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ANNUALREPORT
2016-17
Krishna Kanta HandiquiState Open University
Guwahati-781017

Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna AcharyaHis Excellency the Governor of Assam
(April 2016 - August 2016)
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
Shri Banwarilal PurohitHis Excellency the Governor of Assam
(22 August 2016)
Chancellor

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ContentsMessage From the VC’s Desk 5
Foreword from Registrar 7
University At a Glance 8
Executive Summary 9
Key Officials 12
Committees of KKHSOU 13
Principal Authorities
Board of Management
Academic Council
Finance Committee
Statutory Bodies
Examination Committee
Planning and Development
Tender Committee
Community Radio Advisory Committee
Faculty Resources: Schools and Departments 17
University Infrastructure 19
Academic Programmes 20
Learners' Support Services 24
University Activities 28
Participation in Workshop/Conference/Seminar 35
Achievement of Non-Academic Staff 37
Collaborations 38
Schools and Departments 40
Banikanta Kakati Research Institute 51
Community Radio Station 54
Study Centre 55
Central Library 67
Publications 70
Enrolment and Success 72
Audit Report (2016-17) 78

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An Annual Report faithfully records the journey of 365 days ofan institution. The purpose of an annual report is to record,preserve and visualise the stories of success and achievements ofthe institution. A University does not stand alone. It is a socialinstitution. Therefore it has social responsibilities and it sincerelytries to carry those responsibilities transgressing all the barriersand hurdles. Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University isthe first and only Open University in the north-east. It has a hugelearner base and its educational programmes are well appreciatedfor their effectiveness and academic relevance. Our academicjourney clearly justifies our presence in the educational sector ofthe state. This university is pleased to accommodate theeducational aspirations of the marginalised and under privilegedsection of the society. It tries to present itself not as figures in thelandscape but shapes of it.
The year 2016-17 is crucial for the University. It is the time periodwhen the University honours stalwarts like Prof. Mrinal Miri, aprominent name in the country's educational scenario with KrishnaKanta Handiqui National Award, hosts Krishna Kanta HandiquiMemorial Lecture delivered by internally acclaimed film makerShri Budhadev Dasgupta. All the efforts result in strengtheningour capabilities, enriching our Open-ended approach towardsincessant inquisitiveness, etc., Education in the globalised worldhas to face various problems of multifarious insensitivity.Educational aspirations have attained complex dimensions. Wetherefore, have to keep ourselves abreast of all the happenings inour surroundings so that we can perceive and analyse changes.
Changes are crucial. They are our guiding spirits to devisenecessary plans and formulation of objectives in accordance withshifting priorities. They give us an idea of how things have moveddespite our ignorance and resistance. We need to take themseriously to enlighten our framework of analysis. KKHSOUstrongly believes in the idea of integration for creating ample space
Message from the Vice Chancellor

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of our diversified learner base so that changes maybe accommodated.
This is also the time when the University hasorganised the Second Convocation. Prof. RavindraKumar Vice Chancellor (i/c), IGNOU was theChief Guest. He presented the convocationaddress where he laid emphasis on the openlearning system as the foremost tool indemocratisation of education and urged thelearners to take pride as they are free to select theeducation they pursue. Prof. Kumar also printedout that with the revival of educational radio andbroadcast channels like Gyan Vani and Gyan
Darshan, there would be ample opportunities forcontent sharing and reaching out to learners.
All these indicate our areas of interest and concernsin order to strengthen our academic journey. Aneducational institution is led by certain goals and itencourages us to cross all the possible barrierswithin a specific time frame. This Annual Reportgives us a glimpse of our enlightened ventures toaddress issues of educational priorities within theframework of social commitment.
Hitesh Deka

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University At a Glance
Academic Departments: 19
Study Centre: 356
LEARNERS ADMITTED
BPP : 6201UG : 19969PG : 4968PG Diploma : 470
Diploma : 297
D.El.ED. : 13232
Certificate : 36
TEACHING STAFF
Professor : 03
Associate Professor : 03
Assistant Professor : 30
Senior Academic Consultant : 01
Academic Consultant : 02
Events Organized: Second ConvocationNo. of Degrees Awarded
Degree : 32,236
Master Degree : 2,678
Ph.D. : 09

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Executive Summary
The Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, a leadinginstitution in the field of Distance Education in the state of Assamcontinues its journey towards expanding its horizon, extending educationbeyond barriers, reaching out to the unreached and making a differencein the lives of all sections of the society. The University continues in itsstrong commitment and untiring efforts at providing quality highereducation and lifelong learning to the deprived, as well as, denied sectionsof the state and the region. At present KKHSOU continues to functionfrom its Main Campus at Patgaon, Rani and simultaneously from theCity Office located at Housefed Complex, Dispur Last Gate, Guwahati.
The University offers 6 Bachelor Degree, 10 Master Degree, 6 PostGraduate Diploma, 9 Diploma and several Certificate programmestogether with the Bachelor Preparatory Programme (BPP) and Diplomain Elementary Education (D. El. Ed) programme. It requires specialmention that the University continues to provide free education to thejail inmates of the Central Jails, Guwahati, Abhayapuri and Jorhat, aswell as, District Jail, Mangaldai. Also, KKHSOU provides free educationto the differently-abled persons along with Self Learning Materials inBraille and audio formats for the visually impaired learners.
The year 2016-2017 is significantly marked by several importantevents and activities such as the academic activities, social initiatives,cultural activities, second Convocation and yearly held Krishna Kanta HandiquiMemorial Lecture. This year on the 11th Foundation Day, celebrated on 11December, 2016, the Krishna Kanta Handiqui National Award 2016 waspresented by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Shri. Sarbananda Sonowalto Padma Bhushan Dr. Mrinal Miri for his wide contribution to the field ofeducation and literature, who had also served as the Director of Indian Instituteof Advanced Study, Vice Chancellor of NEHU, Shillong, Chancellor of RajivGandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh and as the Member of Rajya Sabha(2012-2016).
Notably, on the occasion of the 118th birth anniversary of the greatSanskrit scholar of Assam, Shri. Krishna Kanta Handiqui, the Krishna KantaHandiqui Memorial Lecture, 2016 was delivered by eminent filmmaker,Shri. Buddhadeb Dasgupta on the theme “Ärt and Experience onCelluloid”, highlighting the role of the artistic vision, nuances offilmmaking combined with his own personal experiences as a filmmaker.
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period 2016-17 are as mentioned below: Inauguration of Model Village and
Health Camp, 7 August 2016 Flood Relief Camp, 9 August 2016 Inauguration of the first issue of
University’s Journal, 5 September2016
Celebration of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’sBirth Anniversary, 8 September 2016
Swachh Bharat Pakhwada, 6November 2016
Celebration on of CRS Jnan Taranga’scompletion of six years of CommunityBroadcasting, 20 November 2016
Inter-Study Centre MusicCompetition, 4 December 2016
Friendly Football Match between theteams of KKHSOU and GU, 3 January2017
Second Convocation of KKHSOU on5 February 2017
International Women’s Day, March 8,2017
The period 2016-17 witnessed the activeparticipation of the officials of the Universityin various seminars, conferences, workshopsto gain first-hand knowledge on differentaspects such as OER Policy, academiccollaborations, projects on social relevance, aswell as, conference and training workshops onaspects of moving towards Flexible Learningand designing of ODL programmes as alsohighlighted below:
International Council for Open andDistance Education (ICDE) 2016Presidents’ Summit, Sydney attendedby the Vice Chancellor of KKHSOU
PCF8 Conference held at KualaLumpur, Malaysia attended by adelegation of KKHSOU
Participation of KKHSOU delegation inTraining workshops at Wawasan OpenUniversity, Penang, Malaysia
Collaboration with UNICEF for aproject entitled “Experiments inAdolescent Participation”
Collaboration with NCSTC,Department of Science andTechnology
Projects undertaken by KKHSOU onDisaster Management and CEMCA’sproject on skill development foryouths
To provide a brief overview of the internalactivities of the university, the Centre forInternal Quality Assurance (CIQA) of theUniversity is actively engaged in qualityenhancement, developing ICT, Learners’Support Systems (LSS) and ExaminationReforms to mention a few. In the area of theLearners’ Support Services which comprises arange of easily accessible learning facilities,the University continues to extend its servicesto the learners through the official Universitywebsite, University mobile web application, e-BIDYA, Open Access Journals Search Engine(OAJSE), Question-paper Repository,Community Radio Service (CRS) andMultimedia Production Unit (MPU) of theUniversity. The Central Library of KKHSOUcontinues to play its vital role in the collection,development and dissemination of academic,scientific and technical information to meet thepresent and the future needs of the University.Significantly, it may be mentioned that in acompetition (audio challenge), the CRS ofKKHSOU, was conferred the SpecialRecognition Award by CEMCA and NSDC.
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learners some of the new and interactive events. In the year 2016, a totalnumber of 26 institutions have been approved as Study Centers covering14 districts of Assam. As far as the Jail Study Centres are concerned, theUniversity has also set up 10 new centres across various jails of Assamand the counselling sessions are underway with a total of 24 learnersenrolled under programmes such as BA, MA, BCA, CCA and CSTCPM.With a view towards motivating the jail learner-inmates towards becomingreformed individuals of the society, the Brajen Barua MemorialDocumentary Festival has been organised by KKHSOU in various Jails acrossthe state in collaboration with the Assam Prison Head Quarters.
In the academic session that begins in the month of July 2016, atotal number of 31,941 learners were enrolled in the first semester ofvarious programmes offered by the university and as per the declaredresults of final semester for various Master Degree Programmes, PostGraduate Diploma, Diploma and Certificate programmes, the passpercentage indicates an improvement in the overall academic performanceand success rate of the distance learners of KKHSOU.
Thus, the University continues to march ahead with both its strongvision and mission, striving towards excellence in the field of DistanceEducation while also maintaining its commitment to the larger socialresponsibilities.

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KEY OFFICIALS
ChancellorShri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, His Excellency the Governor of Assam (April-August 2016)Shri Banwarilal Purohit, His Excellency the Governor of Assam (from 22August 2016-)
Vice- ChancellorDr. Hitesh Deka
RegistrarShri Rajat Baran MahantaDr. Arupjyoti Choudhury (i/c) (from 25July 2016 -)
Dean (Academic)Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury
Dean (Study Centre)Dr. Dibyajyoti Mahanta
Director, CIQAProfessor Aniruddha Deka
Controller of ExaminationsDr. Guruprasad KhataniarDr. Bhabaranjan Sarmah (from 14December 2016 -)
Finance OfficerShri Bishnu Chakraborty
Deputy Registrar (Administration)Dr. Ratul Kr. Patowary
Deputy Registrar (Academic)Dr. Limpon Bora
Deputy Registrar (Examination)Shri Arabinda Saikia
Secretary to the Vice-Chancellor and PublicRelations Officer
Shri Sachindra Nath Misra
Assistant RegistrarDr. Kanta Chakravarty
Assistant Registrar (Examination)Shri Kashyap Mahanta
Assistant Registrar (SLM)Dr. Samar Bhattacharyya
Assistant Registrar (Study Centre)Shri Birinchi Bora
Systems AnalystShri Binod Deka
Assistant Regional Director (Regional Centre,Jorhat)
Dr. Bipul Das
LibraryDr. Prasenjit Das (in-Charge)Dr. Gautam Sarma (1st March 2017 - )

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COMMITTEES of KKHSOU
PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Chairperson
1. Dr. Hitesh Deka, Vice-Chancellor, KKHSOU
Members
2. The Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, HigherEducation Department
3. The Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, FinanceDepartment
4. Sri Ramendra Narayan Kalita, Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
5. Sri Bhabesh Kalita, Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
6. Professor Tabu Ram Taid, Former Director, Secondary Education, Assam
7. Mrs Ahalya Gogoi, Former Professor, Mathematics Department, PragjyotishCollege, Guwahati
8. Professor Indu Mohan Das, Former Dean, Faculty of Science, GauhatiUniversity
9. Dr. P K Choudhury, Former Advisor to the CM, Govt of Assam
10. Dr. Lokendra Prasad Deka, Former Managing Director, Assam Livestockand Poultry Corporation
11. Prof. P K Goswami, Vice Chancellor, Assam Science and TechnologyUniversity
12. Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury, Dean (Academic), KKHSOU
13. Dr. Dibyajyoti Mahanta, Dean (Study Centre), KKHSOU
Member- Secretary
14. Registrar, KKHSOU

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ACADEMIC COUNCILChairperson
1. Dr. Hitesh Deka, Vice-Chancellor, KKHSOU
Members
2. Registrar, KKHSOU
3. Prof. Niru Hazarika, Former Professor, Department of Political Science,Gauhati University
4. Prof. Dinesh Baroowa, Former Registrar, Gauhati University
5. Prof. Nripendra Narayan Sarma, Professor, KKHSOU
6. Prof. Umesh Deka, Professor, KKHSOU
7. Prof. Daisy Bora Talukdar, Professor, KKHSOU
8. Dr. Dibyojyoti Mahanta, Dean (Study Centre), KKHSOU
9. Dr. Bhabaranjan Sarmah, Controller of Examinations, KKHSOU
10. Dr. Chandrama Goswami, Associate Professor, KKHSOU
11. Dr. Bhaskar Bhattacharyya, Assistant Profesor, KKHSOU
12. Ms. Devajani Duarah, Assistant Professor, KKHSOU
Member-Secretary
13. Dean (Academic), KKHSOU
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Chairperson
1. Dr. Hitesh Deka, Vice- Chancellor, KKHSOU
Members
2. Registrar, KKHSOU
3. Commissioner and Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Assam
4. Commissioner and Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Assam
5. Dr. P. K. Choudhury, Member, Board of Management, KKHSOU
Member-Secretary
6. Sri Bishnu Chakraborty, Finance Officer, KKHSOU

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STATUTORY BODIES
EXAMINATION COMMITTEEChairperson
1. Dr. Hitesh Deka, Vice- Chancellor, KKHSOU
Members
2. Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury, Dean (Academic), KKHSOU
3. Dr. Dibyajyoti Mahanta, Dean (Study Centre), KKHSOU
4. Prof. Aniruddha Deka, Director, CIQA, KKHSOU
5. Prof. Umesh Deka, Professor, KKHSOU
6. Dr. Prasenjit Das, Assistant Professor, KKHSOU
7. Ms. Devajani Duarah, Assistant Professor, KKHSOU
Convenor
8. Controller of Examinations, KKHSOU
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTChairperson
1. Dr. Hitesh Deka, Vice- Chancellor, KKHSOU
Members
2. Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury, Dean (Academic), KKHSOU
3. Director (Multimedia), KKHSOU
4. Prof. Indu Mohan Das, Member, Board of Management, KKHSOU
5. The Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, HigherEducation Department
6. Representative of State Government from Public Works Department.
7. Sri Bishnu Chakraborty, Finance Officer, KKHSOU
8. Dr. Dibyajyoti Mahanta, Dean (Study Centre), KKHSOU
Member-Secretary
9. Registrar, KKHSOU

