Digboi College

Three Days Student-Faculty Exchange Programme: PG Dept. of Life Sciences
2023-05-20 09:00 - 2023-05-22 16:00 UTC | Department of Life Sciences
Three Days Student-Faculty Exchange Programme
Organized by IQAC, P.G. Dept. of Life Sciences, Digboi College and The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam
Dated: 20th – 22nd May 2023
22nd May 2023:
A three days long Student-Faculty Exchange programme has been organized by IQAC, Digboi College in between P.G. Department of Life Sciences, Digboi College and Department of Zoology, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam at Digboi College and Dehing Patkai National Park from 20th – 22nd May, 2023 in association with MoU signed by the esteemed institutions.
Day 1: On 20th May, 2023 the students are introduced to local ecotourism initiatives in Dehing Patkai National park. The resource persons of the programme were Mr. Rajib Rudra Tariang, Asst. Prof., P.G. Department of Life Sciences, Digboi College and Dr. Mitrajit Deb, Asst. Prof., The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati.

Day 2: On 21st May, 2023, wild trailing and Nature walk is conducted at Dehing Patkai National Park with hands on practical. The resource persons of the programme were Mr. Rajib Rudra Tariang, Asst. Prof., P.G.Department of Life Sciences, Digboi College and Dr. Mitrajit Deb, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Zoology, Royal Global University, Guwahati and Miss. Sangita Biswas, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Zoology, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati.

Day 3: On 22nd May, 2023, the technical sessions are organized at Digboi College. The programme has started with introductory session with Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal, Digboi College and Dr. Pabitra Bharali, IQAC Coordinator, Digboi College as chair persons. The programme is followed by parallel technical sessions with resource persons, Dr. Tilal Ch. Dutta, Associate Prof., P.G. Dept. of Life Sciences Digboi College and Dr. Mitrajit Deb, Asst. Prof., The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati who delivered talk on “Mushroom farming and its importance as food” and “Urban Ecology” respectively. Technical session II includes talks on “Animal Behaviour”, “Microbial role in Biogeochemical Cycling”, “Introduction to Amino acids and Proteins” and “Metamorphosis of Insects” by resource persons Miss. Sangita Biswas, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Zoology, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Miss. Sapna Tiwari, Miss Priyanka Debnath and Miss. Piyali Debroy, Asst. Prof., P.G. Dept. of Life Sciences respectively.
A total of 46 students of both Digboi College and The Assam Royal Global University have been participated in the sessions and programme has been concluded with a valedictory session.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Workshop on Leadership Development & Motivation
2023-04-18 - 2023-04-19 | Auditorium, Digboi College
19th April 2023: A workshop on “Leadership Development & Motivation” for NCC cadets of Digboi College is organised by 26 Assam BN NCC NE Region in association with Digboi BN Indian Army and NCC Unit Digboi College on 18th & 19th April 2023 in Digboi College Auditorium. A total of 136 students participated in the workshop.
Major General Gagandeep, Addl DG NCC NE Region graced the occasion as the chief guest in the event. He enlightened the cadets on the need of developing self motivation to act as a leader.
Earlier Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal of Digboi College delivered a welcome speech to welcome the dignitaries to the College as well as the cadets to the workshop specially organized for them. NCC officer Dr. Kanchan Konwar anchored the proceedings of the workshop.
জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Workshop on Generative Adversarial Network
2023-04-08 11:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Conference Hall, Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
8th April 2023: The Department of Computer Science, Digboi College organized a workshop on the topic of Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) in collaboration with IQAC, Digboi College on 8th of April, 2023.
The session was anchored by departmental faculty Mr. Poban Kamar and the objectives were stated by Mr. Prasanta Prasad Singha, HoD, Dept. of Computer Science, Digboi College. Principal of the college Dr. Dip Saikia delivered the welcome address. The session was graced by Vice-principal Dr. Arun Ch. Dutta and IQAC coordinator Dr. Jayanta Handique.

