Department of Manipuri, Assam University

Department of Manipuri, also known as Manipuri Department, is an educational department of studies in Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), institutionally parented to the Assam University of Silchar in Assam.

History
In November 1996, the University Grants Commission (U.G.C.) gave the approval of the creation of Department of Manipuri, simultaneously with those of Arabic, Social Work, Business Administration and Computer Science. The classes of these departments commenced on 15 July 1997 for the first time, for which the teachers of the subjects concerned were given appointment in March 1997, four months back.

Key people
The Reader and Head of the department is Saratchandrea Singh. Another notable reader is W. Raghumani Singh. Notable lecturers of the department of Manipuri are H. Nanikumar Singh and M. Rajendra Singh.

Courses
According to the department's own website, the department of Manipuri focuses on language, culture, folklore, literature and translation theories, offering the degrees of M.Sc. (by course work), M.A. (open course), M.Phil. (by course work and dissertation), Ph.D. (by course work and research work) and D.Litt (by research work).

The department of Manipuri of Assam University has an allotment of 100 marks on Folklore in the syllabus of Master's degree of the Manipuri language paper. The colleges affiliated to the Assam University follow the same pattern of 100 marks, dedicated to folklore, in the Bachelor's degree. The mark allotment and the provision of paper for the academic study for Meitei folklore are similarly systematized in the Manipur University. The department of Manipuri of Assam University gives training programs for the students of Ph.D. degree for the specialisation in folklore, so as to uplift the importance of Meitei folklore.

Subsidiary institutions
The Department of Manipuri of the Assam University encompasses various departments of the same subject (Manipuri) in colleges affiliated to the Assam University, including but not limited to the Department of Manipuri, Cachar College, the Department of Manipuri, Gurucharan College, the Department of Manipuri, Lala Rural College, Hailakandi, the Department of Manipuri, Patharkandi College, the Department of Manipuri, Janata College, Kabuganj, etc.