B.P. Chaliha College, Nagarbera has established the Career Guidance and Information Centre (CGIC) in the year 1995 to provide life skills to students and make them efficient to cope with the competitive job market. The centre was primarily initiated by Dr. B. B. Panda, the former teacher of the department of Education, former Counselling Officer as well as the former Principal of the college. The same conception is being continuing with the active inspiration and guidance of Dr. K. C. Pathak, the present Principal of the college. In the past days till August 2021, Mr. Abdul Jabbar, Associate Professor, Dept. of English handled the centre as Counselling Officer. Now, from 20th September, 2021 Dr. Trailokya Deka, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics is taking charge as the Counselling Officer of the centre. Principal, Dr. K. C. Pathak is the Chairperson of the centre. Along with two Assistant Counselling officers and three members the centre is working actively to help the students in need. With the help of administration, dear students and respected faculty members of the college the centre is working continuously for the benefit of students and the neighbouring community as a whole. To keep pace with the present stiff competition, the centre has been undertaking several measures like workshop, popular talk, seminars, mock interviews, soft skill trainings, awareness programmes, personality development, and enhancement of leadership skills among the students. The centre has invited different distinguished personalities from different fields to enhance the measures undertaken. In the midst of working, it is true that the pandemic Covid-19 has restricted the workings of the centre. But afterwards the centre is picking up it's activities again. Initially, centre preferred to organise only annual orientation programmes for the newly admitted students of the college but afterwards (June 2022) it has organised even national seminar for the benefit of academic community as a whole. The Centre offers guidance in higher education and other career opportunities apart from conducting usual counselling programmes. Periodic interaction programmes with professional career counsellors are organised to provide opportunities for exchange of ideas in respective fields. Students are encouraged to talk about their career-ambitions and the challenges they face in day today life. Centre also regularly displays various emerging job opportunities or any other career related information through display boards.

Objectives of the Centre:

1. To share information about various career opportunities useful for the present, future and past students of the college.
2. To create awareness about various rural development programmes of the government.
3. To provide information regarding various courses of study and competitive exams so that the students can take lead in the state or the country as a whole. and
4. To provide general career counselling so that the mental and physical strength of the students increases a lot.

Strength of the Centre:

1. Good relation with different supportive neighbouring agencies like Assam Agriculture University (Mandira, Hekra branch), ICSSR-NERC, IIE, Guwahati, MSME, Gauhati
University and all the neighbouring colleges.
2. Networking with various career counsellors.
3. Growing response both from local community as well as the students from inside and outside of the college.

Weakness of the centre:

1. Lack of sufficient formally trained staff.
2. Lack of sufficient infrastructure including a hall of study.

Opportunities of the centre:

1. Upgrading the centre into a placement cell and help the people of rural areas.
2. Establishing extension centres in surrounding areas.

From 1995 onwards the centre has been organizing rigorous counselling measures in close support of skilled as well as non-skilled career counsellors. In addition to frequent mock interviews, personality development classes are also conducted to familiarize the students with practical interview processes. Wherever are possible free study materials are also supply to students depending on needs.

The CGIC remains open from Monday to Saturday for four hours daily. Centre is equipped with computer, internet facility and sufficient study materials. Competitive examination books, text books, magazines, model question papers, newspapers etc. are
available in the centre. Newspaper cuttings, advertisements about job-opportunity and information brochures of different institutes are also regularly pasted on the notice board to apprise the students regarding various admissions and job prospects. Thus, CGIC of B.P. Chaliha College, Nagarbera provide academic support, personal support and psycho-social support to all the needy students of the college and neighbouring areas. It conducts one to one and group discussions with the students to clear their doubts and instill confidence in them.