PROGRAM OUTCOMES, PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES AND COURSE OUTCOMES, 2018-19 BA (MAJOR AND NON-MAJOR) COURSES

SUBJECT: ASSAMESE

ASMM 101 - History of Objectives: This paper will help to understand the classification of history of Assamese literature from the early period to the period of Sankardeva. Unit I. Periods of Assamese literature and the Problems regarding the classification of the periods. Unit II. Folk literature: Concept of Folk literature and the identity of Assamese Folk literature. Unit III. Early Assamese and Pre Sankardeva period of Assamese literature Unit IV. Period of Sankardeva in Assamese literature. Unit V. Post Sankardeva period of Assamese literature.

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 201-History of Assamese Literature (From Arunudoi to Post war period) Objectives: This paper is prepared to understand the history of Assamese literature from Arunudoi to Post war period. Unit I. A Brief Identity of Literature. Unit II. Highlighting the establishment of modern Assamese Literature and language. Unit III. Background and characteristics of Assamese Literature of Jonaki period. Unit IV Assamese Literature of Awahan period. Unit V. Assamese literature of Post war period.

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 301-Basic Identity of Linguistics Objectives: This paper is prepared to get the knowledge about language and various subject of Linguistics. Unit I. Definition of language: Its nature and types. Unit II. Definition of linguistics and the methods of linguistics study. Unit III. Types of Linguistics study: Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology. Unit IV. Classification of language and identification of the world language family. Unit V. History of language study.

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 302-Study of Assamese Poetry Objectives: This paper is prepared to understand the nature and characteristics of Assamese poetry. Unit I. A brief history Assamese poetry. Unit II. Selections from early Assamese poetry. Unit III. Selections from old Assamese poetry. Unit IV. Selections from romantic Assamese poetry. Unit V. Selections from modern Assamese poetry.

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 401-Assamese Prose Literature Objectives: This paper is prepared to understand the development of Assamese prose: Its nature and diversity. Unit I. A Brief History of Assamese prose. Unit II. Selections from early Assamese prose Unit III. Selections from modern Assamese prose Unit I. Selections from Assamese short stories Unit V. Selections from Assamese novel

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 402- Languages of and its Script Objectives: This paper is set up to get the knowledge of traditional language, dialect, linguistics nature and script of Assam. Unit I. Introduction to the languages of Assam and its dialects. Unit II. Linguistic characteristics of the and its dialects Unit III. Linguistic characteristics of Chino Tibetan languages (Bodo, Karbi, Mising, Khamti, Phake and Turung). Unit IV. Linguistic exchanges of the Assamese language and the Non Aryan languages Unit V. Script of the Assamese language and other languages of Assam.

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 501-Literary Theory and Criticism Objectives: This paper is set to understand the various genres of Assamese literature. Unit I. Nature and definition of literature and its various genres (Poetry, Drama, Short stories, Novels) Unit II. Methods of Literary Criticism. (Historical, analytic, comparative) Unit III. Introduction to Shabdashakti , Rasa and Dhwani. Unit VI. Shabdalankar and Arthalankar Unit V. Introduction to poetic meter and Stylistics.

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials: 1.30 Hours Field Study/Excursion: Once in a year

ASMM 502-Assamese Drama Objectives: This paper is set to give an idea about Assamese Drama, theatre and development Unit I. History of Assamese Drama and stage. Unit II. Rambijay by Sri Sri Sankardeva. Unit III. Gaonburha by Padmanath Gohain Baruah. Unit VI. Rupaleem by Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla. Unit V. Eta Cholar Kahini by Ali Haider.

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 503-Cultural Studies Objectives: This paper is set to understand the concept of Assamese Culture Unit I. Definition of culture, elements and its nature Unit II. Contribution of Ethnic Elements in the formation of the Assamese culture Unit III. Customs, beliefs and traditions of various ethnic tribes of Assam. Unit IV. Performing Arts of Assam. Unit V. Traditional dress, ornaments, art, architecture and sculpture of Assam etc.

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 504-Compartive Objectives: Unit I. Nature of comparative literature: its definition, scope, beginning and development Unit II. Various scopes of comparative literature: Thematology, Genology, Historiography, Influence study Unit III. Introduction to Indian comparative literature: Necessity and scope Unit IV. Thematology of selected Indian prose Unit V. Role of translation in comparative literature

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 601-Aspects of Language and Literature Objectives: This paper aims to present the various ways of presenting and editing news, manuscripts and advertisements.

Unit I. Mass media and its type Unit II. Art of writing news for media, newspapers and advertisement Unit III. Editing of manuscript; print and hand written Unit IV. Sociological study of literature Unit V. Nature and scope of Assamese news papers and magazines of 21 st century

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 602-Indo-Aryan Language and the Assamese Language Objectives: This paper is set to present the trajectory of the growth and development of the Indo- Aryan Languages. Unit I. Development of the Indo- Aryan language Unit II. Selections from different texts of Indo- Aryan Languages ( Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit and Apabhramsha ) Unit III. Comparative study of Pali, Prakrit and Apabhramsha . Unit IV. Origin of the Assamese Language Unit V. Growth and development of the Assamese language (From beginning to the 21 st century)

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 603-Linguistic Study of the Assamese Language Objectives:This paper aims to teach the students about Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax and Word Formation in Assamese.

Unit I. Definition of Phonetics and Phonology. Unit II. Phonology of the Assamese language. Unit III. Morpheme, Morphology & Assamese Morphology Unit IV. Morphological analysis of Assamese Language Unit V. Assamese Syntax

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASMM 604-Introduction to World Literature Objectives: This paper gives a glimpse of the world literature to the students. Unit I. Concept of world literature Unit II. Selections from Abhijnanam Shakuntalam,Act IV by Kalidasa. Unit III. Sections from European and American short stories Unit IV. Selections from Poetry Unit V. Ashrutirtha by Atul Chandra Hazarika (Translation of Shakespeare’s King Lear) Afkhez Ten: Ninnke Bhan Hikhtum: Assamese Translation by Moohendra .

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

NON-MAJOR ASM 101-History of Assamese Literature and the Study of Assamese Culture Objectives: This paper is prepared to understand the history of Assamese literature its classification and Assamese culture Unit I. Introduction to the history of Assamese literature Unit II. Significances of the literature of Sankari Period Unit III. Characteristics of Assamese literature of Jonaki period Unit IV. Role of prjatiyo elements in the formation of the Assamese race Unit V. Definition of Culture and its nature Unit VI. Festivals of Assam based on cultivation

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASM 201-Practical Knowledge of Assamese Language Unit I. Letter writing – Application, memorandum, commercial letter Invitation letter, official letter, proceedings writing, Abbreviation, Abbreviation use in Assamese Dictionary Unit II. Translation and knowledge of translation ( English to Assamese) Unit III. Terminology and official terminology Unit IV. Proper pronunciation of Assamese language, Spelling of Assamese language, use of idioms, phrases of Assamese language, formation of word in Assamese language, formation of sentence, formation of punctuation marks.

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

ASM 401- Assamese Literature Unit I. Selections from Assamese poetry Unit II. Selections from Assamese poetry Unit III. Selections from Assamese Prose Unit IV. Swlections from Assamese short stories unit V. Selections from Assamese Novel

Lecture Hours: 4.5 Hours Tutorials : 1.30 Hours

SUBJECT: ECONOMICS The B.A. Course in Economics consists of 14 papers in Major with a total of 1400 marks. Each paper will carry 100 marks of which 20 marks will be earmarked for Internal Assessment. 2. In First Semester Major course, there will be 1 (one) paper bearing the following title: 1.01 -Microeconomic Theory (Non-Major) Objective : The objective of the paper is to develop the understanding of some basic concepts of microeconomics, to enhance the economic reasoning of the learners to analyse the behavioural patterns of different economic agents and to deal with the advanced theoretical issues and their practical applications. Unit I: Introduction to Microeconomics: Definition and scope of microeconomics; Scarcity and Choice. Types of Microeconomic Analysis; Objectives of Microeconomic Policy. Unit II: Consumer‟s behaviour: The Laws of Demand and Supply: Individual and Market Demand and Supply; Market Equilibrium and the Impact of Changes in Demand and Supply; Utility Analysis - The Cardinal Utility theory: Assumptions, Equilibrium of the Consumer; The Indifference Curve Theory: Assumptions and Properties of the Indifference Curves; Equilibrium of Consumer; Elasticities of demand: Price, Income, Cross; Point and Arc Elasticities of Demand. Unit III: Producer‟s Behaviour: Cost and Revenue Analysis: Concepts of Total Cost, Total Fixed Cost, Total Variable Cost, Average Cost, Average Variable Cost, Average Fixed Cost. Marginal Cost, Money Cost, Real Cost, Opportunity Cost, Selling Cost, Overhead Cost; Concepts of Total Revenue, Average Revenue, Marginal Revenue; Application of Marginal Revenue and Marginal Cost in Determining Equilibrium of a Firm. Unit IV: The Theory of Firm: Equilibrium Conditions of a Firm; Perfect Competition: Assumptions, Equilibrium of firm and industry under Perfect Competition in the Short-Run and Long-Run: Concepts of Normal and Super-Normal Profits. Price and output determination under Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition. Unit V: Theories of Distribution: Marginal Productivity theory of Distribution; Theories of Rent – Ricardian Theory, Quasi-Rent; Concepts of wage, collective bargaining; Liquidity Preference Theory; Risk and uncertainty bearing theory.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

2.01 –Macro Economics (Non-Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with the basic macroeconomic concepts and the theories of macroeconomics. Unit I: Introduction to Macroeconomics and National Income Accounting: The Nature of Macroeconomics, the major issues of Macroeconomics, National Income Accounting, Concepts of GDP/ GNP and national income, approaches to calculating GDP/ GNP, GDP and personal income, Nominal and real GDP, Limitations of the GDP concept. Unit II: Theory of Money: Demand for and supply of money-value of money, measurement-index number as a measure of value of money, determination of value of money-Quantity theory: Fisher and Cambridge equations, Keynesian approach: Money and Price Theory; Concepts of Inflation, deflation and stagflation. Unit III: Theories of Employment and Income: Classical theory of Employment and Income; Keynesian theory of employment and Income; Investment function; Consumption Function; Theories of Consumption Function: Absolute Income, Relative, Permanent Income and Life-Cycle Hypotheses. Unit IV: Banking: Types and role of banks, commercial banking, functions, credit creation, concept of non-performing assets, Rural Banking – objectives and importance; Central banking - functions and role, principles of note issue, credit control measures: bank rate, open market operations, variable reserve ratios, and selective credit control measure. Unit V: International Trade and Balance of Payment Analysis: Adam Smith’s theory of absolute advantage, Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage, free trade vs. protection, Globalization, Liberalization and international trade, Meaning of balance of payments and balance of trade, determination of equilibrium exchange rate under gold standard and under flexible exchange rate system, Exchange Control, purchasing power parity theory and its limitations, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, World Trade Organization (WTO).

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

3.01 -Public Economics (Non-Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with some basic concepts of public finance along with a reference to the Indian economy. UNIT-I: Nature and scope of Public Finance: Nature, Scope and Subject matter of Public Finance; Public Vs. Private finance; Role of Public Finance in Developed and Developing Economy, Theory of Maximum Social Advantage. UNIT- II: Public Revenue- Sources, Tax and Non-Tax Revenue; Objectives and Canons of taxation, Classification of Taxes- Direct and Indirect Taxes, Progressive, Regressive and Proportional Taxation, Burden of taxation, Shifting and Incidence of taxation, Taxable Capacity, Effects of Taxation on Production and Distribution. UNIT- III: Public Expenditure and Public Debt- Public Expenditure- Meaning, Objectives, Types and Causes of growth of Public Expenditure, Public and Merit Goods; Effects of Public Expenditure on Production, Distribution and Employment. Public Debt- Meaning, Objectives and Importance of Public Debt, Burden of Public Debt, Repayment of Public Debt. UNIT- IV: Budget System and Fiscal Policy – Budget System- Meaning and Purpose of Government Budget, Main elements of the Budget, Budgeting Procedures and Methods, Revenue Deficit, Fiscal Deficit, Primary Deficit. Fiscal Policy- Meaning, Role and Objectives in developed and developing economies, UNIT- V: Indian Public Finance: Main features and defects of Indian tax system, Pattern and growth of Public Expenditure in India, Growth of Public Debt in India, Federal Finance in India- Principles of division of financial resources, Inter government resource transfer, Recommendations of the latest Finance Commission; Main features of the latest Union Budget.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

4.01 -Issues of Indian Economy (Non-Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with the salient features of Indian economy. The learners will also be able to know the performance and problems of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of Indian Economy. UNIT I: Major features of Indian economy with special reference to Assam: Natural Resources and Ecological Issues, Infrastructure, Population Problem and Population Policy, Occupational pattern, Unemployment Problem; Concepts of Poverty – absolute and relative; Poverty alleviation programmes. UNIT II: Basic issues in agriculture at national level and in Assam: Overview of Indian agriculture since Independence, cropping pattern, land reforms, agricultural inputs and green revolution, agricultural finance and marketing, cold storage; Agricultural price policy, conditions and problems of agricultural labourers; Shifting cultivation. UNIT III: Industry and tertiary sectors in India: Achievements and failures of industrial sector; Industrial policy during post reform period, Performance of public sector undertakings and policy of disinvestments, Role of small scale industry and cottage industry; Structure and problems of tertiary sector- Banking, Transport, Communication, Education, Information Technology. UNIT IV: Industry, trade and commerce in Assam – causes and consequences of slow pace of industrialization in Assam, problems and prospects of small scale and cottage industries, prospects of border trade with neighbouring countries. UNIT V: Economic Planning and Economic Reforms: Features of Economic Planning in India, Major objectives, Strategy of Indian Planning, Regional disparities – Indicators, causes, extent and policy measures; Economic reforms since 1991 – Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

5.01-Elementary Statistics for economics (Non-Major) Objective: The course aims to acquaint the learners with some statistical data collecting methods and basic statistical methods that can be applied in economics. UNIT I: Introduction: Definition of statistics, uses and abuses of statistics, statistical data-primary and secondary data, methods of collecting data, census vs. sample type of investigation. UNIT II: Measurement of central tendency-mean (arithmetic and geometric), median, mode, comparative merits and demerits of measures of central tendency. UNIT III: Measures of dispersion: range, inter-quartile range, quartile deviation, mean deviation, and standard deviation. UNIT IV: Index numbers- definition and meaning, problems of construction, uses and limitations, computation of Laspeyres‟, Paasche‟ and Fisher‟s index numbers, Fishers index as an ideal index. Unit V: Interpolation: Methods of Interpolation: Finite Differnce Methods – Newton Forward, Newton Gauss foreward and Newton Gauss Backward methods.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

6.01-Development Economics (Non-Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with the measurement of development with the help of theories along with the conceptual issues of poverty and inequalities. This will enable the learners to understand the problems from Indian perspective. Unit I: Growth and Development: Growth Vs. Development, Factors affecting Economic Growth: Capital, Labour and Technology, Characteristics of Developing Countries, Measurement of Economic Development including Human Development Index, Obstacles to Economic Growth and Economic Development. Unit II: Theories of Economic Development and Economic Growth: Classical theory of Growth and Stagnation including Malthus‟s version, Doctrines of Balanced Growth and Unbalanced Growth, Rostow‟s Stages of Economic Growth, Myrdal‟s theory of Circular Causation. Unit III: Human Resource Development and Manpower Planning: Population Growth and Quality of Life, Health Challenges faced by the Developing Countries including HIV/ AIDS; Health and Productivity, Health Policy for the Developing Countries; Role of Education in Economic Development; Education, Inequality and Poverty; Unemployment and Underemployment problems of developing countries, Manpower Planning; Brain Drain. Unit IV: Sectoral Analysis of Development: Role of agriculture in economic development, Strategies for transferring agriculture surplus workers – Nurkse‟s view; Inter sectoral resource transfers; Role of Industry in economic development, Problems associated with industrialization including environmental pollution; Contribution of tertiary sector in economic development; Inter relationship between primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. Unit V: Economic Development and Planning: Role of State in Economic Development- Capital Formation, Development of Infrastructure, Removal of Poverty and Income Inequalities, Reduction of Regional Disparities; Planning in Theory and Practice, Role of Planning in Economic Development, Planning in Market Economy.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week 1.01-Microeconomics-I (Major) Objective: The objective of the paper is to develop the understanding of some basic concepts of microeconomics, to enhance the economic reasoning of the learners to analyse the behavioural patterns of different economic agents, to provide opportunity to the students to deal with the advanced theoretical issues and their practical applications. Unit I: Approaches to Economics: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Definition and scope of microeconomics, Types of Analysis: Statics, Comparative Statics and Dynamics; Microeconomic Models: Assumptions and Reality. The Laws of Demand and Supply: Individual and Market Demand and Supply; Market Equilibrium and the Impact of Changes in Demand and Supply; Price Elasticity of Demand and Supply; Arc and Point Elasticities; Income and Cross Elasticities of Demand; Relationship between Elasticity of Demand, Price, Total Revenue and Marginal Revenue. Unit II: Theory of Consumer Behaviour: The Cardinal utility theory: Assumptions; Equilibrium of the consumer; Derivation of the consumer‟s demand curve; Critique of the Cardinal approach. The Indifference-Curves Theory: Assumptions and Properties of the Indifference Curves; Budget Constraint and Equilibrium of the Consumer; Critique of the Indifference Curve Approach. Unit III: Analysis of Consumer’s Demand: Derivation of the Demand Curve using Indifference Curve Approach; Income-Consumption and Engel Curves; Price-Consumption and Demand Curves; Substitution and Income Effects of a Price Change - for Normal, Inferior and Giffen Goods. Unit IV: Theory of Production: The Production Function for a Single Product; Method of Production, Isoquants, Ridge lines; Laws of Returns to Scale; Law of Variable Proportions; Choice of Optimal Combination of Factors of Production – Maximization of Output Subject to a Cost Constraint, Minimization of Cost for a given Level of Output. Unit V: Theory of Cost: Traditional theory of Cost - Short-Run Cost Curves and Their Interrelationship; Economies and Diseconomies of Scale; Long-Run Costs :The „Envelope‟ Curve.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week 2.01 –Macroeconomics (Major) Objectives: The introduction of the course rests on the following objectives: to impart the basics of macroeconomics; to discuss the theories of income and employment; to discuss the theories of consumption function and investment spending; to discuss the determination of interest rate and IS- LM model and to impart the ideas about open economy in the context of macroeconomics. Unit I: National Income Accounting: Concepts of Gross Value Addition and Net Value Addition, GDP, GNP and national income, approaches to calculating GDP , Nominal and real GDP; GDP and Welfare; Limitation of the GDP concept; Personal income, Circular flow of National Income in a Two sector Economy. Unit II: Theories of Aggregate Income and Employment: The Classical theory of Employment; Keynesian theory of Employment - Aggregate demand and Aggregate supply functions; Determination of Aggregate Price Level: Classical and Keynesian. Unit III: Theories of Consumption Function and Investment Spending: Theories of Consumption Function: Absolute, Relative, Permanent Income and Life Cycle Hypotheses; Basic concepts of investment: Gross and Net, Induced and Autonomous; Marginal efficiency of capital; Marginal efficiency of capital and rate of investment; Marginal efficiency of investment; Investment multiplier. Unit IV: Rate of interest and IS-LM Analysis: Determination of Interest rate: Classical and Keynesian; Product market and the IS curve, Money Market and the LM curve, Determination of Equilibrium income and interest rate: the integrated model; features of IS and LM curves; Effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies in IS-LM framework. Unit V: Exploring the Macroeconomics of an Open Economy: Open and closed economy; Economic openness, openness in Indian economy, Balance of payments (BOP) – the current and capital account; Basic accounting rule, Equilibrium or disequilibrium of BOP, Adjustment of BOP – the monetary approach to BOP