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TENDER COMMITTEEChairperson
1. Dr. Hitesh Deka, Vice-Chancellor, KKHSOU
Members
2. Prof. Tabu Ram Taid, Member, Board of Management, KKHSOU
3. Professor I. M. Das, Member, Board of Management, KKHSOU
Convenor
4. Sri Bishnu Chakraborty, Finance Officer, KKHSOU
COMMUNITY RADIO ADVISORY COMMITTEEChairperson
1. Dr. Hitesh Deka, Vice- Chancellor, KKHSOU
Members
2. Ms. Basanti Lahkar, Former Chairperson, State Consumer Redressel Forum
3. Dr. Anil Bodo, Gauhati University
4. Mr. A.K. Jain, Representative from Community
5. Station Director ( i/c), KKHSOU
6. Prof. Aniruddha Deka, Director, CIQA, KKHSOU
Member- Secretary
7. Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury, Station Manager (i/c), KKHSOU
Annual Report Preparation Group 2016-17
Chairperson : Prof. Daisy Bora Talukdar
Convenor : Dr. Kanta Chakravarty
Member : Dr. Chayanika Senapati
Ms. Antara Mahanta Barua
Ms. Pallavi Gogoi
Ms. Sarmistha Rani Baruah
Ms. Sruti Sruba Bharali
Sri Binod Deka
Sri Rana Hazarika
Special Invitee : Shri Jyoti Khataniar (Publication Consultant)

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FACULTY RESOURCES:SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS
Padmanath GohainbaruahSchool of Humanities
Department of AssameseProfessor
Umesh Deka, MA, Ph. DAssistant Professor
Neeva Rani Phukan, MA (Double), Ph.DMrinal Jyoti Goswami, MA, M.Phil, Ph.D
Department of EnglishAssistant Professor
Prasenjit Das, MA, B.Ed, PGCTE,PGDDE, Ph.D
Pallavi Gogoi, MAChayanika Roy, MA, B.Ed, M.Phil
Department of SanskritAssistant Professor
Indrani Deka, MA, MPhil, Ph.D
Surya Kumar Bhuyan Schoolof Social Sciences
Department of EconomicsAssociate Professor
Chandrama Goswami, MA, Ph. DAssistant Professor
Bhaskar Sarmah, MA, MBA, B.Ed.,PGDDE
Utpal Deka, MA
Department of EducationAssistant Professor
Ritimoni Bordoloi, MA, B. Ed., Ph. DIndrani Kalita, MA, B. Ed.
Department of HistoryAssistant Professor
Priti Salila Rajkhowa, MA, B.Ed., Ph. DSukmaya Lama, MA, Ph. D
Department of PhilosophyAssistant Professor
Bhaskar Bhattacharyya, MA, Ph. DTejasha Kalita, MA, Ph. D
Department of Political ScienceAssistant Professor
Abhijit Bhuyan, MA, Ph.DJahnabi Devi, MA
Department of SociologyAssistant Professor
Dola Borkataki, MAGargi Gayan, MA
Department of Social WorkAssistant Professor
Mridusmita Duarah, MSW, Ph.D
Department of Teacher EducationProfessor
Daisy Bora Talukdar, MA, Ph. DAssociate Professor
Pranab Saikia, MA, Ph. DAssistant Professor
Devajani Duarah, MSc, M.Ed., M.PhilSenior Academic Consultant
Nazibar Rahman, MA (Quadruple),M.Ed, M.Phil, LLB
Academic ConsultantDopati Choudhury, MA, B.Ed, M. Phil

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Maniram Dewan School ofManagement
Department of CommerceAssistant Professor
Devajeet Goswami, M. Com, Ph. DDipankar Malakar, M. Com
Department of ManagementProfessor
Nripendra Narayan Sarma, MBA, Ph. DAssistant Professor
Smritishikha Choudhury Barman, MBA,Ph.D
Chayanika Senapati, MBA, Ph.D
Bhupen Hazarika School ofMass Communication
Department of Mass CommunicationAssistant Professor
Trisha Dowerah Baruah, MAJMC, Ph.D
Guru Prasad Das School ofVocational Studies
Department of Agricultural ScienceSenior Academic Consultant
ProfessorAniruddha Deka, M.Sc. (Agri),Ph.D
Assistant ProfessorSarmistha Rani Baruah, M.Sc.(Agri), Ph.D
Department of ElectronicsAssistant Professor
Antara Mahanta Barua, M.Sc., M.Tech
Department of InstrumentationAssistant Professor
Nabankur Pathak, M.Sc., Ph.D
Hiranya Chandra BhuyanSchool of Science and
Technology
Department of Computer ScienceAssociate Professor
Sanjib Kr. Kalita, MCA, Ph. DAssistant Professor
Tapashi Kashyap Das, M.Sc., Ph.DSruti Sruba Bharali, M.Tech
Department of MathematicsAcademic Consultant
Harekrishna Deka, M.Sc.

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UNIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE
The University is functioning from its permanent campus at Patgaon, Rani Gate, Guwahati.The city office of the university is located at Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati andis functioning from four blocks encompassing Administrative, Examination and two Academicblocks.
Serial Campus Area Covered No of rooms ICT SupportNo (sq ft)
1 Main Campus 68,000 93 (including cubicles) NKN and RailTelConnectivity
2 Regional Centre 1,872 7 Broadband
The Jorhat Regional Centre (JRC), underKKHSOU was established on 1st December, 2013. It wasestablished to assist the Study Centres of Five UpperAssam Districts namely- Golaghat, Jorhat, Sibasagar,Dibrugarh and Tinsukia. At present, there are 67 (SixtySeven) Study Centres under JRC. The main functionsand responsibilities of the JRC as notified by theUniversity vide Notification No. KKHSOU/ RegionalCentre/21/2012/43/dated 24-06-2014 are classified underthe following heads: Assistance to Learners, Assistanceto Study Centres, Assistance to University andMonitoring Functioning of Study Centres.Besides the above mentioned responsibilities, the JRCStaff has successfully accomplished the responsibilitiesof various Examinations’ Evaluation Zones (from BPPto Degree 6th Semester).
The University has two in-built study centres locatedat Rani campus and Housefed complex. The two studycentres initiated by KKHSOU at Rani and HousefedComplex are offering certain academic programmes inthe areas of Computer Science, Library Science andManagement.
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
Surya Kumar Bhuyan School of Social Science
DiplomaProgramme
Library andInformation
Science (DLIS)
ElementaryEducation(D.El.Ed.)
Bachelor’s Degree Programmes
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Master’s DegreeProgrammes
Education, PoliticalScience, Sociology,
Master of SocialWorks (MSW)
BachelorPreparatoryProgramme
(BPP)Major
Economics,Education,
History, PoliticalScience,
Philosophy,Sociology.
Pass Course
Economics,Education,
History, PoliticalScience,
Philosophy,Sociology.
Padmanath Gohainbaruah School of Humanities
DiplomaProgramme
Creative Writingin English(DCWE)
SanskritLearning (DSL)
Bachelor’s Degree Programmes
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Master’s DegreeProgrammes
Assamese,English
BachelorPreparatoryProgramme
(BPP)Major
Assamese,English,
Sanskrit
Pass Course
Assamese,
MIL (Hindi,Bengali Bodo,)
English,
Sanskrit

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Maniram Dewan School of Management
DiplomaProgramme
TourismManagement
(DTM)
HotelManagement
(DHM)
Bachelor’s DegreeProgrammes
Bachelor in BusinessAdministration
(BBA)
Bachelor ofCommerce (B.Com)
Master’s DegreeProgrammes
Master in BusinessAdministration
(MBA)
BachelorPreparatoryProgramme
(BPP)
Post GraduateDiploma
Programmes
BusinessManagement
(PGDBM)
Tourism andHospitality
Management(PGDTHM)
Human ResourceManagement(PGDHRM)
Bhupen Hazarika Schoool of Mass Communication
DiplomaProgramme
Journalism & MassCommunication
(DJMC)
AssameseJournalism (DAJ)
Bachelor’s DegreeProgrammes
Bachelor of MassCommunication
(BMC)
Master’s DegreeProgrammes
Master of MassCommunication
Post GraduateDiploma Programmes
Broadcast Journalism(PGDBJ)
Mass Communication(PGDMC)
Guru Prasad Das School of Vocational Studies
Certificate Programmes
Mobile Phone Repairing (CMPR)
Maintenance and Repairing of Audio
Video Equipments (CMRAE)
Maintenance and Repairing of Electronic
Domestic Appliances (CMREDA)
Diploma Programmes
Computer Hardwareand Networking
(DCHN)
Post GraduateDiploma Programmes
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Computer Hardware (CCH)
Computer Networking (CCN)
Repair and Maintenance of Refrigerator
and Air Conditioner (CRMRA)
Welding and Cutting (CWC)
Two/Three Wheeler Repairing and
Maintenance (CRMW)
Electrical House Wiring (CEW)
Counselling Skills (CCS)
Geoinformatics
Digital Photography
Beauty Care
Commercial Goat Repairing (CCGR)
Scientific Piggery Farming (CSPF)
Scientific Duck Farming (CSDF)
Scientific Layer Farming (CSLF)
Scientific Broiler Farming (CCBF)
Commercial Nursery Management for
Horticulture Crops (CCNMA)
Scientific Tea Cultivation and Plantation
Management (CSTCPM)
Apiculture (CA)
Garment Designing and Construction
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Hiranya Chandra Bhuyan School of Science and Technology
CertificateProgramme
Library andInformation
Science(DLIS)
ElementaryEducation(D.El.Ed.)
Bachelor’s DegreeProgrammes
Master’sDegree
Programmes
Master ofComputer
Application(MCA)
Master ofScience in
InformationTechnology(MSc. IT)
BachelorPreparatoryProgramme
(BPP)Major
Bachelorof
ComputerApplication
(BCA)
DiplomaProgramme
ComputerApplication
(DCA)
PassCourse
Bachelorof Arts in
Mathematics
PostGraduateDiploma
Programmes
ComputerApplication(PGDCA)
KKHSOU ICT Enabled Programmes
KKHSOU ICT Enabled Programmes waslaunched on 22nd January 2015. The idea behindthe ICT Programmes was to present the existingODL system with an enhanced approachleveraging the strengths of ICT to enable betterlearning objectives in the quality of educationimparted to the learners and keeping abreastof the times.
KKHSOU ICT Enabled Programmescontinued to accept admissions in 6professional programmes. ICT EnabledProgrammes continued its services to itsexisting students enrolled during last 2 sessions,while welcoming 181 new learners on boardin the year 2016-17 :a) Master of Business Administration (MBA)b) Master of Computer Application (MCA)c) Master of Science- IT (MSc-IT)d) PGD in Human Resource Management
(PGDHRM)e) PGD in Business Management (PGDBM)f) PGD in Computer Application (PGDCA)
Services offered:
The learners of ICT Enabled programmes wereoffered the following services during the year2016-17:a) Online enquiry & admission form
submission.b) Printed SLM to all new learners and
existing learners.c) Learning Management System (LMS) to
all learners for ‘Digital Content’ tosupplement SLM.
d) Dedicated student portal for all learnersto interact/communicate with theuniversity.
e) Content loaded Micro SD Cards to thoselearners who opted for off-line contentaccess.
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LEARNERS' SUPPORT SERVICESLearners' Support Services (LSS) constitute the most important component of the Open and Distance
Learning system. The University provides self-learning print materials, audio-video programmes andcounselling sessions to the learners along with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) basedlearner support services. The university also provides audio CDs to visually impaired learners.
The following are the ICT based support services provided to the learners-
1. KKHSOU Website: KKHSOU has developed a full-fledged website (www.kkhsou.in) with a view toproviding all necessary information regarding theUniversity. The Website is also equipped with the socialnetworking site like Facebook (http://facebook.com/kkhsoucitycentre) to interact with the learners, facultymembers and other people. The website also includesthe customised study centre search facility based ondistrict or academic programme. The website alsosupports a facility for learners where learners cansubscribe for university related news.
2. KKHSOU Mobile Web Application: KKHSOUMobile application has been launched for androiddevices, which can be downloaded from Google PlayStore. The same application can also be used for non-android devices. The application provides students anaccess to the university portal using mobile phones.
3. Web and Audio Lectures:Video classes and academicdiscussions are produced and uploaded at You Tubeand University’s website.
4. e-BIDYA: An e-learning portal by the name of e-BIDYA has been launched. It is a digital repositorywhere the study materials are uploaded for the benefitof the learners. All the study materials of theprogrammes (including BPP, Degree, Diploma, MasterDegree, Certificate course, etc) can be accessed in thisweb-portal.