Dr Sadiq Hussain, System Administrator, Dibrugarh University acted as the chief resource person of the session. He presented a very interactive lecture on the stated topic. A total of 57 students from all the streams of Arts, Science, and Commerce participated in this workshop.
জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Health Camp for Female Students : International Women's Day 2023
2023-03-08 10:30 - 13:30 UTC | Auditorium, Digboi College
8th March 2023: Digboi College Women Welfare Cell (DCWWC), in association with IQAC, Digboi College, organised a free medical Health check-up camp, exclusively for the female students of the college, to mark the occasion of International Women’s Day, 2023. The camp was led by Dr. Swatilekha Karmakar, Obstetrician-Gynecologist at IOCL Hospital, Digboi and Dr. Suhashish Mukherjee, Medical Officer (OBGYN) at Digboi CHC. More than 60 students were prescribed medicines and consultations were offered following check-ups. Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal Digboi College spoke on the significance of the theme of IWD, 2023, #EmbraceEquity and inaugurated the camp. The inauguration session was anchored by Mamita Kalita, Asst. Prof., Dept of Botany and Joint Secy. DCWWC.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Self Defence Workshop by NSS Unit, Digboi College: International Women's Day 2023
2023-03-08 06:00 - 08:30 UTC | Indoor Stadium, Digboi College
8th March 2023: NSS Unit, Digboi College organised a workshop on Self Defence for Girls from 6:00 am to 8:20 am on 08/03/2023. About 40 Girls students took active participation in the workshop. Promod Bhuyan, Kofukan Shoto-RYu Karate Black Belt, was the instructor of the programme. Basics on Self Defense has been demonstrated amongst student’s safety measures during the Workshop.
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জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Poster & Oral Presentation Competition: Celebration of National Science Day
2023-02-28 10:30 - 16:00 UTC | Conference Hall, Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
28th February 2023: The Department of Physics in Association with the Digboi College Students Science Club celebrated the National Science Day 2023 with the Central theme “Global science for Global well being”. The program started with floral tributes to C.V.Raman. The Principal, Dr. Dip Saikia addressed the students on the significance of the day and the central theme. This was followed by an oral presentation competition and a poster presentation competition both of which were organised parallelly. A total of 20 papers were presented by the students.
The program concluded with prize distribution where the Vice Principal Dr. A.C. Dutta and Dr. Jaynata Handique, Co-ordinator, IQAC, Digboi College gave away the prizes.

Winners of the competitions were as follows:
Poster presentation :
1st: Rasmi Sharma
2nd: Gayatri Thapa
3rd: Barsha Kurmi
Oral presentation:
1st: Nabanita Dey
2nd: Mallika Chetri
3rd: Samujjal Sarkar
জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Celebration of International Mother Language Day; Cheif Guest - Mayur Bora
2023-02-21 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | Auditorium, Digboi College
21 February 2023: On 21/02/2023, Department of Assamese in collaboration with IQAC, Digboi College has organised International Mother Language Day in college auditorium at 11.00 am. The chief guest of the occasion was eminent writer and speaker, Mayur Bora. The programme started with a chorus performed by the students of Digboi College. The honoree was introduced by Dr. Mrinal Kumar Gogoi and felicitated by the Principal of Digboi College, Dr. Dip Saikia. The inaugural speech was given by Principal, stating the importance of the Mother Language Day and enlightening its history. Following the session, the Assamese department’s magazine Manjuri (মঞ্জুৰী) along with department’s publication Sinta bisitra (চিন্তা- বিচিত্রা) (Editor: Achyut Saikia) were inaugurated by the guest of honour. Going with the programme, the invited guest literary veteran “Mayur Bora”, delivered his speech. He made aquainted the spectators with the history of Assam and it’s native language. Further, he signifies the Mother Language Day and it’s observance to promote linguistic as well as cultural diversity.

A total of 42 faculty and staff members were present on this celebration along with a good strength of students. Also, president of Governing body, Digboi College were present at the occasion. The programme was hosted by Dr. Mrinal Kumar Gogoi, followed by Dr. Lakkhi Devi.

Time: 11.00 am
Date: 21/02/2023
Venue: Auditorium, Digboi College

Student Interaction with emienet writer Mayur Bora on 20/02/2023
2023-02-20 13:30 - 14:30 UTC | Conference Hall, Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
20th February 2023: The Career Counseling and Placement Cell in association with IQAC, Digboi College, organised a student interaction programme with Eminent writer, and speaker, Mayur Bora on 20/02/2023 (Monday) from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. The programme was designed for the final-year UG and PG students who want to appear in various National and State level competitive examinations. The session was presided over by Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal, Digboi College. More than 100 students participated in the session. The resource person discussed the various opportunities and challenges along with the road map to success in the competitive examinations, especially in administrative services.

The session was very much informative and fruitful for the students. Dr. Rashmi Patowary, Convenor, Career Counselling and Placement Cell, Digboi College offered a vote of thanks.
জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Chinta Bichitra : A collection of articles based on Assamese Literature
2023-02-20 | Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
Chinta Bichitra : A collection of articles based on Assamese Literature
First Edition: February 2023

