DEPARTMENT PROFILE : POLITICAL SCIENCE

Name of the Department : Political Science

  • Year of Establishment: 1988, Since the first inception of the College. The department of Political Science is also introduced in the same year for the students of undergraduate level. The department started functioning well under the leadership of Mr. Dipankar Borah.
  • Name of the Programs/Course offered: UG
  • Annual/Semester/Choice based credit system (Program Wise) : CBCS (Introduced 2019)
  • Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions etc : Nil

Number of Teaching Post

Sanctioned Filled
Professor NA NA
Associate Professor No Direct recruitment. Promotion only according to UGC-DHE, Govt. of Assam Rules NA
Assistant Professor 3 3

Mission

  • To gather knowledge about the economic concept along with the current issues of Indian Political situations.
  • To acquaint the students with various Political concepts and principles of Politics.
  • To encourage the students in solving the various Political Problems.
  • To make the students fit for employment.

Vision

  • Promote employment opportunities for the students.

Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance:

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Year of Experience
Luit Hazarika M.A (Political Science) Assistant Professor Public Administration 25
Dipankar Borah M.A (Political Science) Assistant Professor International Relation 19
Kshirod Kr. Nath M.A (Political Science) Assistant Professor Public Administration 13
Anindita Hazarika M.A (Political Science) Assistant Professor (Contractual) Public Administration 05

STUDENT STRENGTH 2016-17

SEMESTER HONS GENERAL
MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1st SEM 31 24 55 106 101 207
3rd SEM 14 16 30 111 134 245
5th SEM 12 10 22 83 53 136

STUDENT STRENGTH 2017-18

SEMESTER HONS GENERAL
MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1st SEM 34 14 48 88 66 154
3rd SEM 27 19 46 56 70 126
5th SEM 13 16 29 67 52 119

STUDENT STRENGTH 2018-19

SEMESTER HONS GENERAL
MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1st SEM 28 34 62 85 72 157
3rd SEM 19 15 34 62 44 106
5th SEM 20 26 46 26 37 63

STUDENT STRENGTH 2019-20

SEMESTER HONS GENERAL
MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1st SEM 35 24 59 56 30 86
3rd SEM 20 30 50 52 51 103
5th SEM 20 11 31 35 20 55

STUDENT STRENGTH 2020-21

SEMESTER HONS GENERAL
MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1st SEM 33 45 78 19 5 24
3rd SEM 24 19 43 45 29 74
5th SEM 18 28 46 33 22 55

STUDENT STRENGTH 2021-22

SEMESTER HONS GENERAL/REGULAR(INCLUDING SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE)
MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1st SEM 24 38 62 27 22 49
3rd SEM 24 40 64 44 53 97
5th SEM 21 27 38 53 22 75

STUDENT STRENGTH

Student Profile (Year Wise)

Name of the Course/ Program Enrolled Total Enrolled
M F
B.A. (Hons) 2016-17 59 51 110
B.A. (Regular) 2016-17 317 296 613
B.A. (Hons) 2017-18 74 49 123
B.A. (Regular) 2017-18 211 188 399
B.A. (Hons) 2018-19 75 69 144
B.A. (Regular) 2018-19 173 153 328
B.A. (Hons) 2019-20 76 65 141
B.A. (Regular) 2019-20 143 194 247
B.A. (Hons) 2020-21 75 92 167
B.A. (Regular) 2020-21 97 56 153

STUDENT PROFILE

DEPARTMENT WISE RESULT

Year Program Number of students appeared in the final year exam. Number of student pass in final year Pass Percentage
2016-17 Regular 106 88 83.01
2016-17 Hons 11 9 81.81
2017-18 Regular 145 142 97.95
2017-18 Hons 23 20 86.95
2018-19 Regular 122 122 100
2018-19 Hons 28 25 89.28
2019-20 Regular 59 52 88.15
2019-20 Hons 43 41 95.34
2020-21 Regular 43 39 90.69
2020-21 Hons 25 25 100
2021-22 Regular 45 41 91.11
2021-22 Hons 42 39 92.85

DEPARTMENT RESULT

Student Project: NA ( No such provision in the syllabus) but the department conducts Project of Environmental Science as there is no separate department for Environmental Science.