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5. Community Radio Service: The Community Radio, mainly being a platform for the communityfor taking up community issues, is also an important platform for the broadcast of educationalprogrammes which include debates, discussions, and talk shows.The programmes that are continuously prepared by the Section are given below-
The educational programme EKLAVYA is broadcasted by All India Radio (AIR) everySaturday and Sunday from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Live Phone- in programme on every Thursday by AIR from 9: 15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Live Phone- in programme on every 4th Saturday by AIR from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Every Sunday there is an interactive phone-in programme from 4.30 PM to 5.00 PM
6. Open Access Journals Search Engine (OAJSE): The OAJSE (www.oajse.com) can beused to browse and search 4,775 Open Access Journals from rest of the world excludingIndia, 532 journals from India, and 32 Indian Open Access Institutional Repositories. Itprovides all essential details about Central Library, KKHSOU including access to electroniclibrary, Online Public Access Catalogues (OPAC), and subscribed journals and databases.It also provides email alert service (current awareness sevice) to the learners and is linkedwith major social networks including Facebook and Twitter.
7. Question Paper Repository: A question paper repository has been developed for allprogrammes offered by the university. The repository includes past examination questions(updated where relevant), and also exam style and standard questions to support and preparestudents for their exams.
Multimedia Production Unit
The Multimedia Production Unit (MPU)performs various activities by amalgamatingdifferent forms of media in teaching-learningprocess. In the age of information technology,learners look for more innovative ways to learnrather than relying on the conventional modesof education. Open and distance learning beinga flexible mode of education should try toremove the gap existing between teachers andthe learners. As such, new modes of educationaltechnology like the audio and audio visualmaterials can suffice this requirement. Thelearners can either listen to audio or view theaudio visual programmes for their betterunderstanding. The MPU of the Universityproduces academic programmes in audio aswell as audio-visual format.
It also produces a weekly educational
audio programme named as ‘Ekalavya’ whichis broadcast by All India Radio, Guwahati andDibrugarh simultaneously on every Saturday from8 pm - 8.30 pm. This is one of the most popularprogrammes where the listeners provide us theirfeedback. The Unit also produces audio learningmaterials for the visually impaired learners of theUniversity.
Ekalavya, an academic programmeproduced by the multimedia unit of KKHSOUwitnessed interviews and experience sharingof some eminent and renowned personalitiesof the state. For the year 2016 -2017, thefollowing are some of the significantdiscussions conducted by the unit for Ekalavya:i) Nabin Sarma and Uma Kanta Sarma:
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ii) Eli Ahmed: Relevance of Children Literaturein Present times.
iii) Kamal Hazarika: Cultural Contribution ofAssamese people living Abroad.
iv) A.N.M. Zakir: Participation of RuralCommunity in the Planning Process ofDevelopment.
v) Sumanta Chaliha: Correct Usage ofLanguage and Nationalism.
vi) Pulak Benerjee: Reflection of AssameseFolk Life in Indegenous Songs and Drama.
vii) Ramen Baruah and Pahari Das: Music andLife in the Eyes of Ramen Baruah.
viii) Pranjal Saikia: Theater Performance versusPerformance in Cinema.
ix) Hiren Gohain: Importance and Significanceof Book Review.
x) Bandita Phukan: Children Literature andScience Fiction, etc.
xi) Upen Rabha Hakacham and Tara GogoiKakati: Traditions and Beliefs of BhogaliBihu.
xii) Phanindra Kumar Dev Choudhury:Alertness, Honesty and Awareness to bePractised at Public Places
xiii) Alaka Buragohain: Role of Library inIntellectual Development.
xiv) Anil Saikia: Evolution of Bihu.
Apart from Ekalavya programmes, the Unitproduces different programmes for the learners,as well as, regular listeners. Some of the initiativesof the unit are as follows:a) Audio programmes: The unit also
produces different academic programmesin accordance with the University’scurriculum for the benefit of the learners.Faculties from the University, as well as,different institutions participate in theprogramme to talk about a particularsubject. These programmes are mostly intalk or discussion format. More than 800audio programmes have been produced tilldate and are available at the unit and the
University’s website.b) Video programmes: In accordance with the
audio programmes, a number ofprogrammes are produced in video format.Noted academicians, journalists, faculties,social workers, researchers, writers, filmmakers etc. have come to the studio anddiscussed on various socially relevanttopics. These programmes are recorded,edited, and finally produced by the MPU.There are more than 300 such videoprogrammes some of which are uploadedin YouTube and are also available in theUniversity’s website. All the audio andvideo programmes are also produced inCDs and DVDs and provided to the studycentres. Some of the memorable eventsarchived are–KKHSOU has been striving to preserve theculture, tradition and ethnic values ofdifferent groups of the state. It has alreadytried to document some of them likeOjapali, Deodhani, Nangeli Geet andDhepa Dhol from Darrang; Doul Utsavfrom Barpeta Satra and terracotta artifactsfrom Gauripur in Dhubri district. In yetanother endeavour, the MultimediaProduction Centre of KKHSOU undertooka visit to Sattra Nagari Majuli in anattempt to capture the popular and wellknown festival of Raas which is celebratedin a most unique and colourful way.
Under the supervision of Dr. ArupjyotiChoudhury, a team of two memberscomprising Shri. Hemprokash Mout andShri Bitu Das visited Majuli. They visiteddifferent sattras namely Gormur,Kamalabari, Samuguri, Auniati and otherrelevant places like Kamalabari MilanSangha, etc. The team videographed theRaas festival in different sattras andconducted several interviews withdifferent Sattradhikars of the Sattras.Significantly, the team also conducted an

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interview with the famous mask sculptor ofAssam, Shri. Hemchandra Goswami.
c) Audio CDs for visually impaired learners:There are about 30 visually impairedlearners who are pursuing their higherstudies in KKHSOU. The learners facegreat difficulties in accessing thetraditional modes of learning unlike otherlearners. As such, the University has comeup with the decision to provide the learnerswith audio CDs to overcome theirdifficulties in learning. Now such learnersare continuing their studies and are contentwith this initiative of the University.Faculties of concerned subjects read outthe text with necessary explanations forbetter understanding of the learners. It issignificant that few learners havecompleted their graduation and nowpursuing their post graduationprogrammes by learning from the audioCDs provided by the MPU of theUniversity.
Radio Phone-in Programme
It is an innovative learner support serviceprovided by the University for the betterunderstanding of the issues related to its smoothfunctioning of the University through its StudyCentres.The main objective of the phone-inprogramme has been to answer the queries ofthe distant learners as well as the general publicwith regard to the University’s activities andprogrammes. The three live-phone-in-programmes are -
Live Phone- in programme on everyThursday by AIR from 9: 15 to 10:15a.m.
Live Phone- in programme on every 1st
Sunday by AIR at 12:30 p.m. Live phone-in programme everyday by
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UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
Krishna Kanta Handiqui Memorial Lecture
In keeping with its social responsibility towards the graduallydisappearing art of filmmaking, the University was greatlyprivileged to invite one of the brightest minds in the world ofcinema for the K.K Handiqui Memorial Lecture, 2016 on20 July at the ITA, Machkhowa, Guwahati. The Hon’bleVice Chancellor, Dr. Hitesh Deka opined that a film was areflection of a community andits larger society and not merelymass entertainment and therefore, it was necessary to bothencourage and examine the reception of Indian filmmakingso that it does attain a worldwide reception. The theme ofthe lecture was “Art and Experience on Celluloid”. In histhought provoking lecture Shri. Buddhadeb Dasguptahighlighted the role of artistic vision, the subtle nuances offilmmaking, his personal experiences and most of all hispassion for cinema.
Workshop on Anger Management
The University organised aworkshop on“Understanding andManaging Anger” atSudmerson Hall, CottonCollege, Guwahati on 23 and24 July, 2016. Notedfilmmaker and columnist Smt.Vandana Kohli conductedthe workshop. She laidemphasis on the importanceof anger and stressmanagement both at the workplace and in personal life. All the staff and employees of the universityactively participated in the workshop and were greatly benefitted.

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Workshop on Counselling the Counsellors
A Workshop titled “Counselling the Counsellors” wasorganised on 31July 2016 at Sudmersen Hall, Cotton College,Guwahati. The resource person for the Workshop was ProfessorCRK Murthy from IGNOU. The workshop was attended bythe counsellors of the study centres of KKHSOU. The districtsincluded in the firstphase of thec o n d u c t e dworkshop were-
Darrang, Barpeta, Nalbari, Udalguri and Kamrup (Rural andMetro). It began with the welcome address by the Hon’bleVice Chancellor, Dr. Hitesh Deka. The workshop laidemphasis on the training of the counsellors in teaching methodsand classroom practices for the learners and effectivemeasures to be taken for evaluation and assessment of theAssignments. Professor Daisy Borah Talukdar from the Department of Teacher Education, KKHSOUand Professor Nripendra Narayan Sarma from the Department of Management, KKHSOU sharedtheir valuable insights with the participants.
Inauguration of Model Village and Health Camp by KKHSOU
The University under its “Mother Teresa Social WelfareMission”, adopted two remote backward tribal villages ofRani Block, namely, Hanapara and Dakhin Bholagaon withthe aim of developing them as model villages in the courseof time. Emphasising the role of the educational institutionstowards the welfare of the society, the Vice Chancellor,Dr. Hitesh Deka inaugurated the village adoptionprogramme in Hanapara villageon 7 August 2016. Theinaugural programme was followed by a free Health Campsupported by a team of doctors from Gauhati MedicalCollege. The health camp received an overwhelmingresponse by the village folks. The health check up wasfollowed by distribution of medicines to the members ofabout 45 families living in the village. In a humble effort toencourage students to attend schools, the universitydistributed free school bags among the students of pre-primary and primary schools.
It is often seen that the development schemes of the government do not reach such tribal andremote villages which is why the University as a social institution has come forward to undertakeefforts in this regard. The village adoption scheme of the University would include activities such asgenerating awareness about various government schemes and facilitating proper utilisation of the

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developmental schemes provided by the government.
Flood Relief Camp Organised by KKHSOU
An initiative was undertaken by KKHSOU under the “Mother Teresa Social Welfare Mission”in organising a flood relief camp on 9 August 2016 at Lengerabari village of Morigaon district ofAssam. Accordingly, a team comprising both academic and non-academic staff members of KKHSOUvisited the village and distributed flood relief materials and essentials like rice, pulses, oil, salt, infantfood, mosquito nets and medicines among around three hundred families affected by the flood.
Preserving the Works of Music MaestroShri Ramen Barua
The University has undertaken the initiative to preservethe songs of the music maestro of Assamese cinema andtheatre, Shri. Ramen Barua. This was officially announced inan event organised by the University at Press Club on 26August, 2016. The meeting was presided over by the ViceChancellor of the University, Dr. Hitesh Deka. He said thatas part of its effort to preserve the culture of the state, KKHSOU has taken up the social responsibilityof preserving the old Assamese songs along with their musical notations and tunes in digital mode sothat they would be preserved with the passage of time. The archived works of Shri. Ramen Barua isthe maiden effort by the University in this respect. The occasion was marked by the presence ofdistinguished guests including Shri. Jyoti Prakash Das, Ms. Pahari Das, Shri. Ramen Das, Shri. KulaBarua, Ms. Malabika Bora among others.
Inauguration of University’s Journal and Celebration of Teachers’ DayThe first issue of the journal of KKHSOU titled, Journal of Open Learning and Research
Communication was (JOLRC) was inaugurated by the Vice Chancellor Dr. Hitesh Deka on 5September 2016 at the City Office at the Housefed Complexin the presence of the key officials and the faculty membersof the university. The journal is inter-disciplinary in natureand shall be published annually. However, research in thefield of Open and Distance Learning will be given emphasisas is evident from the name of the journal while alsoencouraging researchers to present their new researchfindings. Celebrating Teachers’ Day, the Vice Chancellor Dr.Hitesh Deka and the Dean Academic, Dr. ArupjyotiChoudhury shared their memorable experiences as teachersalong with other senior faculty members of the university who

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shared their views and experiences to mark the celebration of Teacher’s Day.
Bhupen Hazarika’s Birth AnniversaryThe University paid rich tribute to the music
legend of Assam, Dr. Bhupen Hazarika on 8September 2016 on the occasion of his 90 BirthAnniversary. The Bhupen Hazarika School ofMass Communication of the University organiseda small event at the University’s city campus tocommemorate the contributions of the musicmaestro. Dr. Hitesh Deka, Vice Chancellor of theUniversity stressed on the various contributions ofDr. Hazarika in multiple spheres for the welfare of the larger society. He also emphasised on the fact thatthe new generations should embrace and try to follow the teachings and philosophy propounded by thelegend.
Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury, Dean Academic and Registrar (i/c) also shared his personalexperiences with Dr. Hazarika. All the faculty members and other staff members of KKHSOU citycampus along with the staff members of radio Jnan Taranga were present on the occasion.
Talk on Potential Use of Herbs in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus
Professor Bishnu Prasad Sarma, Department of Kaya Chikitsa, Government Ayurvedic College,Guwahati, delivered a talk on the “Potentiality of Indigenous Herbs in the Management of DiabetesMellitus” at the Conference Hall of KKHSOU at Head Office, Rani on 4 November 2016. ProfessorSarma had also delivered a similar talk on “Potential Use of Herbs in the Management of Disease” on 25November, 2016 at the city office of the University at Housefed Complex.
In his speech, Professor Bishnu Prasad Sarma identified some indigenous herbs which havebeen used in the management of Diabetes Mellitus in recent years after the medicinal value of theherbs were substantiated by strong research findings. The advancement in Ayurvedic studies andrecent research activities in this field has yielded interesting results. As a result, more and morepeople of North East India, have begun to realise the richness and medicinal value of our homegrown fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices. This becomes all the more pertinent, given the fact, thatthe region is a bio-diversity hotspot of the world. In his concluding remarks, Professor Sarma laidstress on healthy living and adopting positive food habits accompanied by some physical activitiesor physical exercises so that we do not fall prey to diseases like diabetes.
Swachh Bharat Pakhwada
Swachh Bharat Pakhwada– a massive mass movement of Government of India to create a cleanIndia, was organised by the University on 6November, 2016 both at the Head Office of the Universityat the Headquarters, Rani and the City Office, Housefed Complex, Dispur. The Dean Academic andRegistrar (i/c) Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury, the Finance Officer Shri Bishnu Chakraborty initiated thecleanliness drive. All the employees of the University, both academic and non-academic, activelyparticipated in the cleanliness drive at both the campuses and made the event a successful one.

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Jnan Taranga Celebrates Completion of Six Years of Community Broadcasting
Community Radio Station (CRS), Jnan Taranga celebrated its completion of six years of communitybroadcasting on 20 November, 2016. To mark the occasion, an event was organised at the Audio-visualstudio of the city campus of the University. A good number of regular listeners from the community alongwith the university staff members were present on the occasion. The event began with the lighting of lampby the Station Manager and Station Director (i/c) of the community radio station, Dr. Arupjyoti Choudhury.
Md. Sarifuz Zaman, senior radio programme producer of Jnan Taranga was felicitated for his sincerecontribution and dedication towards producing the longest running Live outdoor programme titled ‘AmarKobologia Ekashar’ with the community people. Chinmoy Kalita, a 10 year old school-going child wasalso felicitated for his contribution as a radio anchor and field reporter of the children programme titledSishu Tirtha.
Ms. Reetu Gogoi, radio programme producer of Jnan Taranga was also felicitated as she has recentlybrought accolades to the station by winning the ‘Laadli Media and Advertising Award 2016’. BikashBordoloi and Ms. Jugasmita Sarmah were also felicitated for winning the special recognition award at theCommunity Radio Challenge organised by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and CEMCAfor presenting the best skilling story of the community.
Inter-study Centre Music Competition
KKHSOU organised an inter-study centre music competition among the learners of different studycentres of the University on December 4, 2016. This was in keeping with the decision of the University toorganise such an event every year with the aim promoting a peer culture among the learners while givingthem a platform to showcase their talent. Such fruitful occasions of interaction promote feelings of solidarityand cooperation among the learners. At the same time, it also gives the University the opportunity tocelebrate the creations of some great cultural icons of the state.
Accordingly, the theme chosen for the music competition this year constituted the memorable songsof Shri Bishnu Prasad Rabha. A total of 27 learners from different study centres of the University participatedin the competition and exhibited their musical talents. The panel of judges comprised three acclaimedmusicians of the state namely Shri Ramen Baruah, Shri Ramen Choudhury and Shri Kula Baruah.
Krishna Kanta Handiqui NationalAward
Celebrating the Eleventh Foundation Day ofKKHSOU on the 11 December 2016, this year,the Krishna Kanta Handiqui National Award, 2016was presented to eminent philosopher and educator,Dr. Mrinal Miri. Through his long career, Dr. Mirihad served as the Director of Indian Institute ofAdvanced Study, Vice Chancellor of NEHU,Shillong, Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University,Arunachal Pradesh and as the Member of Rajya

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Sabha (2012-2016) and is also the recipient of Padma Bhushan for his wide contribution in the field ofeducation and literature.
The occasion was marked by the ceremony of lighting of lamps and the singing of the UniversityAnthem in the gracious presence of a host of dignitaries. The welcome speech was forwarded by DrHitesh Deka, Vice Chancellor KKHSOU and followed by the speech of the Hon’ble Guest-of-Honour,Chief Minister of Assam, Shri. Sarbananda Sonowal. During the award ceremony, the Hon’ble ChiefMinister presented the ‘Krishna Kanta Handiqui National Award, 2016’ to Dr. Mrinal Miri who deliveredhis invigorating speech in the presence of the august gathering.
Second Convocation of the University
The second convocation of KKHSOU was held on 5 February, 2017. The Vice Chancellorreceived the Chief Guest of the occasion, Professor Ravindra Kumar, Vice Chancellor (in-charge) ofIGNOU. Followed by an academic presentation, the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Hitesh Deka declared theconvocation open and delivered his welcome address.
In his address, Dr. Deka expressed ardent desires of the university to produce learners whounderstand its vision and are able to contribute substantially to regional and transnational changes.He added that the University has laid emphasis on less privileged and marginalized sections of thesociety and has aimed to bring these strata of the society within the educational ambit thereby, ensuringthem to exercise and enjoy their rights as citizensof the country. The Registrar presented theawardees of Gold Medals for the years 2014,2015 and 2016 for the programmes BA, BCom,BCA, BMC, BBA, Best PG and Certificates tothe senior most learners (Male and Femalepassed out in the last three years) and jail inmates.In the convocation, the university conferreddegree on 34,928 learners of which 32,236 aregraduates and 2678 are post graduates. Theuniversity conferred the degree of Ph.D. on nine(9) of its research scholars.