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week 3.01-Microeconomics-II (Major) Objective: The objective of the paper is to develop the understanding of some basic concepts of microeconomics, to enhance the economic reasoning of the learners to analyse the behavioural patterns of different economic agents, to understand the decision making process in different market situations, to provide opportunity to the students to deal with the advanced theoretical issues and their practical applications and to make them realize that good knowledge of microeconomics is very much important for understanding the modern economy functions . Unit I: Pricing in Product markets: Perfect Competition: Objectives of the Firm and Market Structure; Rules for Profit Maximization; the Concept of Break-even Point and its Practical Utilities. Equilibrium of the Firm and Industry under Perfect Competition: Short-Run Equilibrium of the Firm; Derivation of the Supply curve of the Firm and the Industry in the Short-Run; Short-Run Equilibrium of the Industry. Equilibrium of the Firm and the Industry in the Long-Run; Optimal Resource Allocation; Derivation of the Long-Run Supply Curves of Constant, Increasing and Decreasing Cost Industries. Unit II: Pricing with Market Power: Monopoly and Monopsony: Monopoly Power and its Sources; Short-Run and Long-Run Equilibrium of the Monopolist; Price Discrimination; Price regulation and Natural Monopoly; Comparison between Monopoly and Monopsony; Sources of Monopsony Power; Bilateral Monopoly. Unit III: Monopolistic Competition and Introduction to Oligopoly: Short Run and Long Run Equilibrium under Monopolistic Competition; Monopolistic Competition and Economic Efficiency; Definition, characteristics and types of Oligopoly. Unit IV: Theory of Factor Pricing: Marginal Productivity Theory, Adding Up Controversy and Euler‟s Theorem; Ricardian Theory of Rent; Scarcity Vs. Differential Rent; Transfer Earnings and Economic Rent; Quasi Rent. Wage Determination in a Perfectly Competitive Market; Wage and Employment Determination Under Imperfect Competition: Monopoly in Product Market and Perfect competition in Labour Market; Monopoly in Product Market and Monopsony in Labour Market; Perfect competition in Product Market and Monopoly in Labour Market; Bilateral monopoly: The case of Collective Bargaining. Classical , Neo-Classical and Keynesian Theories of Interest. Risk and Uncertainty Bearing Theories of Profits; Schumpeter‟s Innovation Theory of Profit. Unit V: General Equilibrium and Economic Efficiency: General Equilibrium Analysis: Interrelations and Interdependence of markets; Efficiency in Exchange; Efficiency in Production; The efficiency of competitive markets, Market Failure.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week 3.02 -Statistical Methods in Economics (Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with some basic statistical methods that can be applied in economics. Unit I: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion: Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis. Unit II: Elementary Probability Theory: Concepts of Sample Space and Events, Probability of an Event: Addition and Multiplication theorems; Conditional Probability, Independence of random Variables; Mean and Variance of a Random Variable; Binomial, Poisson and Normal distributions. Unit III: Sampling: Distinction between sampling and census, Methods of sampling. Hypothesis, Type I and Type II errors, Testing of hypothesis; Chi-square test for Independence of attributes. Unit IV: Correlation and simple regression: Correlation: Karl Pearson‟s and Spearman‟s methods. Simple Linear Regression; Method of Least Squares; Derivation of the Normal Equation; Point Estimation of Parameters. Unit V: Index Numbers: Concept of an Index Number, Laspeyer‟s, Paasche‟s and Fisher‟s Index Numbers; Time Reversal, Factor Reversal and Circular Tests; Chain Base Index; Problems in the construction of an Index Number; Splicing; Base Shifting and Use of Index Number for Deflating other series.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

4.01 -Mathematics for Economics (Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with some basic mathematical methods that can be applied in economics. Unit I: Sets and Set Operations; Venn Diagram, Cartesian Products of Sets, Relations; Different forms of functions and their graphs- Limit and Continuity of functions, Unit II: Elements of Matrix Algebra and Input-Output Analysis – Definition of matrix, Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication of Matrices; Determinants and their properties; Rank of a Matrix; Matrix Inversion; Solution of simultaneous equations (Cramer‟s rule); Input-Output Analysis – Assumptions and Limitations; Concepts of Static, Dynamic, Open and Closed Input-Output Model – Structure and Solution of Static Model; Hawkins-Simon Conditions. Unit III: Differential Calculus and its Economic Applications: Concept of Differentiation, Geometric interpretation of derivative, Basic rules of Differentiation; Partial and Total differentiation; Applications of differentiation – Elasticity of demand, Cost and Revenue functions; Relation between Average and Marginal Costs, Application to comparative static analysis of market model and national income model; Indifference curve analysis; Application to Consumer‟s and Producer‟s equilibrium; Expansion Path. Production Function Analysis- Homogeneous Functions and Euler‟s Theorem; Cobb-Douglas Production Function and its Properties; CES Production Function and its properties. Unit IV: Integral Calculus and its Economic Applications: Basic rules, Methods of Integration – Integration by Parts, Integration by Partial Fraction, Integration by Substitution; Applications to economic problems; Derivation of total functions from marginal functions – Definite Integral – Application in case of consumer‟s surplus and producer‟s surplus. Unit V: Differential and Difference Equations: First order Differential and Difference Equations – Simple applications; Cobweb theorem.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

4.02 -Public Economics – Theoretical Issues (Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with some basic theoretical concepts of public finance which will enable them to understand the practical issues. Unit I: Role and significance of Public Finance, Growth of Public Sector, Market Economy and Public Sector, Public Goods Vs Private Goods, Merit Goods, Mixed Goods, Club Goods, Principle of Maximum Social Advantage Unit II: Public Revenue: Sources of Public Revenue, Taxation - Types of taxation: direct and indirect (Value Added Tax, Goods and Services Tax); Characteristics of a good tax system, Impact, Shifting and Incidence of Taxation, Effects of Taxation on production and distribution, Modern theory of Taxation, Taxable Capacity, Burden of Taxation- Distribution of Tax Burden – the Benefit Principle and Ability to Pay Principle (Objective and Subjective Approach) ,. Unit III: Public Expenditure: Public Expenditure as an instrument of Growth and Stabilisation, Wagners‟ Law of Increasing State Activities, Wisemen Peacock Hypothesis, the Critical Limit Hypothesis, Causes of Growth in Public Expenditure, Control of Public Expenditure. Unit IV: Public Debt: Role and Purpose of Public Debt, Sources of Public Borrowing, Classification of Public Debt, Effects of Public Debt, Burden of Public Debt, Debt Burden and Future Generations, Methods of Debt Redemption, Debt Management Policy. Unit V: Public Enterprises: Public Enterprises and Public Utilities, Forms of Public Enterprises, Pricing Policies of Public Enterprises, Role of Public Enterprises in Less Developed Countries.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

5.01 -Development Economics with Indian Perspective – I (Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with the measurement of development with the help of theories along with the conceptual issues of poverty and inequalities with Indian perspective. Unit I: Development: Meaning and Measurement – GDP and PCI as indicators of development, PQLI, HDI, HPI; A.K. Sen‟s Poverty Index; Structural Changes in the Development Process (Kuznet). Unit II: Obstacles to Development: Causes and Features of Underdevelopment; the Basic Features of Indian Economy as a Developing Economy: Trend and Composition of National Income and Per Capita Income, Occupational Distribution, Demographic Features; Increasing Importance of the Tertiary Sector: Trend and Composition within the Tertiary Sector. Unit III: Poverty, Inequality and Unemployment: Absolute and Relative Poverty, Poverty Line and Poverty Gap, Magnitude of Rural and Urban Poverty in India; Types of Unemployment, Estimates of Unemployment: Usual Status, Current Weekly Status, Current Daily Status, Magnitude of Unemployment in India, Policy Approach to tackle poverty and unemployment in India Unit IV: Theories of Economic Growth: Meaning and Sources of Economic Growth: Population Growth, Capital Accumulation and Technical Progress; the Notion of Capital-Output ratio; Classical Approach: Smith and Ricardo, Harrod – Domar‟s Theory of Instability of Growth Process, Solow‟s Steady State Growth, Limitations of Solow‟s Model and Introduction to Endogenous Growth. Unit V: Development Theories: Theories of Persistence of Underdevelopment: Vicious Circle of Poverty, Cumulative Causation (Mydral) and Centre – Periphery (Neo-colonial Dependence); Strategies for Development: Rostow‟s Stages of Growth, Balanced and Unbalanced Growth Strategy, Development with Unlimited Supply of Labour (Lewis).

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

5.02 -Public Economics: policy issues (Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with the fiscal policies designed for developed and developing economies with a special thrust to the federal system of India. Unit I: Structure, Pattern and Policies of Taxation in Developing Economies – Tax System and Market Economy – Indian Tax System and recent Tax Reform Measures – Rationalisation of Tax System Unit II: Trend and Pattern of Public expenditure in India – Public debt in India: Nature and Magnitude – External and Internal Public debt and its Impact on Indian Economy. Unit III: Budget System and Policy –The Public Budget-Technique of budgeting – Programme and Zero Base Budgeting – Concepts of Deficits-Fiscal Deficit, Revenue Deficit ,Primary Deficit; Budgetary Policy in India – Study of latest Union Budget – Budget and Economic Policy: Changing Perspective. Unit IV: Fiscal Policy: Its role and objectives in Developing and Developed economies – Limitations of Fiscal Policy – Fiscal reform measures in the context of India‟s New Economic Policy. Unit V: Fiscal Federalism: Principles of Allocation of Resources – Issues Relating to financial adjustment in a federal system – India‟s Finance Commissions since 11th Finance Commission – A Critical Study.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

5.03 -History of Economic Thought (Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with the historical developments in the economic thoughts propounded by different schools. Unit I: Pre-Classical and Classical Economic Thought: Basic tenets of Mercantilism and Physiocracy: Contributions of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, T.R. Malthus, J.B. Say, J.S. Mill‟s Restatement of Classicism. Unit II: Reaction against Classicism: Positive and Critical ideas of the Historical School; State Socialism – Ideas of J.K. Rodbertus and F. Lassalle; Scientific Socialism- Chief, tenets of Marxian Thought, Dialectical Materialism, The Labour Theory of Value, Theory of Surplus Value, The Law of Concentration of Capital; Marx and Modern Economists. Unit III: The Reconstruction of Economic Science: Subjectivism and Marginalism – Factors giving rise to Subjectivism and Marginalism, Economic ideas of Walras and Carl Menger; Neo-Classicism – Contributions of Alfred Marshall, Knut Wicksell and Bohm Bawerk. Unit IV: Keynesian Economic Thought: Keynes‟ Departure from Classical Economics, Salient Features of the General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Theory of Employment, Theory of Prices, Keynes and International Economics, Keynes‟ Influence on Public Policy, Keynesian Economics and Underdeveloped Countries; Keynesianism Vs. Monetarism. Unit V: Indian Economic Thought: Development of Indian Economic Thought; Economic ideas of Kautilya, D. Naoroji, M. Gandhi, D.R. Gadgil, Gyan Chand.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

5.04 -Monetary Theories and Financial Markets (Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with some basic concepts relating to monetary analysis and financial marketing with a reference to Indian financial markets, which will enable the learners to relate the conceptual issues to the real world situations. Unit I: Theories of demand for and supply of money: Value of money; Demand for money – Classical, Keynesian and Monetarist approaches; Money supply – Definitions, Measures of money supply in India, High Powered Money and money multiplier analysis; Determinants of money supply; The equilibrium rate of interest. Unit II: Inflation and Deflation: Inflation – meaning, types, causes and effects; Cost-push and Demand-pull inflation; Inflationary gap; Sectoral demand shift theory; Deflation – meaning, effects; Inflation Vs. deflation; Stagflation; Inflation and Unemployment: Phillips curve; Stagflation and Policies to cure Stagflation; Stabilization policies: Monetary policy and Fiscal policy – Instruments, Objectives, Effectiveness and Limitations. Unit III: Business Cycle: Meaning, types and phases; Theories of Business Cycle – Hawtrey‟s monetary theory, Keynes‟ views on trade cycle; Schumpeter‟s Innovation Theory, The cob-web theory; Control of business cycles. Unit IV: Banking: Scheduled commercial banks –Structure; Scheduled cooperative banks; Portfolio Management, Mechanism of Credit Creation, Non-performing assets; Rural Banking; Central Banking – Functions of Central Bank, Measures of credit control; Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries in India – Types, Functions and Role, Control of Non Banking Financial Intermediaries. Unit V: Financial Markets: Meaning and components of financial system, Functions of financial system, Financial markets: Money market – meaning, functions, instruments and importance; Capital market – meaning and functions, Primary and Secondary markets; Stock market index, Indian Financial System – pre reforms period and reform measures, The Narasimham Committee Report.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

6.01 -Development Economics with Indian Perspective – II (Major) Objective : The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with the development issues of Indian economy. The course will also enable the learners to understand the development problems of the Northeast India. Unit I: Planning: Concept and Justification, Types of Planning; Planning Process in India: 1951-90: Strategies, Goals, Achievements and Failures, Planning in the Post-liberalization Period; Planning for Inclusive Growth; Role of the Community and Voluntary Organizations. Unit II: Role of Agriculture in Economic Development: Barriers to Agricultural Growth; Land Reforms in India – Rationale, Measures and Impact; Green Revolution and Indian Agricultural Growth; Food Security and Public Distribution System. Unit III: Role of Industries in the Development Process: Large vs. Small Scale Industries; Choice of Technique – Labour Intensive vs. Capital Intensive; An overview of the India‟s Industrial Progress – Overview of the Industrial Development Strategy before Reforms, Industrial Policy of 1991 and Liberalization. Unit IV: India in the Global Economy: Basic Features and Consequences of Economic Globalization; Trend, Composition and Direction of Foreign Trade in India before and after Liberalization; Capital Flows - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional/Portfolio Investment (FPI). Unit V: Economic Problems of North-East India: Comparative Development Experience of North Eastern States vis-à-vis all India Average – Growth Rates, Per Capita Income, Human Development Attainments (Literacy and Health); Specific Problem of Industrialization in the Region and Industrial policies for North-East; Problem of Agricultural Transition in the Hill Areas (Shifting Cultivation to Commercial Crops); Infrastructural problem.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

6.02 -Environmental Economics (Major) Objective : The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with the basic concepts of environmental economics along with the solution to the environmental problems. Unit I: Basic Concepts: Ecology, Environment and Economy; the Economy and the Environment Linkages; Materials balance Model; Environment and Development – Resource and Residuals; Environmental Economics – Definition and Evolution of the subject, Objectives and Issues; Environment as an Economic and Social Asset; Environmental Economics and Resource Economics. nit II: Market Failure: Concept and Common Sources of Market Failure; Public Goods- Characteristics – Environmental Quality as Public Goods, Optimal Provision of Public Goods; Common Property Resource; Externalities: Negative and Positive; Environmental Pollution as Negative Externality; Internalising Externality through Government Intervention; Coase Theorem. Unit III: Solution to the Environmental problems: the Command and Control Approach, the Incentive/Market Based methods: Emission Fee or Tax, Environmental Standard, Tradable Pollution Permit, Liability Law; Carbon Trading. Unit IV: Sustainable development: Concept, Notion of Sustainability: Strong and Weak Sustainability, Indicators of Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact Assessment. Unit V: Global and Local Environmental Concerns: Environmental Problems of the Developed and Developing Countries; Global Environmental Problems: Global Warming, Ozone Layer Depletion, Loss of Bio-diversity, Environmental Problems in Assam: Solid Waste Management, Deforestation and Watershed management.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

