The establishment of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Government Model College, Katlicherra, is part of the Government of India's broader initiative to strengthen higher education and improve access to quality educational opportunities in educationally backward and underserved regions of the country. The initiative aims to expand higher educational facilities and help states achieve the national average of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education. As part of this objective, the Central Government introduced the Scheme for Financing New Model Colleges in Educationally Backward Districts (EBDs) , which encourages state governments to improve higher education infrastructure and educational outcomes in areas where access to higher education remains limited. Under this scheme, the Government of Assam established five Model Degree Colleges in 2017. These institutions were named after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, a renowned thinker, philosopher, sociologist and political leader of India. In the second phase of the initiative, the Government of Assam established six new Government Model Degree Colleges in 2020. These institutions were subsequently renamed Government Model Colleges. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Government Model College, Katlicherra is one of these six newly established Government Model Colleges. The college was proposed to be established at Sultanicherra Garden under the South Hailakandi Constituency, approximately 48 kilometres from Hailakandi, the district headquarters, and around 33 kilometres from Lala town. The region is adequately connected through road and communication networks, providing access to the district headquarters and other parts of Hailakandi district. Although the permanent campus building is yet to be constructed, the college has been functioning from a temporary campus at the Jamira High School premises. The institution serves a region where many communities continue to face educational and economic challenges. The college has emerged as an important centre of higher learning for the surrounding communities. As the only college serving this region, it provides ambitious young learners with an opportunity to pursue higher education closer to home. The institution seeks to empower students through knowledge, education and skill development while creating pathways towards a brighter and more promising future. The college began its academic journey with the Faculty of Arts, comprising eight departments: English, Bengali, Economics, Political Science, History, Geography, Education and Mathematics. The first batch of students was admitted during the academic session 2020–21. Following the successful completion of its first academic session, the college began the admission process for Higher Secondary First Year (Arts) and B.A. First Semester for the academic session 2021–22.
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