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Great Backyard Bird Count : Experts from e-Bird India & Bird Count India
2023-02-17 06:00 - 2023-02-20 08:00 UTC | Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
Department of Zoology conducts Great Backyard Bird Count
17th February 2023: Department of Zoology, Digboi College conducted bird counts at their campus in collaboration with eBird India and Bird Count India in the morning hours of 17/02/2023. Mr. Rajib Rudra Tariang, Head, Dept. of Zoology, takes the initiative to conduct the 4 days campus bird count in the morning along with the students of Digboi College from 17th to 20th February 2023. On the day, about 40 species of birds were sighted, with 92 individuals in the entire survey. Dr. Pragnesh Patel of Dadra and Naga Haveli, a famous birder of India who is also a professional medical doctor, was the key resource person for the students who delivered a fruitful lecture. Mr. Rajib Rudra Tariang guided the students during the bird count and the team of experts. Mr. Saswat Mishra, another birder of Bird Count India residing at Dadar and Naga Haveli, who is an Electrical Engineer and an M. Tech. Student have also guided the students in the field. Further, Mr. Pallav Pranjol Sarma of Guwahati, Mr. Debojit Phukan of Tinsukia, and Mr. Aovick Das Gutpa of Kaziranga were also present. Some of the unique birds sighted and photographed are the Barred Cuckoo Dove, Short-Billed Minivet, Longtailed Monivet, Vernal Hanging Parrot, White-throated Fantail, Hair-crested Drongo, Collared Treepie, Cinereous Tit, Pygmy Cupwing, Pin-striped Tit Babler, Verditer Flycatcher, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, Streaked Spiderhunter, etc.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Educating Youth on Gender Identity
2023-02-16 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Auditorium, Digboi College
16th Februay 2023:
A Talk on ‘Educating Youth on Gender Identity’ was organised by the Dept. of English, in association with Internal Complaint Committee and IQAC, Digboi College on 16-02-2023 at the College auditorium. The talk, delivered by Rituparna Neog, Founder-Director, Akam Foundation: towards equality, an intersectional queer feminist, a social activist, queer rights activist, story-teller and a poet, was attended by an overwhelming number of students from the college and a large number of teaching faculty. Rituparna deliberated upon how gender and sex is assigned at birth, the societal expectations placed on individuals, the complex ways that gender is institutionalized in society and how gender cannot be confined to a binary and, also, how the deviation from the established norms and societal expectations poses challenges to the individuals concerned. She talked about the various initiatives she was actively involved in and called upon the college community to facilitate a gender neutral washroom @nomoreholdingmypee, so that students with different gender identities do not come across untoward incidents. Queries and questions from the audience during the interaction session, were ably addressed by Rituparna. The event was hosted by Baby Ritu Phukan, from the Dept. of English, who introduced the speaker to the audience. Deepa Sarma Borthakur, Chairperson of the Internal Complaint Committee, spoke about how a discourse on issues of gender identity was the need of the hour. Dalia Baruah, a 4th Sem student (English Honours) delivered the vote of thanks.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

CELEBRATING INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
2023-02-13 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Conference Hall, Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
ONE-DAY SYMPOSIA ON PRODUCTIVITY, GREEN GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY: CELEBRATING INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
13th February 2023: On the occasion of National Productivity Week ( February 12 to 18), the Department of Commerce, Digboi College has taken an initiative to observe this week on 13th of February,2023 to enhance the level of productiveness among the students. This initiative has been undertaken by the Training and Placement Cell, Department of Commerce, in association with IQAC, Digboi College, and the Assam Productivity Council.
This, one day symposia was held in the conference hall of the college, with a gathering of about 90 students. The special guest invited were Prof. Dr. Amalesh Bhowal, Professor, DoC, Assam University (Diphu) Campus as the resource person; B.P Bakshi, Chairman, Assam Productivity Council; and Dr. Jacob Konwar, Asst. Prof., Dept. Of Commerce, D.H.S.K Commerce College. The occasion was initiated with a felicitation ceremony to all the respective dignitaries on the Dias with a Fulam Gamusa and with a Borgeet performed by the students of the commerce department. The Head of the Institution ,Digboi College, Dr Dip Saikia addressed the gathering with his welcoming speech, followed by the Head, Department of Commerce, Dr Deborshee Gogoi . The Chairman, Assam Productivity Council, B.P Bakshi began his talk with the significance of productivity by permeating the importance of innovation to it. Then the resource person, Professor Dr. Amalesh Bhowal took up the event by enlightening the gathering with the knowledge on the productivity; the concept on green growth and sustainability. The last spokesperson for the event was Dr. Jacob Konwar who tried to conclude the occasion by prioritising the composition of the preceding speakers.

Towards the end, , Dr. Samrat Bharadwaj , Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Digboi College, gave the vote of thanks to the respective dignitaries for inspiring the conference hall and the event was winded up with a group snapshot. Thus, the event was of great success.
জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Interaction with Scientists of NASA & Cambridge University
2023-02-11 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Seminar Hall, Digboi College
11th February 2023: The Department of Physics Celebrated the 8th International day of Women and Girls in Science in a befitting manner at the seminar Hall in the presence of students and faculty members. At the outset Gayatri Thapa, (B.Sc.6th semester Physics Honours) described the significance of the day. This was followed by Debangshee Paul (B.Sc. 6th Semester) giving a comprehensive account of Madam Curie, the iconic scientist and Nobel Laureate.

After this Dr. Rashmi Patowary (H.o.D) gave a presentation on the Indian women Scientists. The program ended on an inspirational note with Dr. Kanchan Konwar describing the importance of encouaging women in science .

