Right to Information (RTI)

Statutory declaration under section 4(1) (b) of the RTI act, 2005

Particulars of the Institution

Name of the Institution	Goalpara College (Higher Education Institution)
Year of Establishment	1955
Address	Agia Road, Goalpara-783101, Assam
Telephone Number	7399002231, 9435801629
Email Id	goalparacollege55@gmail.com
Website	http://www.goalparacollege.ac.in/index.php
Nature of the Institution	Government (Provincialised) Recognised under section 2(f) and 12B of the UGC Act
Institutional Affiliation	Affiliated to Gauhati University and follows the CBCS curriculum of the University at the UG level.
Streams	Arts, Science and Commerce
Number of Departments	18
Courses offered	B.A., B.Sc and B.Com

Functions and Duties of the Institution

Goalpara College is a premier higher education institution committed to delivering quality education for all. The College is affiliated to Gauhati University and it adheres to all the academic curricula of the University at UG level. All the faculty members perform their teaching duties and other responsibilities with due diligence as per the norms prescribed in the UGC regulations.

Right to Information (RTI) and Information delivery system of the Institution

Goalpara College, being a Government funded public institution, is subject to RTI Act, 2005. To ensure transparency and accountability, the College has put in place a proper information delivery mechanism. One senior most faculty of the College acts as the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the College. The PIO receives all types of RTI applications. On receipt of an RTI application, the PIO registers the matter in the RTI log book and seeks information from the concerned department or section in the College, as the case may be. The PIO ensures the timely reply of the RTI queries. The college has so far received and replied satisfactorily to several such queries within the stipulated time.

Appellate Authority: Dr. Subhash Barman, Principal, Goalpara College

Public Information Officer: Dr Ranjit Choudhury, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Physics, Goalpara College

Contact Number of PIO: 9435801629

Office Assistant (Attached to the PIO): Wasim Rayhan Prodhani