The Department of Botany was established at N.N. Saikia College, Titabar, Jorhat in 1970. The Botany Department is the first Plant Science Department in the entire Titabar region. Professor A.K. Borah was the founder Head of the Department. In 1986, Dibrugarh University provided affiliation to the Botany Department, allowing it to commence undergraduate studies. Since the time of its inception, the Department is rendering its services to the young and energetic youths of the greater Titabar region including the sub-joining areas of Assam and Nagaland.