Associate Professor & Head of the Department

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Name:Nibedita Bezboruah

Designation:HoD, Philosophy ( UG & PG)

Department: Philosophy

Jagannath Barooah College (Autonomous)

Jorhat 785001, Assam, India

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Education/ Academic qualification (latest first)

1. Details of Master’s:  1st class 2nd position ,Gauhati University in the year 1992
2. Details of Bachelor’s Degree: 1st class 1st position in Philosophy honours , Dibrugarh University  in the year 1988.
3. P.U : passed from JB college securing 4th rank in the year 1985

Professional/Teaching Experience (latest first)

1. Promoted to Associate Professor, 2009
2. Placement in Selection grade scale of pay, 2006
3. Placement in Senior scale of pay , 2001
4. Joined as an Assistant Professor, 1995

Teaching responsibilities (current academic yeAr/semester only)

• Mentoring students to help them in a way that meets their personal best interest.
• Organising seminars and alloting Assignments to UG & PG students on philosophical as well as current relevant topics.
• Holding Group Discussions to boost the students' confidence and improve their thinking, listening and speaking skills.
• Conducting two sessional exams per semester for internal assessment of students.

Professional responsibilities

1. Chairman, Board of Studies, Philosophy ( UG & PG)
2. Visited North Lakhimpur college, Lakhimpur and Purvanchal college, Dhemaji in 2019 and Brahmaputra college , Dhokuwakhana in 2020  as a VC nominated member of DPC .
3. Officer-in-charge, PG 3rd semester examination held in March 2021
4. Paper setter & Evaluator
5. Editor, peer reviewed research journal "Srotaswini" Vol.IV, ISSN2277-5277 (2017-2019)
6. Secretary, JB college women cell (2015-2017)
7. Co-ordinator, UGC sponsored National seminar on 'Changing role of Indian women in the Contemporary Society: Issues and Perspectives' in September 2016.
8. Editor , BEEKSHAN (Vol.IV & Vol.IX) Philosophical journal of JB College, ISSN 2250-0898,2015

Conference Proceedings

1. A seminar paper titled 'Gender Discrimination: A Problem for Status of Women' published in seminar proceeding 'Changing role of Indian women in the Contemporary Society: Issues and Perspectives' in 2017.
2. A seminar paper titled- "Values and Changing Society " published in proceeding book 'Human Values and Its Impact on Society' ( ISBN-978-93-833308-30-9) in 2015
3. A seminar paper titled-"Gandhi's Moral Philosophy and Its Relevance" published in proceeding book 'Gandhian Concepts :Interrogation And Exploration'.ISBN 978-93-81694-49-7 in 2012

Other publications ( journal/magazine)

1. An article titled 'Degradation of Values and Its Impact on Society" published in philosophical journal BEEKSHAN, 2019(ISSN 2250-0898)
2. An article titled "Humanism for a Better Future" published in JIJÑĀSA(Vol.V) ISBN: 978-81-935851-9-1 in 2018.
3. An article titled "Self and its other- Descartes and Leibnitz" published in philosophical journal BEEKSHAN, 2015(ISSN 2250-0898)

Presentations/talks/lectures (latest first)

Invited talk/lectures

1. Delivered lecture on the topic "God and His Existence" in Central College , Jorha

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

1. Member of Institutional Human Ethics Committee(IHEC) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) , NEIST