Handique Girls' College

An Information and Career Guidance Cell has been set up as per the guidelines of the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship. The main objective of the cell is -

1. To establish a platform for active and fruitful interaction between the students and teachers.
2. To create awareness about the necessity of entrepreneurship among the students
3. To provide required information about various scope for self employment
4. To organize workshops, training, seminars, group discussions and debates on various important issues to give proper exposure to the students.
5. To identify hidden skills among students and to give them proper guidance and counseling, for choosing a suitable career

Student counseling

Women’s Studies Cell

The college has a Women’s Studies Cell. The Cell was formed in 2001. The cell has been active, since its inception in holding talks, competitions and awareness drives on women’s issues. The cell organized interactive session on gender issues for students and staff members. Imminent personalities viz. Dr. Sushila Kaushik, Director of WSRC, Delhi University and Dr. Archana Sarma, Director, WSRC, Gauhati University were amongst the resource persons. Further State Level workshop on ‘Faculty Awareness in Promoting Women’s Studies in Higher education was also organized by the cell. 

Societies and Clubs

Students of the college participate in a wide range of creative activities in which they play the pivotal role. These societies and associations keep the college humming with creative energy. They promote a healthy corporate life and afford opportunities for all round development. A student may become a member of the following societies of the college.

• Assamese Literary Society
• Philosophical Study Circle.
• Educational and Psychological Society
• Handique Girls’ College Science Society
• Women’s Studies Research Centers' Cell
• Home Science Society
• Astronomy Club
• Economic Society.
• Sanskrit Sadanam
• Entrepreneurship Development Cell
• Health Awareness Cell
• Bohemian Souls- The Dramatics Society
• The Fountain Head
• The Weavers Society for Creative writing in English
• Srijan – A society for creative writing
• Aangik – A society for cultural activities
• Photographic Society  
• Red Ribbon Club
• Adventure sports activities
• Phuloni-Society for green thumbs

Socially useful and productive work is an integral part of college curriculum. Regular lectures and seminars are organized by the societies where students, teachers and other experts participate and interact with the students.

The College has a full-fledged National Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service Scheme (NSS) unit and willing students are imparted necessary training under a trained officer. Moreover, the students render social service both inside and outside the college under the National Service Scheme. Facilities are also available for mountain for mountaineering training, hospital attachment training advance leadership, Para-military training and youth exchange programme.

Support services

The support services of the college are meant for economically backward and physically challenged students who desire to undergo mainstream education. There is a Student’ Welfare Fund, under which assistance is granted to the needy students in the form of-

1. Financial assistance for Books.
2. Counseling services for physically challenged students.
3. Concession for library, sports, establishment and tuition fees for deserving students.

Such assistance is given annually to deserving students, subject to availability of funds. To avail this facility, students will have to apply to the Principal, Handique Girls’ College with certificate from a prominent citizen of the locality

Student Activity centre

The college provides ample ground for development of co-curricular activities of the students. The college has a Day Home capable of seating 200 people, which is available for co-curricular activities like debate, quizzes seminars, etc. The college provides students with equipment and facilities for Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Shot Put, Discus and other indoor games. Besides sports, the college provides students to pursue activities like music, drama, hobby photography and literary activities. There are different societies which support these activities. The college also provides facilities for wall magazines, an annual college magazine and other publications to showcase literary activities.

Student Union

The Handique Girls' College Students' Union is the general body of the students of the College. Its membership is compulsory for every student admitted into the College. The office bearers of the Union are elected annually through direct ballot.
The Students' Union organizes various activities mainly Games and Sports, Debate, Cultural items and Social Service among the students. It also brings out a magazine annually as a medium for developing the potentialities of students.

Awards and Scholarships

Apart from the various State and Central Govt. Scholarships, such as National Merit, State Merit, Physically handicapped, Hindi Scholarship for students of non-Hindi speaking origin, Cultural Talent Search, Sports, SC/ST/OBC/MOBC, the College also offers the following scholarships, prizes and medals to meritorious students-

• Nirmala Medhi Memorial Gold Medal is awarded to the student securing highest marks among the First Class Major holders from this College in the BA/BSc examination of the year.



• Nirmala Medhi Memorial Silver Medal is awarded to the student securing the highest marks in the Major subject belonging to the faculty other than in which the above Gold Medal is awarded.



• Ratna Prova Bordoloi Memorial Scholarship of Rs. 125.00 per month is awarded to the best student of First Year HS class who is not a recipient of any other scholarship.



• Kabita Kumari Baruah Memorial Scholarship of Rs. 60.00 per month is awarded to the student with the highest aggregate of marks, admitted to the BA First Year class of this college after having passed the HS Examination under AHSEC.



• Mohiuddin Ahmed Memorial Cash Prize or Rs. 1001.00 is awarded to the student securing the highest marks in a Major subject in the faculty of Arts in the TDC Part I Examination.



• Sailadhar Rajkhowa Memorial Cash Prize of Rs. 1001.00 is awarded to the student securing the highest aggregate maks in a Major subject in the faculty of Arts in the TDC Final Examination.



• Lakshmi Prasad Dutta Memorial Cash Prize of Rs. 1000.00 is awarded to the student securing the highest aggregate marks in a Major subject in the faculty of Science in the TDC Part I Examination.



• Devajani Devi Memorial Scholarship of Rs. 1000.00 is awarded to the student securing the highest marks in Logic & Philosophy in the HS Final Examination from this college.



• Devajani Devi Memorial Scholarship of Rs. 120.00 per month is awarded to the student offering Major in Philosophy with the highest aggregate marks in the HS Examination under AHSEC.



• Bhabananda Dutta Memorial Cash Prize of Rs. 1000.00 is awarded to the student securing the highest marks in Philosophy Major in the TDC Part II Examination from this college.



• Cash Prize of Rs. 100.00 each is awarded by the College to the student securing the highest marks (Minimum 60%) in the HS 1st year Examination (Arts & Science)



• Cash Prize of Rs. 200.00 each is awarded by the College to the students securing the highest marks in each Major subject with not less than 55% marks in the Arts faculty and 60% marks in the Science faculty in the TDC Part I Examination.



• Certificate of Merit is awarded to every student securing 60% or more marks in the Part II Examination.



• Padmadhar Saikia Memorial Award is given to the student securing highest marks in Home Science Major in the BA/BSc Final Examination.



• Phani Dutta Memorial Cash Prize of Rs. 1000.00 each to the students securing highest marks in Mathematics Major in the TDC Part I and Part II examination from this college.



• Dr. V. Venkata Rao Memorial Cash Prize of Rs. 2000.00 each to the student securing highest marks in Political Science Major in the TDC Part III examination from this college.



• Nirmala Neog Memorial Award of Rs. 1000.00 is given to the student securing highest marks in English Major in the B.A. Final Examination from this college.
  
  
• Gouri Kar Memorial Award of Rs. 1000/-is given to the best graduate of the college in the final examination.



• Ajit Sarma Memorial Award of Rs. 2000/- each to the students securing highest marks in Political Science Major in the TDC 1st and TDC 2nd year examinations.



• Lokendra Nath Medhi Memorial Award of Rs. 1001/- to the student securing highest marks in Botany Major in TDC Part II examination.

Extension activity

The college has an Extension Activities Cell, which looks after the College’s Village Development Scheme, School Adoption Programme and Community Service initiatives. The college has also an Environmental Care Programme in the Clean Guwahati- Green Guwahati initiative supported by UGC under CPE scheme. The college has also a Science Society, a body of thechers’ and students that reaches out the community with various interventions.