Dept. of Chemistry || Biswanath College

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After the establishment of Biswanath College in 1960 with the faculty of Arts, there still remained an increasing public demand for introducing science stream in the institution of higher learning. The demand was justified by the fact that there was no such institution catering to science education for th desiring students populace of the eastern part of the Bharali river of Tezpur Sub-Division of the then undivided Darrang district. Consequently, the college started the science faculty in 1970 with Pre-University course offering the combination of four science subjects, viz. Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany + Zoology) and Mathematics. The science-section was formally inaugurated on November 28, 1970 by M.M. Choudhury, the then Honorably Chief Minister of Assam.

With the introduction of science faculty, the department of Chemistry came into existence, and Kshiradhar Baruah was appointed the Head of the department. Two-year B.Sc. course was started in the college from the session 1976-77 with an enrollment of 29 students having Chemistry as one of their subject of study. Honours course in chemistry was introduced in 1982-83. At present, students can pursue three-year Major (Honours) and General (Pass) courses in Chemistry.

Since its inception, the department has been producing to its credit a good number of graduates having Chemistry as the major and subsidiary subject. From among the alumni, a considerable number has been posted as school-teachers and college-lecturers in the various part of the state. A few have got the opportunity to get themselves employed in industries, banks, etc. and some, in stead of seeking employment elsewhere, have found their own way by self-employment in private business or the like.

Teaching staff:
  • Kshiradhar Baruah (1970- ) M.Sc., M.Phil
  • Nabajyoti Sarma Baruah (1976 - ) M.Sc., M.Phil
  • Kamal Parajuli (1977 - ) M.Sc., M.Phil
  • Kedar Nath Thakur (1978 - ) M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Ed., LL.B.
  • Rana Prasad Hazarika (1982- ) M.Sc.,
  • Babul Bora (1982- ) M.Sc.,
  • Loknath Lama (1993 - ) M.Sc.,
Laboratory Staff
  • Padum Kalita
  • Bharat Baruah
  • Dwijen Sarma
No. of outgoing batches:
  • Chemistry (Hons./Major) : 22
  • Chemistry (Pass/General) : 26
Mission: To impart chemistry education along with other science subjects with a view to promoting and spreading scientific and technological temper in the students as well as the society at large.
Goal: To develop man-power/human resources through training in the theoretical and experimental aspects of chemistry which is expected to help the country’s economic progress through employment and research in various fields of activity where chemistry is concerned.
Vision: The department has vision for –
  • Introducing Industrial chemistry or Environmental chemistry as vocational course by the year 2005.
  • Disseminating chemical literacy by organizing popular talks, demonstrations, exhibitions, bulletin-board publication, quiz programmes, poster-campaigning, etc. on subjects like environmental pollution, chemistry education, drinking water safety, Soil fertility, etc.
  • Launching self-income-generating programems such as training on food-processing (e.g. jam, jelly and squash preparation), production and selling of chemistry-teaching kits, charts, tables, models, ect.
Academic activities:

The department has been trying to achieve the goal by performing the following activities:

  • Holding of theory and practical classes regularly for the students having general and major in the TDC courses.
  • Periodical evaluation of the students by holding class-tests by the department apart from that done by the college.
  • Organization of seminars and popular talks on various chemistry-related topics from time to time.
  • Organization of educational excursions to visit laboratories such as RRL (Jorhat) and DRL (Tezpur).
  • Publication of a wall-magazine named ‘Chemia’ particularly in collaboration with the students.
Other relevant activities:
  • All the teachers of the chemistry department are the active members of Society for Chemical Education, Assam which has a branch in the department. Popular talks, seminars, chemistry Olympiad, quiz programmes and other competitions among students are organized under the aegis of this branch.
  • Being the members of the local branch of Assam Science Society, the teachers of chemistry department activity participate in the various programmes aimed at popularizing science among the masses of the locality.
  • From among the teachers, there are also members of Assam Science Writers’ Association, Asom Sahitya Sabha and active workers of ‘Gramin’, an NGO devoted to bringing about socio-economic change through self-help groups.
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