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J. B. College, Jorhat (estd. 1930) has been striving for excellence as a goal in the field of learning with an emphasis of developing cognitive, conative and affective domains of the learners. With a team of well-qualified and enthusiastic
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Tenders
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Rescheduled dates for opening tender (NIT No. JBC/Misc/2025/29, dated 21.06.2025)
Tue, Jul 1st 2025
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NIT for running canteens
Mon, Jun 30th 2025
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NIT for the construction of Chemistry Classroom Building
Sat, Jun 21st 2025
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NIQ for Development and Upgradation of Institute Website (Readvertised)
Wed, Mar 12th 2025
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DODL J.B. College Study Center
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Notice: Admission into PG Programme under DODL, D.U. in J.B. College Centre
Wed, Sep 15th 2021
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Notice: Standard Operation Procedure (SoP) for Online Examinations, 2020
Sat, Jul 24th 2021
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The Department of Geology, Jagannath Barooah College was constituted in 1977. At present it offers an academic program of B.Sc. (Honours) & M.Sc. (From current academic year i.e., 2025-26) in Geology. The department focuses on an understanding of fundamental concepts of Earth and Planetary processes. It admits about 40 students annually in its B.Sc. program. At present the department has five faculty members and one office staff. It has ample modern classrooms and laboratories to carry out its teaching-learning activities. There is a sufficient collection of books and journals in the departmental library.
In addition, the faculty members of the department carry out research in diverse fields. Students enrolled in the department can expect-
- A friendly staff in a disciplined environment
- A student-centric approach in the teaching-learning process
- Easy access to teachers for solving academic problems
- A better understanding of the fundamental concepts of the subject
- Easy access to books and journals in the departmental library
The department of Geology of Jagannath Barooah College aims to offer quality education in the field of Earth Science. The prime goal of the department is to provide students with hands-on training in both classical and modern approaches including geological field-work, microscopy techniques, remote sensing and computational techniques to better understand the subject as well as address environmental and socio-economic issues.
Employment opportunities for Geologists in the private sector have set up the challenge of making our students fit for private organizations. The following steps are planned for fulfilling this objective.
- Design and implement programs for imparting knowledge and skills specifically required for different organizations.
- Personality development in line with requirements of private organizations.
- Plan & implement exposure programs to acquaint the students with various private sector employing agencies.
- Interact with prestigious organizations to obtain a detailed outline of knowledge, skill & attitude specifically required by them.
- Design and implement special coaching for entrance examinations of prestigious institutions like ISM, IITs etc.
The Department of Geology was established in 1977 and erstwhile it started with Geology pass course. Later, in 1981, the department introduced geology in higher secondary courses after getting the required permission. At first, two faculty members namely Mukut Bora, (Founder Head) and S.K Bhagawati were associated with the establishment of the department. The full-fledged B.Sc. major Geology course was introduced in the department from 1984 onwards and faculty strength also increased. Presently, Choice Base Credit System (CBCS) is continuing in the department which was introduced in 2016.
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