Department of Assamese

Department of Assamese

Date of establishment :   Established Date of General Course  - August, 1995

                                      Established Date of Major Course - August, 1996

Course offered:               Major in Assamese and General Course in Assamese

Total seat capacity of the department:           Major – 40 Nos.

Mission of the Department:

The mission of the department of Assamese of BirjhoraKanyaMahavidyalaya is to serve the college/ University the region and the nation at large by:

(i)                Providing instruction at the college level in important representative language, literature and culture of Assam.

(ii)             Contributing to the general education function of the college/university through instruction on literature, culture and languages of Assam.

(iii)           Offering knowledge on the courses framed by the parent university of study leading to B.A in Assamese language and literature.

(iv)           Training undersigned students who go on to use their knowledge and proficiency in Assamese language and literature in diverse professions and expertise, including business, government services and academic.

(v)             Expanding knowledge through exchanges of the ideas with students in diverse areas  whether historical or descriptive basic or applied, concerning the language, literatures and cultures of Assam.

(vi)           Sponsoring talks, colloquia, conferences, field studies and symposia that expose the general and college communities to intellectual and cultural trends related to Assamese language, literature and civilization.

Vision of the Department:

The department of Assamese of BirjhoraKanyaMahaviyalaya is a renowned department engaged in teaching and service to representative languages and literature of Assam. The department places particular emphasis on treating Assamese language and literature in a broad humanistic context, taking care to examine in with reference to the cultural traditions within which they exist and have developed.

          The department seeks to achievement effective balance among its various activities. Through its language and literature classes, it seeks inculcate in students of graduate level, advanced abilities to utilize Assamese language for a multiplicities of purpose in a rapidly changing world. Through its courses on literature, language and culture, the department seeks to spread awareness of the contributions of Assam to the literary and cultural traditions of the world as a whole.   

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