Since the establishment of the Department, it was ably headed by the following teachers:

Nilim Barua (1954)

Nanidhar Kalita ( 1954 - 1955)

Dhiren Choudhury ( 1955 -  1958)

Satyendra Nath Sarmah (1958 - 1960)

Khargeswar Bez, PhD ( 1961- 1961)

Arun Ch. Borthakur,PhD (1962 - 1965) 

Rudrasen Rajkumar (1962-1995)

Surendra Nath Ghose (1965-1998)

Bhupen Neog (1973-2009)

Nabin Chandra Dutta  (2010-2012)

Munmun Borah Borgohain (1985 - 2019)

 Jonali Sarma Bordoloi (1995-2002)