Year of Establishment | 1961 | |||||||
Commencement of Major/Honours Course | 1992 | |||||||
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Intake Capacity (Honours) | 60 | |||||||
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Departmental Forum/Society | English Study Forum | |||||||
Facilities provided | Departmental Library, Video Library, Desktop Computer, Scanner, Printer, LCD projector in HC classroom, Language Lab. |
Formation: 2002
Convener: Sukla Bhattacharjee
Lecture program on “Issues on learning English in the college level” – by Swapan Duaruah ( 30/10/02)
Year 2003
Paper reading session for BA II & III (M) students (15/10/03)
Pranab Kr. Das, II (M) Topic: Shakespearean Tragedy with special ref. to Hamlet. Prose & novel
Meenakshi Kalita, III (M) Topic: The vogue of the satire in the 18th Century poetry, prose & novel.
Dalina Das, III (M) Topic: The stage during the days of the mystery, miracle & morality plays as composed to the stage during shakespeare’s time.
Inter departmental activity Lecture program on “Idealism, Naturalism and Existentialism” – By Nagendra Nath Deka HOD, Philosophy (21/10/03)
Inter department activity Lecture program on “Darwin’s theory of Natural selection and its impact on Modern society” - By Balen Ch. Das Department of Botany (01/11/03)
Year 2004
Inter-departmental activity Lecture program on “Industrial Revolution and its impact on society” – by Madhuri Saikia Department of History ( 22/02/04 )
Year 2005
Convener: Dr. Nilufar Islam 1. Paper Reading session
[II & III (Major) students] (28/09/05) Topic: The world of Arundhati Roy in God of small things ( 3rd M) Topic : The social morality of the Restoration period and its reflection in the contemporary plays.
Year 2007
Impromptu talk competition (15/09/07)
Winner: 1st – Janamoni Rabha (Major I) – Evening Adda
2nd – Kongkona Baishya (Major I) – Flowers & Valentine Day
3rd – Purandar Thakuria (Major II) - Bank Loans
Seminar on “The Bible” – by Izabella Brooks Parakka (29/09/07)
Year 2008
Seminar on creative writing & appreciating drama – by Mitra Phukan (eminent writers) (02/12/08) Tandra Borbora Department of English.
Year 2009
Convener: Jilmil Bora
[Departmental Video Library Opened]
Talk on “How to write a seminar Paper and How to present it” – by Tridip Thakuria Astt. Prof. Department of English (19/09/09)
Film show: “Sense & Sensibility” (21/11/09) (2nd & 3rd Major students)
Year 2010
Film show: Pride & Prejudice (11/05/10) (2nd & 3rd, Major students)
Film show: Benhur (14/06/10) (3rd, Major students)
Talk on: “Stylistics & Teaching Poetry” (11/10/10) By: Nirendra Nath Thakuria Asso. Prof. Department of English Pragjyotish College
Photo exhibition on “Images of the uprising of 1857” (8/11 – 12/11/10) in collaboration with KHR, NE regional center, GU campus.
Exhibition coordinator – Jilmil Bora.
Quiz Competition
1st prize: Pranati Nath & Jagor Kalita (TDC 2nd yr. Arts)
2nd prize: Himajyoti Talukdar & Himashree Das (TDC 1st yr Arts)
3rd prize: Jumita Thakuria & Anamika Das (TDC 2nd yr Arts)
Year 2011
Extempore speech competition (08/09/11)
Year 2012
Extension Activity
82 girl students of BA 2nd semester joined the WEP – ITES program under the central govt. Scheme conducted by NIENIT, Ghy. Center at STPI complex, Borjhar. The students underwent 3 bmonths training on ITES/BPO (customer service)
Film show: Pride & Prejudice (09/04/2012)
Poster writing competition on the occasion of world Environment Day. Topic: Our Environment.
1st prize: Karabi Bora (HS 2nd Sc)
2nd prize: Deemple Deka (BA 3rd year)
3rd prize: Shahina Ahmed (HS 2nd Sc)
Inter departmental activity: Talk on ‘Gandhian Philosophy’ - By Sajiya Sultana Begum (03/10/12) Asst. Prof. Department Of Philosophy D.K.C
Year 2013
Convener: Dr. Gargee Chakraboty
Year 2015
Film Show: Pride & Prejudice (28/03/15) (M-2 )
Paper Reading Session (10/09/15)
Paper Reading Session (19/09/15)
Paper Reading Session (03/10/15)
Year 2016
Screening of “Pride & Prejudice” Semester - III (18/4/16)
Screening of “Arms and the Man” Semester – V (06/08/16, Attendance – 32)
Extempore speech competition (27/08/16, Attendance – 92)
Screening of “Doctor Faustus” Semester I (24/09/16, Attendance - 56)
Year 2017
Lecture program on “Bible” by A Sangma. (09/03/17, Attendance – 43)
Screening of “Pride & Prejudice” (22/03/17, Attendance – 49)
Extempore speech competition. (09/09/17, Attendance – 53)
1st – Abdul Kaymn
2nd – Olivia Dutta
3rd – Krishnagini Das
Screening of “A tale of two cities” Semester I (02/10/17, Attendance – 24)
Paper reading session 5th Semester (06/11/17- 07/11.17)
Kukii Das ( 5th Semester)
Hriday Kalita ( 5th Semester)
Consolation – Neeharika Das (5th Semester)
Year 2018
Year 2019
Convener: Dr. Jilmil Bora
Screening of “Pride & Prejudice” 2nd semester (22/01/19, Attendance – 17)
1st – Palash Jyoti Das 5th Semester
2nd – Arnab Jyoti Mahanta 1st Semester
3rd – Dipankar Das B.S.C 5th Semester
Talk on concept of ‘Moksha’ by Dr. Aditi Devi Choudhury HOD, Department of Philosophy.
Year 2020
One time financial aid by Dr. Gargee Chakraborty (12/12/2020)
Ankita Das
Liza Kalita
Year 2021
1st – Rimli Rishi Pathak (1st Semester, Economics Honours )
2nd – Bhargav Kalita (B.S.C 5th Semester, Physics Honours)
3rd – Nikita Kalita (English Honours 1st Semester)
Field trip to Guernica Artist factory 3rd Semester (20/03/21, Attendance – 33)
Celebration World Theatre Day with a Street Play name “Dekhiu Nedekha” ( 27/03/21, Attendance- 38)
Online poetry writing competition (05/06/21)
1s t- Dipanmita Kalita,Chhaygaon College.
2nd – Goutam Thakuria 3rd Semester, DKC
2nd – Kuldeep Kalita 3rd Semester, DKC
2nd – Samar Das, 5th Semester, DKC
3rd – Arnab Jyoti Mahanta 3rd Semester, DKC
3rd – Ankita Kalita 3rd Semester, DKC
Year 2022
Year 2023
Achievement of Department in College Competitions:
Year | Name of the program | Number of students appeared | Number of students passed | Pass percentage | Number of students with First Class | University rank if available |
2016-17 | BA in English | 42 | 41 | 97.61 | 09 | |
2017-18 | BA in English | 43 | 37 | 86.04 | 04 | |
2018-19 | BA in English | 51 | 39 | 76.47 | 06 | |
2019-20 | BA in English | 47 | 44 | 93.61 | 10 | |
2020-21 | BA in English | 34 | 34 | 100.00 | 19 | |
2021-22 | BA in English | 62 | 61 | 98.31 | 56 |