college campus on the verdant, scenic bank of the river Kalang, covering an area of 4.297 acres, comprises the class-room buildings, two hostels Padmawati Devi Phukanani Hostel and Swahid Bhogeswari Phukanani Hostel, separate common rooms for students and teachers, a canteen, a badminton court, a two-storeyed library with spacious reading rooms, a seminar hall, a centre for women studies, an administrative block and a post office.

The college offers two years Higher Secondary Courses in Arts stream under Assam Higher Secondary Educational Council (AHSEC), Guwahati and three years Degree Courses in Arts stream under Gauhati University, Guwahati. It also offers some Career Oriented Courses / Add On Course.

The college also has a Contact Centre of Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL), Gauhati University for PG courses. Besides this, the college is running a Study Centre of Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (KKHSOPU), Guwahati.