Seminar/ Webinar/ Workshop organized

Year Topic Program/Organization Amount Funding Agency Date
2021 Identity Politics in Assam: Then and Now National Webinar Self 21/08/2021

Details of Infrastructural Facilities:

  1. Library: There is a Central Library with a separate reading room. The Department has a library of its own. This has a collection of books that are often provided to students.
  2. Library automation.
  3. Classrooms with ICT facilities: Nil but there are three classrooms with ICT centrally.
  4. Laboratories: NA

Teaching methods adopted to improve student’s learning

  • Lecture methods and PPT presentation
  • Group discussion
  • Social class and care to advance and now learners.

Placement of Outgoing Students

SL NO YEAR NAME PLACEMENT
1 2016 RATHIA SAIKIA
LAKHYAJYOTI NATH		 MR
2 2017 TAPASHI  DAS
RINKU BORDOLOI
CHINMOYEE HAZARIKA
DHAN MONI SAIKIA
BINUD DAS
BANTI BANIA
PRANJAL SAIKIA		 RAILWAY
CISF
TEACHER
TEACHER
SALES EXECUTIVE
TEACHER
MR
3 2018 RUPAM NATH
MEDINI MOHAN DAS
PRASANTA HIRA
MALAY KR. DAS
MINURAZIM AHMED
LAKHYA JYOTI NATH
DEEPJYOTI NATH
SURYA KT. DAS		 ASSAM POLOICE
INDIAN ARMY
APBN
CONNEQNT PVT. LTD
PDF
APBN
ASSAM POLICE
4 2019 PINKU KALITA
GIRIN SAIKIA
MRIDUKANKAN DEKA
HIROK JYOTI BORAH
NAJMIN SULTANA		 MR
UJJIBAN SMALL FINANCE
MR
E.COM EXPRESS
GNM
5 2020 AKBAR ZAMAN
KRISHNA BORA
HIROK JYOTI BORAH
MINTU SAIKIA		 TEACHER
MR
PWD
MR
5 2021 MRIDUSMITA AMCHI
KALPANA SAIKIA
JERIFA BEGUM
BRINCHI RAJBONSHI		 CRPF
CRPF
SBI
MR
6 2022 APARAJITA DEVI
SAYA JYOTI BANIA
RUPJYOTI BORAH
BISWAJIT LALUNG
JULI BANIA
APU NATH
JYOTI BORAH
SANKAR BORDOLOI		 TEACHER
CO (AGRO LTD)
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP

Students Position to Higher Education

YEAR NAME PROGRAMME ADMITTED TO INSTITUTION WHERE ADMITTED
2016 DHITI RAJ BORAH MA IDOL
2018 SAMBUDHAR KONWAR MA KKHSOU
2021 CHINMOYEE HAZARIKA MA IDOL
2021 ABHIJIT PATAR LAW DISPUR LAW COLLEGE
2022 ANUPAM SARMAH MA IGNOU

SWOC analysis of the Department and Future Plan

Strength:

  1. Dedicated and energetic teaching faculty.
  2. Impressive result of Final Examinations.
  3. Increasing students strength in major/Honours Course.
  4. Faculties are aware and paid special attention to those students who are weak in learning. Remedial classes, tutorials are the measures taken by the teachers in each and every academic session.
  5. Besides fixed curriculum the students are encouraged to participate various seminars, extension activities, lecture classes etc.
  6. Job Placement of some students by the end of final year.

Weakness:

  1. Faculty strength is not sufficient.
  2. ICT enable Classroom for department is not sufficient.
  3. Limited departmental resources for faculty and students.
  4. Poor social economic states of the students.

Opportunities:

  1. In spite of having its limitations, the department tries to render quality education, encourages and prepares students for building their higher academic career.

Challenges:

  1. To make as an interesting/ potential subject among the rural local students.

Best Practices:

  • Departmental Quiz is organized.
  • Introduction of Google Classroom