About the Department:

The Department of Anthropology of North Bank College was established in 2010. This department offers Higher Secondary and Degree Course (both Major and Non-Major) as per the prescribed syllabus of AHSEC and Dibrugarh University respectively. Both B.A and B.Sc. are one in the same programme.

The department has strength of three experienced faculty members (members with Ph.D. 01, 01 pursuing Ph.D.) It has a sound Laboratory of Biological  Anthropology, Pre-history and Anthropological Museum with rich collections of various cultures. There are sufficient numbers of class room for both Higher Secondary and Under Graduate students. The department of Anthropology published a wall magazine name “GEN” annually where in the students  of the department express their literary creativity through poem, short stories, prose and articles relevant to Anthropology. The department is mainly provided the academic activities of the teachers and students, helping to the poor students, mentoring and motivating students and participating departmental seminars and  guardian meet. The department plays an important role in different activities within the college as well as  outside the college.

 Department organizes various types of awareness camp, blood grouping camp, career-counselling programme, workshop, seminars, quiz competition  etc. Apart from such activities, students are also taken part in various programmes and activities in college annual week, NCC, NSS and youth festivals.
 Mission:

i. To provide holistic education to the students. The basic goal of our department is to pursue a complete understanding of what it means to be human by understanding the relationship between human biology, language and culture.

ii. To understand our evolutionary origins, our distinctiveness as a species and the great diversity in our forms of social existence across the world and through time.

iii. To develop human resource with special emphasises on the region where it is located.

 Vision:

            The Department of Anthropology, North Bank College, Ghilamara, Lakhimpur offers Under Graduate programme in Anthropology under Dibrugarh University. The Under Graduate Programme is designed to:

i.  Provide the undergraduate majors in Anthropology with a program of work leading to the bachelor’s degree and prepare the students for advanced degrees in Anthropology.

ii.  Prepare the students for social work with their understanding of anthropological concepts, methods and holistic approach.

iii.  Develop confidence and expertise in oral and written communication and persuasive argumentation.

iv. Understand and critically evaluate core knowledge within Anthropology and allied disciplines. Learn the methods and significance of ethnography as a research approach and method. Appreciate the relevance of anthropological research to social, political and economic debates.

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