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The Chief Guest of the event, Professor Ravindra Kumar then presented the ConvocationAddress. He said that Open learning system is the foremost tool in democratisation of educationand the learners should take pride that they are free to select the education they pursue. Prof.Kumar added that with the revival of educational radio and broadcast channels, Gyan Vani andGyan Darshan; there will be enough scope in terms of content sharing and reaching out to learners.He also mentioned that IGNOU has planned to assist the open learning system in other states ofthe country.
Friendly Football Match
A friendly football matchwas held between the KKHSOUFootball team ‘Vice-Chancellor’sEleven’ and Gauhati UniversityFootball team ‘Vice-Chancellor’sEleven’ on January 3, 2017 atGauhati University SportsComplex. The responses from alllevel were praiseworthy. Most ofthe male employees of both theUniversities took active part in
the match as players, organisers or as audience. The Hon’ble Vice- Chancellor, KKHSOU himself tookpart as a player which inspired KKHSOU players to a great extent and ultimately they won the game by2-1. G.U. players also exhibited their formidable skill. The kind presence of the Hon’ble V.C., G.U. alsograced the occasion. However, it was a matter of great pleasure that the match was inaugurated by GilbertsonChangma – the living legend of Assam football.
International Women’s DayOn March 8, 2017, KKHSOU celebrated the International Women’s Day by organising a day long
programme at the University Headquarters. A talk was organised during the first half of the day and invitedspeaker invited on the occasion was Smt. Polly Vauquiline, Associate Professor, in the Centre for Women’sStudies, Gauhati University. The talk was titled “Gender and Climate Change” and she spoke at length, onthe impact of environment particularly on women and the vulnerability to which they are often exposed.
The talk was attended by all the faculty members along with the administrative staff of the University.Another highlight of the programme was the inauguration of the wall magazine that comprised the articles,poems written by the University staff. In the second half of the day, a documentary show was held in whichthe faculties had the opportunity to watch a few documentaries centred on Women Issues which wereprovided by the Gauhati Cine Club Society.

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Vice Chancellor of KKHSOU Attends theInternational Council for Open and DistanceEducation (ICDE) 2016 Presidents’ Summitheld at Sydney, Australia
The Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of KKHSOU, Dr. HiteshDeka attended the International Council for Open andDistance Education (ICDE) 2016 Presidents’ Summit heldat Sydney, Australia from November 20-23, 2016. Thetheme of the summit was “The New Era of Leadership andQuality: The Business of Online, Open and Flexible Learning2020.” The Summit was hosted by the Charles SturtUniversity. The ICDE Presidents’ Summit focused on newtrends in executive leadership, changing paradigms, andinnovative approaches for distributed leadership andmanagement practice in the realm of open and distanceeducation. The summit deliberated on bringing together qualityand accessible higher education in sync with sound businessand partnership practices.
Participation of KKHSOU Delegation in PCF8Conference held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A delegation KKHSOU comprising Dr. ArupjyotiChoudhury, Dean Academic and Registrar I/C; Dr. KantaChakravarty, Assistant Registrar,; Dr. Prasenjit Das,Assistant Professor in English; and Binod Deka, SystemsAnalyst participated in the 8th International Conference ofPan Commonwealth Forum held at Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, by Commonwealth of Learning, Canada incollaboration with Open University Malaysia, from 27 - 30November, 2016. The theme of this year’s conference was“Open, Online and Flexible Learning: The Key toSustainable Development” and the event was graced bynearly 500 educationists, teachers, experts and facilitatorsfrom all the commonwealth countries.
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Participation of KKHSOU Delegation in Training Workshopsat Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia
Dr. Prasenjit Das, Assistant Professor in the Department of English; Dr. KantaChakravarty, Assistant Registrar, and Shri. Binod Deka, Systems Analyst participatedin two training workshops—“Designing and Managing ODL Programmes”, and“Designing and Delivering Online Courses Including MOOCs” held at WawasanOpen University, Penang, Malaysia from 3 to 4 December and 5 to 7 December,2016 respectively. This training workshop addressed various issues relating toplanning, developing, delivering and managing online courses in the context of highereducation institutions mostly in the developing countries.
As more and more institutions and individuals are interested in offering onlinedistance education programmes, it is of paramount importance for the educationistsand teachers to acquire sufficient knowledge and skills required to offer such courses.In these workshops, sufficient basic inputs were provided to the participants tohave the understanding of the pedagogical principles and issues involved in designingan online course including MOOCs. The workshops also looked into ideas ofdesigning online courses/MOOCs, strategies for providing ‘online facilitations’,understanding the basic issues concerning OER, adopting OER to design onlinecourses, platforms available to offer online courses, product evaluation of onlinecourses, evaluation strategies, role of ODL institutions in developing and deliveringMOOCs including time frame and strategies to monitor the implementation andso on.

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–ACHIEVEMENT OF NON-ACADEMIC STAFF–Name: Dr. Ratul Kumar PatowaryDesignation: Deputy Registrar (Administration)
Nominated as Member of State Level Appraisal Committee, Assam under State LevelEnvironment Impact Assessment Authority, Assam by the Ministry of Environment, Forestand Climate Change, India, 2017.
Name: Dr. Kanta ChakravartyDesignation: Assistant Registrar
Presented a research paper on ‘Good Practices in the Teacher Education Programme forCurriculum Design and Learner Support Services of Krishna Kanta Handiqui State OpenUniversity’ at PCF 8: Pan Commonwealth Forum, held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-30November 2016.
Attended workshop on ‘Designing and Managing ODL Programme’ held at Wawasan OpenUniversity, Penang, Malaysia, 3-4 December 2016.
Attended workshop on ‘Designing and Delivering Online Course including MOOCs’ heldat Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia, 5-7 December 2016.
Name: Binod DekaDesignation: Systems Analyst
Attended PCF 8: Pan Commonwealth Forum held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-30November 2016.
Attended workshop on ‘Designing and Managing ODL Programme’ held at Wawasan OpenUniversity, Penang, Malaysia, 3-4 December 2016.
Attended workshop on ‘Designing and Delivering Online Course including MOOCs’ heldat Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia, 5-7 December 2016.
Name: Hemprokash MoutDesignation: Programme Assistant
Received the Jury’s Special Mention Award for the film titled ‘Judima- A Sacred Drink of DimasaTribes’ in the Guwahati Film Festival under Heritage Short Film Competition Category, scheduledon 4th and 5th March, 2017.

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COLLABORATIONS
Collaboration with UNICEF:
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati in collaboration with UNICEFhas undertaken a project entitled, ‘Experiments in Adolescents Participation’ w.e.f 16March, 2016 for a period of nine and a half months. The project is mainly intended toengage the adolescents of the state of Assam. KKSHOU has taken up the leadership ofengaging adolescent issues through select CBOs in Assam- Kasturba Gandhi NationalMemorial Trust (KGNMT) and Sadou Asom Moina Parijat (SAMP). The threecomponents (reporting, street theatre and radio) will be brought under one umbrellaand the initiative will be conducted by the Mass Communication Department ofKKHSOU in partnership with UNICEF, Assam.
As a part of the project, a workshop was organised by the University in collaborationwith UNICEF Assam on ‘Module Development and Capacity Building for Adolescentsin Radio’ on 29 -30 March, 2016. The University has also been entrusted with the majorresponsibility of producing a radio programme per month for a period of nine and ahalf months w.e.f April, 2016. A total of 18 meetings were held over a period of threemonths (6 meetings per month) with the adolescents, experts of the Community Radiostation of KKHSOU and district facilitators of SAMP & KGNMT. The radio programmeswere collectively known as ‘Puhoror Baat’ each dealing with a significant issueconcerning adolescents. Some of the issues dealt with were child labour, drug abuse,saving girl child, RTE, hand washing, hygiene and sanitation etc.
Collaboration with NCSTC, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. ofIndia
Jnan Taranga has collaborated with National Council for Science and TechnologyCommunication, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India to do abase line study followed by capacity building and content creation for the project RadioMathematics for the year 2017. The baseline study workshop started on 6 March 2017at City Campus, KKHSOU. Ms. Shalini Raghaviah, resource person of DST visitedJnan Taranga and trained the participants which included community people, studentsand few radio staff members. The baseline study of 1100 tribal women within thecoverage area of Jnan Taranga was successfully completed on 9 March followed bycompletion of online data entry by 10 March, 2017. An Advisory Committee meetingwas held on 14 March 2017 which comprised of DST nominee and well knownDoordarshan personality, Mr. Abhijit Das Gupta, Mr. Sanket Mahajan from Media forCommunity Foundation, Dr. Aarti Bhattacharya, Former Academic Officer SEBA, Mr.Atanu Bhattacharya, Executive Editor, Satsori, two community members namely Dr.Dipali Oja, Former Principal of Beltola College and Mrs. Bharati Deka, Member ofRadio Advisory Committee along with Harekrishna Deka, Academic Consultant,Mathematics, KKHSOU, Dr.Dibyajyoti Mahanta, Dean Study Centre and ProjectInvestigator and Ms. Gitali Kakati, Project Coordinator of the project. The meeting

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provided suggestions for the content generation and production of radio programmes onMathematics.
The meeting was followed by a content generation workshop on production ofRadio Mathematics programmes from 14 March to 19 March 2017. Ms. Srabani Rayfrom Jadavpur University visited the radio station and trained the participants for thesesix days. By the end of the workshop, ten radio programmes were developed from theparticipants that will be broadcast after formal launch of the project.
A new project on Disaster Management has been provided to Radio Jnan Tarangaby Assam State Disaster Management Authority in collaboration with ARMT. Underthis project ten radio programmes will be produced on different disasters after properresearch and focus group discussions held with the community people. Presently theproject is on pre-production stage.
Another ongoing project of Jnan Taranga CRS is from Commonwealth EducationalMedia Centre for Asia (CEMCA) on skill development of the youths. The baselinesurvey of 700 youths has been completed so far.
NEW MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
AdministrationDr. Bhabaranjan Sarma, Controller of ExaminationsDr. Gautam Kr. Sarma, Assistant Librarian
AcademicDr. Umesh Deka, Professor, Department of AssameseDr. Daisy Bora Talukdar, Professor, Department of Teacher EducationDr. N. N. Sarma, Professor, Department of Business AdministrationDr. Chandrama Goswami, Associate Professor, Department of EconomicsDr. Sanjib Kr. Kalita, Associate Professor, Department of Computer ScienceDr. Pranab Saikia, Associate Professor, Department of Teacher EducationDr. Tejasha Kalita, Assistant Professor, Department of PhilosophyDr. Utpal Deka, Assistant Professor, Department of EconomicsChayanika Roy, Assistant Professor Department of EnglishDr. Preeti Salila Rajkhowa, Assistant Professor, Department of History

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SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS
Padmanath Gohainbaruah School of Humanities
The School of Humanities has been named after the great litterateur and the first President of Assam XahityaSabha, Padmanath Gohainbaruah. There are mainly three departments under this school are Assamese, Englishand Sanskrit. However, under the Department of Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, and Bodo have been included asModern Indian Languages. The departments currently offer Under Graduate, Post Graduate and Diplomaprogrammes.
Department of Assamese
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Umesh Deka Professor [email protected]
2 Dr. Neeva Rani Phukan Assistant Professor [email protected]
3 Dr. Mrinal Jyoti Goswami Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Goswami, Mrinal Jyoti, (2016). Satriya Paribeswa Kala (Satriya Performing Arts) in Ninadand Nilakanthi, a souvenir of Mamoni Raisom Goswami Memorial Lecture-2016, MamoniRaisom Goswami Memorial Trust, Delhi on 14 November.
2. Phukan, Neeva Rani, (2016). “Rabha Social Rites and Customs”, by Publication Board, Assam.
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Goswami, Mrinal Jyoti, (2016). Participated in National Capacity Building Workshop onInstitutional OER Policy, organized by COL and CEMCA in collaboration with NetajiSubhash Open University, Kolkata from 1 - 3 June, 2016.
Department of English
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Prasenjit Das Assistant Professor [email protected]
2 Pallavi Gogoi Assistant Professor [email protected]
3 Chayanika Roy Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Das, Prasenjit. (2016).”The Notion of ‘Openness’ in Indian ODL System”In Open and

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Distance Learning System: Recent Developments published by Netaji Subhash Open University,Kolkata.
2. Das, Prasenjit. (2016).”OER and MOOCs: New Additions in 21st Century Education”, InReflections published by Maliyata Press, Mirza on behalf of 110th OP at UGC, HRDC,Gauhati University.
3. Das, Prasenjit. (2016).”Sri Lankan English Fiction: The Experience of Reading JamesGoonewardene and Punyakante Wajinaieke”, In Negotiations - The Journal of theDepartment of English, Cotton College, Guwahati. Vol 3.
4. Das, Prasenjit. (2016).”Voices from Prison: The Experience of Two Women Writers fromNagaland”, In Literary Miscellany.
5. Gogoi, Pallavi. (2017) “Representations of Crime and Deviance in the Autobiographies ofMaya Angelou: A Critical Perspective” in Journal TRANSCRIPT: Journal of Literatureand Cultural Studies (Fourth Volume), Department of English, Bodoland University,Kokrajhar.
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Das, Prasenjit. (2016). Pan Commonwealth Forum 8 (PCF8) held at the Convention Centre,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 27 -30 November, 2016.
2. Das, Prasenjit. (2016).Workshop on “Designing and Managing ODL Programmes” held atWawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia, 3 -4 December, 2016.
3. Das, Prasenjit. (2016).Workshop on “Designing and Delivering Online Courses IncludingMOOCs” held at Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia, 5-7 December, 2016.
4. Gogoi, Pallavi. (2016) Invited as a resource person to conduct a one-day workshop forM.Ed students on the “Preparation of Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs) through thecreative use of art and craft” at the Prof. Qomrul Hoque School of Education, University ofScience and Technology, Meghalaya on the 4 November, 2016.
5. Gogoi, Pallavi. (2016). Selected to attend the GIAN International Course on the specialisedarea of Environmental Humanities at Jadavpur University, Kolkata with a focus on the aspects of‘Ecology, Culture, and Intervention’ led by Prof. Stephen Muecke, University of New SouthWales, Australia and coordinated by Dr. Nilanjana Deb, Jadavpur University, Kolkata from 15-28 November 2016.
6. Roy, Chayanika, (2017). “Identity Crisis and Ethnic Conflict in Arupa Patangia Kalita’sThe Story of Felanee” at ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on “Language, Ethnicity& Identity: 21st Century Perspectives”, organised by ELTAI, Assam Chapter in collaborationwith Oil India Limited & Department of English, Tinsukia College at Tinsukia College on11-12 February, 2017.

