Discipline	Languages
Program Level	Post Graduate (PG)
Qualification	MA Assamese
Total Seats	99999
Program Duration(in Months)	24
Classroom Hours	NA
Examination/Course Pattern	semester
Program Description	M.A. in Assamese has been offered by the Department of Assamese, under the Padmanath Gohain Baruah School of Humanities, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (KKHSOU). This Programme has been thoroughly revised in accordance with the UGC Regulations on Open and Distance Learning, 2017. Syllabi of this Programme have been finalized after a series of discussions with academic experts in the respective field from Gauhati University. The quality of Curriculum and Syllabus of this Programme has been designed to accommodate the recent developments in the field of higher education in general and the subject in particular. The overall mission of this programme is to enlighten the learners about the rich heritage of Assamese language, literature and culture and make them aware of the development as well as latest trends in Assamese literature. To achieve the objectives of this mission the following specific objectives have been framed: i. Creating greater community awareness and motivation among learners to learn about their rich heritage of language, literature and culture. ii. Steps have been taken to design the course materials in such a way that the learners get a comprehensive knowledge of Assamese language, literature and culture. iii. Equal attention has been given to include all the folk elements, socio-cultural & literary heritage of indigenous groups of the state as well as standard literary and cultural elements of the state of Assam so that it gets good projection in the course materials prepared by the university. • Specialized Groups are been offered from Third Semester onwards. • These Groups are A and B i.e. Literature and Language group. • In both Third and Fourth semester ,all the learners of both groups have to study one Common course which is the First course of Third semester and Fourth semester respectively.
Admission & entry requirements	Minimum Qualification: A learner should have graduation in any discipline or learners having equivalent qualification from a University recognised by UGC can apply for the MA in Assamese Programme. • A learner may take admission in any academic programme at any study centre spread throughout the state of Assam provided that the study centre offers the programme as desired by the learner. For admission to a programme, course fees is to be paid through the bank challan attached with the prospectus or through SBI e-collect at any branch of State Bank of India. Application along with necessary enclosures and a copy of the challan returned by Bank after payment, is required to be submitted at the recognized study centre within due date. Course fee may also be paid in the form of Bank Draft drawn in favour of “Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University” and payable at Guwahati. The University has also introduced the system of online receipt through SBI. • The Study Centre will undertake initial scrutiny of the application forms as per the norms and qualifications required for each programme. • Learners can fillup the admission form in both offline and online mode. At present our University offers online application form in Master Degree programme and it is optional. • After scrutiny, the eligible applicants will be provisionally admitted by the Study Centre. Intending learners with incomplete application may be given conditional admission at the University’s discretion with the condition that required eligibility documents are to be submitted latest by the dates prescribed for the purpose. Their enrolment will be confirmed on enrolment of the eligibility requirements. To appear in the examinations, confirmation of enrollment will be necessary. All the enrolled learners will be provided with the registration number, programme guidelines and identity cards. • Those learners who are unable to complete the programme within the specified validity period will be required to register themselves afresh by paying the requisite fee as per the University regulations.