Instilling the values of life and literature
The Department of English came into being in 1962, the year the college was founded. It has a glorious heritage of English education for thousands of undergraduates, many of whom have gone on to prestigious roles in academics and administration.
Established
Major course
Honours intake
Students taught
Instilling values of life and literature, harnessing the skills of language in the students and thus making them sensible enough to serve humanity.
About the department
Over the years the department has been served by brilliant teachers, among them Dr. B.N. Singh, Rama Saikia, Abhijit Sarmah and Dr. Virendra Kumar Singh, a BHU medalist who served for twenty-four years. Rudra Kanta Jha steered the department through tough times and is the only full-fledged teacher so far to complete his service period here.
Today the department teaches more than a thousand students in the Arts and Science streams at Higher Secondary and Degree levels. The Major course, introduced in 1997, continues as CBCS Honours, and many alumni have completed higher studies at universities across the state.
The department has its own chamber with a computer and a small library of classics and other books issued to teachers and students.
Highlights
Top of the university
Alumnus Ajitabh Hazarika topped the Dibrugarh University English Major ranks in 2017.
Literary contribution
Dr. Debabhuson Borah’s Nirbochon (2018) won the Munin Borkataky Award in 2019; Nabajit Chelleng has published two short-story collections in Assamese.
NAAC & IQAC
Department teachers prepared the college SSR in 2004 and 2018 and have served as IQAC coordinators.
Bodhidroom journal
An annual peer-reviewed research journal, jointly edited by department teachers for the Majuli College Literary Forum.
Meet the team
Faculty