6.03 - International Economics (Major) Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with both real and monetary sides of International Economics. To help the students grasp and retain the concepts and thereby to bring excitement of International Economics to the classroom, the syllabus is designed from traditional to modern, theoretical to analytical developments in International Economics. Unit I: International Economics and Trade Theories: The subject matter of international economics; Adam Smith‟s absolute advantage theory, Ricardian law of comparative advantage; Neo-Classical trade models – Opportunity cost doctrine, Trade and returns to Scale, Reciprocal demand and Offer curve analysis; Heckscher-Ohlin theorem. Unit II: Terms of Trade and Gains From Trade: Different concepts of terms of trade; Factors affecting terms of trade; Trade as an engine of growth; Distribution of gains from trade – Prebisch- Singer views on secular deterioration in the terms of trade, Myrdal‟s theory of backwash effect; Immiserising Growth. Unit III: International Trade Policy: Free trade Vs. protective trade, Methods of protection - Tariff and non-tariff barriers; Inward looking trade policy and outward looking trade policy and their evaluation; Globalization – Meaning and essential conditions for globalization; Positive and negative effects of globalization, Challenges of globalization; International capital flows – Classification, significance and limitations of foreign capital, Factors affecting international capital movements. Unit IV: Foreign Exchange Markets and Exchange Rates: Functions of foreign exchange markets; Determination of equilibrium foreign exchange rate; Concepts of spot and forward foreign exchange rates; Theories of exchange rate determination – Mint parity theory; Purchasing power parity theory, Balance of payments theory; Fixed and flexible exchange rate systems – Case for and against fixed and flexible exchange rate systems; Balance of trade and Balance of payments; Components of balance of payments, Factors causing balance of payment disequilibrium Unit V: Evolution of International Monetary System: Gold Standard, Inter-war period, Bretton Woods System, Regulated floating standard; International Institutions: International Monetary Fund (IMF)-Objectives, functions, achievements and failures; WTO – Objectives, major agreements and impacts on developing countries with special reference to India.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

6.04 - Economic issues of Assam (Major) Objective : The objective of this course is to acquaint the learners with the characteristics of the . The learners will also be able to know the performance and problems of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of Assam. Unit I: Economic Characteristics of Assam: Resources of the State – Mineral, Forest and Water resources, Human resources – Trends in population growth, Composition of population, Distribution of the population, Population density, Urbanisation, Occupational distribution. Unit II: Agriculture: Trends and Pattern of Production – Land use, Agricultural holdings and Cropping pattern, Food production and Food security, Jute Cultivation, Horticulture, Sericulture, Modernisation of agriculture, Sustainable agriculture. Unit III: Industry: Problems and prospects of Industrial development of Assam, Organised Industries - Role of Tea, Oil and Coal industries; Micro, small and medium industries; Cane and Bamboo, Food Processing, Handloom and handicrafts, Bell-metal; Tourism. Unit IV: Infrastructure: Economic Infrastructure of the State – Roadways, Railways, Waterways, Airways; Communication; Energy Sector; Financial Institutions; The Role of North Eastern Council; Social Infrastructures- Education and Health. Unit V: Economic Problems of Assam: Human Resource Development - Unemployment; Immigration and its impacts; Flood and erosion problem, Problems of Agricultural labourers – disguised unemployment; Border Area Development.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 minutes per week

SUBJECT: EDUCATION

1. Philosophical Foundations of Education OBJECTIVES: To enable the students to develop an understanding about:- 1. Meaning, nature and scope of education 2. Determinants of aim of education and some educational aims, 3. Meaning, nature scope of Educational Philosophy and the relation between philosophy and Education. 4. Nature and educational implements of some Indian Schools of Philosophy 5. Nature and educational implements of some Western schools of philosophy UNIT I: Concept of Education UNIT II: Concept of Educational Philosophy UNIT III: Aims of Education UNIT IV: Indian Schools of Philosophy UNIT V: Western Schools of Philosophy

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

2. Sociological Foundations of Education OBJECTIVES: To enable the students to understand:- 01 The concept, approaches and theories of educational sociology, 02 The social aspects and processes as related to education, 03 The relationship between education, changes and development, 04 Different political ideologies and their bearings on education and 05 The social groups, equality and quality in education UNIT 1: Concept, Approaches and Theories UNIT 2: Education, Social Aspects and Social Process UNIT 3: Education, Changes and Development UNIT 4: Political Ideologies and Education UNIT 5: Education and Social Groups

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

3. Educational Psychology OBJECTIVES: 1. To enable the students to understand the concept of psychology and scope and . Functions of educational psychology. 2. To help students to understand different factors of learning including concepts of motivation, intelligence, attention, and interest memory. 3. To introduce the concepts of mental health and good adjustment to students. UNIT-I: Psychology and Education UNIT –II. Stages of Development UNIT –III: Learning UNIT-IV: Personality UNIT-V: Instincts and Emotion UNIT-VI: Mental Hygiene and Education

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

4. (A)Laboratory Practical OBJECTIVES: 01 To Introduce The Students To Experimental Psychology. 02 To Teach Students The Uses Of Psychological Test. 03 To Learn To Report The Conduct In Psychological Laboratory. UNIT I: Experimental Psychology: UNIT II: Conducting and Reporting Psychological Experiments and Test, Experiments

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week Practical: 2 Hour per week

5. History of Indian Education (Up To 1947) OBJECTIVES: 01 To introduce students to the educational heritage of our country India. 02 To analyze the course of the social and political changes that took place in India in the 18 th and 19 th Centuries. 03 To understand the impact of socio-political changes on the nationalist movement in India during early 20 th century 04 To understand the role of education in the development of an emergent India. Unit I: Educational heritage of India: Vedic, Buddhist and Muslim period UNIT II: East India Company and Indian education: UNIT III: Growth and Development of Education from 1854 to 1900: UNIT IV: Growth and Development of Education from 1900 to 1921: UNIT V: Growth and Development of Education from 1921 to 1947:

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

EDUCATION (CORE) 6. Great Educators and Educational Thought OBJECTIVES: 01 To acquaint the students with the development of educational thought 02 To make the students aware of the contribution of educators of different countries to educational theory. 03 To initiate students to make an in-depth analysis of the various issues and problems of Indian education. UNIT I: Indian Educators UNIT II: Western Educators UNIT III: Educational Thought

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

7. Educational Measurement And Evaluation OBJECTIVES: To develop understanding of the meaning, nature, scope and need of measurement and evaluation. To familiarize the learners with different types of tools: their characteristics and process of construction. To acquaint the learners with some specific tools to measure intelligence personally and aptitude. To develop and understanding of the meaning nature and application of statistics in measurement and evaluation in education UNIT – I: Measurement and Evaluation in Education UNIT – II: Tools of Measurement and Evaluation UNIT – III: Measurement in Educational Psychology UNIT – IV: Statistics in Education UNIT – V: Presentation of Data

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

8. Child Psychology & Educational Guidance OBJECTIVES: 1. To enable the students to understand the importance of child psychology and the need of guidance for child development 2. To have an understanding about children and new insight about them 3. To develop a sensitively towards the needs and rights to children. 4. To understand the importance of play in child development UNIT I: Historical Development of Child Psychology UNIT II: Growth & Development during Early Childhood UNIT III: Some Common Childhood Problems UNIT IV: Factors Affecting Child Development UNIT V: Guidance & Counseling

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

9. Educational Technology OBJECTIVES: 1. To enable the students to know what is Educational Technology and its use in the Education system. 2. To introduce students to the various uses of mass media and their rapidly expanding dimensions. 3. To orient students towards class-room communication skills. 4. To use innovative methods of educational technology in teaching learning process. UNIT I: Educational Technology UNIT II: Mass-Media and Teaching Learning Process UNIT III: Communication Process and Class Room Teaching UNIT IV: Teaching objectives UNIT V: Innovations in Educational Technology

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

10. Techniques and Methodology of Teaching OBJECTIVES: 1 To develop an understanding of the principles of teaching-learning process. 2 To familiarize the pupils with the role of audio-visual aids. 3 To provide knowledge about the importance of lesson planning in teaching learning process. 4 To acquaint the pupils with different methods and approaches of teaching. 5 To provide knowledge about teaching different subjects. UNIT I: The Teaching Learning Process UNIT II: Macro and Micro Teaching UNIT III: Approaches in Teaching

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

11. Emerging Trends In Indian Education OBJECTIVES: 1 To development an understanding about the significant trends in Indian education 2 To develop awareness about various plans and policies regarding the educational set up in India. 3 To focus attention on certain major social and national issues related to educational system in India. 4 To make students aware of the new trends in the field on modern education in the country specially the non-formal aspects of Indian Education. UNIT I: Education in Independent India UNIT II: Stages of Education UNIT III : Alternative Education UNIT IV: Problems of Education UNIT V: Challenges of Indian Education

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

12. Education in Post Independent India OBJECTIVES: 01 To make the students aware of the developments of Indian education since independence 02 To introduce students to the educational changes taking place in India since independence. 03 To help the students to understand and appreciate the reasons for the recommendations of the different educational commissions since independence. 04 To enable students to have an in-depth understanding of the causes for various educational movements and its accompanying challenges. UNIT II : Education In The Indian Constitution UNIT III: Secondary Education Commission – 1953 UNIT IV: Indian Education Commission – 1964-1966 UNIT V: National Policy on Education – 1986

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

13. Educational Management OBJECTIVES: 1 To introduce students to concepts of management. 2 To orient students towards practices of management in education. 3 To initiate students towards concepts of planning and finance. 4 To understand the concepts of educational supervision. UNIT I: Educational Management UNIT II: Educational Planning UNIT III: School Management UNIT IV: Educational Supervision UNIT V: Educational Finance

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

14. Practice Teaching OBJECTIVES: 01 To develop few teaching skills in the pupils through micro-teaching. 02 To orient students in class room teaching through practice teaching. 03 To develop the skill of preparing lesson plan for micro and macro teaching. UNIT I: Practice of the Following Teaching Skill 1.8. Skill of Demonstration UNIT II: A Minimum Lesson Plan from 3 (Three) Categories and 2 (Two) From Each Category:

(Practical)Practice Teaching and Micro-Teaching and Plans: 3.20 Hours

15. Field Report OBJECTIVES: 1 To acquaint the students with practical knowledge of field work studies. 2 To provide knowledge of preparing a report after a field visit. 3 To familiarize students with the changing educational realities of today’s society.

Practical (Project): 2 Hours)

16. Basics of Teaching in Elementary Level (Skill Based Paper for Non-Major) OBJECTIVES: 1 To understand the concept of the elementary Education in India and Assam. 2 To understand the Human Growth and Development Stages. 3 To provide knowledge about Curricular and Co-curricular Activities 4 To provide knowledge about Examination and Evaluation

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

17. Aspects of Teaching Learning Process OBJECTIVES: 1 To develop an understanding of the principles of teaching-learning process. 2 To familiarize the pupils with the role of audio-visual aids. 3 To provide knowledge about the importance of lesson planning in teaching learning process. 4 To acquaint the pupils with different methods and approaches of teaching. 5 To provide knowledge about teaching different subjects.

Total Lecture: 3.20 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

SUBJECT: ENGLISH (B.A.)

ENGM- 601-Criticism II The objectives of this paper are: 1. To acquaint the students with major critical texts from Romantic Period to the twentieth century. 2. To enable the students to understand the critical terms and frames of reference that would be useful to understand and analyze texts.

Total lectures – 4.25 hrs per week Tutorials- 90 minutes per month

ENGM -602- Literature of the USA The objectives of this paper are: 1. To help the students understand the significance of the complexities of American culture and the relevance of the American ideas to the Indian situation. 2. Unit 1 of this paper helps the students to keep abreast of the history and reception of the Literature of the USA. 3. The drama section of the paper helps the students to understand the racial culture of America and the Afro-Americans. 4. The poetry section deals with seminal White and Black American poets and their cultural contexts and their deprivations

Total lectures – 4.25 hrs per week Tutorials- 90 minutes per month

ENGM -603-Literature in the Postcolonial World The objectives of this paper are: 1. This paper attempts to give an introduction to the post-colonial theory and the post- colonial world. 2. The post-colonial novels included in this paper would help the students to understand the aftermaths of colonizations and the resultant transformations of societies and cultures pertaining to former colonies like India, Africa etc.

Total lectures: 4 hrs per week Tutorials- 90 minutes per month Field Study/Educational Tour: Once in a year

ENGM – 604-Introduction to Linguistics and Phonetics The objectives of this paper are: 1. To introduce the students to some basic concepts associated with language. 2. It also aims to familiarize the students with the sound system (phonetics) and syntax of English language to stimulate effective communication in English.

Total lectures: 4 hrs per week Tutorials- 90 minutes per month

ENGM -501-Reading Drama The objectives of this paper are: 1. To acquaint the students with English drama from Marlowe to Beckett. 2. To help the students understand the cultural contexts of the production and reception of English drama. 3. Unit 1 of this paper helps the students to keep abreast of the movements and the history that led to the growth and development of the English stage.

Total lectures: 6 hrs per week Tutorials- 90 minutes per month

ENGM -502-Criticism The objectives of this paper are” 1. To acquaint the students with English Criticism starting from the Classical Age to the Neo- Classical period. 2. To help the students understand and contextualize the critihcal terms and frames of reference to understand and analyze literary texts. 3. Each unit helps the students to keep abreast of the movements and issues that define the critical temper of the texts and helps them to understand the common trajectory of growth of western literary criticism

Total lectures: 3.20 hrs week Tutorials- 90 minutes per month

ENGM- 503- Great European Thinkers The objectives of this paper are: 1. To acquaint the students with major philosophical texts from the early modern period to the twentieth century. 2. Yo help the students understand the philosophical terms and frames of reference that would be helpful to understand and analyse the text.

Total lectures: 4.25 hrs per week Tutorials- 90 minutes per month

ENGM- 504 -Indian Writing in English The objectives of this paper are: 1. To help the students understand the seminal Indian English Texts. 2. To help the students understand the complexities of Indian life and culture as well as the relevance of IWE in the contemporary world. 3. The first unit of the paper helps the students to understand the history that led to the growth and development of Indian English Literature . Total lectures: 4.25 hrs per week Tutorials: 90 mins per month

ENGM- 402-Reading Prose and Fiction The objectives of this paper are: 1. To acquaint the students with the major essayists, non-fictional prose writers and novelists from Bacon to Jane Austen. 2. The novels provide a glimpse of the social conditions of the English society of that period, which helps the students to get an idea of the social and cultural conditions of England of that period.

Total lectures: 4.25 hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ENGM- 403-Reading Fiction The objectives of this paper are: 1. To acquaint the students with major English novels from Dickens to Lawrence keeping in mind the different socio-political context of their origin and reception.

Total lectures: 6 hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ENGM- 301-History of the English Language, Critical Terms and Classical Mythology Objectives: 1. This paper is divided into two parts – Part A deals with the History of the English Language. It aims to acquaint the students with the history of English Language. It enables the students to understand the different elements such as influences, borrowings and changes that led to the formation of the English language. 2. Part B deals with Critical Terms and Concepts and Classical Mythology. This paper offers a glimpse of classical mythology and its connection to western literature.

Total lectures: 6 hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ENGM- 302-Reading Poetry Objectives: 1. The students are acquainted with the major poetical works pertaining to different ages of English Literature. 2. This paper offers an understanding of the different social conditions and aspects and genres of poetry.

Total lectures: 4.25 hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ENGM- 201-History of English Society and Culture II (From the 18 th century to the 20th Century) Objectives: 1. To acquaint the students with the English society and culture from the 18 th century to the 20 th century. 2. It also makes the students study the movements and issues that define the ethos of the periods.

Total lectures: 2.70 hrs Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ENGM- 101-History of English Society and Culture I (Anglo Saxon to the Restoration) Objectives: 1. To identify the signposts of English society and culture from Anglo- Saxon to the Restoration period. 2. To acquaint the students with the events, ideas, personalities and texts that form the backbone of each period.

Total lectures: 2.70 hrs Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

COSK-301- Communication Skills Objectives:This paper aims to prepare the students for competitive exams by developing their skill of comprehension, composition, grammar and oral communications.