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Symposia on Developing New-Age Skill-Sets
2023-02-09 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Auditorium, Digboi College
SYMPOSIA ON DEVELOPING NEW-AGE SKILL SETS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER
9th February 2023: Department of Commerce, Digboi College has initiated a seminar on skill development program among the students, in a joint collaboration with the Pune Institute of Business Management. The objective of the event was to enhance the level of productiveness among the youths in this new-era.
The symposium was conducted in the conference hall of the college. The gathering for this event was about 120 students belonging from the various disciplines like commerce, science and vocational studies. The resource person for this event was Mr. Zulfi Ali Bhutto, who was considered 5th in Indian Ironman ranking and had acquired a 20 plus years of diversified experience in business strategy development. The other respected dignitaries for the event was Sumit Kumar Singh ( Head, Corporate Area, PIBM);Mr. Veeru Singh Sokhi ( Director, Global Edu Solutions); and Mr. Vijay Raj Agarwal ( Chartered Accountant). All of them were cordially felicitated with a fulam gamusa, by the event organizer, Dr. Deborshee Gogoi, The head, Department of Commerce, Digboi College. The event was initiated with a welcoming speech by Dr. Deborshee Gogoi and was then followed by the resource person, who tried to infuse the importance of developing new skill sets required to start a good career for the students.

A vote of thanks was delivered to all those dignitaries for the event and finally, the event concluded with a group snap shot.
জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

NAAC Peer Team Visit : 2023
2023-01-23 08:00 - 2023-01-24 17:00 UTC | Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
24th January 2023: NAAC Peer Team Visited Digboi College from 23/01/2023 to 24/01/2023.
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Alumni Meet 2023, Digboi College
2023-01-07 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Auditorium, Digboi College
3rd January 2023: Digboi College Alumni Association is going to organize an Alumni Meet in collaboration with IQAC, Digboi College on 07/01/2023 at the College Auditorium, Digboi Cllege.
All the ex-students of Digboi College are cordially invited to be a part of it and make the grand occasion successful.
Time: 10:00 am onwards.
Date: 07/01/2023
Venu: Auditorium, Digboi College

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Inter College Yoga Competition
2022-12-29 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Auditorium, Digboi College
29th December 2022:
Dibrugarh University Inter-College Yoga Competition was organized by Digboi College on 29th December, 2022. The programme started with the hoisting of the flags of the University and Digboi College in the presence of delegates from Dibrugarh University. The inaugural session was presided over by Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal, Digboi College, who delivered his welcome address as well. A souvenir “Yoga Siddhi”, edited by Dr. Lakshmi Devi was released by Mr. H. N. Sarma, President of the Governing Body of the college. 25 participants from 11 colleges participated in the event who were judged by Yogaguru Sukhamay Nath (Digboi), Dr.Binay Bhattacharjee (Karimganj), Rinku Das (Tinsukia), Swapna Debnath and Subhangi Nath from Digboi. The program was anchored by Dr. Lakshmi Devi and the objective of the event was presented by Ms. Baby Ritu Phukan, Coordinator of Digboi College Yoga-Meditation Center.

In the boy’s category, the first, second and third positions were secured by Joylakhi Payeng (Panigaon OPD College), Madhujya Saikia (Digboi College) and Dipankar Boruah (Sibsagar College) and in girl’s category, Ch. Priyanka (Digboi College), Silpi Sikha Bora (Dikhowmukh College) and Giteema Kishan (Digboi College) secured the first, second and third positions respectively. The vote of thanks was offered by Dr. Lakshmi Devi.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Manjari : 5th Edition 2022
2022-12-02 | Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
Manjari: A collection of various articles about Culture.
Fifth Edition: December 2022
Edited by Nayanmoni Dutta and Pritilekha Lahon.
Published by Department of Assamese, Digboi College

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400th Birth Anniversary of Lachit Borphukan
2022-11-23 13:00 - 2022-11-24 17:00 UTC | Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
23rd: 24th November 2022::
Digboi College has marked the occasion of the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan by celebrating Lachit Diwas in a befitting manner for two days.
23rd November 2022:
A Cultural program to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bir Lachit Borphukan was organized at the college Auditorium from 1.00 pm.

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The program started with Faculty members presenting one of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s immortal number- “MANUHE MANUHOR BABE” in the form of a chorus. This was followed by the inaugural speech of the principal Dr. Dip Saikia who gave a comprehensive account of Lachit Borphukan.
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Dr. Mrinal Gogoi, Associate Professor, Department of Assamese, who was the distinguished speaker for the occasion, gave a critical analysis of the political as well as cultural background before and during the Saraighat war, highlighting the role of Lachit Borphukan. Mr. Karuna Phukan, Assistant Professor Department of Economics, gave an account of the life of Lachit Borphukan and his contribution to Assam. Miss Nikita Sharma, General Secretary, Digboi College Students Union, too delivered a speech on Lachit Borphukan.
Poems on Lachit Borphukan were recited by Dr. Sangita Baruah Saikia, Associate professor, Department of Geography, Miss Bhaswati Talukdar, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Mr. Prakash Saikia, Head Assistant, and Rinki Likson, Student of Digboi College.
A duet song was performed by Mr. Jitu Borah, Assistant professor, Department of Political Science and Mr. Suraj Hajong, Assistant professor, Department of Economics. An instrumental piece on Bhupen Hazarika’s another famous song- “BRISTINNO PARORE …” was played on the mouth organ by Nayanjyoti Moran, Student, Digboi College . A beautiful dance performance was given by Sampriti Borthakur, Student, Digboi College. A drama performance was given by Kandarpa Gogoi, Anupam Mech, Raktim Boruah, Nandita Dutta and Rinki Likson who are all students of Centre for Performing Arts.

