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JORHAT KENDRIYA MAHAVIDYALAYA
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Welcome To The Department Of History

“A PEOPLE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR PAST HISTORY, ORIGIN AND CULTURE IS LIKE A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS.”
-Marcu

Department of History

Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidayalaya was established in the year 1981 with following departments = English, Assamese, Political Science, History, Education, Sociology and Economics which were approved by the Governing Body held on 29th November 1981 to impart education at higher secondary level. The Management of the College established History as a subject in Degree-level from 1984-85 academic session and the Executive Council of the Dibrugarh University held on 30th January 1992 granted provisional affiliation for opening the department. The Department got permanent affiliation vide letter no. /D.U./R.G/ic/P- Affi./2000.( 16.02 .2000). Honours course was introduced in 1992.

The founding faculty members are the true pioneer and they include- Late Nagendra Nath Borah, Late Amioya Kr. Sarma, Mr. Ajit Kr Baruah, Mr. Jatin Konwar and Ms. Nibedita Baruah. At present there are four permanent faculties in the department. They have voluminous experience to their credit imparting quality education to students.

Facilities:

Departmental Library

Library for e-Resources

Museum

Library for classic films

Smart classroom

Girls’ hostel

Canteen

DEPARTMENT FACULITIES

Mrs. Imon Das

Assistant professor

Date of Joining : June, 01 2023

Department : History

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Mrs Minakshi Borah

Associate Professor

Date of Joining : October, 11 1999

Department : History

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Prof. Nibedita Baruah

Associate Professor (HOD)

Date of Joining : January, 01 1991

Department : History

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Ms. Karabi Baruah

Assistant Professor

Date of Joining : November, 05 1998

Department : History

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CBCS Syllabus

Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, being affiliated with Dibrugarh University, follows the prescribed syllabus and course structure under the Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) introduced as per the NEP 2020 guidelines. Complete syllabus Link-

https://oldweb.dibru.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/09-FYUGP-History.pdf

Course Structure for Under-Graduate Programme in History

Year	Semester	Course Type	Courses	Credit
1	1st	Major	HISC1 - History of India-I (Prehistory to c.300 BCE)	4
		Minor	MINHIS1 - History of Ancient India	4
		Open Elective Course/GEC	OECHIS1 - Introduction to Culture and Heritage of Ancient India	3
		AEC Language		4
		VAC	Understanding India	2
		SEC	Any SEC Course selected from the 1st-semester basket	3
			Total Credit	20
1	2nd	Major	HISC2 - Social Formation and Cultural Patterns of Ancient and Medieval World	4
		Minor	MINHIS2 - History of Medieval India	4
		Open Elective Course/GEC	OECHIS2 - Introduction to the Cultural Heritage of Assam	3
		AEC-Language II		4
		Environmental Education		2
		SEC	Any SEC Course selected from the 2nd-semester basket	3
			Total Credit	20
2	3rd	Major	HISC3 - History of India II (c.300 BCE to 500 CE)	4
		Major	HISC4 - History of India III (Post-Gupta-1206 CE)	4
		Minor	MINHIS3 - History of Modern India	4
		Open Elective Course/GEC	OECHIS3 - Introduction to Indian Freedom Struggle	3
		Digital Solutions and Mathematical Reasoning Ability		2
		SEC	Any SEC Course selected from the 3rd-semester basket	3
			Total Credit	20
2	4th	Major	HISC5 - History of India-IV (1206-1526)	4
		Major	HISC6 - Rise of Modern West	4
		Major	HISC7 - History of India-V (1526-1750s)	4
		Major	HISC8 - History of Modern India-VI (1757-1857)	4
		Minor	MINHIS4 - Early and Medieval Assam	4
			Total Credit	20
3	5th	Major	HISC9 - History of Modern Europe (1789-1945)	4
		Major	HISC10 - History of India-VII (1857-1947)	4
		Major	HISC11 - History of Early and Medieval Assam (Political)	4
		Minor	MINHIS5 - History of Modern Assam	4
		Internship/Community Engagement	May be aligned with the Major/Minor courses or SEC for internship.	4
			Total Credit	20
3	6th	Major	HISC12 - History of Modern Assam	4
		Major	HISC13 - Issues in Contemporary World	4
		Major	HISC14 - Social and Economic History of Assam	4
		Major	HISC15 - Introduction to History and Historiography	4
		Minor	MINHIS6A - Rise of Modern West & MINHIS6B - History of Modern Europe (1789-1945)	4
			Total Credit	20