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Department of Sanskrit
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Indrani Deka Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Deka, Indrani. (2016).”Music in the Ramayana Age” in the book named as “VISION”under the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Gauhati University in June 2016.
2. Deka, Indrani, (2017).”Marriage rituals in Sriharsa’s Naisadhacaritam and in theDasakarmakaumudi of Assam: A comparative reading” in the book named as“DRISHTIKION” under the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Gauhati Universityin March 2017.
Surya Kumar Bhuyan School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Science has been named after the great historian of Assam Dr. Surya KumarBhuyan. There are eight departments under this school which are– Economics, Education, History,Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work and Teachers Education. Besides, offeringUnder Graduate and Post Graduate programmes, these departments also provide Diploma andCertificate programmes.
Department of Economics
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Chandrama Goswami Associate Professor [email protected]
2 Dr. Bhaskar Sarmah Assistant Professor [email protected]
3 Dr. Utpal Deka Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Goswami, Chandrama.(2016).“Revaluation of ‘Work’ from a Gender Perspective”, in theInternational Journal in Management and Social Science. Volume-04, Issue-10, October, 2016.
2. Sarmah, Bhaskar.(2016).“Academic Partnership” in Sage Encyclopaedia of OnlineEducation, Edited by Steven L. Danver, published by Sage Publications Inc., USA.
3. Sarmah, Bhaskar.(2016).“Educational Technologies of the 21st Century: Imperatives tothe practice of Teaching in Higher Education” in Christ Journal of Education published byChrist College, Bhopal.
4. Deka, Utpal.(2016).“Rain water Harvesting approach in urban setting with special referenceto Guwahati” in National Seminar on impact of climate change on agriculture and allied

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fields of NE region published by AIMT, Guwahati.
5. Deka, Utpal. (2016).“Women Entrepreneurship attitude: The need of the hour in the Businessawakening of North-East India” in National Seminar on Gender sensitisation and womenempowerment: Issues and challenges published by Guwahati College, Guwahati.
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Goswami, Chandrama. (2016).As a Resource Person in the UGC sponsored nationalseminar on the topic “Economic Development of North East India: Challenges andOpportunities”, organised by the Department of Economics, Paschim GuwahatiMahavidyalaya, Dharapur, Guwahati, Assam.
2. Goswami, Chandrama. (2016).As a Resource Person in the Refresher Course in “Women’sStudies and Contemporary Issues-ID”, organised by UGC-Human Resources DevelopmentCentre, Gauhati University.
3. Sarmah, Bhaskar.(2016).”Trend of Public Expenditure in Health: Insufficiency vs.Inefficiency” in the XL Indian Social Science Congress” organised by Mysore University, Mysore(December, 19-23, 2016)
4. Deka, Utpal. (2017).”A study on economic thought reflected in the Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’sRISALE-I NUR” in 6th International Risale-i Nur Conference in India on the theme of Therole of positive action in building a better world: The perspective of the RISALE-I NUR,Gauhati University, Assam, February, 2017.
Department of Education
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Ritimoni Bordoloi Assistant Professor [email protected]
2 Indrani Kalita Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Bordoloi, Ritimoni. (2016).”Open and Distance Learning in India” in a book titledInsight,Purbayon Publications, 2016, November as Co-Editor of the Book.
2. Bordoloi, Ritimoni. (2016).”Sustainable Development through ODL: The Experience ofKKHSOU”, in PCF8 Proceedings published by the Commonwealth of Learning, Canada inassociation with Open University Malaysia. [http://oasis.col.org/handle/11599/2633?show=full]

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Department of History
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Sukmaya Lama Assistant Professor [email protected]
2 Dr. Priti Salila Rajkhowa Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Lama, Sukmaya. (2016).“Makiki Kimura’s- The Nellie Massacre of 1983-Agency ofRioters” Book Review in a Journal of Open Learning and Research Communication,published by KKHSOU, (Vol.II,).
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Lama, Sukmaya. (2017). Participated in the ICDE International Conference held atSymbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune, March 10-11, 2017
Department of Philosophy
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Bhaskar Bhattacharyya Assistant Professor [email protected]
2 Dr. Tejasha Kalita Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Bhattacharyya, Bhaskar. (2016).“Philosophy and Science” in the book titled Insight,Purbayon Publications, November, 2016.
2. Bhattacharyya, Bhaskar. (2016). “Philosophy in Applied Sense with Special Reference toWittgenstein’s Later Philosophy of Language” in Delve, A research Journal of NowgongCollege (Vol.5), pg. Nos. 45-52.
3. Kalita, Tejasha. (2016).“Sex selective Abortion: A Socio-Ethical Analysis”, in Delve-AResearch Journal of Nowgong College.
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Bhattacharyya, Bhaskar. (2016). As a resource person in the National Seminar “Philosophyand Ideology of M.K.Gandhi” in the Department of History, Dhemaji Girls’ College, 28June, 2016.
2. Bhattacharyya, Bhaskar. (2016). National Capacity Building Workshop on InstitutionalOER Policy, Vancouver, Canada, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia(CEMCA), New Delhi in Collaboration with Netaji Subhash Open University (NSOU),Kolkata on 1 - 3 June.

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Department of Political Science
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Abhijit Bhuyan Assistant Professor [email protected]
2 Jahnabi Devi Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Bhuyan, Abhijit. (2016).“Human Rights and Children” in the Book titled “Insight”,Purbayon publications, pp. 49-52.
2. Devi, Jahnabi. (2016).“Insurgency and the Issue of Human Rights in Assam: SpecialReference to the Rights of Women” in the Journal Anuranan: Resonance.
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Bhuyan, Abhijit. (2016).“Interpreting Gandhian Satyagraha as a means for HolisticPeace”in the XL Social Science Congress, held at University of Mysore and organised byIndian Academy of Social Sciences and University of Mysore on December 19-23, 2016.
2. Devi, Jahnabi. (2017). “Genealogy of the Bodo Movement and the Present Scenario inBodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD)” in the ICSSR sponsored InternationalConference on “Language, Ethnicity & Identity: 21st Century Perspectives” organised [email protected], Assam Chapter on11-12February, 2017.
Department of Sociology
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dola Borkataki Assistant Professor [email protected]
2 Gargi Gayan Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Borkataki, Dola, (2016).”The Colonial Space Centric Policies and the Ethnic Scenario inNortheast: A Sociological Understanding”in Social Science Journal.
2. Borkataki, Dola, (2017).”Jonbeel Mela As A Site of Articulating Tiwa Identity: AnEthnographic Study”- a Working Paper published by Krishna Kanta Handiqui State OpenUniversity.
3. Gayan, Gargi, (2016). “Bhakti Movement and the Social Structure of Assamese Society” inSocious Prudence, A Sociological Magazine, Vol.1, No: 2.

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Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Borkataki, Dola, (2016).”Commercialisation of Land Resources, Land Alienation and Issuesof Identity: A Sociological Analysis” in the Third Forum of Sociology organised by theInternational Sociological Association, held in University of Vienna from 10 - 14 July, 2016.
Department of Social Work
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Mridusmita Duarah Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Duarah, Mridusmita. (2017).”Non-Inclusive Trade Unionism in the Tea Estates of Assam”,a Working Paper published by Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University.
Department of Teacher Education
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Daisy Bora Talukdar Professor –
2 Dr. Pranab Saikia Associate Professor [email protected]
3 Devajani Duarah Assistant Professor [email protected]
4 Nazibar Rahman Senior Academic Consultant –
5 Dopati Choudhury Academic Consultant [email protected]
Publications:
1. Duarah, Devajani, (2016).”Preparing Professional Teachers: Some Emerging issues inNorth East India” in “Contemporary Issues of Indian Education” :Shanti Prakashan,Guwahati.
2. Duarah, Devajani, (2016).”In Service Teacher Education through Distance Mode:Opportunities and Challenges” in Education in North East India: EBH Publisher, Guwahati.
3. Saikia, Pranab. (2016). Editor, The Educational Horizon - peer reviewed journal ofeducation and social sciences, August, 2016.
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Talukdar, Daisy Bora, (2016). As a Resource person in the Training Course on GenderIssues sponsored by DOPT Govt of India on the topic “Concept of Gender Audit and itsRelevance” held at Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati on 21 June, 2016.
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Seminar on the topic “Education, Encouragement and Enlightenment: Perspective of 3 E’s.”organised by the Department of Education, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal on1 March 2017.
Maniram Dewan School of Management
This School has been named after the great entrepreneur and pioneer of freedom struggleManiram Dewan. Commerce and Management are the two departments under this school. Thesetwo departments currently offer a number of Under Graduate, Post Graduate and Diplomaprogrammes in professional areas.
Department of Commerce
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Devajeet Goswami Assistant Professor [email protected]
2 Dipankar Malakar Assistant Professor [email protected]
Department of Management
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Nripendra Narayan Sarma Professor [email protected]
2 Dr. Smritishikha ChoudhuryBarman Assistant Professor [email protected]
3 Dr. Chayanika Senapati Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Sarma, Nripendra Narayan, (2017). “A Management Case on Prantik- The AssameseFortnightly” - a Working Paper published by Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University.
2. Sarma, Nripendra Narayan. (2016).”Ethical Considerations in Management Research inIndia”, in an edited volume on Management Research, published by MTC Consortium, Bangalore.
3. Barman, Smritishikha Choudhury. (2016).”Role of Study Centres in Open and DistanceLearning System: A Case Study on KKHSOU”, (co-authored with Dr. Chayanika Senapati),Journal of Open Learning and Research Communication: KKHSOU, Vol. II
4. Barman, Smritishikha Choudhury. (2017).”Skill Development in Tourism and HospitalityIndustry – Exploring Options through ODL (Open and Distance Learning) Mode”,(co-authored with Prof. N. N. Sarma) National Conference of ICFAI University Nagaland on 28February - 1 March 2017.
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and Tourism Education: A Study on Learners’ Perception” Journal of Open Learning andResearch Communication: KKHSOU, Vol. II.
6. Senapati, Chayanika. (2016).”Role of Study centres in Open and Distance Learning System:A case study on KKHSOU”,(co-authored with Dr. Smritishikha Choudhury Barman), Journal ofOpen Learning and Research Communication: KKHSOU, Vol. II.
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Sarma, Nripendra Narayan, (2016). Chaired a technical Session in the National Conference ofNorth East India Commerce and Management Association on “Trade and Industries in NorthEast India: Challenges and Strategies” held at Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati on 23-24 September, 2016.
2. Sarma, Nripendra Narayan, (2016). Delivered the Key Note Speech of the UGC sponsoredNational Seminar on “Democratic decentralization – its effectiveness and challenges withspecial reference to North East”,organised by BP Chaliha College, Nagarbera on 29 November,2016.
3. Sarma, Nripendra Narayan, (2016). Delivered a lecture on “Marketing Communication” as aResource person for refresher course in Business Studies, UGC centre, Gauhati University.
Bhupen Hazarika School of Mass Communication
This School has been named after the world renowned music maestro Dr. Bhupen Hazarika as apart of sincere efforts to commemorate his contribution in the field of Journalism and Mass Communication.This school offers UG, PG and a number of Diploma programmes. The Multimedia Production Unit underthis school has successfully produced various audio-visual materials for broadcasting and also as learningmaterials for the benefit of the learners of KKHSOU. It has only one department, that is, department ofMass Communication.
Department of Mass Communication
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Trisha Dowerah Baruah Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Baruah, Trisha Dowerah, (2016).”Role of Media in Higher Education” in the book titled,Insight, Purbayon Publications, published by UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University.
2. Baruah, Trisha Dowerah, (2016).”Implications of Blended Learning in Distance Educationwith Special Reference to Virtual Learning Environment: A case study of Krishna KantaHandiqui State Open University” in the Symbiosis International Research Journal on Openand Distance Learning.

