Political Science
Year of establishment : 1962
Location : Ground Floor, Manik Chandra Barooah Administrative
Building
History :
The Department of Political
Science was established as an independent Department
of Cotton College in the year 1962. Initially,
it was the part of an umbrella Department known
as the Department of Economics, Political Science
and Civics. Prof. Ashraf Ali became the first
Head of the Department when it came to be recognized
as an independent Department. The Department attained
Post-Graduate status from the session 1985-86
under Gauhati University.
| Courses
offered : |
|
HS
Course |
|
Three
year Degree Course (B.A.) |
|
Two
year (four Semester) Post-Graduate Course
(M.A.) |
|
| Number
of Seats : |
B.A. |
40 |
| M.A. |
50 |
|
Specialization offered in M.A. : Public Administration
Faculty Members :
| Name |
Designation |
Educational
Qualification |
Area
of
Specialization : |
Contact
Number |
Email |
| Dr.
(Ms.) Mowajjada Rahman |
Head
& Selection Grade Lecturer |
M.A.,
Ph.D. |
Administration |
9864136135,
2513925 (Res) |
|
| Dr.Arupjyoti
Choudhury |
Senior
Lecturer |
M.A.,
Ph.D. |
Administration |
9864038946 |
|
| Dr.
(Ms.) Purobi Sharma |
Selection
Grade Lecturer |
M.A.,
Ph.D. |
Sociology
& Administration |
9864070486,
2663969 (Res) |
[email protected] |
| Dr.
(Ms.) Rita Choudhury |
Senior
Lecturer |
M.A.,
Ph.D., LLB |
Administration
& Sociology |
9435345850 |
|
| Ms.
Banalakshmi Barua |
Selection
Grade Lecturer |
M.A.,
M.Phil. |
Political
Sociology |
9854648633,
2380773 (Res) |
|
| Dr.
Shantanu Chakravarty |
Senior
Lecturer |
M.A.,
Ph.D. |
Sociology |
9864069178,
2450792 (Res) |
[email protected] |
| Ms.
Paramita Dey |
Lecturer |
M.A. |
Administration |
9435044672,
2456619 (Res) |
[email protected] |
| Sri
Dilip Gogoi |
Lecturer |
M.A.,
M.Phil. |
International
Politics & Human Rights |
9435146865 |
[email protected],
[email protected] |
|
Office Staff Member :
1. Sri Manoj Sharma
Former Faculty Members :
| Name |
Service Period |
| Ashraf Ali (Deptt. of Civics & Economics) |
1945-1968 |
| Rohini Kr. Das |
1963-1965 |
| Dr. Surendra Mohan Mahanta |
1964-1995 |
| Dr. Kripesh Ch. Paul |
1965-1998 |
| Dilip Choudhury |
1968-1982 |
| Ms. Sajida Begum |
1968-2003 |
| Dr. Adil ul Yasin |
1983-1985 |
| Rashid Ahmed |
1984-1985 |
| Hem Bordoloi |
1985-1987 |
| Ms. Mala Hazarika |
1989-1990 |
| Hiren Nath |
1989-1991 |
| Noni Gopal Mahanta |
1993-1995 |
|
Facilities :
The Department has one Seminar Library
with about 200 books and is well equipped with
modern audio-visual teaching aids like OHP etc.
It has got 2 computers having round the clock
internet connectivity. It has got Photocopying
facility too.
Activities :
Political Science Department regularly organizes
Guest Lectures, Talks etc. by well known political
scientists. The Department under the banner of
the 'Political Science Association' time to time
organizes educational tours, debates and discussions;
conducts political studies and arranges visits
to the State Assembly and the Parliament. It also
brings out its wall magazine entitled "Samayiki"
annually.
Ongoing Minor Research Projects :
| Title of the
Project |
Funding Agency |
Principal Investigator |
| Trends of coalition
politics in India with special reference to
Election 2004 |
UGC |
Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury |
| Urban Development
- a case study of Guwahati |
UGC |
Dr. (Ms.) Purabi
Sarma |
| An analysis of Indo-Myanmar
border management |
UGC |
Sri Dilip Gogoi |
Recognized Ph. D. Guides
of the Department :
| Name of the Teacher |
Recognizing University |
| Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury |
Vinayak Mission University,
Chennai |
|