The cultural program was followed by a prize distribution ceremony of the Essay Competition held on the occasion of Lachit Borphukan.The program ended with an open Quiz on “ LAchit Borphukan” where both teachers and students participated. Nayanjyoti Moran acted as Quiz Master for the Program.

Result of essay Writing Competition on Lachit Borphukan:
Category: Teachers
1st Prize: Karuna Phukan
2nd Prize: Lakshmi Devi
3rd prize: Momita Kalita
Judges Special Prize: Rashmi Patowary
Category: Students
1st Prize: Sompreeti Borthakur
2nd Prize: Ankita Gupta
3rd prize: Soni Kumar Gupta
Nayan Jyoti Moran
Category: Non-Teaching Staff
1st Prize: Prakash Kumar Saikia
2nd Prize: Ractim Mohan Sharma
3rd prize: Deep Bora
Special Prize: Biraj Gogoi

Vote of thanks was offered by Brinindita Deb, Secretary College magazine. Dr. Janardhan Bora, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, has played the lead role of the organizing committee of the program. Everyone felt that students, teachers, and office staff mingled together and presented a truly memorable program.

24-11-2022:
Students, teachers, and office staff assembled in the evening and by lighting of 400 earthen ‘Diyas’ created the following words :
“400th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF BIR LACHIT BORPHUKAN”

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Prakton Xikyarthire Ontorongo Alaap
2022-11-04 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Conference Hall, Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
4th November 2022:
On November 4, 2022, the Centre for Performing Arts, Digboi College, and Kuhok Theatrical Society organized a program titled “Prakton Xikyarthire Ontorongo Alaap” and invited renowned ad film and film producer Sri Bijoy Dowerah to the college campus to deliver a special talk on his life journey thus far. The ‘Prakton Xikyarthire Ontorongo Alaap’ is a unique forum where distinguished alumni of Digboi College are invited to address the student body and encourage them to strive harder in life.
His 90-minute presentation, titled ‘Journey without Destination,’ eloquently detailed his journey from Digboi to Mumbai and how he established his company, ‘Complete Films,’ in Bollywood. The visitor detailed his interactions with Bollywood stars such as Amitabh Bachchan, A.R. Rahman, Shahrukh Khan, and others. Dowerah, also an accomplished lyricist, shared some of his life-altering experiences with prominent vocalists such as Zubeen Garg, Jitul Sonowal, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurti, and others.

Over one hundred students, faculty members, and media professionals attended the program, which was led by Dr. Samrat Samrat Bharadwaj (Assistant Professor in the Department of Commerce and Convenor of the Centre for Performing Arts). The programme was opened by Dr. Dip Saikia, who was accompanied by H. N. Sarmah (President of the Digboi College Board of Governors) and Dilip Bhattacharjee (Former President, Governing Body, Digboi College). In addition, there was an interactive session with the college students in which the speaker expertly answers their questions.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Positive Mental Health- Interative Programme
2022-11-02 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Conference Hall, Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
2nd November 2022:
An interactive program on –“Positive Mental Health” was organized by the Department of Physics, Digboi College, in association with IQAC Digboi College on 02-11-2022 at the conference Hall, Digboi College, from 2 pm onwards. The program started with the introduction and felicitation of the resource person Mrs. Nandita G. Sarma, Psychological Counsellor, Delhi Public School, Digboi, by Dr. Rashmi Patowary.

