Tangla College, Tangla (Tangla Mahavidyalay in Assamese) was established in 1970. It is established as a result of sincere and untiring efforts of some of the leading personalities of the northern part of the undivided Darrang District of Assam.

The college is located in a plot of land of 101 bighas 2 kathas 15 lechas reserved by the Government of Assam in the name of Tangla College. Late Hiralal Patowary, the then MLA of Panery Legislative Assembly Constituency, was the first secretary of the sponsoring body and Late J. Duara, the then Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) of Mangaldai Sub-Division, was the President of the Body.

The college was set up with the noble objective of catering the needs of higher education to the socially and economically backward people of the region. Initially, the college started to impart Arts education at Pre-University level. The Degree Courses in Arts was introduced in 1972.

The establishment of Tangla College was a bold step towards the spread and promotion of higher education and dissemination of knowledge in the North-Western part of the then Darrang District of Assam. Since its inception, Tangla College has been the nerve-centre for intellectual, academic and cultural pursuits in the region.

In the history of Tangla College, the initial stage was quite remarkable. It started functioning with an enrolment of only 143 students in the Tangla Marketing Society Building with an arrangement for holding classes in both Day & Night shifts. Later, the college was shifted to its own premises from the next academic session.

Initially, the college could offer facilities for Arts stream only, including a few common subjects for both Commerce and Arts (i.e. Book-keeping, Business Methods, Commercial Geography, Commercial Arithmetic etc.) at the Pre-University level.

The college was taken over by the Government of Assam under Deficit Grants-in-Aid System in December, 1975, i.e. after five years of its establishment, the credit for which goes to the sincere and untiring efforts of Late Ramesh Chandra Saharia, the then MLA of Panery Constituency and President of the Governing Body of the college.

The college introduced the subjects of Commerce Stream at Pre-University level in the Academic Session of 1972-73. The faculty of Commerce in this college was elevated to the Degree level in the year 1979 and brought under the Deficit Grants-in-Aid System with effect from February 1986.

The college opened a new chapter in its history by introducing the Science Stream in the Higher Secondary level in the year 1987-88. The Science Stream was also the fruit of the efforts of some leading personalities of the area and the initiative taken by the College Governing Body.

Now, is a degree level stream with major courses in some of the important subjects. Science faculty has already obtained permanent affiliation from Gauhati University, Guwahati in 2009 and the Faculty is likely to be taken over by the Govt. of Assam in its New Provincialisation Scheme.

Thus, at present, Tangla College is a full fledged Degree College with three faculties, i.e. Arts, Commerce and Science, with students strength more than a couple of thousands. In all the streams there are inspired and dedicated teachers teaching both GENERAL and MAJOR COURSES equally in Arts, Commerce and Science streams.

The college has introduced PG Courses in Arts, Commerce & Science (Maths) and PGDCA under Gauhati University Institute of Distance and Open Learning (GUIDOL) from the academic session 2015-16. Graduates in any of the above disciplines can join the courses.

Motto:

"Let the light of knowledge spread over all corners"

Vision:

• Tangla College, a premier educational institution, was started with a vision of learning and spreading light of enlightenment over all the corners of the region
• The college today strives towards all round development of the students through academic pursuit and co-curricular activities. Inculcating value-based education it tries to keep pace with the changing needs and trends of modern times

Mission:

• Tangla College is a nurturing ground for the young buds of a large area extending up to the foothill of Bhutan to attain academic excellence, professional competence and to develop skills necessary for pursuing personal and societal goals
• The college has been trying to provide necessary assistance to the students for their holistic development through mentoring so that they can uphold the values of national integration, harmony and secularism. The college also aims at inculcating a spirit into the students to do something positive for the society as well as the country