Total lectures: 4.25 hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ENGG 301- General English Paper III Objectives: 1. To provide knowledge of major English poems from Romantic to the Modern period by English, American and Indian poets. 2. A Russian drama is also included that helps the students to understand other literary cultures besides English . Poetry: Unit I: Wordsworth: “We are Seven” Robert Frost: “Mending Wall” Eliot: “To the Indians who Died in Africa” Nissim Ezekial: “A very Indian Poem in English” Unit II: Langston Hughes: “Ballad of the Land Lord” Seamus Heaney: “The Wife’s Tale” Grace Nichols: “Wherever I Hang” Derek Walcot: “The River” Unit III: One Act Play Chekhov: Proposal Internal Assessment

Total lectures: 4.25 hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ENGG-201 (General English- II) This paper helps the students to appreciate different kinds of creative writing and also inculcate desirable social values. Unit I: Short Stories O Henry: “The Last Leaf” R.K. Narayan: “Under the Banyan Tree” Vikram Seth: “An Indian in China” Unit II: Prose Verrier Elwin: “A Pilgrimage to Tawang” Orwell: “Reflections on Gandhi” Stephen Hawking: “Our picture of the Universe” Internal Assessment

Total lectures: 6hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ENGG-101 (General English- I) Objectives: This paper attempts to impart some of the basic skills in written communication to the students. Different modes of writing and comprehension are to be practiced by the students. Unit I: Comprehension and Precis Unit II: Letter Writing; Writing various kinds of business letters (eg. Letters of enquiry and answers to queries, letters of reference, sales letters, letters of complaint and answers to complaints, letters relating to legal transactions, letters relating to placing or orders and compliance with orders, application for a job, along with the CV, letter to editor) Unit III: Note making/Writing Memos/Short notes; Note making and note taking Techniques and types, Note making through reading/note-taking through listening; Techniques of note-taking/making such as: --identifying important ideas and supporting details --brief outlining of points --numbering /sequencing of ideas --use of abbreviations/symbols Unit IV: Paragraph writing (with special emphasis on creative writing); Report Writing; Mechanics of reporting: -ordering information in a logical manner (coherence unity) --supporting facts with evidence and illustration --using information transfer devices (charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, etc.) --displaying originality in presentation --editing the writing to make it concise, precise and purposeful --listing the source materials used. Unit V: Transcoding information from Charts, Graphs, visuals etc. Internal Assessment

Total lectures: 6hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ALTE 101 Alternative English 101 Objectives: This paper comprises of poems by English, American and Indian writers and tries to familiarize the students with the socio cultural backgrounds against these masterpieces were produced. Unit I: Shakespeare: Sonnet Milton: “On the Blindness” Wordsworth: “The Solitary Reaper” Unit II: Hopkins : “Pied Beauty” Yeats: “Easter 1916” Ted Hughes: “Hawk Roosting” Unit III: Whitman: “Song of Myself” Pound: “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” Langston Hughes: “Necessity”, “I too sing America” Unit IV: Ramanujan: “The Breaded Fish” Kamala Das: “An Introduction” Vikram Seth: “Frogs and the Nightingales”

Total lectures: 6hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ALTE- 201 (Alt. English –II) Objectives: This paper deals with non-fictional prose and aims to aquaint the students with the ideas of famous writers and thinkers. Unit I: Swami Vivekananda: “The Secret of Work” Sri Aurobindo: “The Importance of Original Thinking” Unit II: Satyajit Ray: “Film Making” Coetzee: “Playground” Unit III: V. S. Naipaul: “Beginnings” Amitav Ghosh: “Books” Unit IV: Critical appreciation of an unseen piece (Poetry/ prose)

Total lectures: 6 hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

ALTE-301 (Alt. English-III) Objectives: This paper aims to familiarize the students with novels and short-stories by famous Indian and American writers. Unit I: Hemingway: Old Man and the Sea Unit II: Rabindranath Tagore: “A Wife’s Letter”; Raja Rao: “Javni” Unit III: Sadat Hassan Manto: “Toba Tek Singh”; Mahashweta Devi: “Kunti and Nishadin”

Total lectures: 6hrs per week Tutorials- 45 minutes per month

SUBJECT: HISTORY 1. Introduction To History And Its Sources Objective: The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the basics of the discipline of History and acquaint them to the understanding of its sources in their varied forms, contents, uses and analysis. Unit:I -History – Definition and Scope -History and Other Disciplines: Archaeology, Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, Literature, Epigraphy and Numismatics -Sources for the Historians: Primary Source and Secondary Source; Internal Criticism and External Criticism of the Sources -Historiography: Major Trends of History Writing in India - Imperialist, Nationalist, Marxist and Subaltern. Unit: II -Vedic Literature, Jatakas , Arthasatra , Itihasa Purana, Rajatarangini -Accounts of Travellers: Megasthenes, Fahien, Hiuen Tsang -Inscriptions of Early India: Asokan Edicts, Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela, Girnar Rock Inscription of Rudradaman, Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta Unit: III -Indo-Islamic Historical tradition: Sultanate Period : Alberuni, Ziauddin Barani. -Mughal Period: Abul Fazl, Badauni. -Regional Traditions: Bakhar (Maharastra) -Accounts of Travellers: Bernier, Travernier -Development of Regional Literature : Bengali, Hindavi Unit: IV -Inscriptions of Early Assam: Nidhanpur Copper Plates of Bhaskaravarman, Copper Plate Grant of Indrapala, Inscription of Harjarabarman -Kalika Purana , Yogini Tantra, Bhakti Literature in Assam - -Charit Puthis : Development of Charit tradition in Assam, the Guru Charita Katha -The Darang Raj Vamsavali -Coins of Medieval Assam : Ahom, Koch, Kachari, Jayantia. Unit: V -Inscriptions of Medieval Assam: CP Inscription of the Siva Temple, Dergaon, 1656 saka/ 1734 AD; Land and Servitor Grant Inscription of the Bengena-ati , 1695 saka/ 1773 AD -Buranjis : Development of Buranji Tradition in Assam, -Different Kinds of Buranjis : Deodhai Assam Buranji, Patshah Buranji, Tripura Buranji. -Accounts of Travel Writers: Shihabuddin Talish.

Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

2. EARLY AND MEDIEVAL ASSAM UPTO 1826

Objective: The objective of this paper is to give a critical outline of the political from the earliest times to its occupation by the English East India Company in the first quarter of the 19th century. It aims at acquainting the students with major and significant stages of developments in the course of the history of the state of Assam since early times. Unit-1: - State Formation in Early Assam: Pragjyotisha- under the Varmans - Dynastic History of the Post-Varmana Period: the Salastambhas and Palas - Decline and Fall of the Kingdom of Kamarupa: Invasions of the Turko- Afghans Unit- II - Political Conditions of the at the time of the Advent of the Ahoms – Geographical, Political and Social conditions - The Ahoms their Origin and Migration - Emergence of the Bhuyans : their Political and Cultural contributions - The Kingdom of Kamata : Rise and Fall Unit-III - State formation in the Brahmaputra Valley-the Chutiya and the Kachari states- their rise and fall - The Koch State : Rise and Fall - Expansion of the in the 16th century- Suhungmung alias Dihingiya Raj Unit-IV : - Ahom-Mughal wars – Rule of Pratap Singha - Administrative developments and role of Momai Tamuli Barbarua - Invasions of Mir Jumla and Ram Singha : Causes, Results and Consequent Changes in the socio- political systems - Post-Saraighat Political developments- Ascendancy of the Tungkhungia Dynasty: Gadadhar Singha and Rudra Singha. Unit -V: - Rebellion- Causes and Consequences - The Burmese Invasions- Causes and Consequences- the Treaty of Yandaboo and Assam - Ahom System of Administration Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

3. HISTORY OF ASSAM: 1826- 1947

Objective: The course aims at introducing the students to understanding the focus and aspects of changes and developments in the socio -political and economic life in Assam during the colonial period. Unit I: - Political condition in Assam on the eve of the British occupation. - Consolidation of the British rule – Reforms and Reorganizations – David Scott, Robertson and Jenkins. - Annexation of and Restoration of Purandar Singha in Upper Assam (1833-38) Unit II: - Annexation of Cachar - Early phase of Revolts and Resistance to British rule - Gomdhar Konwar, Piyali Phukan, U.Tirut Singh. - The Khamti and the Singpho rebellion - The 1857 Revolt in Assam and its aftermath. - Establishment of Chief Commissionership in Assam. Unit: III - Peasant Uprisings in 19th century Assam - Phulaguri & Patharughat, - Growth of national consciousness – Assam Association, Sarbajanik Sabha , and the Rayat Sabhas - Impact of Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement in Assam. Unit: IV - Government of India Act, 1919 – Dyarchy on Trial in Assam. - Non Co-operation Movement and Swarajist Politics in Assam - The Civil Disobedience Movement - Government of India Act, 1935 and Ministry in Assam Unit: V - Trade Union Movement. (Include specific names) - Tribal League and Politics in Assam - Migration, Line System and its Impact on Politics in Assam - Quit India Movement in Assam. - Cabinet Mission Plan and the Grouping Controversy – the Sylhet Referendum. Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

4. Social and Economic History of Assam Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the students with the socio-economic history of ancient, medieval and . The development of caste system, religious beliefs, agriculture and land system, the social organization, trade and commerce, various agricultural regulations, plantation economy, development of modern industries, transport system, education, the emergence of middle class, development of literature and press and growth of Public Association will be analyzed. Unit: I - Development of Caste System in ancient Assam, Social Classes and Occupational Groups - Religious Beliefs and Practices in Ancient Assam : Vaishnavism, Saivism, Shaktism and Buddhism - Land System: Land Grant and Agrahara Settlements. - Agriculture, Trade and Medium of Exchange Unit: II Society in Medieval Assam - Social Organisation – Caste-Class Relationship, Nobility, Paiks , Slaves and Servants - Neo-Vaishnavite Movement in Assam – Impact on Society - Development of Satra Institutions Unit: III Economy in Medieval Assam - Agriculture and Land System – Classification and Ownership of Land - Land Revenue and other Taxes - Trade and Commerce – Export and Import, Trade routes - Medium of Trade - Economic Relation between the Hills and the Valley : the Posa system. Unit: IV Economy in Colonial Assam - Agriculture Regulations and revenue system - Economy of the Tea Industry - Development of Modern Industries-Coal and Oil. - Development of Transport System

Unit: V - Growth of Modern Education and the role of Christian Missionaries. - Language Controversy in 19th century Assam - Emergence of Middle Class - Literary and Cultural Development, Impact of the Bengal Renaissance. - Development of Press and Growth of Public Associations – The Assam Sahitya Sabha.

Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

5. History of India (From the Earliest Times to 1200 A.D.) Objective: The paper intends to acquaint the students with the emergence of state system in north India, the development of imperial state structure, the state formation in the Deccan and in South India in the early period. The paper will apprise the students with the changes and transformations in polity, economy and society in the early period and the cultural interactions of early India with the Southeast Asian Countries. Unit: I - Indus Civilization – origin, extent, urban planning and urban decline. - Society, polity, economy and religion in the Rig Vedic Period - Society, polity, economy and religion in the Later Vedic Period Unit: II - Rise of territorial states– Janapadas and Mahajanapadas - Rise of new religious movements in north India- Jainism and Buddhism-social dimension of early Jainism and Buddhism. - The Mauryas - Background of Mauryan state formation Unit: III - Asoka : Dhamma- its propagation; Administration and Economy under the Mauryas, - Decline of the Mauryas - Post–Mauryan period - The Sungas and Chedis Unit: IV - Central Asian contact and its Impact: The Indo-Greeks, Sakas and Kushanas - The Gupta Empire- state and administration - North India: Vardhanas, The Gurjaras, Pratiharas and Palas - Feudal Economy and Society in the Post Gupta Period Unit: V - Sangam Age- literature, society and culture in South India. - State formation in Deccan – the Satavahanas. - The Pallavas and Chalukyas : contest for supremacy - Cholas : Economy, Society and Polity in the Chola Period Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

6. History of India (From 1200-1750A.D.) Objective: The Objective of the Paper is to acquaint the pupils with political development in India between 1200-1750. It requires the pupils to understand the States in Medieval Times, Administrative apparatus and society, economy and culture of India in Pre-Modern Period. Unit: 1 - Foundation and consolidation of the Sultanate : Iltutmish, Sultana Raziya, Balban and the Mongol invasions - Expansion of Sultanate : Alauddin Khalji - conquests and administration - Tughlaqs- Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Unit: II - Decline of the Sultanate - Rise of Provincial Kingdoms and contest for supremacy : Vijaynagar and Bahmani Kingdom. - Political and Revenue administration : Iqtadari system - Agriculture, trade and commerce during the Sultanate period. Unit: III - Foundation of the Mughal Empire : Mughal - Afghan contest - Babur and Humayun; Sher Shah and his administration. - Consolidation and territorial Expansion of the Mughal Empire- Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan, Aurangzeb. - Mughal-Rajput Relations. - Religious Policy of the Mughals Unit: IV - Rise of Maratha power under Shivaji. - Disintegration of the Mughal Empire - Mughal Administration : mansabdari and jagirdari System. - Aspects of society and economy during the Mughal period : agriculture, trade and commerce Unit: V - : Nanak, Kabir and Mirabai - Sufism : Different Silsilahs - Architecture in the Sultanate and Mughal Period. Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

7. History of India (From 1750- 1947 A.D.) Objective: This paper tries to highlight the major factors that led to the establishment and consolidation of the British rule in India. It also tries to see the process of the growth of nationalist movement, which ultimately led to the end of the British colonial rule in the country. Unit: I - Political condition in post-Mughal period and rise of regional powers : Bengal, Oudh and Hyderabad - The Battle of Plassey and the Battle of Buxar - the establishment of the British rule in India. - Robert Clive and his Dual Administration in Bengal. Unit: II - Expansion and Consolidation of the British rule under Warren Hastings and Lord Cornwallis. - British relations with the Marathas and Mysore. - Lord Wellesley and the Policy of Subsidiary Alliance. - Lord Hastings and the relations with the Indian States. Unit: III - Lord Bentinck and his reforms ; Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the growth of progressive ideas in India. - The Growth and expansion of Sikh power under Ranjit Singh. - Lord Dalhousie and his policy of expansion- the Doctrine of Lapse Unit :IV - The Revolt of 1857- its causes and consequences, the Government of India Act of 1858. - The British Economic policies in India – Land revenue systems – Permanent settlement, Ryotwari and Mahalwari ; trade, commercialization of agriculture, the Drain Theory. 4.03 : The growth of national awakening in India and the establishment of the Indian National Congress. Unit: V - Lord Curzon and the Partition of Bengal – the Swadeshi Movement in India – growth of Revolutionary Terrorism. - Gandhi in Indian politics- the Khilafat and the Non Co-operation Movement, the Civil Disobedience Movement. - The growth of the Left, Muslim League and Communal politics in India. - The Quit India Movement – The INA and Partition of India. Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

8. HISTORY OF EUROPE (1453 –1815) Objective: The objective of this paper is to acquaint the undergraduate students about the major trends and developments that took place in Europe which ushered in the Modern Age. Unit -I. - Feudalism in Europe – Characteristics and End of Feudalism - Renaissance: meaning - background-impact. - Reformation: origin, courses and consequences: Counter Reformation Unit-II: - Colonial Expansion in the 15th –16th centuries – Portugal and Spain - Impact of Colonial Expansion in Europe; Slave trade and Impact in Europe - The Thirty Years War- causes and consequences Unit-III: - Absolute monarchy in France (Henry IV, Louis XIV and his Policies) - Absolute monarchy in Spain (Phillip II) - Absolute monarchy in England : Tudor period (Henry VII, Henry VIII and Elizabeth) - Absolute monarchy in England : Stuart period (James I and Chares I) Unit-IV: - Mercantilism and its Impact. - Enlightened Despotism in Russia (Peter the Great; Catherine II) - Enlightened Despotism in Prussia (Frederick the Great) - Enlightened Despotism in Austria (Joseph II) Unit-V: - Development of Capitalism. - Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte - Internal and External polices of Napoleon - European Politics and Downfall of Napoleon 9. HISTORY OF EUROPE: 1815 – 1945

Objective: The objective of this paper is to acquaint the students with the major political developments in Europe from 1815 to 1945. This course aims to bring to the students an understanding of the courses of transition of the continent from nation states to the major colonial powers Unit: I - The Congress of Vienna - The Concert of Europe: Peace Settlements and its impact - Metternich System and Balance of Power Unit: II - The Unification of Italy: Cavour and Garibaldi, Internal Affairs and Foreign policy of Italy - The Unification of Germany: Bismarck, Internal developments and foreign Policies of Bismarck - France under Napoleon III - Internal and Foreign Policies Unit: III - Era of Reforms in Russia-Alexander II and Alexander III - The Eastern Question: Role of Imperialist powers: Crimean War-Russo- Turkish War and the Berlin Congress- rise of nationalism and the Balkan Wars. - Imperialism in Africa Unit: IV - Europe before the First World War- Triple Alliance and Triple Entente- The First World War and its Consequences - The Paris Peace Conference and the Peace Settlements. - The League of Nations- Origin and Activities. Unit: V - Italy under Benito Mussolini. - Germany under Adolph Hitler. - The Spanish Civil War - The Second World War: Background, Course and Result Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

10. TOURISM IN NORTHEAST INDIA: HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS Objective: This paper intends to give the students an idea about Tourism in North-East India with special reference to the historical monuments and places of the northeastern region of the country as heritage sites of the nation. It aims to acquaint them with the growing vocation of tourism as an industry and the applicability of historical knowledge for its growth. Unit: I - Tourism – Concept, meaning and significance: Different types of Tourism. - Historical Tourism: Preservation of Historical Sites and Remains - Elementary Geography of North East India, land and rivers, climatic Conditions - Population Structure and languages of North - East India. Unit: II - Remains of - Madan Kamdev, Ambari Excavations, Tezpur (Da Parvatia, Bamunipahar) - Deopahar, Malinithan, Remains of Daiyang Dhansiri Valley - Ahom Architecture: , Gargaon, Rangpur Unit: III - Kachari Architecture: Dimapur, Kasomari, Maibong and Khaspur - Temple Architecture: Kamakhya, Hayagriva Madhava, - Temple Architecture in - Poa Mecca, Hajo ; Azan Pir Dargah. Unit: IV - Jonbil Mela, Ambubachi fair at Kamakhya; Ras celebrations in Majuli. - Fesivals : , Ali Aye Ligang , Mopin festival, Tai-Buddhist Festivals in Assam - Satra Culture and Bhaona - Tourist Festivals based on ethnic culture: Horn Bill Festival, Dihing Patkai Festival Unit: V - History of Wildlife Conservation in North - East India - Important Wildlife Habitats: Kaziranga, Manas, Orang, Gibon, Pobitara, Nameri, Dibru Saikhowa and Namdapha, Rain Forests of Assam. -5.03: Places of tourist interest in North- East India : Shillong, Cherapunjee, Jatinga, Tawang, Kohima

Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

11. HISTORY OF ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT IN INDIA

Objective: This course intends to acquaint the students with the new discipline of ecological and environmental history. It intends to familiarize them with the relation between ecology and human civilization with particular reference to post independence India. It also attempts to bring the pupils to the understanding of the social and economic conflicts emerging due to environmental factors. Unit I: - Emergence of Environmental History as a branch of History - Geographical Background of the Indian Subcontinent: Physical division, flora and fauna. - Mode of Resource Utilization: Gathering, Nomadic, Pastoralism, Agricultural Mode and Industrial Mode Unit II: -Ecological mapping of Indus Valley Civilization and its decline: the Environmental factors -Use of iron implements; Agricultural Expansion and Deforestation in the Gangetic Valley. - Forest and the pastoral communities in the medieval period. Unit III: - Making of British Forest Policy in India : Forest Acts of 1878 and 1927 - Impact of British Forest Policy : Deforestation and Ecological change in India. - Commercial Exploitation of Forest Products; Impact of Railway Construction on Forestry during the colonial period. Unit IV: -Conservation Policies in Post independence Period; Social Forestry - Environmental movements: Chipko Movement, Narmada Bachao Andolan. - Dams and Mines: Problems of displacement, Loss of Livelihood and Problems of Rehabilitation Unit: V -Impact of Plantation Economy and Forestry in Assam -Flood and Soil Erosion in the Brahmaputra Valley - Environmental impact of Shifting Cultivation. Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

12. Women in Indian History Objective: The objective of this course is to describe the Feminist Movement, the key concepts in Women’s studies as well as sources for reconstructions of Women’s History. It will also describe the status of Women in Indian Society during the Vedic and Medieval period. Further the Reform Movement as well as the role of women in India’s Freedom Struggle will be dealt with. Unit: I - Key Concepts in Women’s Studies – Gender, Patriarchy and Sexual Division of Labour -Feminist movements and Development of Women’s History -Sources for Reconstruction of Women’s History – Oral Narratives, Memoirs, Diaries, Autobiographies Unit: II -Women In Ancient Indian Society : Vedic Period -Status of Women in Buddhism -Changing Status of Women in the Subsequent Periods -Women in Medieval India Unit: III -Social customs and Reform Movement in 19th century India : Sati, widow Remarriage, Female Infanticide : Role of Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj , Parthana Samaj and Aligarh Movement -Jyotiba Phule, Pandita Ramabai and Begum Rukia Sakhawat Hussain - Development of Women’s’ Education in 19th and 20th Century : Role of Social Reformers and Missionaries - Sarda Act, 1929 and Hindu Women’s Right to Property Act, 1937 Unit: IV - Development of Women’s Organization : Women’s Conference, 1910 and National Council of Women in India - Demand for Women’s Franchise -Women in Freedom Struggle : Pre-Gandhian Phase - Women in Freedom Struggle : Gandhian Phase - Women in Revolutionary Movements Unit: V -Women, Society and Patriarchy in Medieval Assam - Social Reforms in 19th and 20th Century Assam - Development of Women’s Organizations in Assam -Women in Freedom Struggle in North East India

Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

13. World Revolutions Objective: The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the significant historical changes in the socio-political and economic life in the world beginning with the 17th century European enlightenment to the coming of Globalization. Unit: I - Definition, Nature and Characteristics of Revolutions - The Glorious Revolution in England, Background and results - The Scientific Revolution. Unit: II - Age of Enlightenment –Rousseau, Voltaire, Hobbes, Locke, Diderot - The American War of Independence: Causes and Consequences- The Bill of Rights - The French Revolution: Causes and Consequences –End of Ancient Order – Women and the French Revolution. Unit: III - Revolutions of 1830 & 1848 in France and its impact in Europe; -Industrial Revolution and Rise of New Social Order - Print Revolution and its impact in Society. Unit: IV -The Revolution of 1905 and the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia. - Dr. Sun –Yat- Sen and the Revolution of 1911 - Mao Ze Dong and the Conflict with the K.M.T. – Communist victory of 1949 Unit: V - Green Revolution in India -Revolution in Information Technology in late 20th century. -Globalization and its impact on society, economy and culture.

Lecture Hours: 5.15 Hour per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week Field Study: One Day per Year

SUBJECT: POLITICAL SCIENCE

1. Western Political Thought (Major) Objectives: The course is designed to introduce the students to the contribution of the main traditions of western political thinkers to political thought. Unit - I: Greek Political Thought – Plato, Aristotle Unit - II: Medieval Political Thought – St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas. Unit - III: Secular Political Thought – Marsilio of Padua, Niccoli Machiavelli Unit - IV: Contractual Political Thought – Thomas Hobbes, John Locke. Unit - V: Enlightenment Political Thought – J.J. Rousseau, J.S. Mill

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per Week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per Week

2. Indian Government and Politics (Major) Objectives: The basic objectives of the course are to acquaint the students of Political Science with the processes and dynamics of Indian politics. Apart from familiarizing students with the processes and dynamics of Indian Politics, the course also aims at introducing the students to some of the vital contemporary emerging issues of our times such as changing pattern or Centre-State relations, changing role of political parties, emergence of new leadership at different levels, demand for autonomy movement, separatist movement, ethnic conflicts etc. It is envisaged that the course would provide the students with a good exposure to the processes and dynamics of Indian Government and Politics. Unit – I: Brief understanding of background of the Indian Constitution, Features of Indian Constitution. Federal character, Judicial Review, Parliamentary supremacy– Concept of Basic structure. Unit – II: Preamble of Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties– Amendment Procedure. Unit – III: Federalism – Centre – State relations Centre State Conflict, Regionalism, Secularism. Unit – IV: Structure of Government - Legislature – Executive – Judiciary Unit – V: Political Parties – Electoral process, Voting behavior

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

3. Public Administration(Major) Objectives: The main objective of the4 course is to acquaint the students of Political Science with the basic concept, principle and dynamics of Public Administration. Apart from familiarizing students with the fundamental concepts, the course also aims at introducing the students to some of the vital contemporary concerns of our times such as New Public Administration etc. It is envisaged that the course would provide the students with a good exposure to the core concepts of Public Administration. Unit –I: Public Administration - Meaning, Scope, Nature and importance, public and private administration, New Public administration. Unit – II: Organization - Bases of organization – Line and Staff – Chief Executive, Forms of Organization – Government Corporation - Independent Regulatory Commission – Principles of organization – Scalar principle, Unity of command, Span of Control. Unit – III: Personnel administration – Recruitment – Methods of Recruitment – Promotion - Principle of Promotion – Moral – Training – Union Public Civil Service Commission. Unit – IV: Financial administration – Budget – process – principles, Audit, Accounting system in India, Public Estimate committee – Public Accounts Committee. Unit – V: People’s participation in Administration – importance, problems – Machinery for redress of citizen grievances - Ombudsman – Lokpal and Lokayuktas.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

4. International Relations(Major) Objectives: The course is designed to acquaint the students with important theories and issues of International Relations which will help them to have a proper understanding of the contemporary international issues. Unit –I: Understanding International Relations. Origin and Growth of International Relation as an academic discipline – Meaning and Scope of International Relations – Theories of International Relations – Liberal Traditions; Realist Traditions. Unit – II: History of International Relations. The Great Power System – Imperialism, Nationalism, The two World Wars, The Cold War – The Post Cold War Era. Unit – III: Concepts in International Relations. National Power, National Security, Human Security, Diplomacy, Conflict and Conflict Resolutions. Unit – IV : International and Regional Organisations. The UN System, Collective Security, The Peace Keeping and Peace Making Machinery of the UN, Regional Organisations – Scope and Relevance – Case Studies – SAARC and EU. Unit– V: Contemporary Issues. Environment, Feminism, Self-Determination, Globalization, Terrorism.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

5. Comparative Politics(Major) Objectives: The basic objectives of this paper are to introduce the students with the diverse political systems especially the developed countries along with China and Switzerland. Besides, in order to acquaint them with the innovative concepts incorporated in this syllabus which are also important from competitive examination perspective and others such NET, SLET Unit – I: (Basic features of the Government of UK, USA, China and Swiss) Definition, Nature, Scope of Comparative Politics. Different Approaches to the study of Comparative Politics – Traditional and Modern Approaches – Marxist Approaches. Unit - II: Structure of Government, Executive, Role and Functions of the Executive. Unit – III: Structure of Government – Legislative – Law making Process, Role of opposition, Amendment Procedure, Decline of Legislature. Unit – IV: Structure and Government Judiciary Role and function of judiciary, Independence of Judiciary, Judicial Review. Unit – V: Political Party and Pressure Groups. Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

6. Politics of North East India with Special Reference to Assam(Major) Objectives: The primary aim of this paper is acquaint with the students with the sensitive peripheral states of India that has attracted the attention of the social scientists since a few years back. Moreover, being the citizens of the Northeast region it is invariably the concern of the students to have proper understanding of their own area. This is also one of the objectives of introducing this paper. Unit – I: Emergence of Northeast as a region – Geo-political features, Colonial legacy – Heterogeneous character of Northeast Society and its impact on Politics – Tribals (both the Hills and Plains) and non-tribals politics. Unit – II: Politics of Autonomy in Assam : Regionalism and sub-regionalism – Demand for Autonomous state and Sixth Schedule – Demand for Separate State. Unit – III: Politics of Ethnicity in Assam : Politics of migration, identity movements – Language movements - Foreign national movement – Insurgency and Secessionist movements. Unit – IV: Electoral Politics - Emergence of Assamese Middle Class and their role in politics - Role of political parties – both national and regional – pressure groups. Unit – V: Border dispute in Northeast India with reference to Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh – inter states conflicts.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

7. Political Theory(Major) Objectives: This paper aims at providing the students with the knowledge of the basic concepts and ideological orientations of the discipline. It also acquaints the students with the development of the discipline. Unit – I: Political Science as a Discipline – its development; Approaches to the Study of Political Science - Traditional Approaches including Philosophical, Historical, Institutional; Behavioural. Unit – II: State – Normative and Marxist ways of defining State; Origin of State – Divine Origin, Social Contract, Utilitarian, Decline of State. Unit – III: Concepts of Liberty, Equality, Sovereignty, Power and Authority. Unit – IV: Democracy – its variants-Liberal Democracy, Socialist Democracy, Third World variant of Democracy; Authoritarian and Totalitarian Governments. Unit – V: Issues of Welfare State; Globalization; Gandhian Way.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

8. Indian Political Thought(Major) Objectives: The course is designed to introduce the students to the contribution of the main traditions of Indian political thinking to political thought. Unit - I: Ancient Indian Political Thinking – Kautilya, Buddhist Political Thinking Unit - II: Religious Political Thinking – V.D. Savarkar, Muhammad Iqbal. Unit - III: Liberal Political Thinking – M.K. Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru. Unit - IV: Political Thinking of the Depressed class Movement – Jyotiba Phule, B.R. Ambedkar. Unit - V: Socialist Thinking – J.P. Narayan, M.N. Roy.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

9. Indian Foreign Policy(Major) Objectives: The purpose of the course is to acquaint the students with the evolution, development and trends of India’s foreign policy. Unit – I: Origin & Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy; Determinants of Foreign Policy – Domestic and External; Non alignment in India’s Foreign Policy; Continuities and Changes in Indian Foreign Policy. Unit – II: India and the outside World. India – US Relations (Post Cold War era), Indo – Russian Federation relations, India – China Relations, India’s Look East Policy & South East Asia. Unit – III: India’s Policy Towards her Neighbours. Indo – Pakistan relations; Indo – Bangladesh Relations, India’s Relations with Nepal. Unit – IV: India and Multi – Lateral Institutions. India and U.N.; India’s role in UN Peace Keeping Missions; India & SAARC; Economic Diplomacy in India’s Foreign Policy. Unit – V: India’s Approach to Major Global Issues. Globalization; Nuclear Issues, Global Terrorism; Human Rights, Environment

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

10. International Law(Major) Objectives: The course is designed to acquaint the students with the basics of International law and the new trends in the realm of International law. Unit – I: General principles of International Law. Nature and Development of International and Municipal Law, Sources of International Law, Contemporary Theories. Unit – II: The State in International Law. Modes of Acquiring and Losing State Territory, Theories and Effect of Recognition, Indian Policy of Recognition, Law of International Responsibility of States and other International Powers, Rule of Attribution of Responsibility and Liability. Unit – III: Laws of War. Definition and kinds of war; Laws of land Warfare Geneva Convention (1949); Laws of Sea Warfare – Declaration of Paris (1856), Prize Courts; Laws of Air Warfare – Washington Conference, Position of Non-Combatants. Unit – IV: General Principles of International Laws: II. International Humanitarian Law, International Refugee Law, International Air and Space Law, India’s contribution in development of International Space Law. Unit – V: International Economic and Environmental Law. Concept of International Economic Law, New International Economic Order, Intellectual Property Rights, India and WTO, Emergence of International Environmental Law, UN Conference of Environment and Development.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

11. Human Rights(Major) Objectives: The course will provide the basic concepts and issues concerning human rights and will acquaint the students with the contemporary challenges. Unit – I: Human Rights - Meaning, Nature and Development - Three Generation Rights. Contributors : Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau. Unit – II: Approaches and Perspectives – Universalistic and Relativist. Approaches and Marxist Perspectives, Third World Perspective, Gandhian Perspective. Unit – III: UN and Human Rights, The UN Charter, International conventions and Covenants. Globalization and Human Rights. Unit – IV: Indian Perspective. Constitutional and Legal Framework (Human Rights Act 1993). Human Rights Enforcement: National Human Rights. Commissions (NHRC) and Special Commissions for Weaker Sections (NCW), Human Rights Education : UNESCO and Montreal. Unit – V: Issues and Challenges. Rights. Right of Children. Developmental Rights and Rights of Indigenous People, Challenges : Ethnic conflict and Environmental Issues, Rights of Refugees with special reference to South Asia, Right of IDPE.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

12. Introduction to Women’s Studies(Major) Objectives: The course is designed to generate sensitization for women’s issues and problems. It will try to introduce the basic concepts and theories to facilitate the understanding of women’s studies. The course will also try to introduce the students to Women’s activism in India and the West. Unit– I: Women’s studies – its meaning, nature, scope and objectives; Development of Women’s Studies as a discipline. Unit– II: Approaches to the study of Women’s Studies – Liberal, Marxist, Radical and Third World. Unit– III: Basic concepts in Women’s Studies – Patriarchy, Gender, Socialisation, and Public– Private divide, Sexual Division of labour. Unit – IV: Women’s Movements – Western and Indian – Origin, Growth, Issues and Present Status. Unit – V: Feminist analysis of socio-cultural and Institutional basis of Women’s Oppression – Family, education, Religion, Economy, State and Media.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

13. Administration of Rural Development in India(Major) Objectives: Rural Development as the emerging focus of modern Development Administration gains much more importance and significance in the Third World Countries. Development of rural areas has been one of the paramount concerns of the successive Five-year plans. In this context it is necessary to introduce a course on Rural Development. The course Rural Development in India is an attempt in this direction. The main objective of this course is to familiarize the students with problems and prospects of rural development in India. It will enable them to understand the approaches to rural development, objectives of the various RDPs, implementing Agencies, infrastructure to rural development etc. Unit – I: Rural Development – Meaning, nature & scope - significance of Rural Development – Strategy – Approaches – Historical background of Rural Development in India. Unit – II: Administrative set up for Rural development - National level – State level – District level (DRDA) – Block level - Local level – working of administrative machineries of Rural Development. Unit – III: Panchayati Raj and Rural Development – Role of PRIs – 73rd Amendment Act – Role of NGOs, SHGs, Women in Rural Development – Peoples participation and cooperation in Rural Development. Unit – IV: An analysis of Rural Development Programmes–IRDP, NREP, TRYSEM, DWCRA, JRY, EAS, IAY, SGSY, NREGA, MGREGS – Implementation – monitoring and evaluation. Unit – V: Problems of Rural Development – Poverty – illiteracy – Unemployment – Rural credit – Scope for traditional and non-traditional course in Rural employment.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week, Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

14. Indian Administration(Major) Objectives: The basic objectives of the course on Indian Administration seek to familiarize the Students with the cultural, social, political, economic and constitutional environment as a historical perspective of Indian Administration. It will help the students to develop a broad perspective to understand the nature, character and behaviour of Indian administration. The course will help the students to know various changes and developments, trends and patterns emerging in Indian administration. It is envisaged that the course would provide the students with a good exposure to the process and dynamics of Indian administration. Unit – I: Indian Administration and Cultural, Social, Political, Economic and Constitutional Environment. Unit – II: Union Executive and Administration – Administrative Role of President – Council of Ministers – Prime Minister – Cabinet – Central Secretariat – Structure – Function – Role – Cabinet Secretariat. Unit – III: State Administration – Administrative Role - The Governor – Council of Ministers – Chief Minister – Sate Secretariat – The Chief Secretary – Functions – Relations between the Secretariat and Field Departments. Unit – IV: District and Divisional Administration - District Administration – Organisation – Deputy Commissioner – Power – Function and Role – Relation between Deputy Commissioner and Technical Departments – Divisional Commissioners – Functions . Unit – V: Public Services – Structure of Central Civil Services – All India Services – State Services – classification – Union Public Service Commission.

Lecture Hours: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial: 1.5 Hours per week

15. Political Theory (Non-major) Objectives: This paper aims at providing the students with the knowledge of the basic concepts and ideological orientations of the discipline. It also acquaints students with the development of the discipline. Unit – I: Political Science as a discipline – subject matter and scientific character; Approaches to the study Political Science – Philosophical, Historical, Institutional. Unit – II: Concepts of Liberty, Equality, Justice. Unit – III: State; Sovereignty; Power. Unit – IV: Federalism; Democracy. Unit – V: Gandhism; Socialism.

