Madhabdev University

Madhabdev University

Madhabdev University Entrance Gate
Motto in English	सत्यम शिवम सुन्दरम (The Truth, The God and The Beauty)
Type	Public
Established	2019(6 years ago) (2019)
Chancellor	Governor of Assam
Vice-Chancellor	Arupjyoti Chowdhury
Location	Narayanpur, North Lakhimpur , Assam , India
Campus	Rural
Affiliations	UGC
Website	madhabdevuniversity.ac.in

Madhabdev University is a public state university located in Narayanpur, Assam. The university is established by The Assam Act No. XXXV of 2017 which was passed by the Government of Assam on 7 September 2017. ^[1] It was created by upgrading Madhavdev College of Narayanpur, North Lakhimpur. ^{[2] [3]}

It was named after Sri Sri Madhavdev, an important preceptor of the Ekasarana Dharma known for his loyalty to his guru, Srimanta Sankardev.

Vice-Chancellors

Sl. No.	Vice-Chancellor Name	Role	Tenure
1	Prof. Dibakar Chandra Deka	First Vice-Chancellor	14/06/2019-__/__/2024
2	Prof. Nirode Boruah	Acting Vice-Chancellor (In-charge)	__/__/2024-19/02/2024
3	Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury	Second Vice-Chancellor	20/02/2024 – Present

Registrars

Sl. No.	Name	Role	Tenure
1	Dr. Sarat Hazarika	First Registrar	__/__/2019 – 31/01/2024
2	Dr. Khirapada Dutta	Registrar i/c (Acting)	01/02/2024 – 26/09/2024
3		Second Registrar	27/09/2024 – Present

Affiliated colleges

The university has jurisdiction over some colleges in Biswanath district, Lakhimpur district.

Biswanath District

Chatia College, Sootea

Behali College, Sukan Suti

PDUAM, Behali, Ratowa

Chaiduar College, Gohpur

Kalabari College, Kalabari

Lakhimpur District

Bihpuria College, Bihpuria

Kherajkhat College, Deotola

Sankardev Mahavidyalaya, Pathali Pathar

Pub Dikrong College, Lahalial

Laluk College, Mencha

Nowboicha College, Bilotia Gaon

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. ^[4]

Courses

Madhabdev University offers Four Years Under Graduate Programmes (FYUGP) are though its academic departments and affiliated colleges.

Post Graduate Programmes are only offers through academic departments of the University.

The university also offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes in the university campus only.

Admission

Admissions for Under Graduate programmes level are generally done on the basis of Higher Secondary examination results and CUET (UG) exam performance in the academic departments of the university as well as its affiliated colleges.

Madhabdev University Post Graduate Entrance Test (MDUPGET) has been conducted since 2023 for the admission in post graduate programmes in the academic departments of the university.

Madhabdev University Research Entrance Test (MDURET) exam is conducted for admission into PhD programmes as well as UGC's other guidelines have been followed for PhD admission.

Departments under the Faculty of Language and Literature

ASSAMESE

ENGLISH

Programs Availability in the Departments under the Faculty of Language and Literature

Department Name	BA	MA	PhD
Assamese	✔	✔	✔
English	✔	✔	✔

Departments under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

ECONOMICS

HISTORY

PHILOSOPHY

POLITICAL SCIENCE

SOCIOLOGY

Programs Availability in the Departments under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department Name	BA	MA	PhD
Economics	✔	✔	✔
History	✔	✔	✔
Philosophy	✔	✔	✔
Political Science	✔	✔	✔
Sociology	✔	✔	✔

Departments under the Faculty of Education

EDUCATION

Programs Availability in the Departments under the Faculty of Education

Department Name	BA	MA	PhD
Education	✔	✔	✔

Departments under the Faculty of Chemical Sciences

CHEMISTRY

    •Inorganic Chemistry     •Organic Chemistry     •Physical Chemistry

Prograsms Availability in the Departments under the Faculty of Chemical Sciences

Department Name	BSc	MSc	PhD
Chemistry	✔	✔	✘

Departments under the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

MATHEMATICS

PHYSICS

Programs Availability in the Departments under the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Department Name	BSc	MSc	PhD
Mathematics	✔	✔	✔
Physics	✔	✔	✔

Departments under the Faculty of Natural and Biological Sciences

BOTANY

ZOOLOGY

Programs Availability in the Departments under the Faculty of Natural and Biological Sciences

Department Name	BSc	MSc	PhD
Botany	✔	✔	✔
Zoology	✔	✔	✔

Photo Gallery

KRB PHOTOGRAPHY

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  Madhabdev University Inauguration plate
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  Madhabdev University Academic Building
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  University foreground
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  Bust of freedom fighter Purnanda Dutta in Madhabdev University

References

1. "Assam: Lakhimpur's Madhabdev College elevated to University". Northeast Now.
2. "Assam house passes bills to set up universities". India Today.
3. "46 Central, 32 State Universities to accept CUET UG scores, more are joining says UGC Chairman; check list of institutes here". The Times of India. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
4. মাধৱদেৱ মহাবিদ্যালয় আলোচনী, ৩১তম সংখ্যা, ২০১৩-২০১৪ বৰ্ষ (in Assamese). Narayanpur: Madhabdev College. pp. 4, 7, 37, 49.

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