Department of Philosophy

Explore the faculty, programmes, syllabus and activities of the Department of Philosophy at Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya.

Est. 1981 2 Faculty Members Affiliated to Dibrugarh University

About the Department

Jorhat kendriya Mahavidyalaya is one of the successful institutions of higher education in the entire Jorhat district, came into existence in 1981. In the academic year 1992-93 the subject Logic and Philosophy has been introduced as one of the subject in Arts faculty. The college authority appointed Mrs.Binapani Shubedar as a teacher in the department of Logic & Philosophy. Since the introduction of the subject Logic & Philosohy, many teachers like Mrs. Beauty Boruah and Mrs.Sangeeta Adhyapak proved indispensable part of the department with their skillful teaching. At present there is one permanent and one adhoc faculty in the department. The department offers non-honours courses in the regular mode under Dibrugarh University. The department tries to ensure quality among the students. Assignments, seminars and group discussions are set in line with the academics. Remedial classes, peer learning, mentoring and student centric participatory learning are practiced to bring out the best in the students. The department shows good results every year.

Facilities

Departmental Library

Library for e-Resources

Smart Classroom

Girls Hostel

Canteen

Vision & Mission

Vision:

The department of philosophy is advocating the study of both Indian and

Western Philosophy in tune with the needs of the everchanging society. The department gives emphasis on classical Indian philosophy as well as Western philosophy, Logic, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, philosophy of Mind, Religion, Social and Political philosophy. The vision of the department is to help students to apply theoretical and as well as practical principles to the contemporary problems and thereby effectively handles issues in day to day life.

Mission:

• The department is committed to translate the vision into reality

• To inculcate ethical values in the students

• To provide the basic knowledge regarding philosophical theories and thought, so that they can confidently appear in SSC, NET, SET and other competitive examinations

• To foster an all-inclusive perspective in the mind of the students, so that develop their rational conception of reality as a whole

• The objective of the Undergraduate course in philosophy is to help students arrive at a rational conception of reality as a whole. The course focuses on an array of topics like Indian and Western Philosophy, Logic, Analytic philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Religion, Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics and such in the context of an overall effort to present concepts, techniques and models which will help the students pursuing the course to gain a better knowledge of the subject.

Programmes

• Higher Secondary in Arts Stream

. B.A. Honours ( from 2022)

• B.A with Non-Honours

Courses taught:

H.S Level:

B.A. Honours ( from 2022)

Generic Elective for Honours courses (CBCS)

Discipline Specific Course for Non-Honours courses (CBCS)

CBCS Syllabus

Programmes:
•    Higher Secondary in Arts Stream
•    B.A with Non-Honours
•    B.A. Honours ( from 2022)
Courses taught:
H.S Level:
B.A. Honours (2022)

Generic Elective for Honours courses (CBCS)

Discipline Specific Course for Non-Honours courses (CBCS)

5. CBCS Syllabus
Sem-1
C1: Indian Philosophy                     C2: Logic
Sem-2
C3: Ancient Greek Philosophy           C4: Indian Logic
Sem-
C5: Modern Western Philosophy         C6: Indian Ethics
C7: Western Ethics
Sem-4
C8: Contemporary Indian Philosophy I
C9: Social and Political Philosophy   C10: Philosophy of Religion
Sem-5
C11: Contemporary Indian Philosophy II
C12: Phenomenology and existentialism
DSE-1(I) : Philosophy of Vedas and Upanishads
DSE-2(II): Philosophy of Feminism
Sem-6
C13: Comparative Religion           C14: Analytic Philosophy
DSE-3(1): Psychology
DSE-4(I) : Applied Ethics
PHILOSOPHY (GENERIC ELECTIVE)
HONOURS:
Sem-1
GE-1: Introduction to Philosophy
Sem-2
GE-2:Introduction to Logic
Sem-3
GE-3: Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy
Sem-4
GE-4: Applied ethics

NON HONOURS:
Sem-1
DSC-1A: Indian Philosophy
Sem-2
DSC-1B:Fundamentals of Western Philosophy
Sem-3
DSC-1C: Fundamentals of Logic
Sem-4
DSC-1D: Fundamentals of Ethics
Sem-5
DSE-1A (I): Western Philosophy
Sem-6
DSE-1B (I): Contemporary Indian Philosophy

NON HONOURS: GENERIC ELECTIVE

Sem-5
GE-1: Introduction to Philosophy
Sem-6
GE-2: Introduction to Logic

FYUGP Syllabus

1st Semester Core-PHIC1-Fundamental of Philosophy

MINPHI1-Basic of Philosophy

GECPHI1-Introduction to Philosophy

SEC- Critical Thinking

2nd Semester Core-PHIC2-Fundamental of Indian philosophy-I

MINPHI2-Basics of Indian Philosophy

GECPHI2- Introduction to Logic

SEC- Critical Thinking

3rd semester Core-PHIC3-Fundamenta of Classical Logic

PHIC4- Fundamental of Ethics

MINPHI3-Basics of Logic