Since the establishment of the Department, it was ably headed by the following teachers:
Nilim Barua (1954)
Nanidhar Kalita ( 1954 - 1955)
Dhiren Choudhury ( 1955 - 1958)
Satyendra Nath Sarmah (1958 - 1960)
Khargeswar Bez, PhD ( 1961- 1961)
Arun Ch. Borthakur,PhD (1962 - 1965)
Rudrasen Rajkumar (1962-1995)
Surendra Nath Ghose (1965-1998)
Bhupen Neog (1973-2009)
Nabin Chandra Dutta (2010-2012)
Munmun Borah Borgohain (1985 - 2019)
Jonali Sarma Bordoloi (1995-2002)