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Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
3. Baruah, Trisha Dowerah, (2017). Invited as a panelist in one of the technical sessions of NorthEast Communication Forum, jointly organised by the Department of Communication & Journalism,Gauhati University and UNICEF, Assam from 24-25 January, 2017
4. Baruah, Trisha Dowerah, (2017). Participated in the International Conference 2017, organisedby the Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning at the International Council for Open and DistanceEducation (ICDE), 10-11 March, 2017.
Guru Prasad Das School of Vocational Studies
The School of Vocational Studies has been named after the great personality Shri Guru PrasadDas who has been hailed as a great entrepreneur and inventor. The departments under this schoolare – Agricultural Science, Electronics and Instrumentation. These departments offer Diploma andCertificate programmes on vocational areas.
Department of Agricultural Science
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Sarmistha Rani Baruah Assistant Professor [email protected]
Department of Electronics
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Antara Mahanta Barua Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Barua, Antara Mahanta. (2016).”Scope of Green Energy in India and Available Resourcesin the North Eastern Region” : Published in the Proceedings of the National Conference on“Green Energy- Prospects and Challenges”, organised by Assam Science and TechnologyUniversity, Guwahati.
2. Barua, Antara Mahanta. (2016).”Next Generation IP Based Metering for Monitoringand Control of Power Consumption”: Published in the International Conference on“Innovative Research in Applied Physics, Material Sciences, Instrumentation, Electronics,Communication, Electrical, Power Control, Computer Science and Information Technology”(TECHNOVA-2016), Gauhati University.
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
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Things”, organised by Power System Division, Central Power Research Institute, (Govt. of IndiaSociety, Ministry of Power) at Bengaluru, Karnataka on 2- 3February, 2017.
Department of Instrumentation
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Nabankur Pathak Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Pathak, Nabankur. (2016).”Open Educational Resources (OER)-A new era of EducationBeyond Barrier” in ‘Contemporary Issues of Indian Education’ Edited by Dr. Phunu Das:Shanti Prakashan, Guwahati.
Hiranya Chandra Bhuyan School of Science and Technology
This School has been named after the great scientist Professor Hiranya Kumar Bhuyan. Thereare three departments under this School—Computer Science, Mathematics and Library &Information Science. These three departments offer a number of Under Graduate, Post Graduateand Diploma Programmes.
Department of Computer Science
Sl. No. Name Designation Email
1 Dr. Sanjib Kr. Kalita Associate Professor [email protected]
2 Dr. Tapashi Kashyap Das Assistant Professor [email protected]
3 Sruti Sruba Bharali Assistant Professor [email protected]
Publications:
1. Bharali, Sruti Sruba. (2017). "Speaker Identification Using Vector Quantization and I-vector with Reference to Assamese Language” : Proceedings of the International Conferenceon “Wireless Communications Signal Processing and Networking” held at SSN College ofEngineering, Chennai.
Participation in Conference/Seminar/Workshop Programme:
1. Bharali, Sruti Sruba. (2017). As a Resource person on the topic “Hidden Markov Model” in theDepartment of Computer Science, Gauhati University.
Department of Mathematics
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–BANIKANTA KAKATI RESEARCH INSTITUTE–
Research and Development is an important dimension of a University’s academic pursuits. An academicorganisation remains incomplete in the absence of proper research activities. Keeping this in mind, theUniversity has set up a research wing dedicated itself to social science research with special emphasis onarea studies. The Institute has been named after great scholar Dr. Banikanta Kakati as Banikanta KakatiResearch Institute (BKRI).
The Institute has started functioning with the joining of Dr. Abu Nasar Saied Ahmed, formerly a Professorof Political Science at Dibrugarh University, Visiting Professor at the IIT Guwahati, Dean, School of SocialSciences at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya, and currently Director Research at theCentre for Development and Peace Studies, Guwahati, as its Honorary Director.
The Governing Council of the Institute has been constituted with the following persons:
1. Dr. Hitesh Deka, the Vice Chancellor of the KKHSOU as the Chairman2. Dr. A.C. Bhagabati, former Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University, Member3. Prof. T.R. Taid, Member of the Board of Management, KKHSOU, Member4. A nominee of the Government of Assam, Members5. Registrar, KKHSOU, as ex-officio Member6. Dr. Abu Nasar Saied Ahmed, as ex-officio Member-Secretary
The activities and programmes under the BKRI:
1. A research study has been started on the Assam Assembly elections 2016.2. The publication of a research Journal named Journal of Area Studies (JAS) has been initiated.3. An annual lecture programme has been conceptualized to commemorate the birth and death
anniversary of Dr. Banikanta Kakati.4. A study on the problems of Government schools has been initiated.5. The BKRI has taken initiative to undertake two more studies in the next year:
(a) Democratisation in Bhutan(b) Wahhabi-Salafi outreach in Assam
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Research Programmes
Awarded Ph.D. degree:
Name of Scholar Title of Research Study Name of Supervisor Subject
Mr. Dibakar Maut
Ms. Juri Hazarika
Ms. MridusmitaKashyap
Mr. Soumitra Sen
Ms. Bidisha Lahkar Das
Mr. Chandan Thakuria
Mr. Dadul Dewri
The Conflict of Religions: APostcolonial Study of Primitivismand Christianity in Chinua Achebe'sThings Fall Apart
Use of New Media Technologies inDistance Education: A FactorAnalysis of Usage and Impact
An Exploration of the Aged Personsin Old Age Homes Of Assam
Effectiveness of the Hospitality andTourism Education- A ComparativeStudy on the Courses offeredthrough In Class (Face to Face -F2F)Mode and Open and DistanceLearning (ODL) Mode
A Critical Evaluation of theEmployee Retention Initiatives ofthe Service Sector Organisations inGuwahati City.
Panchayati Raj System and RuralDevelopment in Assam: A Study ofElected Women Members ofKamrup (R) District.
Demand for Autonomy by the Tiwasand the Rabhas in Assam andConstitution of AutonomousCouncil.
Prof. Pona Mahanta, Dibrugarh University
K.V. Nagraj, MizoramUniversity,
Co guide: Dr. AnkuranDutta,
Gauhati University
Prof. Birinchi KumarMedhi,
Gauhati University
Prof. N.N. Sharma,KKHSOU
Dr. Mukulesh Barua, Royal Group of
Institutions
Dr. Dhruba PratimSarma
Deptt. of PoliticalScience,
Gauhati University
Dr. Hitesh DekaCo Guide: Dr. Abhijit
BhuyanKKHSOU
English
MassCommunication
Sociology
Management
Commerce
Political Science
Political Science
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Minor Research Projects under KKHSOU:
Name
Risha Borooah,Guwahati
Sumu Gogoi,Faculty, Sangeet
Mahavidyalaya, Jagiroad
Amreen Razzaq,Assistant Professor,B. Barooah College,
Guwahati
Project Title
Evaluation of the Diploma in Elementary EducationProgramme offered by KKHSOU: Lessons from itsImplementations.
Documentation and Preservation of Culture in theODL System with Special Reference to the TiwaTribe of Jagiroad Area.
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COMMUNITY RADIO STATION
With the motto of providing voice to thevoiceless, KKHSOU launched the CommunityRadio Station christened as Jnan Taranga. JnanTaranga (90.4 FM), the Community RadioStation, broadcasts for 24 hours regularly. Thebroadcast schedule consists of 9 hours livewhich starts from 9am till 2pm. The livetransmission consists of programmes on health,environment, and life of great persons alongwith birthday wishes, recipes and beauty tips.Educational broadcast is for one hour i.e from 1pmto 2 pm. Next live transmission starts from 2 pmto 6 pm. Programmes include voices of thecommunity, their issues, culture, education,entertainment and one of the most popularprogramme ‘Monor Khabor’- a regular livePhone-in programme on different social issues ofthe community. The listeners make calls to thestation and provide their views and opinions onthe issues.
Jnan Taranga has been trying to reach outto different sections of the society so that everyonegets an opportunity to provide his/her opinion. Assuch, the community radio service has beenbroadcasting programmes for woman, children,senior citizens, tribal and ethnic groups, youth andmarginalised people. There are differentprogrammes on health, environment, culture,education and entertainment. Differentprogramming formats like radio drama, talk,discussion, story-telling, vox pop, noveltranscription, radio magazine, radio quiz andphone-in have been used to deliver positivemessages to the community.
Jnan Taranga Wins CEMCA Award
Jnan Taranga has been conferred SpecialRecognition Award by CEMCA-NSDC for acompetition (audio challenge) titled MeriPrerna-Mera Hunar organised by National Skill
Development Corporation and CommonwealthEducational Media Centre for Asia.
Jnan Taranga celebrated completion of itssixth year of broadcast on 20 th November,2016. Radio staff, community people, regularlisteners and well wishers all visited the radiopremises on the event and celebrated it bysinging songs, expressing their experiences andaspirations being a part of the radio station.Mr.Sarifuz Zaman was felicitated for producingthe popular and longest running Live programmetitled ‘Amar Kobologia Ekashar’, a weeklyprogramme on environment conservation.Chinmoy Kalita, child reporter/producer of JnanTaranga was also felicitated for producing thechildren programme ”Sishu Tirtha” He is theanchor, as well as, child reporter of theprogramme who takes interviews and conductdiscussions among children of different schools.Ms. Reetu Gogoi, producer of the programmesAngana and Sasthya Charcha was alsofelicitated for bringing accolades to the stationby winning Laadli Media and AdvertisingAward. Mr. Bikash Bordoloi and Ms. JugasmitaSarma were also felicitated for producing theprogramme that won the Special Recognitionaward by CEMCA-NSDC.
In Preserving Retkinong Aalun (FolkSong of Karbi)
Since its inception, Community RadioStation (CRS) Jnan Taranga has constantly beeninvolved in working towards the overallcommunity development. In an effort toshowcase different ethnic groups of the state, aradio team led by senior programme producer,Shri. Manoj Kumar Deka had visited a villageknown as ‘Rewa Maheswar’ situated nearSonapur. A teacher by profession and also anauthor of Rewa Maheswar, Shri. Rajendra

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Tumung has extensively studied and analysed theJhum cultivation songs sung by the Karbis. TheKarbi people refer to the folk songs they oncesang prior to the cultivation of Jhum as‘Retkinong Aalun’ which today are almost onthe verge of extinction. Moreover, with thediscontinuation of Jhum cultivation, these songsare nowhere to be heard.
The new generations have either notheard these songs or are not much keentowards performing or preserving these folk
songs. The radio team has been successful inrecording many of these songs which has beensung by a local artist named Lohit Ranghang.Shri. Tumung has also provided explanationsof the songs sung by him. In its own way, CRSJnan Taranga has attempted to preserve thesefolk songs that contain the treasures ofcommon beliefs, local culture and age oldtraditions of the Karbi people which shallenable the newer generations to learn andpursue further research in this area.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Free Education to Jail InmatesKKHSOU owes some social responsibility of providing education to certain deprived
sections of the society. In conformity with its motto “Education Beyond Barriers”, theUniversity established its Study Centre inside the Central Jail Guwahati, Jorhat and Abhayapuriand District Jail Mangaldoi.
Free Education to differently able persons
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STUDY CENTREOne of the pillars of the distance education is the study centres and at present there are 351 study
centres across the State. In this year 26 institutions are approved as Study Centres covering 14 districts,namely, Barpeta, Cachar, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup (R), Kamrup (M), KarbiAnglong, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri.
The names of the Study Centre with their code numbers are–
Sl. No District Name of the Institutions& Code Nos.Barpeta
1 0102 Nirmal Haloi College, Patacharkuchi2 0103 Madhya Kamrup College, Chenga3 0105 F. A. Ahmed Memorial College, Jania4 0107 Jnyanam Educational Institute, Pathsala5 0108 Neaws Academy, Barpeta Road6 0109 Bapujee College, Sarthebari7 0111 Sankardev ODL Study Centre,8 0112 Mandia Anchalik College9 0115 Ataur Rahman College of Education, Udmari10 0116 Howly Jr. College11 0117 Navasakti College, Majgaon12 0118 Madhab Choudhury College, Barpeta13 0119 Bhawanipur Ancholik College14 0120 Nabajyoti College, Kalgachia15 0121 Bajali Teacher’s Training College16 0122 Barpeta B.T. College17 0123 DIET, Barpeta18 0124 Kayakuchi College19 0125 Buds Academy, Sorbhog20 0126 Barnagar B.Ed. College21 0127 Barpeta Girl’s College22 0128 Bajali College23 0129 Madhya Bajali Junior College24 0130 G. L. Choudhury College25 0131 Luitparia College26 0132 B.H.B. College, Sarupeta27 0133 District Jail Barpeta
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BAKSA29 0201 Goreswar College Goreswar
30 0202 B. B. Kishan College, Jalahghat
31 0203 Tamulpur Commerce College (Jr.)
32 0204 Salbari College
33 0205 Mushalpur College
34 0206 Barama College
BISWANATH35 2503 Biswanath College
36 2505 Chaiduar College,Gohpur
37 2513 Chatia College
38 2515 Behali Degree College
39 2516 Kalabari College
40 2521 District Jail, Biswanath Chariali
BONGAIGAON41 0301 Birjhora Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
42 0302 Birjhora Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
43 0303 Abhayapuri College
44 0305 Central Jail, Abhayapuri
45 0306 Bongaigaon B.Ed. College
CACHAR46 0401 Cachar College, Silchar
47 0402 National College of Information Technology, Silchar
48 0403 BDPS Computer Education Society, Silchar
49 0404 Miraj Foundation, Silchar
50 0405 Janata College, Kabuganj
51 0407 Silchar College of Education
52 0408 Dr. S.P.M. College of Education, Silchar
53 0409 DIET, Cachar
54 0410 Teacher Training College, Silchar
55 0411 Katigorah Jr. College
56 0412 Bhaswati Deb Memorial Centre For Higher Education (BDMCHE)
57 0413 Nehru College, Pailapool
58 0414 Central Jail, Silchar
CHIRRANG59 0501 Bijni College
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DARRANG61 0601 Brilliant Academy, Mangaldai
62 0602 Purbanchal Jyanpith, Dhula
63 0603 National College of Education,Kharupetia
64 0604 Kharupetia College
65 0605 Mangaldai College
66 0606 Deomornoi College
67 0607 Sipajhar College
68 0608 Burhinagar Degree College
69 0609 Deomornoi B.Ed. College
70 0610 Mangaldai Govt. T. T. College (CTE)
71 0611 DIET, Darrang
72 0612 District Jail, Mangaldoi
DHEMAJI73 0701 Dhemaji College
74 0702 Machkhowa Degree College
75 0703 Dhemaji Town College
76 0704 Gogamukh College
77 0705 Jonai Girls College
78 0706 Silapathar Science College
79 0707 Dhemaji PGT College
80 0708 Silapathar College
DHUBRI81 0803 Ratnapith College, Chapar
82 0804 B. N. College, Dhubri
83 0805 Pramathesh Baruah College
84 0807 Bilasipara College
85 0809 DIET, Dhubri
86 0811 Dharmasala College
87 0813 Dhubri PGTT College
88 0814 Sapatgram College
89 0815 Halakura College
90 0816 District Jail, Dhubri
DIBRUGARH91 0901 D.H.S.K Commerce College
92 0903 D.H.S.K College, Dibrugarh
93 0904 Nandalal Borgohain City College, Dibrugarh

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94 0905 Naharkatiya College
95 0906 Namrup College
96 0907 Duliajan College
97 0909 Lahowal College
98 0912 Pithubar Girls Degree College
99 0913 Tingkhong College
100 0914 DIET, Dibrugarhs
101 0915 Duliajan Girls’ College102 0916 Central Jail Dibrugarh
103 0917 DD Rasiwasia College
GOALPARA104 1001 Goalpara College, Goalpara
105 1002 Habraghat Mahvidyalaya
106 1005 West Goalpara College
107 1006 Jaleswar College
108 1007 DIET, Goalpara
109 1008 Dudhnoi College
110 1009 Agia College
111 1010 Bikali College
112 1011 Lakhipur College
113 1012 District Jail, Goalpara
GOLAGHAT114 1101 Sarupathar College
115 1102 Kamargaon College
116 1103 Furkating College
117 1104 Joya Gogoi College, Khumtai
118 1105 J.D.S.G. College, Bokakhat
119 1106 Golaghat Commerce College
120 1107 Hemo Prova Borbora Girls College
121 1108 Kamarbandha Jr. College
122 1109 DKD College, Dergaon
123 1111 Debraj Roy College, Golaghat
124 1112 Barpathar College
125 1113 DIET, Golaghat
126 1114 Golaghat Purbanchalik College
127 1115 Computech Computer Institute, Barpathar
128 1116 District Jail, Golaghat

