Quotes that inspire this Department
“Education is the process of facilitating learning to lead a worthwhile life” – Socrates
“True education must correspond to the surrounding circumstances or it is not a healthy growth.”- Mahatma Gandhi
The true teachers are those who help us think for ourselves” – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Vision:
1. To help learners become confident, self-disciplined, hardworking, knowledgeable and skilful to face life with multifaceted roles.
2. To promote and inculcate positive values, fostering culturally competent capacities of students and help them become responsible, productive and contributing members of the society.
Mission:
1. To provide best possible academic environment to student for their undergraduate honours course in education.
2. To help students have a deeper understanding of the subject and course content of education at undergraduate level and prepare for their higher studies.
3. To provide students with specialised knowledge, understanding and skills pertaining to the processes of education beside methods and techniques of teaching learning process.
An Introduction: Education Department, Williamnagar Govt. College, came into existence in the year 2000, as one of the core components of erstwhile Williamnagar College which was established by the citizens of the Williamnagar town. It started just one teacher to teach the subject. The only full-time teacher Shri Om Prakash Khadka along with Smt. Senty C Marak, a part-time teacher who joined a few years later served the college till it was taken over by the government on 18th February 2009.
Initially the department offered the subject at both the Higher Secondary (+2) and Under Graduate level catering to the learning needs of thousands of students. However, after the introduction of Semester System in 2015 and De-linking of Higher Secondary (+2) section, the department limited itself with Undergraduate classes only.
The Department of Education at present is offering B. A. Honours course in Education along with the optional elective subjects to be chosen from Political Science, Garo, and History. The entire course comprises of six semesters spread over 3 years.
The Department has always been focussing on providing in-depth understanding of the processes and components of education in each stage of course and development of its students. The tremendous influence of Philosophical, Psychological and Social aspects of life on education and vis-à-vis requires utmost attention of learners and therefore are taught. As teachers, elders, parents, social reformers and leaders each student requires the knowledge of education. Being one of the most chosen subjects there has always been rush of students in the Department of Education.
The Department runs its course in designated and common classrooms as per schedule and routine. It has full strength of qualified, dedicated and competent faculty members. Group discussion, Question-Answer method, ‘A talk on the given topic’, exchanging ideas & thought and other innovative methods of teaching along with a few limited ICT facilities are applied in the department to improve the teaching - learning experience of teachers and students. Besides internal test and assignments and classroom activities, students are encouraged to join Students’ seminar, workshops, Sports activities, Exposure Trip, and Study tour that are conducted in the college as a whole for the holistic developments of students.
TABLE SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF PAPERS AND MARKS FOR THE ARTS STREAM (HONOURS COURSE)
Subjects/Papers | Semester I | Semester II | Semester III | Semester IV | Semester V | Semester VI | Total Marks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | - | - | - | 100 | 100 | - | 200 |
Environmental Studies | - | - | - | - | - | 100 | 100 |
MIL/Alt. English | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | 100 |
Elective 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | 300 |
Elective 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | 300 |
Elective (Honours) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 800 |
Total Marks | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 1800 |
Year/Session | Semester I | Semester III | Semester V | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023- 2024 | 101 | 80 | 91 | 272 |
2022- 2023 | 98 | 95 | 76 | 269 |
2021- 2022 | 106 | 79 | 63 | 248 |
2020- 2021 | 96 | 62 | 43 | 201 |
2019- 2020 | 88 | 56 | 47 | 191 |
2018- 2019 | 79 | 51 | 51 | 181 |
2017- 2018 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 184 |
Sl. No. | Year/Session | Total Appeared |
Total Passed |
Division I |
Division II |
Simple Pass |
Pass Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2023 (2020 Batch) |
69 | 51 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 73.91% |
2 | 2022 (2019 Batch) |
63 | 44 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 69.84% |
3 | 2021 (2018 Batch) |
53 | 52 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 98.11% |
4 | 2020 (2017 Batch) |
38 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 89.47% |
5 | 2019 (2016 Batch) |
46 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 65.22% |
6 | 2018 (2015 Batch) |
39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 58.97% |
Designation/Post | Sanctioned Strength | Filled | Vacancy |
---|---|---|---|
Professor | NIL (No direct recruitment) | NA | NA |
Associate Professor | NIL (No direct recruitment. Promotion only) | NA | NA |
Assistant Professor | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Dr. Om Prakash Khadka | ||
Head of the Department, and Coordinator, IQAC | ||
M.A., NET, Ph.D. | ||
21 years | ||
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opk1516@gmail.com | ||
Smt. Chonje Ch Marak | ||
Assistant Professor | ||
M.A., B.Ed. | ||
11 years | ||
69XXXXXX45 | ||
marakchonje56@gmail.com | ||
Smt. Preityna M Marak | ||
Assistant Professor | ||
M.A., M. Phil. | ||
8 years | ||
69XXXXXX35 | ||
sojourn81@hotmail.com | ||
Smt. Reviewlet Kharumnuid | ||
Assistant Professor | ||
M.A., NET, B. Ed. | ||
8 years | ||
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reviewletkharumnuid@gmail.com |