Year of establishment : 1901
Location : 1st Floor, Manik Chandra Barooah Administrative Building
E mail : cotcoldom@gmail.com

History :
The Department of Mathematics was started in Cotton College from the very inception of the College in the year 1901. Prof. Indu Bhusan Brahmachary, an eminent scholar was the founder Head of this Department. Initially, the subject was taught in the Intermediate level and in the year 1910, Calcutta University accorded affiliation to the department to teach Mathematics at Degree level. From the session 1913-14, Honours (now called ‘Major’) Course in Mathematics was introduced under Calcutta University. The Post-Graduate Course in this department under Gauhati University was started in 1974. Mathematics department has received the financial assistance from DST, Govt. of India under its ‘Fund for Infrastructure Development in Science & Technology in Higher Educational Institution (FIST)’ programme. The department has also been receiving financial assistance from the UGC since 2008-09 under the scheme ‘Rejuvenation of Basic Scientific Research in Indian Universities/PG Colleges’.

Courses offered : HS Course Three year Degree Course (B.A. & B.Sc.) Two year (four Semester) Post-Graduate Course (M.A. & M.Sc.)   One year Diploma in Bioinformatics (Self-financing)   6 months long Certificate Course in Bioinformatics (Self-financing)   6 months long Certificate Course in Montessori Teachers Training (Self-financing)   100 hours long Certificate Course in Computer Science & IT (Self-financing)

Specialization offered in M.A. & M.Sc. : Fluid Dynamics & Relativity

Faculty Members :

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Name : Dr. Parag Kumar Deb
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Graph Theory
Contact Number : 9864022893, 2456794 (Res)
Email : paragkumardeb@yahoo.in

Name : Dr. Nirupama Devi
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Fluid Dynamics & Relativity
Contact Number : 9435733616
Email : nirupama_cotton@rediffmail.com

Name : Ms. Anulekha Bhuyan
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc.
Area of Specialization : Modern Algebra
Contact Number : 9435045617, 2520519 (Res)
Email : anulekhamaths@yahoo.com

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Name : Sri Rajib Kumar Bhuyan
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc.
Area of Specialization : Fluid Dynamics & Relativity
Contact Number : 9435116959, 2516054 (Res)
Email : rbmathcotton@yahoo.com

Name : Dr. Chandra Rekha Mahanta
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Topology, Relativity & Operational Research
Contact Number : 9864096207, 2134465 (Res)
Email : dcrmahanta@gmail.com

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Name : Sri Dilip Chandra Gogoi
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc.
Area of Specialization : Modern Algebra
Contact Number : 9864064937
Email : dilip_maths@yahoo.com

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Name : Dr. Dipak Sarma
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Area of Specialization : Fluid Dynamics & Relativity
Contact Number : 9864145958
Email : dipaksarma@yahoo.com

Name : Ms. Kalpana Sarma
Designation : Associate Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc.
Area of Specialization : Modern Algebra & Functional Analysis
Contact Number : 9435017590
Email : ksarmamath@yahoo.com

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Name : Sri Hiren Deka
Designation : Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc.
Area of Specialization : Topology & Operator Theory
Contact Number : 9864194112
Email : dekahiren@yahoo.com

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Name : Sri Sankar Haloi
Designation : Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc.
Area of Specialization : Modern Algebra & Functional Analysis
Contact Number : 9864422571
Email : sankarcottonghy@rediffmail.com

Name : Ms. Jonali Choudhury
Designation : Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification : M.Sc.
Area of Specialization : Near-ring Theory, Topology & Algebra
Contact Number : 9864471543
Email : jonalisualkuchi@yahoo.co.in

Office Staff Member :

1. Sri Pradip Kalita
2. Sri Jiban Kumar Baishya

Former Faculty Members :

Facilities :

The Department has one Seminar Library with 1645 books and it is well equipped with modern audio-visual teaching aids like OHP, LCD projector etc. It has got a separate Computer Room with 15 computers having round the clock internet connectivity. It has got Photocopying facility too.

Activities :

Mathematics department, under the banner of the ‘Cotton College Mathematics Association’ regularly organizes guest lectures, talks and discussions on both scientific and socially related topics. Since the year 2004, Phanidhar Dutta Memorial Award, in memory of Late Prof. Phanidhar Dutta, former teacher of the department, has been conferred on the student who secures 1 st rank in Mathematics (Major) among the students of Cotton College in TDC (Part-III) Examination under Gauhati University. Another award in memory of Dr. Dilip Kumar Das, 1935 batch Honours graduate of the department, has been instituted from the year 2010 and it will be awarded to the 1 st rank holder in Mathematics (Major) among the students of Cotton College in TDC (Part-III) Examination under Gauhati University. The department has started organizing ‘Rajani Kanta Chakravarty Memorial Lecture’ since 2009 in memory of Late Prof. Rajani Kanta Chakravarty, a former teacher of the department. Mathematics department also brings out its wall magazine named “Ganit Prabah” annually.

Recognized Ph. D. Guides of the Department :