Rangapara College, Sonitpur was established in 1979. It is one of the premier institution situated in the village Amaribari, about 40 Kms away from the District head quaters of Sonitpur District and surrounded by lush green tea plantation of Phulbari, Amaribari, Hatibari and Nahorani Tea Estate.

The college is affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati in 1994 and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) Act, 1956 on 20th March, 1996. It is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "B+" Grade in 2011 with 2.18 CGPA.

The college has a spacious campus of 41 acres. It has a large play ground comprising a Football ground, Cricket ground, Volleyball court, Basket ball court and a Badminton court. A sports complex is being built with UGC assistance for all the indoor games.

The college offers two years Higher Secondary Courses in Arts & Commerce stream under Assam Higher Secondary Educational Council (AHSEC), Guwahati and three years Degree Courses in Arts & Commerce 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.

Vision:

• To reach excellence by generating fruitful social, economic, cultural and human resources through promotion of quality education and thus to mould the society for a better world

Mission:

• To Transform lives and serve the soiety by promoting participation of rural students in Higher Education
• To create environments for holistic development and growth of our students and teachers
• To promote academic excellence
• To develop intellectual, expressive and social skills
• To strive for excellence in Teaching, Learning and Research
• Enhance the commitment of faculty, staff and students to the centrality of diversity, social justice and democratic citizenship

Aims & Objectives:

• To Provide quality higher education and make it socially relevant and to explore potential of economically and socially backward communities that include Bodos, ST,SC, Adivasi, the tea tribes, OBC and others
• To explore the local potential of social environment and integrate it to the various courses of study which are done through University Curriculum
• To adopt modern and innovative means of education to make it relevant to social, national and global needs
• To promote among the students the sense of national feeling towards an integrated society which seems to be threatened by domestic and international conspiracy especially in this isolated North-Eastern region
• To promote social harmony and economic awareness through field work especially among Tea-Tribes and Bodo Tribes whose upliftment is necessary for removing regional imbalance which is the result of unplanned economy and human resources
• To promote health awareness and environmental awareness among the members of the society and student community by engaging professionals as a measure towards a better and healthy society

Rules & Regulations at Rangapara College, Sonitpur:

• College Uniform is compulsory for all students. Students not in proper uniform will not be allowed entry to the college
• Every bonafide student will be issued college identity card at the time of admission which must be renewed in the begining of every ascademic session. Entry to the college will not be allowed without I Card
• Students admitted to the college must follow the rules and regulations of the college strictly. Irregular attendance, violation of rules, misconduct in any form, adopting unfairmeans at the examination, smoking and consuming liquor and drugs will be treated as serious offences leading to suspension or even expulsion from the college
• Ragging is strictly prohibited. Students found indulging Ragging in any form will be expelled from the college
• Students failing to attend classes for 15 (fifteen) days at a stretch in the first month of commencement of classes shall forfeit their seats
• A student shall have to attend 75% of class in each subject held during the session Otherwise he / she will not be allowed to appear in the test and final Examinations. Attendance is strictly taken into account for the purpose of promotion, academic awards and scholarship
• Terminal, Internal Assessment and Unit Test are compulsory to all students which will be held regularly on time