Sualkuchi Budram Madhab Satradhikar (S.B.M.S.) College, Sualkuchi, Kamrup District was established on 1st August, 1963. It is one of the premier institution of higher education for both men and women. Situated on the North Bank of the river Brahmaputra, S.B.M.S. College is the only seat of higher education in a complete rural backdrop.

The college is affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) vide UGC letter No. F-13-15/68 (C-D) on 28th July, 1968 & section 12(B) on 14th April, 1972 under Act, 1956. It is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "C+" Grade.

The college has been titled in the sweet memories of two great Vaishnavite monks of Sualkuchi. They are Late Budram Mahanta, a saintly person and Late Madhab Mahanta who donated 42 bighas of land for the cause of higher education in Sualkuchi.

Sualkuchi, famous for its Silk and Muga industries, is situated on the North bank of river Brahmaputra. Most people of this village are industrious and hospitable. Their great love for education led them to venture the establishment of this institution of higher education.

The college was established with the help of public donation of the locality. Some special donors for the establishment of the college were Late Hrishikesh Dewan, Late Lohit Dewan and Sarukhel Goyan Raij Gairah.

The founder president was Late Ganesh Ch. Das, Vice-President was Late Dr. Narayan Ch. Kakati. Founder Jt. Secretaries were Late Hem Kanta Das and Ex-Head of the Department of History Prof. Karmeswar Baishya. The college came under the deficit system of Grants-in-aid in December 1972.

The college has a highly qualified and dedicated teaching staff. The members besides teaching and students for better results, also try to improve their own faculties by doing research work and the way was shown by the founder principal Late T. C. Rastogi himself when he was in service here.

This tradition has been imbibed by other teachers and some members of the teaching staff have obtained Ph.D. degrees in different subjects. Besides, six members have done their M. Phil. and some others are doing research leading to M. Phil. and Ph.D.

Quite a number of teachers of Arts and Science faculties have shown their excellence by taking part in seminars at national as well as international levels. The faculty also shows a keen interest in publishing books, journals and news bulletin regularly.

Starting with just about two hundred students in the year of inception, it is now the foremost institution of greater Sualkuchi. The college opens the floodgate to women's higher education also. At present the college has almost thousand students. The college is proud of having good results every year.

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

Vision:

• To impart quality education to learners and to enable them to meet the needs and challenges of the time. It also envisages to erect the proper platform for the teachers and learners to mould higher intellectuality, spiritual morality and social allegiance for building a sound and healthy social order and discipline within the plurality and diversity of religion and culture of the nation.

Mission:

• To impart higher education to the eligible youths in general and SC/ST/OBC and those belonging to the weaker section including the women in particular
• To promote ideas of national integration, secularism, a scientific outlook and, a cosmopolitan, humanistic and a holistic approach towards life
• To impart training in games and sports, music, literature, arts and culture
• To promote among the students and teaching faculty an awareness and understanding of the social needs of the hour
• To work for the appreciation, preservation and dissemination of art and culture
• To ensure higher education in science accessible to the rural youths. To arrange remedial teaching for the improvement of quality in the needy section of the learners
• To lead the rural youths to the national mainstream with better preparedness to prove themselves as human resource for development of the self and the nation in its true sense

Objectives:

• To take higher education to every doorstep
• To democratize higher education so as to make it affordable to all
• To create a band of youth free from the limitations of rurality with best possible exposure to universality
• To strive to preserve the democratic values, justice and liberty, equality and fraternity, secularism and above all, nationalism
• To acquaint the youths with the rich cultural heritage of the nation
• To impart quality education and inculcate among them the spirit of self -reliance
• The above visions, missions and objectives of the college are enumerated in the college Prospectus, college website, college routine, college News-letter, college magazine and in the campus itself