Established in 1966 in the district of Lakhimpur in Assam, India, Dhakuakhana College has been providing higher education to the economically disadvantaged people of the vast area comprising among others, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes. Started as a consequence of a public meeting held on the 27th of April, 1966, the college has evolved from a educational venture running on public donations to a major institution for learning. In the year 1975 the college was taken under the Deficit System of Grants-in-aid. It received UGC recognition in 1988 under 2f. The Science stream was added in 1998 under the Deficit System.

    Today the college is offering the Two-year Higher Secondary Course in both Science and Arts streams under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, and Three-year Degree Courses under the Dibrugarh University, including major in 14 subjects (eight in Arts and six in Science), and also running three career oriented courses, a vocational programme on sericulture and computer courses.