The college is distinct because it offers a dedicated course in Commerce alone. Commerce as a discipline is job oriented as it enhances managerial practices, human resource utilization, entrepreneurship, accounting skills, knowledge of business laws and rules, financial systems and institutions. Gauhati Commerce College has a vision to become a leading centre of excellence, imparting quality business education along with nurturing students’ character and career through a holistic approach.

Knowledge liberates man from bondage of ignorance and illusions. The College seeks to present itself as a major centre of learning for the advancement, dissemination and use of knowledge in the region. Starting with an enrolment of a mere 300 students, in this span of 59 years, the student number at the degree level stands at over 3000. The college has expanded to incorporate post -graduation course in Commerce in 1992-1993. To expand the specialized courses available in business and management stream, BBA course was introduced in the year 2007-2008, MBA course in 2009 and PGDCA course in 2005.

The college takes pride in contributing to shaping students’ character and overall personal development. To sensitize students to being good human beings and conscious citizens, the college wings of NSS, NCC Coy (Army) and Bharat Scouts and Guides Unit, play an active role. The NSS wing, established in 1971 connects the college to rural communities through various social services undertaken in villages and adjacent rural areas. The NCC Army Wing established in 1984-85, actively participates in the celebration of national events and also in organizing several programmes of self defence, social service and community work. The Scouts and Guides Activities were introduced in the college from the session 2002-2003. Since inception, it has undertaken various community service projects and community development projects, besides undertaking awareness programmes on social issues. The success of any educational institution is also reflected in producing students exhibiting professional competence in respective work fields. Gauhati Commerce College is a stand alone in its alumni forming a pool of well-known entrepreneurs, businessmen and other professionals of the region. Over the years, the institution has produced several professionals and entrepreneurs in the world of business, civil services, government jobs, politics, social service, academics and a plethora of other areas. A majority number of Chartered accountants in North-East India have Gauhati Commerce College as Alma-mater. This is in addition to the absorption in other professional areas, as reflected in college databank statistics. The institution aims not only to identify employment opportunities for the students through its ‘Placement Cell’ constituted in 2003, but also to be a base for churning out employment creators. The college has a futuristic vision of being an incubator hub for entrepreneurs. With a view to motivating the youths to becoming job creators, the institution has organized a number of workshops, seminars, conferences and talks on entrepreneurship development. It has also tied up with the Government of Assam in Assam’s ‘start-up’ initiative to support as well as trigger a start-up movement in the entire North East Region. Entrepreneurial interests are encouraged through the curriculum as well as by the teacher interventions. The Entrepreneurship Development Cell of the College undertakes several activities from time to time to inculcate entrepreneurial spirit among students at different levels so that our students can be motivated towards being job creators in the society which will hopefully result in a balanced socio-economic development in the region in the long run.