The College was started in 1948 in a military camping ground of about 120 acres of land. It was temporarily housed in a military barrack near the Govt. Sugarcane Experimental Station at Borbheta Chapori (now Hostel No. 1) after being reconditioned and partitioned into classrooms, offices and laboratories. Another military shed at a distance of about2 km was acquired by the Government which provided temporary accommodation for the students. Besides, two buildings belonging to the State department of Agriculture were placed at the disposal of the College, for the residence of the Principal and the staff. The College building was constructed in 1955, to accommodate the different departments and laboratories.

          With the financial assistance from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank under its Technical Cooperation Mission (TCM) for infrastructure development and faculty upgradation programme, the present departmental buildings, lecture halls, auditorium, central library and student hostels were constructed, from 1973 onwards. As many as 150 teachers were sent for higher leading to doctorate and post-doctoral degrees/diplomas etc. The College thus grew in size and quality under the auspices of the World Bank with the dynamic leadership of the then Vice-Chancellor, namely Dr. S. R. Barooah and Dr. L. S. Negi.

           To cater to the needs of trained personnel in the emerging frontier area of biotechnology, a programme on Agricultural Biotechnology, funded by the Department of biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, started functioning in 1989 under the Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics. This programme was later developed into a full-fledged Department of Agricultural Biotechnology with well-equipped laboratory facilities in 1998 under the able leadership of Dr. P. C. Deka who is the founder Professor and Head of this new Department.

          Being a residential institution, accommodation facilities for the students in the form of hostels were developed. A number of hostels were constructed/renovated starting with the hostel No. 1 which was an abandoned military barrack. Construction of hostels was also financed by North eastern Council (N.E.C.). At present there are 12 hostels of which 5 for U.G boys, 2 for U.G girls, 2 each for P.G. boys and for P.G. girls and 1 for Research Associates.