History of the Department:
The Department of English of Nanda Nath Saikia College was founded in 1959 and it has been an active and premier department of the institution ever since. The department has been offering BA (honours) since the inception, apart from providing the subject as pass course. The department has a rich history of dignified teachers that was nurtured at the hands of its first faculty members Sashi Bhushan Sahay and Sachin Kumar Rai. At present, the department has five permanent faculty members.