The resource person gave a lucid presentation of precisely one hour, highlighting the key aspects of mental health and how to maintain positive mental health. Thanks to the experienced resource person, who made her presentation lively by giving relatable real-life examples. The session turned out to be highly beneficial with the students’ unhesitant interaction with the resource person. The participants, which comprised of 86 students and 10 teachers, expressed that they had greatly benefitted from the program and opined that such programs should be organized on a regular basis.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Observation of Rastriya Ekta Diwas
2022-10-31 | Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
31st OCTOBER 2022: NSS Unit, Digboi college has observed the “Rastriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day)” in association with Margherita Sub-Division (Civil), IOCL(AOD), Indian Army, Digboi on 31st October 2022. National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated on 31st October every year since 2014 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This year marks the 147th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, a freedom fighter and later a politician who played a major role in the integration of India. The National Unity Day is observed in order to provide an opportunity to re-affirm the inherent strength and resilience of our nation to withstand the actual and potential threats to the unity, integrity, and security of our country. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was India’s first deputy Prime Minister and is popularly known as the ‘Iron Man of India’. He played a major role in persuading over 500 princely states to accede to the independent Indian Union. He integrated all princely states into the newly independent India, despite several hurdles.
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Digboi College has organised a “Run for Unity” program of 7 km in connection with National Unity Day. A total of 140 NSS Volunteers were present at the occasion. The NSS programme Officers of the institution viz. R. R. Tariang, Dr. K. Haloi, and Dr. N. Chamuah were also present. The program started with the inauguration speech by Mr. Palash Rajkumar Ahom, SDO (Civil), Margherita Block, followed by an oath-taking ceremony led by Indian Army Commandant, Digboi. The translation of the oath is as follows:
I solemnly pledge that I dedicate myself to preserving the unity, integrity, and security of the nation and also strive hard to spread this message among my fellow countrymen. I take this pledge in the spirit of the unification of my country which was made possible by the vision and actions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. I also solemnly resolve to make my own contribution to ensure the internal security of my country.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Tribute to Nipon Goswami
2022-10-28 13:00 - 13:30 UTC | Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
28th OCTOBER 2022: Digboi college paid tribute to Nipon Goswami on 28/10/2022. He passed away on 27/10/2022 morning at Nemcare Hospital in Guwahati. The college authority organised a condolence meeting at the college premises to mark the incident. Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal of Digboi College, delivered a speech on the life work and achievements of the veteran actor.

Life and Career
A veteran film and theatre actor, Nipon Goswami is known for his work in the Assamese film industry. After starting his career with stage, after which he made his silver screen debut with the film Sangram, in 1968.
Some of his known work can be seen in films like Dr. Bezbaruah (1970), Shakuntala Aru Sankar Joseph Ali (1984), Hiya Diya Niya (2000), Antaheen Jatra (2004), Borolar Ghor (2012) And Gaane Ki Aane (2016). Apart from his work In Assamese film industry, he has been a part of Hindi films like Debut With Do Bhai (1968), Jaggu (1975), Kaal Sandhya (1991), Daman (2001) and Purab Ki Awaz (2017).
His 2017 release includes the film Sesh Angika. Directed by Pronoy Phukan, the movie along with Nipon Goswami stars Jayanta Bhagabati and Nayan Nilim in important roles. His 2019 release includes Seema – The Untold Story.
He was born on 3rd September 1942 at Kolibari in Tezpur, Assam. His father Chandradhar Goswami was a famous actor and his mother Nirupama Goswami was a singer. He did his primary schooling from Kolibari LP School. After that he moved to Tezpur Govt. HS School.
After completed his B.A. he went Calcutta for the interview in Pune Film Institute. In 1965, he went to Pune for his acting training. Subhash Ghai, Navin Nischol, Shatrughan Sinha etc. were his classmates.
He debuted in the Assamese film industry as a child artist in the movie Piyali Phukan, directed by Phani Sarma in 1957. As a lead actor, Sangram was his first Assamese film and a hit movie. His next movie Dr. Bezbaruah released in 1969 brought him recognition as a star to act in many movies in coming years. He also acted in few Hindi movies as a character actor.
He has been actively involved in mobile theatres, notably, Abaahan, Kohinoor, Hengul, and Shakuntala. He also appeared in few TV serials like Writu aahe writu jaai’. source: PratidinTime
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BIOTA: P.G. Department of Life Sciences Magazine
2022-09-16 | Digboi College, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam, 786171, India
BIOTA: P.G. Department of Life Sciences Magazine
First Issue: September 2022

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Freshers Organised by Dept. of Physics
2022-09-12 13:30 - 16:30 UTC | Department of Physics
12TH SEPTEMBER 2022: The purpose of the Freshers Celebration is to welcome new students in a friendly atmosphere and to encourage their creative impulses to boost their confidence. It is the day when seniors and juniors finally bond and unite to celebrate being part of the college. Students of BSc 1st semester and MSc 1st semester were welcome by Bsc 3rd and 5th semester as well as MSc 3rd semester students. The students decorated the room very beautifully in order to make a memorable day for the freshers.

The program started with Vice Principal Sir’s speech, followed by our Department’s HOD and all the teaching staff. The program started at 1:30 pm and was hosted by a student of the BSc 5th semester. After the speech, we had our first dance performed by a student from the 3rd semester, followed by many other programs. Then we moved on to the gift distributing ceremony, which was done by our respected teachers.

We had a lunch break in between and then continued with the enjoyment. Most of the students took part and everybody enjoyed the program. We concluded the program by once again welcoming all the freshers to our small family. At last we had a fun play between juniors and seniors adding more moments to the enjoyment list.

