Bhattadev University

The department of Assamese started its UG course in 1962 and PG course in 2007. The department is dedicated to impart knowledge amongst the students about the cultural heritage of Assam through books, survey, case study, educational tour, and students’ cultural activities. Not only that to create awareness specially amongst the Major students about the origin, formation and development of the Assamese language and to develop creative writing capacity of students the department also occasionally organises seminar, literary competition etc.. The department is also priviledged to have visited by many national level personalities over the years. The departmental library has books over 1600 and more 120 journals.

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Year of Establishment : 1955
Courses introduced : I.A.(1955), U.G. (1957) & P.G. (1982)
Existing Courses : H.S., U.G. (Honours & Regular) & P.G.

The Department of Geography, one of the premier departments of this University (upgraded from Bajali College, Pathsala) has been imparting geographical knowledge to a wide dimension of students ranging from H.S. to P.G. level. At the initial stage, the department was headed by A. Prasad and within a short span of time, the department was fortunate enough to be served by a number of dignified faculties like N. Prusty, Dr. T.K. Mathew, J.K. Patra, R.D. Barman, R. Patowari, D.N. Goswami, S.K. Talukdar, Dr. A.K. Bhagabati, Dr. Bhupendra Talukdar, Dr. P. Sarma and Dr. P. Vauquline.

The intermediate course (Arts and Science) was started in the year 1955, followed by B.A. (General) in 1957, B.Sc. (General) in 1961, B.A./B.Sc. (Honours) in 1971 and Postgraduate course in 1982. In spite of the limited infrastructure, the exemplary perseverance and team-spirit among students and the faculty have strengthened the academic web to achieve the desired goal of quality education.

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The Department of History was started with establishment of the Bhattadev University, Bajali on 24 th June 2019. As the Bajali College was upgraded to the University by the government of Assam, the department has a long history of success and achievement since 1955. Presently the department offers UG (Major and General) in Semester with CBCS. As a prominent subject of social science, the Department of History aims at playing an active role in academic upliftment of the University.

Presently, the department has four faculty members who are extending their full cooperation in all round development of University. The department is proud to have a differently able teacher as one of the faculty members. Our principal goal in the undergraduate classroom is to develop the intellectual breadth and analytical skills of our students. To that end, our courses emphasize working with both primary and secondary sources and developing acuity in critical writing.

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The popularity and interest of the people of Bajali towards Sanskrit can be judged from the fact that Bajali college, now upgraded to Bhattadev University w.e.f. 7 th September 2017 has been running Sanskrit Honours along with General Course with highest enrollment (above 50 seats in honours) among the Colleges in Assam. This students particularly girls and even some Muslim students are showing promising results. At present(2020) the department is running with 154 students in total (HS 1 st , 2 nd , BA 2 nd +4 th +6 th, Sem , H+G .)

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Year of Establishment:16th August, 1955

Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom and is one of the oldest human intellectual enterprises that develops critical reasoning skills, clarity in thought and language. The department of philosophy was established in 1962 and since then learning Philosophy here is not only the preparation for the university curriculum but also has become useful to those who are thinking about certain post-college careers in law, business, education, politics, medicine, and social activism. The seminar library of the department has a pack of more 200 books which can be used. Faculties of this department have been attending Refresher Courses, Orientation Programmes, National, State Level, Regional, International Seminars, Conferences and Workshops etc.

History of the department
The Department of Philosophy is one of the oldest departments in the University (erstwhile Bajali College). It was opened with the subject ‘Logic’ for the Higher Secondary course in 1955. Late Ananta Talukdar was the founder and the first Head of the Department. Honours in Philosophy was introduced in 1978.

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Areas of Study: Indian Philosophy – both classical and contemporary, Analytic Philosophy, Continental philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion, Moral Philosophy, Applied Ethics, and Modern Logic.

The Department of English was established with the inception of Bajali College in 1962. Over these years our students have shown excellent performance in the university examination, bagging top ranks consistently, earning a great reputation for the College and the Department.
Faculties of the department belongs to wide variety of specialization which helps the students not only in gaining the knowledge but also getting the flavours of different cultures of the world. Also apart from imparting instruction at the undergraduate level, influencing work on a large scale in new and challenging areas is being conducted by the faculty as well as the students. This department has been fortunate in respect of the visits of creative writers academic stalwarts of international repute like Professor Avinash Binniwale from Mumbai University. The library has a stock of more than 100 books.

