Murkong Selek College

Murkongselek College is situated in the vicinity of Jonai township area bordering Arunachal Pradesh. The college was established in 1984 with the cherished goal of spreading education and imparting higher education among the backward and the tribal students of Jonai sub-division and the neighbouring area. And since the day of its inception the college has been relentlessly working to achieve that cherished goal. The word 'murkongselekselek' is derived from Mishing language 'murkong' and 'seleg' where 'mukong' means wealth and 'seleg' means field covered with thatching grass. Jonai subdivision is located in the easternmost part of Assam, almost a 100 kms away from the district headquater, Dhemaji. The area is inhabited by tribal people mostly of the Mishing tribe.