At last we selected our Himakshi Kashyap and Debojit Konch as The Ms. Fresher and Mr. Fresher of 2022 batch.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |
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Teacher's Day Observed by Dept. of Physics
2022-09-05 10:30 - 15:00 UTC | Department of Physics
5th Sept, 2022:Every year 5th September is celebrated as Teachers’ day in India, which also commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, an academic, professor, philosopher, and former vice president and president of India. The purpose behind observing this day is to honor the teachers who eliminate darkness from the minds of the disciples or students and empower them with knowledge. Teachers’ day is observed in schools and colleges with great excitement, and many events are organized in honor of the teachers. Knowledge is the light to remove the darkness of ignorance from one’s life. This knowledge is passed on from teachers to its students. Teachers enlighten us in many ways and provide guidance in choosing the right path in our life. Dr. S Radhakrishnan believed that teachers should be respected and honored for their valuable efforts as they play a significant role in our society. He said that if we really wanted to celebrate his birthday, celebrate it as the day as to honor the teachers. After this incident, every year, his birthday, which falls on the 5th of September, began to be celebrated as Teachers’ day.

“Teachers are Torch Bearers of the Gen-next”
Teacher’s day was celebrated by the students of the PHYSICS department (both BSc. And MSc.) in the department of PHYSICS on 5th September to express their gratitude for the immense contribution put forth by their teachers towards their development. Students decorated the department with decorative items on the eve of Teacher’s day, and the faculties were welcomed warmly. We first initiated the program with the Lamp Lighting ceremony in honor of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan by our respected HOD and all the faculties. Each of the faculties was given a gift as a token of gratitude and an acknowledgment of the hard work put by the teachers towards their development, wishing them a Happy Teachers Day. This was followed by the cake-cutting ceremony to make the day more memorable and successful. We had two beautiful cakes, one of which was especially gifted to the faculties by our MSc. Student, Miss Saswata Purkayastha. Teachers really enjoyed the cake and gave her an applause as appreciation. It was a fun filled afternoon for the teachers as well as the students. All the juniors cooperated well with the seniors making the event as a fruitful success. The event concluded by again thanksgiving the teachers for their efforts and gratitude. The event went very well as planned, and a few games were played with our teachers at the end. Everybody enjoyed it well and refreshments were arranged at the end by our teachers.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

3 Day Mime Workshop
2022-09-02 14:00 - 2022-09-04 17:00 UTC | Auditorium, Digboi College
On September 2, September 3, and September 5, 2022, the Centre for Performing Arts, Digboi College and the Kuhok Theatrical Society, in association with IQAC, Digboi College, hosted a mime workshop on the college premises. Mr. Birinchi Borah, a prominent figure in the Assamese entertainment industry as well as a member of the Indian Mime Association, was in charge of directing the nine-hour-long session. The workshop was inaugurated in the auditorium of Digboi College on September 2, 2022, under the worthy supervision of Dr. Samrat Bharadwaj, who besides being from the Department of Commerce, also happens to be the Convenor and Head for the Centre of Performing Arts. The introductory lecture was given by the Principal, Dr. Dip Saikia, and was followed by senior faculty members Dr. Mrinal Kumar Gogoi from the Department of Assamese and Dr. Sangeeta Saikia from the Department of Geography. After a brief overview of the history of mime was presented by the resource person, a student by the name of Kavita Upadhyay from the Department of Commerce then delivered an impressive speech describing the objectives of the workshop. During the opening ceremony, there was also participation from other members of the college’s faculty, including Dr. Rashmi Patowary and Mr. Sanat Kumar Gogoi, both of whom are affiliated with the Department of Physics. The success of the session was in large part due to the contribution of the twenty-two students who took part in it from the Centre for the Performing Arts.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Fundamental of Marketing Concepts : Popular Talk
2022-08-18 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
The Digboi College Department of Commerce and the Digboi College Internal Quality Assurance Cell collaborated to host a popular talk on “Fundamental of Marketing Concepts” on August 18, 2022 in the Digboi College auditorium. The resource person for the talk was Professor (Dr.) Amalesh Bhowal, who had previously served as the Pro Vice Chancellor of Assam University. An outstanding audience of over 150 students listened as the distinguished visitor articulately explained the essential principles and realities of marketing, addressing both the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject matter. When they inaugurated the program, Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal of Digboi College, and Dr. Deborshee Gogoi, Head of the Department of Commerce at Digboi College, laid the groundwork for the discussion and introduced the group of students to the fundamental concept of marketing as a field of study. Dr. Samrat Bharadwaj deftly took charge of the proceedings and acted as host throughout the entire event. After more than an hour and a half of conversation, Mr. Pradip Chandra Das expressed the audience’s appreciation with a vote of thanks (Former Head, Department of Commerce, Digboi College) and called the event a successful closure.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

Celebration of 58th "PRATISTHA DIVAS"
2022-07-15 09:00 - 10:30 UTC
Digboi College celebrated the 58th “Pratistha Divas” on 15th July 2022 at the college campus. The celebration starts at 9.00 a.m. with the flag hoisting ceremony hoisted by Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal, along with Mr. H.N. Sarma, President of Governing Body, and Dr. Arun Chandra Dutta, Vice-Principal of Digboi College in presence of all the honorable faculty members, workaholic office & support staff, students, and others. The historical events and the sacrifices made by the people who wanted a higher education institution in this remort part of the country because of which the college stands at this distinguishable position were remembered and appreciated by the college on this occasion.