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HAILAKANDI129 1201 S. K. Roy College, Katlicherra
130 1202 ALC College, Algapur
131 1203 Srikishan Sarda College, Hailakandi
132 1204 Dr. Sashibhushan Institute of Education
HOJAI133 2106 Lumding College
134 2111 Lanka Mahavidyalaya
135 2112 Ajmal Foundation, Hojai
136 2119 Krishna Bora B. Ed. College
137 2120 Murazar College
138 2123 Hazi Anfur Ali College, Daboka
139 2127 Hojai College
140 2128 Nazir Azmal Memorial College of Education
JORHAT141 1301 Kakajan College
142 1302 J. B. College, Jorhat
143 1303 Borholla College
144 1304 Cinnamara College
145 1307 Central Jail, Jorhat
146 1308 Dr. Nabin Bardoloi College
147 1310 Bahona College
148 1311 Gibbon Conservation Centre, Jorhat
149 1313 North East Institute of Management Science, Jorhat
150 1314 Sri Sri Bishnudev Janajati College
151 1317 Normal School, Jorhat
152 1318 Sarbodaya College, Malowpather
153 1319 Devi Charan Baruah Girl’s College154 1321 Nakachari College
155 1322 Jorhat College
KAMRUP156 1401 Jawaharlal Nehru College, Boko
157 1402 F. A. Ahmed College, Goroimari
158 1403 B. P. Chaliha College, Nagarbera
159 1404 Rangia Teacher Training College
160 1405 Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza
161 1406 S.B.M.S. College, Sualkuchi

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162 1407 Baihata Chariali B. Ed. College
163 1408 Kamalpur Jr. College
164 1410 Manabendra Sarma Girls College, Rangia
165 1412 DIYA Foundation, Loharghat, MirzaVikram
166 1413 Chaygaon College
167 1414 Saraighat College
168 1415 K. R. D. College of Education, Chaygaon
169 1416 DIET, Kamrup
170 1417 College of Education, Boko
171 1418 Suren Das College, Hajo
172 1419 Patidarrang College
173 1420 Dakshin Kamrup Girls’ College, Mirza174 1421 Chhamaria Anchalik College
175 1422 Pub Kamrup College
176 1423 Puthimari College
KAMRUP (METRO)177 1500 KKHSOU, City Study Centre, Housefed Complex, Ghy-6
178 1501 Cotton College, Guwahati
179 1502 Pragjyotish College, Guwahati
180 1503 Icon Commerce College
181 1504 Darwin School of Correspondence, Guwahati
182 1505 Assam Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research
183 1506 Assam Institute of Advanced Studies, Bora Service
184 1507 SADBA Institute of Technology and Management
185 1508 Guwahati Public College
186 1510 S. K. Hazarika College, R. G. Baruah Road
187 1511 Dispur College
188 1512 Central Jail, Guwahati
189 1514 R. J. Educational Trust, Dispur
190 1515 Assam Professional Academy
191 1516 Assam Siksha Academy, Hatigaon
192 1520 West Guwahati B. Ed. College, Pandu
193 1521 Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College
194 1522 Technosys College, Guwahati
195 1523 Bonda Anchalik College
196 1524 Jazzy Educational Institute, RGB Rd.
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198 1527 Assam Engineering Institute, Ghy
199 1528 Multibrain Computer & Institute of Management
200 1529 GATE Institute, Chandmari
201 1530 Institute of Rural Management, Beharbari
202 1531 Sterling Security Enterprise
203 1534 Paschim Guwahati Mahavidyalaya, Dharapur
204 1536 NAPS College, Jonali
205 1537 Asian Infotech, Zoo Rd. Tinali
206 1538 North Guwahati College
207 1539 Assam School of Journalism, Silpukhuri
208 1540 Beltola College
209 1541 Third Eye College, Panbazar
210 1542 Sun Infosys, Ulubari
211 1543 Institute of Cooperative Management, Hengrabari
212 1544 Vintage Academy, Ganeshguri
213 1545 GIT, Bamunimaidam
214 1546 Assam Shikshak Prasikshan Mahabidyalaya, Lankeswar
215 1547 Sonapur College
216 1548 Kanya Mahavidyalay, Geetanagar
217 1549 Bhabendra Nath Saikia Institute of Mgt. Studies, Beltola
218 1550 North-East Development Foundation, Sonapur
219 1552 Jigyash Academy,Guwahati
220 1553 S. B. Deorah College
221 1554 Aryabhatta Junior Science College, Guwahati
222 1555 KKHSOU, Patgaon (Rani) Campus Study Centre
223 1556 KRB Girls’ College, Guwahati224 1557 R. G. Baruah College, Guwahati
225 1558 Assam Textile Institute
226 1559 PCPS Girls’ Polytechnic227 1560 Malaybari Junior College
228 1561 Mind India, Institute of Positive Mental Health & Research
229 1564 K. K. Handiqui ICT Enabled Study Centre, Guwahati
230 1565 K. K. Handique Govt. Sanskrit College, Jalukbari, Guwahati
231 1569 Gauhati Commerce College
KARBI ANGLONG232 1601 Diphu Commerce College

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233 1606 Eastern Karbi Anglong College
234 1607 Rukasen College, Bokoliaghat
235 1608 Thong Nokbe College
236 1609 Basic Training Centre, Diphu
KARIMGANJ237 1701 Ramkrishna Nagar College
238 1703 Highbrow, Karimganj
239 1704 Patharkandi College of Education
240 1705 Vivekananda College of Education
241 1706 DIET, Karimganj
242 1707 Nilambazar College
243 1708 G. C. Paul College of Education
244 1709 Basic Training Centre, Kaliganj
245 1710 Karimganj College
KOKRAJHAR246 1801 Kokrajhar Science College
247 1802 S.A.Memorial College, Kokrajhar
248 1803 Fakiragram College
249 1804 Shalbagan Jr. Commerce College, Gosaigaon
250 1806 DIET, Kokrajhar
251 1807 Govt. College of Teacher Education, Kokrajhar
252 1808 Gosaigaon B. Ed. College
LAKHIMPUR253 1901 Lakhimpur Girls’ College254 1902 North Lakhimpur College
255 1903 Sankardeva Mahavidyalaya, Pathalipahar
256 1904 Bhibiram Hazarika College, Dhalpur
257 1905 North Bank College, Ghilamara
258 1906 Dhakuakhana College
259 1908 Nowboicha College
260 1909 Avanari College, Bilmukh
261 1910 Panigaon Omprakash Dinodia College
262 1911 Lakhimpur P.G.T. College
263 1912 DIET, Lakhimpur
264 1913 Bihpuria P.G.T. College
265 1914 Kherajkhat College, Deotola
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267 1916 Lakhimpur Commerce College
268 1918 Madhavdev College
269 1919 Harhi College
MAJULI270 1305 Pub Majuli College
271 1306 Jengraimukh College
272 1316 Majuli College
273 1320 Lohitpariya Jr. College
MORIGAON274 2001 Morigaon College
275 2002 Lahorighat College
276 2003 H.A.M. Jr. Girls College, Moirabari
277 2004 DIET, Marigaon
278 2005 Jagiroad College
NAGAON279 2101 Dhing College
280 2102 Nowgong Girls’ College281 2103 Dr. Birinchi Kumar Barooah College, Puranigudam
282 2104 Batradaba Sri Sri Sankardeva College
283 2105 Nowgong College
284 2107 North East Academy, Nagaon
285 2109 Kaliabor College
286 2110 Nagaon G.N.D.G. Commerce College
287 2114 Nonoi College
288 2115 Nagaon Polytechnic
289 2117 Kampur College
290 2118 Rupahi College
291 2121 Kaliabor B. Ed. College
292 2122 DIET, Nagaon
293 2124 Sikshan Mahabidyalaya (CTE), Nagaon
294 2125 Raha College
295 2126 College of Education, Nagaon
296 2129 Central Jail Nagaon
NALBARI297 2201 M.N.C. Open College, Nalbari
298 2203 Swahid Smriti College, Belsor
299 2204 Nalbari Commerce College

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300 2205 Barkhetri Junior College, Mukalmua
301 2207 Dhomdhama Anchalik College
302 2209 IYDE, Tihu
303 2211 Barbhag College
304 2212 SDP College of Teacher Education,Tihu
305 2213 DIET, Nalbari
306 2214 Nalbari College
307 2216 Uttar Kampith Mahavidalaya, Jagara
NORTH CACHAR308 2301 Maibang Degree College
309 2302 DIET, Dima Hasao
310 2303 Haflong Govt. College
SIVASAGAR311 2401 Swahid Peoli Phukan College, Namti
312 2402 Dikhowmukh College
313 2403 Gargaon College
314 2404 Sibsagar College
315 2405 Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College
316 2406 Moran College
317 2407 Borhat BPB Memorial College
318 2408 Sonari College
319 2409 Nazira College
320 2410 Bir Lachit Barphukan College
321 2411 Amguri College
322 2412 Sapekhati College
323 2414 H.C.D.G. College, Nitaipukhuri
324 2415 Demow College
325 2416 Moran Mahila Mahavidyalaya
326 2417 Swahid Maniram Dewan College, Charing
327 2418 Sibsagar Commerce College
328 2419 District Jail Sivasagar
SONITPUR329 2501 Tezpur College
330 2502 L.O.K.D College, Dhekiajuli
331 2506 BDPS Computer Education Society, Tezpur
332 2507 Sonitpur Dhatri Sewa Samity, Dhekiajuli
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334 2514 T.H.B. College, Jamugurihat
335 2517 Third Eye College, Tezpur
336 2518 DIET, Sonitpur
337 2519 North-East Education
338 2520 Central Jail, Tezpur
SOUTH SALMARA339 0810 Hatsingimari Jr. College
340 0812 Mankachar College
TINSUKIA341 2601 Tinsukia College
342 2602 Tinsukia Commerce College
343 2603 Margherita College
344 2604 Sadiya College
345 2605 Doomdooma College
346 2607 Phillobari Jr. College
347 2608 Digboi College
348 2611 Makum College
349 2612 Dehing Valley Junior College
UDALGURI350 2701 Rural Organization for Social Services (ROSS), Tangla
351 2702 Amalgamated Plantations Industrial Training Centre, Rowta
352 2705 Khoirabari College
353 2707 Mazbat College
354 2708 Asboford Academy, Udalguri
355 2709 Udalguri College
356 2710 North Darang Junior College
Jail Study Centres
In the present era of globalisation, an educational institution such as the University shouldnot be confined to the mere circle of imparting education in a common way. Rather, it should be theduty on the part of the University to make contribution to the greater interest of the society invarious ways. Accordingly the University had decided to set-up its study centres at different jails ofthe state, aiming towards intellectual development of the jail learner-inmates. The first study centrewas established at the Guwahati Central Jail and followed by two other jails at Jorhat and Abhayapuri.
In the year 2016-2017, the University decided to start 10 more new study centres in various jails ofAssam and accordingly, the study centres have been set-up at Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur andNagaon Central Jails; Sibsagar, Barpeta, Goalpara, Dhubri and Mangaldoi District Jails. Several inmatelearners have enrolled themselves in the BPP, Bachelor Degree and Post Graduate programmes of the

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University. The counselling sessions are underway in all the jail Study Centres of KKHSOU. During2016-17 sessions, a total of 24 learners were enrolled under programmes like MA, BA, BCA, CCA,CSTCPM.
With a view towards inspiring the jail learner-inmates, the University had arranged the “BrajenBarua Memory Documentary Festival” in various jails throughout the state. In the first phase ofthis documentary festival, the Central Jails of Dibrugarh,Jorhat and Guwahati together with the DistrictJails of Golaghat and Mangaldoi were covered with active support from Prisons Headquarters Assam,Guwahati. Renowned film-maker Shri Jahnu Barua had been closely associated with the festival and heinteracted with the jail learner-inmates during the festival. Five documentary films selected by him wereshown with an aim of inspiring them to be better individuals in the society. Renowned Psychologist Dr.Sangeeta Goswami had interacted with the inmates of Guwahati Central jail and Mangaldoi District jailand had also conducted counselling sessions with them.
CENTRAL LIBRARYThe Central Library, Krishna Kanta
Handiqui State Open University plays a vital rolein the collection, development and disseminationof academic, scientific and technical informationto meet the present and future needs of theUniversity.
Central Library, KKHSOU is located at theRani Campus, Guwahati. The library remains openfrom 10.00 am to 5.00 pm in all working days.The library is consisting of nearly 18000 printbooks on various disciplines. Apart from the printresources, a good number of electronic resourcescomprising e-journals, online databases, gatewayportal to e-journals are made accessible to thepatrons within the University campus.
The library is fully computerised with an ILS(integrated library system) and also equipped withRFID (Radio-frequency identification) technology.
Following sections describe the features ofthe library-
Membership:
All bonafide members of the Krishna KantaHandiqui State Open University shall be allowedadmission in the library. The bonafide categoriesare: Students
Research Scholars Employees of the University Ex-employees of the University Any other person with permission of the
Librarian may enter the library.
E-resources :
Central Library of KKHSOUsubscribed e-journals from JSTOR andSAGE.
To provide easy access to various openaccess journal across the worldKKHSOU developed the Open AccessJournals Search Engine (OAJSE)which is available for the users fromthe URL www.kkhsou.in/library/oajse.
Shodhganga repository is the reservoirof Indian intellectual output stored,hosted and maintained by theINFLIBNET Centre, an IUC of UGC.Krishna Kanta Handiqui State OpenUniversity (KKHSOU) has joinedShodhganga for depositing their theseswhich is available for the users from theURL http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/145533.