Lecture Hours: 3.75 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

16. Indian Government and Politics(Non-major) Objectives: The basic objectives of the course are to acquaint the students of Political Science with the processes and dynamics of Indian politics. Apart from familiarizing students with the processes and dynamics of Indian Politics, the course also aims at introducing the students to some of the vital contemporary emerging issues of our times such as changing pattern or Centre-State relations, changing role of political parties, emergence of new leadership at different levels, demand for autonomy movement, separatist movement, ethnic conflicts etc. It is envisaged that the course would provide the students with a good exposure to the processes and dynamics of Indian Government and Politics. Unit – I: Brief understanding of background of the Indian Constitution, Features of Indian Constitution. Federal character, Judicial Review, Parliamentary supremacy – Concept of Basic structure. Unit – II: Preamble of Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties – Amendment Procedure. Unit – III: Federalism – Centre – State relations Centre State Conflict, Regionalism, Secularism. Unit – IV: Structure of Government - Legislature – Executive – Judiciary . Unit – V: Political Parties – Electoral process, Voting behaviour.

Lecture Hours: 3.75 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

17. Public Administration(Non-major) Objectives: The main objective of the4 course is to acquaint the students of Political Science with the basic concept, principle and dynamics of Public Administration. Apart from familiarizing students with the fundamental concepts, the course also aims at introducing the students to some of the vital contemporary concerns of our times such as New Public Administration etc. It is envisaged that the course would provide the students with a good exposure to the core concepts of Public Administration. Unit –I: Public Administration - Meaning, Scope, Nature and importance, public and private administration, New Public administration. Unit – II: Organization - Bases of organization – Line and Staff – Chief Executive, Forms of Organization – Government Corporation - Independent Regulatory Commission – Principles of organization – Scalar principle, Unity of command, Span of Control. Unit – III: Personnel administration – Recruitment – Methods of Recruitment – Promotion - Principle of Promotion – Moral – Training – Union Public Civil Service Commission. Unit – IV: Financial administration – Budget – process – principles, Audit, Accounting system in India, Public Estimate committee – Public Accounts Committee. Unit – V: People’s participation in Administration – importance, problems – Machinery for Redress of citizens grievances - Ombudsman – Lokpal and Lokayuktas.

Lecture Hours: 3.75 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

18. International Relations (Non-major) Objectives : The course is designed to acquaint the students with important theories and issues of International Relations which will help them to have a proper understanding of the contemporary international issues. Unit – I: Understanding International Relations. Origin and Growth of International Relation as an academic discipline – Meaning and Scope of International Relations – Theories of International Relations – Liberal Traditions; Realist Traditions. Unit – II: History of International Relations. The Great Power System – Imperialism, Nationalism, The two World Wars, The Cold War – The Post Cold War Era. Unit – III: Concepts in International Relations. National Power, National Security, Human Security, Diplomacy, Conflict and Conflict Resolutions. Unit – IV: International and Regional Organisations. The UN System, Collective Security, The Peace Keeping and Peace Making Machinery of the UN, Regional Organisations – Scope and Relevance – Case Studies – SAARC and EU. Unit – V: Contemporary Issues. Environment, Feminism, Self-Determination, Globalization, Terrorism.

Lecture Hours: 3.75 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

19. Administration of Rural development in India (Non-major) Objectives : Rural Development as the emerging focus of modern Development Administration gains much more importance and significance in the Third World Countries. Development of rural areas has been one of the paramount concerns of the successive Five-year plans. In this context it is necessary to introduce a course on Rural Development. The course Rural Development in India is an attempt in this direction. The main objective of this course is to familiarize the students with problems and prospects of rural development in India. It will enable them to understand the approaches to rural development, objectives of the various RDPs, implementing Agencies, infrastructure to rural development etc. Unit – I: Rural Development – Meaning, nature & scope - significance of Rural Development – Strategy – Approaches – Historical background of Rural Development in India. Unit – II: Administrative set up for Rural Development - National level – State level – District level (DRDA) – Block level - Local level – working of administrative machineries of Rural Development. Unit – III: Panchayati Raj and Rural Development – Role of PRIs – 73rd Amendment Act – Role of NGOs, SHGs, Women in Rural Development – Peoples participation and cooperation in Rural Development. Unit – IV: An analysis of Rural Development Programmes–IRDP, NREP, TRYSEM, DWCRA, JRY, EAS, IAY, SGSY, NREGA, MGREGS – Implementation – Monitoring and Evaluation. Unit– V: Problems of Rural Development – Poverty – illiteracy – Unemployment – – Scope for traditional and non-traditional course in Rural employment.

Lecture Hours: 3.75 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

20. Human Rights(Non-major) Objectives: The course will provide the basic concepts and issues concerning human rights and will acquaint the students with the contemporary challenges. Unit – I: Human Rights - Meaning, Nature and Development - Three Generation Rights. Contributors : Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau. Unit – II: Approaches and Perspectives – Universalistic and Relativist. Approaches and Marxist Perspectives, Third World Perspective, Gandhian Perspective. Unit – III: UN and Human Rights, The UN Charter, International conventions and Covenants. Globalization and Human Rights. Unit – IV: Indian Perspective. Constitutional and Legal Framework (Human Rights Act 1993). Human Rights Enforcement : National Human Rights. Commissions (NHRC) and Special Commissions for Weaker Sections (NCW), Human Rights Education: UNESCO and Montreal. Unit – V: Issues and Challenges. Rights. Women and Child Right, Rights of Indigenous People, Rights of Refugees.

Lecture Hours: 3.75 Hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

SUBJECT: SOCIOLOGY

101- General Sociology Objective: The objective of the Paper is to acquaint the students of Sociology with the discipline toward its emergence, notions and concepts. Further, it will help the students to understand some introductory conceptual knowledge of Sociology. Unit -1: Emergence of sociology in the West and India; Unit -2: Basic concepts, Unit-3: Social Group Unit-4: Socialization and Social Control Unit-5: Culture and Social Stratification: Meaning and Elements of Culture; Role of Culture in development of Personality; Meaning and forms of Social Stratification.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

201- Society in India Objective: Students of Sociology have to understand basic features of Indian Society since ancient times to the present. This Course will acquaint the Students about some of the major social Institutions of India from Sociological Perspectives and the various processes of Social Change and Problems of Indian Society. Unit – 1: Types of Indian Society: Tribal, Rural, Urban, Industrial: Meaning, Basic Characteristics, Socio-economic life of the people, Changes and Problems Unit- 2: Kinship, Family, Marriage, Religion: Kinship: Meaning, Types, Roles; Family: Interpretation of Family from Structural Functional and Marxian Perspective, Issues and Problems related to Modern Family (Family Disharmony, Broken Home, Dowry ,Problems of Aged, Divorce) Marriage: Meaning, Types, Aims and Objectives (Hindu, Islamic and Christian Marriage and Rituals) Religion : Hindu, Islam, Christian, Buddhism, Jainism Unit – 3: Caste- Caste as a form of social Stratification in India, Caste politics in India and its consequences, Dimensions of Caste in the present day society. Unit-4: Problems and Issues in Indian Society: Unemployment, Poverty, Corruption, Crime and Delinquency Unit-5: Process of Social Change in India: Sanskritization, Westernization, Modernization, Urbanization, Industrialization

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

301- Techniques of Social Research Objective: This paper aims at understanding the basic premises of social research including the various steps for formulation of research plan, techniques of data collection, data analysis and finalization of research report. Unit –I: Social Survey and Social Research: Meaning, Nature, Objectives and Significance Unit-2: Hypothesis, Formulation of Research Problem, Research design: Meaning and Types. Unit- 3: Sampling and Sources of Data: Meaning, Types, Importance and Application. Unit- 4: Techniques of Data Collection: Observation, Questionnaire, Interview Schedule, Case study, Participatory Method. Methods and uses of Statistics in Social Research: Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation. Unit- 5: Report Writing: Meaning, Need and Quality of a Good Report. Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

401-Sociological Thought Objective: The objective of the paper is to give an insight into sociological thought concerning the origin and development of sociology in the Western Social thought. The contribution of some classical thinkers are regarded the best to provide better understanding of sociology and in light of this students will able to acquire the basic contributions of Five Classical Sociologists. Unit -1: Rise and growth of Sociological thought: Comte’s theory of Social Progress; Comte’s Methodology; The true science of humanity Unit -2: Herbert Spencer: Spencer’s views about Social Evaluation; Application of Biology to Social Thought; Growth, Structure and differentiation of Spencer’s Social Thought Unit -3: Emile Durkheim: Idea of Social Facts; Social Consciousness and Collective Representation; Theory of Suicide; Theory of Religion. Unit -4: Max Weber: Social Action; Ideal Type; Protestant Ethics and the Sprit of Capitalism Unit – 5 Robert K Merton: Social Ideas of Robert K. Merton; Reference Group; Merton’s Structural Functional Theory; Merton’s Concepts of Middle Range Theories

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

501- Social Problems in India Objectives : Society in India today has undergone rapid changes that create many new problems day by day. The students of sociology need to understand the gravity and dimensions of the problems faced by the society are desirable. On the other hand the government’s plans and programmes undertaken for the welfare and security for people are also important to study. Hence, this paper aims to acquaint the students from the conceptual meaning, nature and intensity up to the gravity of social problems, welfare and security of India. PART – I (Social Problems) Unit- 1: Social Problems: Meaning, Characteristics and Types of social Problems, Causes and Consequences. Unit – 2: Major Social Problems in India: Population explosion, Illiteracy, Corruption, Regionalism, Insurgency, Alcoholism, H.I.V. Unit- 3: Problems of Weaker Sections in India: Rural Community, Weaker Sections: Women, Aged and Children; Backward Class: S.T. & S.C; PART – 11 (Social Welfare) Unit- 4: Social Welfare: Meaning, Importance and Scope of Social Welfare, Welfare Agencies in India including N.G.O.s Unit- 5: Social Security: Meaning, Importance, Origin and Development, Social Security Measures in India, Difference between Social Security and Social Welfare

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

601- Sociology of Rural Development Objective: The objective of the paper is mainly to make the student aware of the development as a process for upliftment of rural society at large from the perspective of Sociology. Surmounting tradition of the rural society acceptance of modernity is becoming important. As such through this paper the student would be acquainted with the processes of rural modernization which are considered important for rural upliftment. This paper will help the students to enlighten themselves for plan and programmes for Rural Development undertaken by Government and Non-Govt. Agencies. Unit- 1: Rural Peasant and Development: Definition of Peasant, Stratification among the Peasant. Development defined in the Context of Rural Society. Unit- 2: Rural Modernization Perspectives (a) Structural Functional Perspective (b) Conflict Perspective. Unit- 3: Population and Development. Development of Rural Women Development of Rural Children to make themselves Adaptive to Modernization Process. Unit- 4: Development of Rural Society through adoption of Innovations (a) Sub-culture of Peasantry and Technology Adoption Syndrome (b) Process of Adoption of Innovation among the Peasants. Unit- 5: Sustainable Development of Rural Society. Different Rural Plans and Programmes under taken by Indian Govt. Under different Plan Periods for Rural Upliftment. Role of NGOS as agents for bringing development is the Rural Society and Development of Rural entrepreneurship.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

101- Principles of Sociology (Major) Objectives : This Course aims at the understanding of sociology with its background of emergence as a discipline in the west and in India. Students will also be acquainted with the basic concepts of sociology along with its position in social sciences. Unit – 1: Nature and Scope of Sociology, Origin of Sociology in the West and in India. Sociology as a Scientific Discipline, Schools of Thought –Synthetic and Formalistic. Unit- 2: Basic Concepts Society, Community, Institution, Association, Social Norms, Values, Status and Role, and Culture. Unit- 3 : Social Groups Meaning of Social Groups Types – Primary Group, Secondary Group, In- Groups, Out- Group, Quasi-Group, Reference Group. Unit- 4: Social Stratification and Social Mobility: a) Social Stratification: Meaning and Types. b) Social Mobility: Meaning, Horizontal and Vertical Mobility. Unit –5: Social Change and Social Processes: a) Social Change: Meaning and Definition; b) Social Processes: Cooperation, Conflict and Competition

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

201-Indian Social System (Major) Objective: This paper aims at acquainting the students with the conceptual framework of Indian Social System. It will further enable the students to understand the dynamics of social institutions. Besides, the enlighten with the knowledge of theoretical as well as methodological perspectives of studying Indian Society. Unit-1: Introduction to Indian Society: Indian Society : Geo-Physical Characteristics, Demographic Structure of Indian Society; Racial Ethnic, Religious, Linguistics and Cultural diversity in India, Unity in the midst of diversity in India ;Types of Indian Society: Tribal , Agrarian, Urban and Industrial Unit – 2: Marriage, Family, Religion and Kinship: Marriage:- interpretation of Marriage from Sociological Perspective, Aims and Objectives of Marriage, Marriage related Social legislations in India, Christian and Muslim Marriage. Family: Interpretation of family from structural –functional and Conflict Perspectives; Changing trends of family in India, Family Disorganization. Kinship: Terminology; Types and Importance of kinship; Importance of kinship organization in North and South India. Major Religions in India Unit – 3: Caste System in India: Meaning of Caste; Functional Importance of Caste in Traditional India; Origin of Caste; Caste and Ethnicity; Caste and Politics; Negative Impact of Caste Politics in Indian Democracy: Tribes in India: Regional distribution of tribes in India: Tribe- Definitions, Meaning, Characteristics, Social Institutions of tribal communities in India; Marriages, Family, Religion, Economy, Dormitory system among Tribes, Problems and Changing Trend. Unit- 4: Status of Women in India: Women in Ancient India: Vedic period, Medieval Period, British Period and After Independence. Women and Empowerment: Role of different social Movements in empowering Indian Women: Social, Political and Economic Rights of Women. 73 rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution and Indian Women; Legislative Remedies Unit-5: Perspectives of Studying Indian Society: (i) Indological Perspective (G.S. Ghuyre) (ii) Marxian Perspective (A.R.Desai, D.P. Mukharjee) (iii) Subaltern Perspective ( Ranajit Guha) (iv) Structural Functional Perspective: (M.N. Srinivas)

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

301-Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology (Major) Objective: The objective of the paper is to give an analytical and cognitive approach which will provide students to acquaint with classical, modern and Indian sociological thinkers. Unit- 1: Origin and Development of Western Sociology. From antiquity to 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd renaissances. Impact of the Industrial, Revolution. French Revolution and Emergence of Positivistic thought. Unit- 2: Contributions to classical Thinkers: August Comte - Positivism, Hierarchy of Sciences, Emile Durkheim- Social Fact, Social Solidarity, Max Weber - Ideal Type, Authority, Karl Marx -Dialectical and Materialistic Interpretations. Unit- 3: Contributions of Modern Thinkers: Ralf Dahrenderf - Class and class Struggle, T. Parsons- Social System, Pattern Variables, Habermas - Theory of Communication, John Rawls- Concept of Justice Unit- 4: Interactionism, Phenomenology and Post Modernism: A. Schutz – Phenomenology, G.H. Mead -Mind, Self and Society, Loylard- Post Modern Condition, Derrida - Deconstruction. Unit- 5 : Contributions of Indian Sociologists:G.S. Ghurye - Contribution towards Development of Indian Sociology, Ambedkar -Dalit Liberalism, M.N. Srinivas - Structural Functionalism, T.K. Oomen - Social Transformation

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

302- Sociology of Social Change (Major) Objective: This Course aims at providing a theoretical knowledge on Social Change and Development. It will enable the student to understand the Processes of Change and Development in Society. Unit- 1: Social Change and Its Related Concepts: Meaning, Definition and Importance of the study of Social Change; Features and Dimensions of Social Change, Evolution, Progress, Tradition and Development, Traditional Views of Change and Development, Social and Cultural Factors of Development, Cultural Dimensions of Development, Social Development, Economic Development and Rural Development Unit- 2: Theories of Social Change: Evolutionary, Neo-Evolutionary, Cyclical, Functionalities and Conflict. Unit- 3: Factors of Social Change-The Demographic Factor, Technological Factor, The Economic Factor, The Cultural Factor, Legislation as a Factor of Social Change, Planning as a Factor in Social Change, Education as a factor of Social Change, the Ideology as a Factor of Social Change Unite 4: Social Changing Scenario :Social Change in- the Caste System, the Backward Classes, the Status of Women and Change in Education, Position of Labour, Urbanization and Social Mobility , Mass Media ,Equality, National Integration and Secularism Unit- 5: Obstacles to Social Change: Cultural, Social, Psychological and Political obstacles, Barriers to Economic Development, Problems of Rural Development.

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

401- Social Survey, Research and Statistics (Major) Objective: This paper aims at acquainting the students with conceptual meaning of Sociology of Development. Further it enables the students to understand the scope, models, and aspects of Economic Development along with socio-economic planning. Unit 1: Social Survey and Social Research: Meaning, definition, Nature, Objective and Significance. Unit-2: Research Design: Meaning and Types: Descriptive, Exploratory and Experimental: Formulation of Research Problem; Hypothesis: Meaning and Significance. Unit-3: Sampling Methods and Sources of Data: Meaning, Types, Importance, Application and data Analysis Unit-4: Techniques of Data Collection and Statistics: Techniques: Observation, Questionnaire, Interview Schedule, Case Study, Tabulation and Interpretation of Data; Report writing : Meaning, Need and quality; Statistics in Social Research: Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation and Correlation. Unit- 5: Field Work; Based on Field Report and Viva-voce

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

402-Social Problems and Social Welfare (Major) Objective: This paper is designed to acquaint the student for understanding the fundamentals and the emerging issues of social problems, Social Welfare & security from the sociological perspective. Part – I (Social Welfare) Unit- 1: Introduction to Social Problems: Meaning, Nature, Scope and Types of Social Problems, Its Causes and Consequences Unit- 2: Major Social Problems: Population, Unemployment, Vagrancy, Youth Unrest, Terrorism, Drug Addiction, Crime and Delinquency, Corruption in Public life, Prostitution & Women Trafficking. Unit -3: Problems of Weaker Sections: Women, Child Labour, Destitute, Aged, Disabled, Bonded Labour, Scheduled Tribes and Castes Part – II (Social Welfare and Security) Unit- 4: Social Welfare: Meaning, Background, Importance, Nature & Scope, Social Welfare Agencies (International and National) including NGOs’ Unit- 5: Social Security: Meaning, Origin and Development, Scope, Importance, Social Security Measures in India

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

501-Sociology of Development Objective : This paper aims at acquainting the students with conceptual meaning of sociology of development. The word ‘development’ is deeply related to human social organization. The concept ‘development’ may be of many kinds and these are essential in human life. But out of them more stress has been given particularly on socio-economic development as well as self reliance, social justice or Modernizations. Unit- 1: Scope of Sociology of Development :Meaning of development and under- development. Nature of Social development: Economic development, Political development educational development, environmental development. Characteristics of Developed and developing Countries. Unit- 2: Models of Economic Development: Capitalism, Socialism, Mixed Economy Unit- 3: Structural Aspects of Socio-Economic Development: Education Entrepreneurship or Bureaucracy and Employment Measures Unit- 4: Composition of Social Structure and Economic Developmental: Population Labour Force, Urbanization Communication. Preservation and Proper utilization of Natural Resources. Establishment of Industry. Unit- 5: Planning in India: Aim and scope of social and economic planning in India:- Socio- Cultural Barriers of Socio-economic development.

