The Department of English at Madhabdev University traces its origins to the founding of its predecessor institution, Madhabdev College ,in 1964. It has evolved alongside the college’s growth and the institution’s upgradation to full university status in 2019. The college was upgraded to a full-fledged public state university through The Madhabdev University Act, 2017 (Assam Act No. XXXV of 2017), passed by the Government of Assam .
It was named after Sri Sri Madhavdev, an important preceptor of the Ekasarana Dharma known for his loyalty to his guru, Srimanta Sankardev.
The Madhabdev University campus is located in Narayanpur, Assam. The campus is equipped with academic buildings, laboratories, libraries, and administrative offices.
In addition to educational facilities, the campus offers residential accommodations for students and staff, recreational spaces, and sports facilities.
The campus also houses facilities for research and innovation.
History
The first meeting for the establishment of the college was held on 24 November 1963 at Madhavpur Higher Primary School near Narayanpur town and in 1964 the college was established as Narayanpur College. The first president was Kamal Gogoi and the founding secretary was the freedom fighter Purnananda Dutta. The first ad hoc management committee of the college was formed on 1 July of that year. In the first year, there were 75 students and 5 teachers in the departments of English, Assamese, Political Science, History and Economics. The college was renamed as Madhavdev College on 2 August 1966.
In 1964, Gauhati University and in 1965, Dibrugarh University accredited the pre-university class. The college received its graduation course from Dibrugarh University in 1967. The Science Branch was started in 1978.
Madhabdev University was the first university in Assam to introduce the FYUGP, back in 2022–23, ahead of other universities.
Courses
Courses List
- The University provides Four-Year Undergraduate Programmes (FYUGP) through its academic departments and affiliated colleges, in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 framework.
- Postgraduate Programmes are offered exclusively through the academic departments of the University.
- Madhabdev University offers Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programmes, conducted solely on the University campus, to promote innovative research and scholarly contributions.
