ed uc ational ▁institution ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁B aj ali ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁B aj ali ▁sub ▁division ▁of ▁Bar p eta ▁District ▁earlier ▁( current ly ▁a ▁district ) ▁head qu arter ed ▁at ▁Path s ala ▁in ▁Ass am . ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁an ▁age ▁old ▁reputation ▁for ▁its ▁cultural ▁and ▁so cio e conom ic ▁factors . ▁Its ▁far mer ▁popul ace ▁was ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁until ▁then ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁institution ▁of ▁higher ▁learning ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁B aj ali ▁area . ▁Youth s ▁asp iring ▁to ▁higher ▁education ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁area . ▁Most ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁from ▁agricult ure - based ▁families ▁who ▁were ▁econom ically ▁hand ic apped . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁enter pr ising ▁social ▁workers ▁of ▁B aj ali ▁founded ▁B aj ali ▁College , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁K ames war ▁Das , ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ist ▁in ▁M . Sc ▁( Math emat ics ) ▁from ▁Cal cut ta ▁University , ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁Ass am ▁Public ▁Service ▁Commission ▁and ▁an ▁ill ust ri ous ▁son ▁of ▁B aj ali ,. ▁ ▁Mission ▁B aj ali ▁College ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Path s ala ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁removing ▁educational ▁back ward ness , ▁providing ▁access ibility ▁to ▁higher ▁education ▁for ▁women , ▁im part ing ▁science ▁education ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁in cul cation