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

502-Society in North East India (Major) Objectives: This paper aims at acquainting the Students with Historical Background of the North- East Frontier Region as an unique sociological spot of observation as it has been occupied by different ethnic groups of people. Furthermore’ they are exhibiting diverse cultural traits & preservation of respective social system. Unit- 1: Emergence & Recognition of North East of India With Ecological Explanation: (a) Historical Accounts of North East, (b) Pre- Colonial period, (c) Colonial period and (d) Post- Independence period Unit- 2: Demographic sociological observation of North East: Enumeration of Population. Structure, Migration, and its Causes of adaptability (Immigrant, ethic) Emigrant Racial Group, Tribal groups and sub ethnic group Caste groups, & Linguistic groups. © Ethnic Identity assertion of Ethnic Identity. Unit 3: Social institutions of certain Major tribal groups of each autonomous states of North East: Family systems, Marriage System and Kinship System. Any Social Change in all these in the wave of Globalization Progress. Religion, Belief & Customs. Globalization and Educational System. Unit- 4: Economy Occupation etc of North East: Agro-based Industry/Factory, Trade/Commerce, Patterns of agriculture of the Ethnic People of NE India

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

503-Understanding Social Psychology (Major) OBJECTIVE: The objective of the paper is to acquaint the students with the basic understanding of social psychology. Further, the paper will be able to equip them to develop their own personality in the Society. Unit -1: Nature, Scope and Development of Social Psychology in the Western Thought. Unit -2: Individual Structure of Social Psychology:Personality (Meaning, Types and Traits.), Attitude( Meaning, Formation and Change), Motivation (Meaning, Drive and Kinds of motive), Personality (Meaning, Nature – Trial and Error, Conditioned Reflect and Insight) Unit - 3: Communication Structure of social Psychology:Sign, Symbols, language and Culture, Verbal and Non Verbal Communication, The Body language as Non-Verbal cues, Mass Media and Individual. Unit- 4: Group Structure of Social Psychology: Nature and Functions of Groups, Group Dynamics, Collective Behavior, Propaganda. Unit - 5: Social Psychological Issue: Nature of Prejudice, Causes of Prejudice, Functions of Prejudice, Discrimination.

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

504-Sociology of Mass Communication (Major) OBJECTIVE: The objective of the paper is to acquaint the students with sociological understanding of Mass- Communication. Further the paper will be able to equip the students to develop the process of interaction in day- to -day and everyday working life. Unit-1: Introduction to Communication and Mass Communication: (i) Communication as Social Science, (ii) Communication: Definition, Types and its need, (iii) Concept of Mass Communication, (iv) Mass Communication: Evolution, Types and Functions.

Unit- 2: Theories of Mass Communication: Normative Group of Theories, Sociological Group of Theories, Psychological or Individual Group of Theories. Unit- 3: Mass Communication and Society: Uses and Effects: Meaning of Effects, Theories of Media Effects and Media uses, Effects of Media on Education, The Mass- Media and the Indian Family. Unit- 4: Public Relations and Society (i) Concept of Public Relations , (ii) Growth and Development of Public Relations, (iii) Functions of Advertising Agencies, (iv) Advertising in India. Unit- 5: Mass Media, Culture and Development: (i) The Cultural Context of Development, (ii) Traditional Media and Development, (iii) Media and Social Change, (iv) Media and Consumerism

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

601- Globalization and Society (Major) Objectives : This paper will enable the students to understand the characteristics of and the issues relating to globalization. After an introduction to the nature and dynamics of globalization, it will help the various agencies involved in this process and examines its socio-economic and cultural impact. It will finally examine the Indian experience of globalization and reflects on its problems and prospects. Unit- 1: History and Social Context of Globalization; Capitalism, Modernization and globalization; Characteristics of Globalization; Role of Information and Communication Technology; Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalization. Unit- 2: Agencies of globalization: Agencies of Globalization, Multinational, Globalization, Nation- State, Media, Market, Non Governmental, Organizations, International Agencies (IMF, World .Bank etc) Unit- 3: Globalization and culture: Ethos: Unbridled Freedom, Individualism, Consumerism; Diffusion and Projection of American Value System, Cultural Homogenization, Hegemony and Dominance; Globalization and Ethnic Consciousness: Global Tourism, Diaspora Communities, Religious, Ethnic Movements and Fundamentalism. Unit- 4: Social Consciousness and Globalization: Inequality among and within Nation States, Differential Perception of Globalization among Nation and Population, Socioeconomic Impact of Globalization, Impact of Globalization on Individual and Group Identities. Unit- 5: Globalization in India: Globalization and Public Policy, Debate, Impact, Trends and Prospects of Globalization.

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

602- Science, Technology and Society (Major) Objective: This paper is meant for Sociological understanding science and its respectable sibling i.e. technology. It will also enable Students to learn the impact of science and technology on the society. Unit – 1: Knowledge and Science: Meaning, Ethos and a Brief History of Development of Science from Babylonian Rulers to the Present times, Philosophy of Scientific knowledge Social Understanding of Science. Objective Methodology in Science. Unit- 2: Technology and Society: Meaning of Technology, Empirical Rationality and Growth of Technology in Human Society. Significance of Technology in Culture. Levels of Technology. Unit-3: Theories of Technological Development: Evolutionary ( L.H. Morgan),Technology and its Acceleration (Hornel Hart), Technology as an Economic Determinism and Social Change (Marx & Weber), Periodic Development of Technology (Lewis Mumford) Unit – 4 : Technology and social change : Structural Change in Technology Growth of Industry, Urbanism, Modernization, Impact of Technology on Major Social Institutions of India- Family, Marriage, Religion Economy, Polity and Education. Unit- 5: Technological Modernization in present day human Society – Specifically information technology, Information Technology (IT) – Its meaning and Types. Basic Concepts- Multimedia, Computer, Internet Information Networking- Components of Information Network, Information Networking in Society, Classification of Information Networks and the Impact of the same in Indian Society.

Total Lecture: 4 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

603- Sociology of Industry (Major) Objectives: This Course aims at providing a theoretical knowledge on Sociology of Industry. The theoretical knowledge will enable a student to understand the Social structure of industry and its practical aspects. Unit- 1: Definition of Industry, Meaning of Industrialization, Pre- industrial Society, Industrial Society and its Systems, the Emergence and Development of Industrial sociology, Relationship between Industrial Sociology and other Social Sciences, The Task of Industrial Sociology, Modern Industrial Man, Growth of Modern Industry and Impact of Industrialization - Unit- 2: Work in modern society, Meaning of Organization, Formal Organization, Informal Organization, Industrial Bureaucracy, Principles of Organization, Managerial Functions, Managing Change, Stress and Counseling. Unit-3: Meaning and Trends of Industrial Disputes in India, Trade Unionism in India- Definition, Functions, Advantages and Disadvantages, Types of Trade Unions and Wages, Development of Trade Union in India, Factors for growth of Trade Unions. Unit- 4: Labdour Welfare- Definitions and Scope , Classification, Aim, Necessity in India, Origin of Labour Welfare Activities, Welfare Activities Undertaken by the Government of India. Agencies for Labour Welfare, Provisions in the Factories Act 1948, Labour Welfare Funds, Labour Welfare Activities in Railways, , Labour Welfare Activities in Ports, Social Security Measures Unit- 5: Industry and Society –Industry and the Family, Industry and Education, Industry and Social Stratification, Industry and Entrepreneurship, Industrial Policy in India, Problems of Industrial Development in North-East India.

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

604-Sociology of Health and Hospital Management Objectives: The paper aims to introduce the students about concepts of health and to impress upon him that health is primarily a social science subject than of medical science and make them aware that health is one of the basic right of every citizen. Moreover, to make the student understand inter relationship between society and health; the problems of health in India in its dimensions and also the relationship between political economy and health at national and international levels. Unit- 1: Sociology of Health: Aims and Scope, Definitions and Dimensions, Relationship with Social Institutions; Evaluation of Social Medicine: India and Abroad Unit- 2: Social Epidemiology: Health Concepts and Statistics, Natural History, Of Disease; Man and Environment: Etiology of Social Epidemiology and Ecology of Disease. Unit –3: Social Components in Therapy and Rehabilitation: Culture and Disease; Attitudes, Beliefs and Values Associated with Diseases; Problems of Therapy and Rehabilitation. Unit- 4: Hospital as a Social Organization: Types of Hospital: General, Specialty, Sanatoria, Dispensaries, PHCs’, Teaching and Corporate Hospitals; Functions of Hospitals: Co- ordination and Supervision in Hospitals, Community Health Problems Unit –5: The Sick Role and Patient Role: Inter-Personal Relationship in Hospital Settings; Hospital as a Community Organization; Medical Social Service in Hospitals, Implementation and Utilization of Health Prorgammes in Rural and Urban Communities.

Total Lecture: 6.15 Hours per week Tutorial Class: 45 Minutes per week Field/Excursion/Seminar: One day per semester

PROGRAM OUTCOMES, PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES AND COURSE OUTCOMES, 2018-19 B.COM (MAJOR AND NON-MAJOR) COURSES

SUBJECT: COMMERCE

101- BUCN (Business Communication) Objectives: 1. The aim of this paper is to develop effective business communication skills among the students. 2. It focuses upon different writing skills as well as theories of communication.

Total lectures: 5 hrs per week Tutorials: 45 minutes per month

102-Business Laws Objectives: The objective of this paper is to provide a brief idea about Indian Business Laws. This subject has been introduced to move the student aware about Legal framework of business. In other word, the objectives of this course is to impart basis knowledge of the important business legislation alone with relevant case Laws. Unit 1: Law of Contract, 1872 Unit 2: Sale of Good Act, 1930 Unit 3: Negotiation Instrument Act 1881 Unit 4: Industrial Disputes Act, 1948

Lecture hour: 4:00 hours per week Tutorial: 45 Minutes per week

103-Financial Accounting Objective: The objectives of this paper are help to impart knowledge on the subject and its application to the business. A few are as below: • Preparation of financial Accounting, use of Accounting stand and, IFR Standard, Accounting Policies. • Meaning, features, advantages, disadvantages of Rights of Hire Purchase and Hire vendor, Methods of calculation of interest, cash price, Accounting treatment under Hire Purchase and installment Purchase system, Fully and repossession. • Meaning of royal to, minimum rent, Short working, recoupment of short working, sub least, Accounting for royalty including sub lease. • Partnership, Amalgamation meaning, types, Accounting treatment for Amalgamation of one side Proprietorship business with another sub Proprietorship one sole Proprietorship business with partnership firm.

Lecture hour: 13.5 per week Tutorial: 90 minutes per week

104-Business Environment Objectives: • This paper aim to acquaint the learners with the emerging issue of business at national and international level with emphasis on liberalization and globalisation. • To understand the theoretical framework of business environment. Changing dimensions of business environment in India. • Analyzing the economic environment of business cyclical fluctuations of business cycle. • To acquaint the student about Government policy and Legal Environment. • Understand and Analyzing about international economic grouping and institution like GAAT, WTO, World Bank, IMF, SAFTA.

Lecture Hour: 4.5 hours per week Tutorial : 3 hours per week

201-BUCN (Business Communication) 1. The objective of this course is to develop effective communication skills among the students.

Total lectures: 5 hrs per week Tutorials: 45 minutes per month

202- Business Economics Objectives: • This course is meant to acquaint the student with the principles of Business Economics as are application in business. • To introduce the introductory concept of business Economics with working of price mechanism. • Understand the measure time of elasticity of demand. • To analyse the mechanism of production function. • Elaborating the market structure with special reference to perfect Competition.

Lecture hours: 4.5hours per week Tutorial : 90 minutes per week

203-Corporate Accounting Objectives: To impart reasonable knowledge to enable the student to pursue corporate Accounting in conformity with the companies Act, 2013. Corporate Accounting bring a brand of Accounting is required to meet the requirement of company Laws, SEBI and relevant Accounting Standard. Unit 1: Shares and debentures: Issue of different classes of shares forfeiture of shares, prorata allotment, issue of bonus share and Legal provision, redemption of preference shares_legal provision and Accounting entries. Debentures issue and redemption by sinking funds method, redemption by open market operation, undivident and Ex divident Purchase. Unit 2: Preparation of financial statement of companies with special reference to Accounting Standard and IFR Standards. Unit 3: Amalgamation and Reconstruction: Meaning, calculation of Purchase consideration – Accounting Entries in the books of vendor and tramsferreee company, internal Reconstruction of company, meaning and scope, Accounting entries for alteration and reduction of share capital. Unit 4: Accounts of Holding companies :definition, meaning of different Term, Advantages and disadvantages of Holding company, Preparation of consilidated profit and loss account and balance sheet by a Holding company with one subsidiary company .

Lecture hours: 13.5hours per week Tutorial: 90 minutes per week

204-Principles of Business Management Objectives: Unit 1: Understanding and Analyzing the concept of management, management thought,, classical and neo classical system and Discussing system approach, contingency approach Unit 2: Understanding meaning, importance, features, features of planning and Advantages and limitation. Unit 3: Analyzing meaning, nature, process, significance, structure of organisation Unit 4: Discussing the meaning, concept, qualities and theories of motivation and leadership, analyzing the different style of leadership.

Lecture hour: 13.5 hours per week Tutorial hour: 45 minutes per week

301-Human Resource Management Objectives: The main objectives of this paper is to provide theoretical knowledge about human resource management and its different aspects. Unit 1: Nature and scope of HRM, meaning, different, nature, objectives, scope, function, personnel management and HRM Importance of HRM, evolution and development of HRM. Unit 2: Human Resource planning, meaning, objectives, importance, process, effective human resource planning, problem of human resource planning, job analysis meaning, aspects and process of job analysis, job design, job enrichment . Unit 3: Recruitment, meaning, definition, sources, process, constraints, recruitment process in India. Selection, meaning, purpose, process. Need for scientific selection. Placement, induction. Inductive training in India. Unit 4: Employee Training. Concept, need, areas of training, Methods of training. Executive development, compensation administration meaning and objectives. Incentives and Employee benefits meaning and importance.

Lecture hours: 13.5 hours per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

301- Principle of Marketing Objectives: The objectives of this course is to acquaint the student to understand the concept of Marketing and its application. Unit 1: Introduction, nature and scope of Marketing, importance of Marketing, Marketing concept, traditional and modern, Marketing mix, Marketing environment. Unit 2: Consumer behaviour, market segmentation, meaning and importance of consumer behaviour, market segmentation meaning, importance bases for market segmentation. Unit 3: Product: Concept of product, product planning and development, packaging and function, brand name and trade Mark, after sale service. Price importance of price in the Marketing mix, factors affecting price of the product service. Unit 4: Promotion meaning, need, importance of promotion, Methods of promotion. Distribution channel and physical Distribution channel. Factors affecting choice of a Distribution channel.

Lecture hours: 6 hours per week Tutorial hour: 45 minutes per week

301-Advance Financial Account Objectives • Theoretical concept definition and meaning of Banking Term, books to be maintained, classification of Advance and Accounting knowledge for Preparation of profit and loss a/c and balance. • Theoretical concept of life insurance, definition, element of insurance Contract, types of insurance, books, maintained under life insurance business, and Accounting knowledge for Preparation of revenues account, balance sheet and valuation balance sheet. • Accounts of general insurance companies, Preparation of revenues account and balance sheet of general insurance companies. • Investment Account, meaning, Cum-dividend and Ex-dividend, brokerage, Accounting for investment.

Lecture hour: 6.5 hours per week Tutorial hour: 45 minutes per week

302- Financial Management Objectives: The objectives of this course is to impart reasonable knowledge to enable the student to purpose financial Management. This syllabus contains treatment of topics on profit maximization vs Wealth maximization, working capital management, investment, decision, leverage, cost of capital, dividend policy. Unit 1 : Introduction – financial Management, nature, scope, and objectives, Finance function, profit maximization vrs wealth maximization, role and responsibility of a Finance manager. Unit 2: management of working capital, working capital concept, need and influencing factors, estimation of working capital, sources of working capital. Unit 3: Investment decision – investment decision technique, cost of capital and measurement, financial leverage, determinant of financial leverage, optimal capital structure. Unit 4: Dividend policy – influencing factors, dividend theories, optimal payout ratio, retained earnings .

