The department of Assamese was opened in the year 1959 along with the inception of then Kokrajhar College. Renowned Educationist Late Ramani Kanta Sharma was the first Head of the Department under whose able leadership many students came out successfully and entitled the best job in various fields.
Courses Offered
H.S Level
- MIL Course (for both ARTS and SCIENCE)
- Advance Assamese Course (for ARTS)
Degree Level
- Major Course (for ARTS)
- Elective Language Course (for ARTS)
- MIL Course (for ARTS)
Departmental Facilities
- One desktop
- One laptop
- One departmental library with almost 400 books.
Research Done
- Reasearch done by Dr. Hemanta Kumar Das
on “Asamiya aru Bodo Lokogeet: Eti Tulonamulok Adhyayan.” - Research done by Dr. Nirmali Das
on “Asamar Samajik Sangskritic Jiwanat Sankardevar Bhumika.” - Minor research work done by Runu Debnath and Rumi Hazarika
on the topic “Sneha Devi aru Ashapurna Devir Chutigalpa: Eti Tulonamulok Adhyayan.” - Reasearch done by Rumi Hazarika
on the topic “Namoni Asamar Tuloni Biya: Eti Adhyayan (Darangjilar Bishesh Ullikhansaha)”. - Reasearch done by Sunita Sarmah
on the topic “Ekobingsho Satikar Uponyashot Nari Chetona: Ek Bisleshonatmok Adhyayan.”
Departmental Library
The Department has total 2400 books along with 2000 copies of central library. Apart from text book, Course recommended books, magazines, dictionaries, encyclopedias etc.
Apart from doing routine classes, the faculty members of Assamese Department are also engaged in various extra – curricular activities. The Department itself has a literary society named Sahitya Chara which published a yearly journal ‘Dapon’ and it is the showcase of literary talent of both students and teachers. Again the literary society prepare a wall Magazine with the same title i.e. ‘Dapon’ in every year with a view to uplift the intellectual exercise of the students. Every year Major students of the department make an educational tour under the guidance of faculty members, especially to these places which are historically and culturally significant.
Faculty Members
Mrs. Runu Debnath
Designation: Associate Professor & HOD
Education Qualification: M.A, (Gauhati University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining:12/09/1994
Mrs. Runu Debnath
Designation: Associate Professor & HOD
Education Qualification: M.A, (Gauhati University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining:12/09/1994
Dr. Hemanta Kumar Das
Designation: Associate Professor
Education Qualification: M.A., PhD., (Gauhati University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 03/05/1999
Dr. Hemanta Kumar Das
Designation: Associate Professor
Education Qualification: M.A., PhD., (Gauhati University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 03/05/1999
Dr. Nirmali Das
Designation: Associate Professor
Education Qualification: M.A. (Double), PhD., (Gauhati University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 12/01/2001
Dr. Nirmali Das
Designation: Associate Professor
Education Qualification: M.A. (Double), PhD., (Gauhati University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 12/01/2001
Dr. Rumi Hazarika
Designation: Associate Professor
Education Qualification:M.A., (Gauhati University) Gold Medalist,
Ph.D (Bodoland University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 26/02/2002
Dr. Rumi Hazarika
Designation: Associate Professor
Education Qualification:M.A., (Gauhati University) Gold Medalist,
Ph.D (Bodoland University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 26/02/2002
Dr. Sunita Sarmah
Designation: Associate Professor
Education Qualification:M.A.,(Gauhati University), PhD (Bodoland University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 19/04/2022
Dr. Sunita Sarmah
Designation: Associate Professor
Education Qualification:M.A.,(Gauhati University), PhD (Bodoland University)
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 19/04/2022
Mr. Mahananda Nath
Designation: Assistant Professor (Contractual Faculty)
Education Qualification: M.A. in Assamese
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 01/12/2020
Mr. Mahananda Nath
Designation: Assistant Professor (Contractual Faculty)
Education Qualification: M.A. in Assamese
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 01/12/2020
Mr. Kangkan Talukdar
Designation: Assistant Professor (Contractual Faculty)
Education Qualification: M.A. in Assamese
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 14/12/2020
Mr. Kangkan Talukdar
Designation: Assistant Professor (Contractual Faculty)
Education Qualification: M.A. in Assamese
Area of Specialization:
Date of Joining: 14/12/2020