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Services:
The library provides following services to its users:
Circulation Service (Restricted to Faculty Members, Research Scholars and Employees)
Reference Service
Current Awareness Service
Electronic Information Service
Reprography Service
Online Library Catalogue Service
Periodicals Available
Journals
1. Arthashastra2. Kurukshetra3. Readers Digest4. University News5. Asia-pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation6. Bioscope7. Contemporary Education Dialogue8. Contributions to Indian Sociology9. Gender Technology and Development10. History and Sociology of South Asia11. India Quaterly12. Indian Historical Review13. Indian Journal of Gender Studies14. International Journal of Rural Management15. International Studies16. Journal of Creative Communications17. Journal Of Infrastructure Development18. Journal of Rural Development19. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development20. Mainstream21. Margin the Journal of Applied Economic Research22. Psychology and Developing Societies23. Review of Market Integration24. Science, Technology and Society25. Seminar26. Social Change27. South Asian Journal of Macro Economics and Public Finance28. Studies in History

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29. The Indian Economic and Social History Review30. The Journal of Entrepreneurship31. The Heritage32. Journal of Northeast Indian Culture33. Jindal Journal Of Business Research34. International Journal of Research in Business Studies35. South Asian Survey
Magazines
1. Business India2. Competition Success Review3. Eclectic North East4. Economic & Political Weekly5. Down to Earth6. India Today7. Outlook8. Outlook Money9. The Economist10. Outlook Business11. The Week12. Time
Daily Newspaper:
1. Amar Asom2. Asomiya Pratidin3. Niyamiya Barta4. The Assam Tribune5. The Telegraph6. The Times of India
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A Management Case on Prantik – The AssameseFortnightly
Jonbeel Mela as a Site of Articulating Tiwa Identity:An Ethnographic Study
Human Development and Gender Inequality Indexwith Special Reference to Assam
Non-Inclusive Trade Unionism in the Tea Estates ofAssam
A Study on the Gusai Uliowa Utsav – The Carnivalof the God and the Kings
Use of New Media Technologies in DistanceEducation: A Study of K.K.Handiqui State OpenUniversity
Syndrome of Internal Colonialism in India’sNorth East
Author
Nripendra Narayan Sarma, Professorin Management, KKHSOU
Dola Borkataki,Assistant Professor inSociology, KKHSOU
Ritimoni Bordoloi, Assistant Professorin Education, KKHSOU
Mridusmita Duara, AssistantProfessor in Social Work, KKHSOU
Gayatri Baruah,Research Scholar inMass Communication, KKHSOU
Juri Hazarika, Research AssociateKKHSOU
Arupjyoti Choudhury, Dean(Academic), KKHSOU
PUBLICATIONS
Publication initiatives are crucial for any institution operating in the field of higher education. Theissue becomes more important when one comes into contact with an open university. An open universitywith its vast learner base desires to introduce a number of publications intrinsically related to its mission andvision. Since an open mode does not have the facility of regular classroom interactions, it has to design itspublication initiatives in a more systematic way. Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University since itsinception in 2006 has been actively pursuing its publication initiatives for a wider audience. In the financialyear 2016—2017, the University has introduced through its publication wing several working paperswhich have academic value and social relevance. These working papers reflect the course of intellectualdiscourse active within the academic atmosphere of the University. In addition to this, these workingpapers address issues of social interest and other relevant themes. Again the University’s research journalJournal of Open Learning and Research Communication encompasses discourses which are of specialinterest to the distance and open mode of delivering education. Entries carefully selected and reviewed byrenowned scholars of the region have made this journal a prominent name within an extremely short periodof time. Further, with its regular news letter Horizon the University has been successful to disseminatevarious pieces of information for the members of the academic community in particular and other membersof the society in general.

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News Letter (Horizon) 2 Issues
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Programme Guide (D.El.Ed)
Quantity of Printing Materials
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ENROLMENT AND SUCCESSEnrolment
Presently the university’s academic session starts from July every year. As per the enrolmentdata of July, 2016, a total number of 31,941 learners were enrolled in first semester under variousprogrammes offered by the University of which number of male learners are 18,280 and femalelearners are 13,661. Total number of learners enrolled in different programmes, as on July, 2016are presented in the following table-
Learners enrolled in the year 2016-17
Programmes
BA
BBA
BCA
BCAH
B.Com
BMC
Total
BPP
MA
MBA
MCA
MMC
M.sc.IT
MSW
Total
PGDBM
PGDCA
PGDHR
PGDMC
PGDTH
PGDYN
Total
Female
7425
3
38
56
64
26
3132
2315
30
29
7
7
180
14
92
12
8
1
72
Male
11659
37
114
87
415
45
3069
1955
138
55
24
20
208
58
89
35
5
2
82
Number oflearners
19084
40
152
143
479
71
19969
6201
4270
168
84
31
27
388
4968
72
181
47
13
3
154
470
Bachelor DegreeProgramme (1st
Semester)
BPP ( 1st year)
Master DegreeProgrammes (1st
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DAJ
DCA
DCHN
DCWE
DJMC
DLIS
DTM
Total
CCA
CCS
CDP
Total
Grand Total
26
6
7
12
88
2
2
6
1
13,661
23
18
2
7
14
90
2
5
1
21
18280
49
24
2
14
26
178
4
297
7
7
22
36
31,941
Diploma Programmes
Certificate Programmes
Fig: Number of Learners enrolled in differentprogrammes of the university
Fig: Gender wise percentage ofenrolment under variousprogrammes of the University
Bachelor Preparatory Programme (BPP):
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University offers Bachelor Preparatory Programme (BPP) oftwo years duration for those who are unable to clear Matriculation or Higher Secondary examination.Presently BPP is offered in three streams –
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On successful completion of the programme, a learner can enroll in any one of the Bachelor DegreeProgramme offered by the University on the basis of his/her stream in BPP. According to the BPPenrolment data in July, 2016, a total number of 6,201 learners were enrolled in the first year BPPcourse.
Post Graduate Diploma (PG Diploma) programme:
A total of 470 learners were enrolled in post graduate diploma programmes in the 1st semester,July 2016.
Fig: Number of learners enrolled in various Post graduate diploma programmes
Master Degree Programme:
A total number of 4,968 learners were enrolled in July, 2016 in various programmes of Masterdegree. The highest number of enrolment was recorded for MA programmes covering Assamese,English, Education, Political Science and Sociology.
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Diploma and Certificate Programme:
In the year 2016-17, the total number of enrolled learners in Diploma and certificateprogrammes is 297 and 36 respectively.
Fig: Number of learners enrolled in various Diploma and Certificates programmes
Results
The University declared the final semester result for the various bachelor degree programmes.The following table shows the success rate of the learners
Programmes
BA
B.Com
BMC
BBA
BCA
Appeared
10,452
175
42
26
81
Appeared
10,452
175
42
26
81
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Results of Master Degree 4th Semester Examination
The University declared the final semester result for the various master degree programmes.The following table shows the success rate of the learners-
Subjects
Assamese
Education
English
Political Science
Sociology
MSW
Appeared
524
267
77
149
214
143
Appeared
439
221
66
123
188
100
Fig: Percentage of qualified learners in 4th semester Master degree programme.
Results of PG Diploma 2nd Semester Examination
The University declared the final semester results for the various PG Diploma programmes. Thefollowing table shows the success rate of the learners-
Subjects
PGDBJ
PGDBM
PGDMC
PGDTH
PGDCA
PGDHRM
PGDYN
Appeared
3
29
16
2
52
26
104
Qualified
1
21
5
1
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Fig: Percentage of qualified learners in 2nd semester post graduate Diploma programme.
Results of Diploma and certificate programme examination
The University declared the results for the various Diploma and Certificate programmesheld in the month of June 2016. The following table shows the success rate of the learners-
Subjects
DLIS
DAJ
DJMC
DCWE
CSTCPM
CCA
Counselling
CGDC
Appeared
98
22
26
12
29
14
8
2
Qualified
43
113
15
9
13
3
8
2
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Results of D.El.Ed 1st year and 2nd Year examination
D.El.Ed 1st year and 2nd year exam results were declared on 9th April, 2016. A total of 1988and 275 learners were appeared in 1st year and 2nd year examination with pass percentage 84.47 %and 94.09 % respectively.
Programmes
D.El.Ed 1st year
D.El.Ed 2nd year
Appeared
1988
275
Qualified
1664
275
Fig: Percentage of qualified learners in 1ST Year and 2ND Year D.El.Ed examination 2016.

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1st Floor Sagar BizplexBora Service, GS Road, Guwahati
Phone : 9323472424 (M)Email : [email protected]
PRADEEP MODI &ASSOCIATESChartered Accountants
Annexed to and forming part of accounts for the year 2016-2017
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. Basis of preparation of accounts :-
a) The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention on the accrual basis ofaccounting and comply with the mandatory accounting Standards issued by the Central Govern-ment.
b) The assessee generally follows the mercantile system of accounting and recognises all items ofincome and expenditure on accrual basis.
2. Fixed Assets & Depreciation
a) Fixed assets are stated at their historical cost, less accumulated depreciation.
b) Depreciation of fixed assets have been provided under the written down value method in the mannerand at the rates prescribed under the Income Tax Act, 1961.
c) All costs, including borrowing costs, attributable to bringing the fixed assets to working conditionsare capitalised.
3. Inventories
a) Inventories are valued cost or net realisable value whichever is low.
4. Revenue recognition
a) Revenue from sale of goods is recognised upon passage of title to the customers when the goodsare transferred which generally coincides with the delivery.

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1st Floor Sagar BizplexBehind Nikon ShowtoomG. S. Road, Bora Service
Guwahati- 781 007Phone : 9323472424
PRADEEP MODI &ASSOCIATESChartered Accountants
INTERNALAUDITOR'S REPORT
This is to report that the internal audit of M/s KRISHNA KANTA HANDIQUI STATE OPENUNIVERSITY, GUWAHATI was conducted by me/us M/s Pradeep Modi & Associates. I/We annex hereto a copy of the Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended on March, 2017and a copy of Balance Sheet as at 31.03.2017
In my/our opinion and to the best of my/our information and according to the explanation given tome/us, the said accounts, read with notes thereon, if any, give a true and fair view of the state ofaffairs of the organization.
Date : 24.04.2018
Place : GUWAHATI
For, Pradeep Modi & Associates(Chartered Accounts)
Pradeep Modi(Proprietor
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KRISHNA KANTA HANDIQUI STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Significant Accounting Policies
1. Basis for Preparation of Accounts
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University is a State Open University established in 2006 atGuwahati by an Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly (Assam Act XXXVII of 2005) with aRegional Centre at Jorhat of Assam. It is substantially funded by Government of Assam. TheAccounts are prepared in Accordance with the principles and procedures laid down by Govt. ofIndia in the new format of accounts prescribed for educational institutions.
2. Revenue Recognition and AccountingAll revenues and expenses are accounted for on accrual principle with necessary provisions forknown liabilities except for the followings :a) The fee collected from the students are accounted for on cash basis;b) The sale of admission forms are accounted for on cash basis;c) Interest on Savings Bank Accounts are accounted for on cash basis; andd) Expenditure on charges prepaid except subscription of jurnals, are accounted for on cash
basis.
3. Transfer To The Capital Fund
a) Assets created out of Earmarked/Designated Funds where the ownership of such assetsare vests with the University are accounted for by transferring the amount to the CapitalFund and correspondingly merged with the Fixed Assets of the University. Depreciation ischarged at the rates applicable to the respective assets.
4. Fixed Assets And Depreciationa) Fixed Assets are stated at cost of acquisition including all direct expenses related to acqui-
sition and installation. Depreciation is provided on the Fixed Assets under "Written DownValue method" at the rates prescribed by Income Tax Deptt.
b) Fixed assets of the University are acquired out of the Grants received from the Government.c) Depreciation is provided for the year on additions during the year as per guidelines of In-
come Tax Deptt.d) In the Books of Accounts the cost of acquisition of assets are shown to its full value and the
accumulated depreciation thereof are depicted separately.e) Depreciation on Tangible Fixed Assets are provided on Written Down Value Method at the
following rates :
Sl. No Assets Rate of Depreciation (%)1 Land Nil2 Buildings 103 Roads 104 Electrical installation & Equipment 155 Furniture, Fixture & Fittings 106 Vehicle 157 Computer 608 Books & Journal 109 Office Equipment 15

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5. Grants-In-Aida) Grants to the extent utilized towards Capital Expenditure transferred to Capital Fund.b) Grants to the extent utilized towards Revenue Expenditure transferred to Income and Ex-
penditure as Income of the year.c) Unutilised Capital Grant is exhibited in the Govt. grant A/c and there is no unutilised rev-
enue grant.
6. Income TaxThe Income Tax of the University is exempted from Income Tax as per provisions of Section10(23 C) (iiiab) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Hence, no provision for income tax is made in theaccounts.
7. Current assets, Loans & Advances and Depositsa) The details of balances in the Savings Bank Accounts with the Banks are enclosed.b) Previous years figures have been re-grouped and re-classified, wherever necessary to make
them comparable and compatible with those of the Current Year.c) Schedule "1 to 9" are annexed to and from an integral part of the Balance Sheet at 31st
March, 2017 and the Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended on that date.
8. Defined Contribution PlanContribution to defined contribution i.e. Employers Contribution to EPF are charged off to theIncome & Expenditure A/c.
9. Creation of Fund for Social ActivitiesAs per resolution No. BM/30/28/2016 dated 31/03/2016 of the BOM two separate funds for Rs.1.00 crore each was created for social activities in the name of "Mother Teresa Social WelfareFund" and "Abdul Kalam Student Welfafe Fund". Both the funds were invested in the form ofFixed deposit and two Savings Bank A/c were opened in the name of the fund for credit of theinterest by the Bank and to deposit the employees contribution to the funds and to meet theexpenses. The balance of the two funds along with interest and employees contribution and theexpenditure incurred out of the income till 31.03.2017 are as follows–
Finance OfficerK.K.H.S.O.U
Guwahati
Name of the Fund ClosingBalance as on
31.03.2017
Interestearned during
the year
EmployeesContribution
Expensesincurred
Mother Teresa SocialWelfare Fund
Abdul Kalam StudentsWelfare Fund
10526307.00 567327.00 56,653.00 97,673.00
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But in the Balance Sheet the said funds are not shown separately and it is marged with generalfund. The interest earned out of investment in F.D. is Rs. 11,18,052.00 shown under the headinterest from F.D. and interest of Rs. 14,746.00 earned from S.B. A/c is shown as interest fromBank. Employees contribution of Rs. 56,653.00 to Mother Terasa Social Welfare fund and Rs.56,773.00 to Abdul Kalam Student Welfare Fund is shown under the head income from ownsources. Position of two funds accounts are as follows –
Finance OfficerK.K.H.S.O.U
Guwahati
Particulars
Mother Teresa Social Welfare Fund
Particulars Amount
Medical Camp Exp.Flood ReliefBank ChargesClosing Balance
30000.0067489.00
184.0010526307.00
10623980.00
Amount
General FundEmployees ContributionInterest earned on F.D.Saving bank interest
10000000.0056653.00
559026.008301.00
10623980.00
Particulars
Abdul Kalam Student Welfare Fund
Particulars Amount
Bank Charges
Closing Balance
184.00
10622060.00
10622244.00
Amount
General FundEmployees ContributionInterest earned on F.D.Saving bank interest
10000000.0056773.00
559026.006445.00
10622244.00