Lecture hour: 13.5 hours per week Tutorial hour: 1 hour per week

302-MIL (ASSAMESE) (General Course) Assamese Prose, Poetry, Short Story, Grammar and Competition, Commercial Letter, Paragraph and Commercial Term. Objectives: The paper aims at integrated Literature and Language for effective of the Commerce student, Option for this paper are expected to have some command over the Assamese Language. • To development Greater confidence and proficiency in the use of Language especially MIL (ASSAMESE) is necessary for social and academics purpose. • To percent the overall meaning and organization of the text& knowledge of different period writer. • To development the call city to appreciate literacy use of Assamese and also use Assamese creative’s and suitability. • The student will be required to acquaint themselves with the Major poet and pros from Santander, Madhab Dev, Hem Chandra and Hem Baruah. Each Unit required the student to keep abreast of different period. • The aim of the Prose Unit is to acquaint the student with Major writer, creative writer. Each select Ice chapter required the student to keep abreast movement and issue that define the author of the text under secretary. • It is necessary to know about two famous Assamese writers Syed Abdul Malik and Dr. Bhabendra Nath . Student read their short story and their times to know about Assamese culture and their society. • The student is expected to have a sound knowledge of Grammar and Composition. Writing various kind of Business Letter, Paragraph writing etc. which helps student to practice the different modes of writing and comprehension that include also analysis and interpretation.

Lecture hour: 4.5 hours per week Tutorial: 45 minutes per week

302-Alternative English (General Course) 1. This paper aims at integrating literature and language for effective communication along with developing the writing skill of the students. 2. It also aims at acquainting the students with great works of prose.

Total lectures: 3 hrs per week Tutorials: 45 minutes per month

303- Business Statistics Objectives: To acquaint the student with reasonable working knowledge on Statistics Unit 1: understanding the aim of Statistics as a subject, descriptive Statistics compared to inferential Statistics, types of data, Methods of data analysis of univariate data, concept of central tendency and dispersion and their measures. Unit 2: Analysis of bivariate data, analysis of correlation and regression. The purpose of correlation is to measure and interpret the strength of a linear on non linear (eg., Exponential, polynomial and logistics) relationship between two continuous variables. The idea of different types of regression analysis is gives just to help the student for proper application of regression and emphasis only on simple linear regression. Unit 3: Index number : Meaning, types, and uses Methods of construction of price and quantity indices (simple and aggregate) test of adequacy, chain base index number, base shifting splicing and deflating, problem in constructing index number, consumer price index. Unit 4: Analysis of time series, causes of variation in time series data, component of time series, decomposition additive and multiplicative models, determination of trend moving average method and method of least squares

Lecture hours: 4.5hours per week Tutorial hour: 45 minutes per week Field study: Once in a year

304-Information Technology Objectives The objectives of this course is to upgrade technology use in business sector. Unit 1: Information technology: Deployment of information technology in business, basic features of information technology, impact of information technology in business environment. Unit 2: Fundamental of computer, component, software and hardware with basic idea about different types of software and hardware, storage devices. EDI concept, Standards and Advantages. Unit 3: Application of computer in office administration a ms word creating document formating and printing, using different tool like spell check, cut copy, paste function, m s Excel and its function. Unit 4: Application of computer in Accounting with the help of tally, creating key, Fundamental voucher entries, demo on Preparation of trail balance and final Accounts.

Lecture hours: 6 hours per week Tutorial: 45minutes per week

401- Cost Accounting Objectives: To acquaint the student with the application of Cost Accounting Methods. Unit 1: Introduction Unit 2: Accounting for Material and Labour Unit 3: Accounting for overheads Unit 4: Process costing, job costing, reconciliation of Cost Accounts and financial account. Lecture hour: 13.5 hours per week Tutorial hour: 2 hours per week

402- Company Law Objectives: To impart reasonable knowledge about various provision of the Companies Act, 2013. Unit 1: Incorporation of company, Memorandum contents and Alteration, Articles of Association, prospectus, contents, Legal effect of Memorandum, Articles and prospectus. Unit 2: Types of Company, membership, acquisition, termination and rights, company secretary qualification, rights, Duties. Unit 3: Company meeting: Requisites of a value meeting, AGM, EGM, Statutory meeting, board meeting. Unit 4: Company Management, Board of direct ore, managing directors, Women directors, appointment and removal of director, winding up – modes, powers and duties of official, liquidator, effect of winding up.

Lecture hour: 5 hours per week Tutorial hour: 45 minutes per week

403- Auditing Objectives: The objective of the Paper is imparting knowledge about principles and Methods of auditing and their application. • Importance, objectives, classes of auditing, audit process, Internal audit, audit program, evidence and working Paper, audit sampling. • Routine checking, vouching, verification and valuation of Assets and liabilities. • Audit of limited companies, powers and duties of auditing, audit of share capital, and debentures, share transfer, deprivation and reserves. • Auditors Communication and recent trend.

Lecture hour: 5 hours per week Tutorial hour: 45 minutes per week

404-Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Objectives: The objective of this course is to acquaint the student with the basics of Security Analysis and Portfolio Management. Security Analysis deals with the analysis of Securities within the framework of return and risk. Portfolio analysis deals with the determination of future risk and return in Holding various combination of individual Securities Unit 1: Investment – meaning, process, and alternative, valuation of fixed, variables and convertible Securities, measurement of risk and return, systematic and unsystematic risk, sources and measurement, fundamentals and technical analysis market efficiency in various form. Unit 2: Portfolio analysis and management: Traditional Portfolio Analysis, effect of combining securities, diversification; Markowitz model, location of the efficiency frontier. Unit 3: capital Assets pricing : capital Assets pricing model, assumption, capital market line, Security market line market model, arbitrage pricing theory and factory models, factors model and return generating process, one and two factors model. Unit 4: Portfolio performance, measurement evaluation, measurement of Portfolio performance, risk and return, risk adjustment and performance measures: Sharpe, Treynor, and Jensin models, component of Portfolio investment performance, stock selection and market timing.

Lecture hour: 4 hours per week Tutorial hour: 45 minutes per week

404-Industrial Relation

Objective: The main objectives of this course is to acquaint the student with the importance of maintaining good relation among the Employers, Employee, workers, management. Unit 1: Introduction to industrial relation: definition, concept, objectives, and theories of industrial relation, industrial relation in India in post independence era. Unit 2: Government policies and industrial relation, role of the state in industrial relation, constitution and Labour policies, industrial relation. Policy of the government of india in the post globalisation era. Unit 3: Management of strikes and lock out. Meaning of strikes and lock out under the industrial disputes Act. Forms of strikes and their Legal status, justified and unjustified strikes and lock out, causes and consequence of industrial confirm. Unit 4: Industrial Dispute: Meaning and causes of industrial disputes. Machinery for prevention and settlement of industrial disputes. Negotiation, skills for and tactics of negotiation for win_win disputes Resolution.

Lecture hours: 6 hours per week Tutorial hours: 1 hour per week Field study: once per year.

501-Public Finance

Objectives • To acquaint the student about financial administration of the government and some special issue of public Finance. • Understand the aim of public Finance atone the student and aware the student about the basis concept. • Elaborating on the role of financial administration and the role of Budgetary control system in India. • Discussing the various sources of tax and non tax revenues. • Understand and analyze the contribution of public expenditure on the path of economic development in an economy of a country.

Lecture hour: 4.5 hours per week Tutorial hour : 90 minutes per week

501-Mathematics Objectives: The objectives of Paper is to enable the student to have the minimum knowledge of mathematics as it is applicable to business and economic situation. Unit 1: The object of this paper is to enable the student to have the minimum idea regarding number system, logorithm to solve higher order equations and other relation problems, . Besides plane geometry using cartesian, coordinate and distance formula finding areas of triangle, square, rectangular eto, derivation of equations of various straight line. Unit 2: The idea of determinant and its various aspects of its properties, solution of linear equations applying cramers rule. The knowledge of number arranging in room and column, and its aspects different matrixes, using the matrixes principles, solution of linear equations and other application. Unit 3: Especially this Unit is linear programming problems, with graphical and two variables with mixed constraints, no solution, unbounded solution and useful limitation and mathematical model ING solution of problems using simple method upto three variables including mixed limitation having dul meaning, transportation problem. Unit 4: Efforts will be gives to the student limitation and continuity of function, right and left hand limit, some formula differentiation of simple function upto zero order, knowledge to minimum and maximum of gives function for future economic situation.

Lecture hours: 4.5hours per week Tutorial hours: 2.5hours per week Field study: Once in a year.

502- Entrepreneurship Development Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to prepare a group where the student view entrepreneurship as a desirable and feasible career option. In particular the Paper seeks to build the necessary competencies and motivation for a career in entrepreneurship. Unit 1: concept and definition of entrepreneur and entrepreneurship, types of entrepreneur, matching of situational requirement and types of entrepreneur. Unit 2: Entrepreneurship and economic development, emergence of women entrepreneurship in national and global perspective, problem of women entrepreneurship in Assam. Opportunity and Challenge of women entrepreneurship. Concept and role of women entrepreneurship, Concept, Role, Problem and prospects of Rural Entrepreneurship. Unit 3: Self help group objectives, formation, finding and working, leadership, style, theories: the trait theory, the situational theory, free reign theory, followers theory, EDP: Needs and objectives, weaknesses and essentials etc. Unit 4: Features of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act 2006, promotional agencies of different enterprises (MSMED) District Industrial and Commercial Centre. DICC, KVIC/ KVIB, NEDFI, NEITCO.

Lecture: 6 hours per week Tutorial: 90 minutes per week

503- Global Human Resource Management Objectives: The objectives of this course is to acquaint with different aspects of global Human Resource Management. Unit 1: Introduction to global Human Resource Management, meaning, definition, objectives, function, difference between home country hrm and host country hrm. Unit 2: Introduction to global Human Resource planning, recruitment, selection, job design and job analysis, retention issue. Unit 3: Human Resource Management in a dynamic global environment, technological change, total quality management (TQM) International Assignment and issue related to work life balance. Unit 4: Globalisation and Human Resource Management, cultural variables in global organisation, cross culture management, global recruitment policies, succession policy. Lecture hours: 6 hours per week Tutorial hours: 1 hour per week

503- Management Accounting Objectives: This Course provides the student and understanding of the application of Accounting technique for management. Unit 1: Management Accounting: Meaning, nature, scope, function of management accounting in decision making, tool and technique. Unit 2: Cash Flow Statement as per IAS-3(revised), fund flow statement. Unit 3: Absorption and Marginal costing. Unit 4: Budgeting for profit planning and control.

Lecture hour: 13.5 hours per week Tutorial hour: 90 minutes per week

504-Direct Tax-I Objectives: The objective of this course is to acquaint the student about Income Tax and its computation . Unit 1: Income Tax Law: An introduction Unit 2: Computation of Income from salary Unit 3: Computation of Income from House property Unit 4: Direct Tax Authority, Duties, powers and function of various authorities appeal.

Lecture Hour: 4.5 hours per week Tutorial Hour: 45 minutes per week

601- Income Tax Objectives: To acquaint the student with the basis of income Tax Law Unit 1: Income Tax Law introduction Unit 2: Exempted Income Unit 3: computation of Income from salary Unit 4: Computation of Income from house property. Lecture hour: 13.5 hours per week Tutorial hour: 1:30 hours per week

601- Labour and Industrial Law Objectives: The objective of this paper is to acquaint the student with the Labour policies and to make them know the Advantages of Law. Unit 1: Emergence and objectives of Labour Laws, usefulness of Labour Legislation in India, principles of Labour Legislation. Unit 2: Objectives, provision and working of the factories Act 1948 Unit 3: the industrial disputes Act, 1947 Unit 4: The work force compensation Act 1923 and the Employees state insurance Act, 1948. Unit 5: The Payment of wage Act 1936. The Minimum Wage Act 1948, the Payment of bonus Act, 1965.

Lecture hours: 4.25 hours per week Tutorial hours: 45 minutes per week

601-Direct Tax – II

Objective: The objectives of this course is to acquaint the student about income Tax and its Computation. Unit 1: Computation of Income under the Head profit and gains of business, profession and profit. Unit 2: Computation of Income from Capital gains. Unit 3: Carry over and set off of losses, unabsorbed depreciation. Unit 4: Tax planning – Concept, Tax planning for salaried asseses, corporate asseses. Lecture hours: 4.25 hours per week Tutorial hours: 45 minutes per week

602-Financial Statement Analysis Objectives The main objective of this paper is imparting knowledge about skills of financial statement analysis. Unit 1: Meaning, significance, types and limitation of financial statement, compasive and common size statement. Unit 2: Ratio Analysis, classification of ratio, Advantages and disadvantages of ratio analysis. Unit 3: Concept of Financial Reporting, Reporting of Corporate social responsibility, status of Corporate Reporting in India. Unit 4: Financial Reporting by banks and NBFC’s and Finance Companies, RBI guidelines, IRDA guidelines

Lecture hours: 4.25 hours per week Tutorial hours: 45 minutes per week

602-Trade unionism Objectives: The objective of this course is to acquaint the student with the importance of trade unionism in development of an organization. Unit 1: Introduction of trade unionism, concept, objectives, structure of trade unionism, recognition of trade unionism, problem of Indian trade union growth of trade union movement in India. Unit 2: White collar Trade Union, meaning, features, growth of white collar union in India, difference between white collar workers and blue collar workers, managerial Association, nature growth and activities of managerial Association. Unit 3: Employers Association, Introduction, aim and objectives, growth of Employers Association, organisation and management of Employers Association in India. Unit 4: International Labour Organisation, background, structure, Major activities of ILO, the philosophers’ declaration, Import of ILO as Labour Legislation in India

Lecture hours: 4.25 hours per week Tutorial hours: 45 minutes per week

603-Compensation Management

Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the student with the effective management of compensation policies. Unit 1: Introduction to Compensation Management, meaning, definition, objectives, principles, importance, wages Payment, essential of a sound wages plan. Unit 2: Foundation of Compensation management, theories of compensation, economic and behavioral, compensation strategies, factors influencing compensation Management, inter and intra industry compensation differentials, compensation differentials at individual level. Unit 3: Compensation planning, level, structure, and system decision, process of designing compensation system, component of compensation, role and function of wage board and payout commission. Unit 4: performance Linked compensation, concept, of performance management, meaning, definition, and approach to performance appraisal, payout for performance programme. Incentives meaning, definition, types and characteristics of effective Incentives plan.

Lecture hours: 4.25 hours per week Tutorial hours: 45 minutes per week

604-Small Business Management Objectives: The objective of this course is to acquaint the start up small business. Unit 1: small business Micro and small enterprise, concept, definition, characteristics and rationale, relationship between large and small enterprises. Different types of Micro and small enterprise and their distinctive characteristics. Role of small business. A brief global perspective with special reference to Indian economy. Features of Micro, small and meduim enterprise Act 2006 governing the promotion and management of Micro and small enterprise in India. Industrial policy of the central and state governing the promotion and management of Micro and small enterprise in North east India with special reference to Assam Unit 2: Production and operation management, plant location, plant layout, product design, production planning and control, quality control, technology for small business. Unit 3: Financial Management, nature of financial requirement for small enterprise, fixed and working capital concept and their sources. Working capital, meaning, operating cycle, significance, determinant and assessment of working capital requirement, simple practical problem solution relating to small business. Unit 4: Marketing management, concept of Marketing, nature of Marketing problem face by micro and small enterprise, market information, market assessment, market segmentation, Marketing mix, product branding and packaging, pricing policy, channel of Distribution for different types of product including ancilliaration. Sale promotion, salesmanship and advertisement, different types and characteristics.

Lecture hours: 4.25 hours per week Tutorial hours: 45 minutes per week

603-Indian financial system Objectives: • The objectives of this course is to acquaint the student with the mechanism of Indian Financial System. • Elaborating the concept and overview of Indian Financial System with Major re form. • To understand the concept of banking institution with monetary policy of RBI objectives. • Discussing the basis features of financial market with secondary market and new issue market. • Analyzing the SEBI, objectives and function, their role in the financial market.

Lecture hour: 4.5hours per week Tutorial hour: 45 minutes per week

604-Basics of Academics Project Preparation

Objectives : The objectives of this course is to provide basic knowledge, idea and skills to develop a research project report relating to a particular field of study I e commerce and economics. Unit 1: This Unit contains types of research project, fact, concept and theories, planning, essential, ingredient, development, questionnaire and design of various component. Unit 2: Idea given to the student data, types of data, sources of secondary data, interview skills and application. Unit 3: The aim of this Unit is tool of data collection, Preparation of questionnaire, non response, framework of questionnaire, formula for different aspects data collection. Unit 4: Objectives this Unit is to aim data processing, analysis, explanation and writing research project report, nature of quantitative and quanlitative data, format ans writing of the research report and referencing /bibliography.

Lecture hours: 4.25 hours per week Tutorial hours: 45 minutes per week

404-Indian Banking System

Objectives • To provide the student with the reasonable knowledge of banking system in India. • To understand the Development of Banking in India. • To analyze the Indian Banking system with different classification. • Elaborating the social control over bank nationalization of bank and capital structure of Banking organisation, their various scheme. • To aware the student about recent trend in Indian Banking System regarding core Banking, ATM, Phone Banking, Internet Banking etc.

Lecture hours: 4.25 hours per week Tutorial hours: 45 minutes per week

B.COM (ENGLISH) BUCN 101-Business Communication Objectives: The aim of this paper is to develop effective business communication skills among the students. It focuses upon different writing skills as well as theories of communication. Total lectures: 5 hrs per week Tutorials: 45 minutes per month

BUCN 201-Business Communication Objectives: The objective of this course is to develop effective communication skills among the students. Total lectures: 5 hrs per week Tutorials: 45 minutes per month

Alternative English Objectives: This paper aims at integrating literature and language for effective communication along with developing the writing skill of the students. It also aims at aquainting the students with great works of prose. Total lectures: 3 hrs per week Tutorials: 45 minutes per month