+91 93952 - 25829DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
The Department of Anthropology was established in 1962 and since then it has been a sought after destination for students desirous of studying ‘man and his past’. Anthropology Department of this College is known mainly for by virtue of results. Twenty seven times this Department has produced toppers in Major under Gauhati University. Anthropology Department has a rich collection of anthropological tools and socio-cultural items of various tribal and non-tribal communities of North East India all displayed in the historical and cultural museumof the Department. Faculty members of the Department carries out regular research work and the students are also exposed to many such academic pursuits. Alumni are well placed in many respectable academic and non academic organisations. Prof. Ram Charan Das was the founder Head of the Department. Dr. Anamika G. Duorah is the present Head of the Department.
No. of Major Seats available : 30
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
The Department of Botany was established in 1962 with Dr. Pankaj Dutta as the founder Head. Academic infrastructure of the Department with regard to instruments and samples is very good. The Department of Botany has been successful in producing good results. Students of this Department are seen to pursue their higher studies in institutions like Delhi University and Jawarharlal Nehru University (JNU). The Department maintains a strong academic linkage with the Gauhati University. Faculty members are involved in many research works and the major thrust areas are Ecology and Environment, Physiology and Biochemistry, Microbial Genetics, and Plant Taxonomy. The Department has hosted a National Seminar on Wasteland Management. By virtue of his literary pursuits, one of the past teachers, Dr. B. N. Bhattacharyya received Assam Sahitya Sabha award and Katha award. Dr. Deepika Devi is the present Head of the Department.
No. of Major Seats available : 35
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
The Department of Chemistry was established in 1962 since then the Department has been pursuing hard to produce better results. As a consequence of consistent hard work, many alumni of this Department are seen to pursue their studies in many prestigious institutions of higher learning like the NCL, Pune, IIT, Kharagpur, IITKanpur, NEIST Jorhat, IASST, Tezpur University etc. The Department has a strong academic infrastructure. The Department is also offering post-graduation course in Chemistry since 2015. Faculty members are involved in lot of research activities and a number of major and minor projects are going on and have been carried out. Twelve students are pursuing their Ph.D. works in this Department. Dr. Ganesh Choudhury is the present Head of the Department.
No. of Major Seats available : 30
Intake capacity at Post Graduate level: 20
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
The Department of Geography was established in 1962 with Prof. H. K. Choudhury as the founder Head. TheDepartment has so far produced a number of successful geographers and made many contributions towards geography education in North East India. Led by Dr. Jnanashree Borah, a number of research projects have been carried out by the Department funded by UGC, ATEC, SSA. A number of research scholars pursued their Ph.D. research in this Department. The Department is maintaining a regular linkage with National Atlas and The matic Mapping Organisation, Kolkata. Mr. Sukumar Medhi is the present Head of the Department.
No. of Major Seats available : 27
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
Established in the year 1962 the Department of Geology of Arya Vidyapeeth College is one of the oldest departments in the whole of North East India to start Degree Courses in Geology. Today, the department receives a large number of students from almost all states of the North East India. Be it IIT, Indian School ofMines, Jadavpur University, Calcutta University, Delhi University or, BHU to name a few, there are a few respectable institutions of higher learning at the post graduate level in the country or, organisations like the ONGCL, OIL,GSI, CGWB, Coal India, DGM or GIS sector where an alumnus of this department won’t be found. The Department offers both Major and General Courses at TDC. The Department carries out Ph.D. researches under the Gauhati University as well as research projects. Teachers of the Department have produced many research papers in national and international research journals and have written many books. The Department is known for its successful results and it has produced many toppers. Infrastructure wise it has all the necessary in strumental facilities including gemological instruments. The departmental library has a rich collection of over 1000 hard and E-books apart from the collections of central library. The Department has hosted a national level workshop sponsored by all the prestigious national science academies. Prof. Nabin Chandra Das was the founder Head of the Department. Dr. Hrishikesh Baruah officiates as the present Head of the Department.