Two meritorious students of Digboi College were felicitated by Digboi College for securing the highest marks in Economics subject in the AHSEC by Dhritiman Bhattacharjee with 99 marks and Silpi Sikha Sonowal for securing the highest percentage of marks in the HS final exams within the college. Further, Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal of the college, delivered a speech on the history of Digboi College from its year of establishment. The first advisory ad-hoc governing body committee was organized in a public meeting at AOD (IOCL) School premises by some eminent personalities like educationists, social workers, and visionaries, such as Shri Satya Jiban Paul, Shri Krishna Prasad Baruah, Shri Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma, and others. Shri Tarun Chandra Goswami, the then DFO of Digboi Forest Division, was the first governing body President of Digboi College, and Shri Miraj Hussain, a social worker, was the secretary of the body.
On 15th July 1965, Digboi College started its first class at Soumar Vidyapith School in two shifts, morning and evening, in the Arts stream under the guidance of Mrs. Sarna Lata Gogoi as Principal i/c. From 2nd September 1965, Mr. B.N. Choudhury took the charge of Principal i/c. In 1969, the Arts stream was under government deficit, followed by the science stream in 1974, and in the year 1983 department of commerce was established. The current principal, Dr. Dip Saikia, is the 14th Principal of Digboi College, and Dr. Arun Chandra Dutta is the 15th Vice-Principal of Digboi College.

The college now has 20 departments and 17 programs distributed in 4 streams. The college is functioning with a total strength of 73 teachers, 31 office & support staff, and 2000+ students. The college also introduced PG level in Physics, Life Sciences (Botany and Zoology), and 3-year Bachelor Degree Course in Small Tea Garden Management and Tourism and Hospital Management with multi exit and entry mode along with many add-on courses.
It is also worth mentioning that National Service Scheme (NSS) was established in the year 1969 along with the rest of the Indian colleges and Universities on 24th September 1969 under the supervision of Mr. Rafiq Hussain as Programme Officer of NSS, followed by Mr. Gias Uddin Ahmed as next Programme Officer. Currently, Digboi College has 3 active units of NSS with 300 plus students working in the social sector in many villages. The NSS Unit has also been awarded 2 National Awards by the President of India, 6 state awards from the Chief Minister of Assam, and 11 awards under Dibrugarh University. Mr. Rajib Rudra Tariang, Dr. Kishor Haloi, and Dr. Nabadweep Chamua are the current Programme Officers of each unit. Dr. Kanchan Konwar is the Lieutenant of the 26 Company Battalion of NCC of Digboi College with the boys and girls wing.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |

MAKING BEST FROM THE WASTE
2022-07-12 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
As part of the “Swachhta Pakhwada” campaign under the “Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan” by the Government of India, Oil India Limited in collaboration with the Department of Commerce, Digboi College organised One Day Workshop on “Making Best from the Waste” on the 12th of July, 2022. The objective of the workshop was to spread awareness on waste management and making the best use of the waste material that is of no use otherwise. More than thirty students from the Arts, Science, and Commerce streams of Digboi College, as well as faculty members, enthusiastically participated in the workshop organised and guided by Ms Murchana Gogoi, Assistant Professor of Commerce at Digboi College

The workshop was carried out in two phases, the first phase involved demonstration and hands-on learning guided by Ms Murchana Gogoi. In the second phase, contestants competed on the theme “Making Best from the Waste”, which was followed by a prize-giving event sponsored by Oil India Limited, Duliajan. In total five students won the prizes for creating eco-friendly decorative pieces and making optimum use of the waste material they could find. The names of the winners of the competition go as under:

Sl.No.

Name of the Student

Class & Stream

Prize

Prize Money

1

Avantika Paul

6th Semester, Commerce

1st

2,500

2

Usha Mech

6th Semester, Arts

2nd

1,500

3

Alimpika Medhi

6th Semester, Science

3rd

500

4

Pallabi Konwar

2nd Semester, Commerce

3rd

500

5

Gargi Gogoi

6th Semester, Arts

3rd

500

The administration and the fraternity of Digboi College expressed their profound gratitude to Oil India Limited, Duliajan for sponsoring a workshop on such a relevant theme that will not only create student awareness but will also contribute to a cleaner waste-free environment. Dr Dip Saikia, Principal of Digboi College conveyed his heartfelt appreciation to Oil India Limited and expressed his hope for more such worthwhile collaborations. Ms. Shakshi Aggarwal, Manager, (CSR & Sustainable Development), Public Affairs Department, Oil India Ltd on behalf of Oil India Ltd. expressed her gratitude and heartfelt thanks to Digboi College for carrying out the event successfully within such a short span of time. She further added that Oil India Ltd. looks forward to co-organizing more such workshops for the collective growth of both organisations in the near future.

জয়তু ডিগবৈ মহাবিদ্যালয়, জয় আই অসম, জয় হিন্দ |