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The Department of Political science, Bhattadev University, Bajali was established in the year 1962 and enjoys an exceptional reputation in teaching of Political Science to meet the objectives of the discipline. The motto of the department is to engage with quality education with an interdisciplinary approach and thus to make the students creative who can able to tackle the problems of the society from political perspective. The department is located in the second floor of the library building, Bhattadev University, with a well equipped departmental library. The department is adjacent to a well equipped Conference cum Seminar Hall from which the students of the department can take opportunity for their knowledge enrichment.

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Student's Forum: Political Science Forum

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Established : 1962
Courses Offered : Higher Secondary
B.A. : Honours and Regular

The Department of Economics, Bhattadev University situated in the HERITAGE BLOCK is an old department established in the year 1962 but it dates back to 1955 when it was known by the name CIVICS . In 1962 CIVICS got bifurcated into Economics and Political Science . Honours in Economics started from 1963 and Late Harendra Nath Deka was the founder and Head of the Department.

The Economics undergraduate program provides the basis for a strong foundation in economic theory and quantitative ( mathematical and statistical ) tools of economic analysis.It also familiarises students with shift in development paradigms with reference to India and North East.

The department focuses on overall development of students for evolving a better society.It has collaboration with The Department of Economics, Bodoland University University and tie up with Travel and Tourism Management and Commerce Departments of Bhattadev University.Besides its regular teaching programs it conducts educational tours for the students , organises Career Counselling and Placement Programs and blood donation camps as well.It also organises Entrepreneurship and Skilled Development Programs under IIE Guwahati.

The department provides classroom equipped with ICT facilities and a library over 600 books.Many alumni of the department have been engaged in diverse fields ranging from civil society to policy making.

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The Department of Education is one of the very recent departments was established in the year 1996. Even though the department does offer major courses but it has been constantly striving to initiate innovation in its academic progression, and after introduction of Semester courses by Gauhati University. Thus this Department has been playing a vital role in the field of teaching and learning since 1996. The departmental library is equipped with more than 50 books.

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The Department of BMC was established in August, 2016 with the provision of Bachelor of Mass Communication (BMC) degree. As Bajali College got upgraded to Bhattadev University, the BMC Department was transformed to the Department of Mass Communication & Journalism in June, 2019 and started functioning regularly from 14th August 2019. The Department offers Mass Communication & Journalism as an Honours subject and awards the degree B.A. in Mass Communication & Journalism. From the next academic session, it will also offer Mass Communication & Journalism as a Generic subject. The Department has one HoD and four qualified faculties to facilitate teaching for the media students. The main objective of the department is to groom the students to be great mass communicators and to help them in getting associated and engaged them in the media sector of the country. The Department is dedicated to impart knowledge amongst the students about Journalism, different kinds of media, Photography, Film Studies, Advertising and Public Relations and many more. To provide the students with practical knowledge, the department frequently organises educational tours, field visits, workshops, street plays and other kinds of educational programmes. The departmental library has more than 30 books for the help of the students.

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Dr. Parag Barman [Associate Professor]

Email ID : eco.parag@bhattadevuniversity.ac.in

Contact Number : +91-7002110588

Dr. Binita Bora Dev Choudhury

Mrs. Namita Choudhury

Dr. Dulumani Deka

Dr. Bobby Langthasa

Dr. Bhupen Talukdar

Dr. Kalpana Pathak

Dr. Bipul Kakati

Dr. Hirumani Kalita

Hemanta Malakar

Dr. Bikul Barman

Dr. Jyotishmoy Bora

Dr. Dipak Baruah

Dr. Prasenjit Das

Dr. Bharati Gogoi

Dr Lonkham Baruah

MALLIKA PAMSONG

Ridip Choudhury

Jadab Talukdar

Sri Arindam Talukdar

Sri Mukul Patgiri

Mr. Suren Das

Dr. Junmoni Hansepi

Dr. Runima Sarma

Dr. Rashmi Devi

Dr. Banashree Sarkar

Dr. Amborish Adhyapok

Mrs. Chandana Das

Dr. Dipen Tayung

Dr. Jaba Sarma

Dr. Jayashree Deka

Mrs. Chitra Rani Deka

Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma

Jnanesh Roy Choudhury

Dr. Diganta Borgohain

Sri Manoj Kumar Das

Dr Jadav Chandra Basumatary

Sri Anjan Sarma

Kasmita Bora

Dr. Nabanita Baruah

Mrs. Ritu Barua

Dr. Parag Barman

Sri Raju Das

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Mrs. Gitika Kalita

Sri Jayanta Das

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