No. of Major Seats available : 30
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Arya Vidyapeeth College is known for achievements of the Department of Mathematics for long. This Department was established in 1962 with Dr. Tarakeswar Choudhury as the founder Head. Post-Graduate Course was opened up in 1970 and since then the Department has been contributing a lot towards mathematics education in this region. Alumni of this Department as on today are faculty members of many universities and colleges.The Department maintains a well stocked departmental library in memory of one of its stalwarts, Late Prof.Debananda Saikia and a computer laboratory. The Department was awarded with National Education Award 2014. Dr. Ranjan Das is the present Head of the Department.
No. of Major Seats available : 50 (includes both Arts and Science)
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
The Department of Physics was established in 1962 with Prof. Biswanath Bhattacharjee as the founder Head. Since its very inception, the department has been contributing a lot towards physics education in the region. The Department is well equipped with necessary academic infrastructure. Apart from the central library, the Department maintains a well stocked self sustainable library. On an average, the success rates have been more than 80% and results have been good. The faculty members are all involved in researches in their fields of interests which ranges from high energy physics, nano science & nano technology to plasma physics etc.Many research papers of international standards have been published by them. Dr. P.J. Dhar, senior most faculty of the Department has been invited as visiting scientist in different reputed scientific institutions like SINP, PRL, HRI, IISER-K. Renowned litterateur Dr. Sivanath Barman was a faculty member of this Department. Dr. Anupama Devi is the Head of the Department.
No. of Major Seats available : 35
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
The Department of Statistics was established in 1966 with Dr. Salil Kr. Dutta as the founder Head. This Departmenthas a rich history with regard to results and have produced many successful alumni. In fact, many academicians of international and national repute are products of this Department. The Department has organised many National Seminars and Workshops for teachers, research workers and students all sponsored by prestigious institutions like the DST, UGC and ISI. Faculty members are involved in active researches and have produced many research papers and books. Many scholars are pursuing their Ph.D. works in this Department. The Department maintains a strong linkage with the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, Dibrugarh University apart from the parent University. The Department maintains a good library. Regular field works are conducted for the students. Dr. Amal K. Agarwala is the present Head of the Department.
No. of Major Seats available : 25
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
Established in 1962, the Department of Zoology is one of the highly rated departments of the institution primarily due to successful results and internationally respected research outputs. Led by Dr. Saibal Sengupta the Department has contributed a lot to the field of Herpetology. A number of projects funded by UGC, DST, ASTEC,ATREE etc has been successfully carried out by the Department. Academic infrastructure of the Department with regard to instruments and samples is very good. The Department maintains a strong academic linkage with the Gauhati University, IASST, ASTEC etc. The Department has hosted National Seminar as well as DST SERC programmes. Faculty members have produced over 100 research papers apart from books. Dr. C. Bhuyan is the present Head of the Department.
No. of Major Seats available : 35
HERPETOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY
The herpetological research laboratory of Arya Vidyapeeth College is recognized as a premier laboratory in the country for carrying out research on different aspects of amphibians and reptiles. So far, the laboratory has produced more than 70 research papers published in national and international journals of excellence. Ninescholars have obtained Ph.D. from this laboratory under Gauhati University and Assam University. Seven new species have beed described from this laboratory. Several research projects are completed / ongoing sponsoredby ASTEC, DST, MoEF, ATREE etc. National and international scholars used to visit the laboratory for research.The laboratory conducted DST sponsored School of Herpetology. Led by Dr. Saibal Sengupta, research workersof this laboratory have conducted collaborative research works with Universiti of Malayasia, Villanova University (USA), Museum fur Naturkunde (Germany), Kyoto University (Japan), Indian Institute of Science, Wildlife Institute of India, Delhi University, North Orissa University, Assam University and Gauhati University.
The Centre for North-East set up at Arya Vidyapeeth College would be the first of its kind to be set up in an affiliated college other than the ones that were set up at University premises which will cater to the needs of research on the various aspects of the North-East.
