| Assam Agricultural University | |
| Motto: | विज्ञानं लोकसेवारतम (Vijñānam lōkasēvāratama) |
| Motto Lang: | Sanskrit |
| Type: | State university |
| Chancellor: | Governor of Assam |
| Vice Chancellor: | Dr. Bidyut Chandan Deka |
| City: | Jorhat |
| State: | Assam |
| Country: | India |
| Free Label: | Acronym |
| Free: | AAU |
| Affiliations: | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) |
| Campus: | Urban |
Assam Agricultural University (AAU) is an agricultural education state university which was established on 1 April 1969 in Jorhat in the state of Assam, India. The jurisdiction of the university extends to the entire State of Assam with regard to teaching, research and extension education in the field of agriculture and allied sciences. The university has a number of campuses with its headquarters at Borbheta, Jorhat.Assam Assembly Passes Veterinary And Fishery University BillThe Assam government has decided to form a new university by merging the existing veterinary colleges in the state and the fishery college at Raha.This new University will consist of five Krishi Vigyan Kendra's viz., Kamrup, Barpeta, Baksa, North Lakhimpur and Morigaon under it and the two research stations viz., Mandira and Byrnihat.
The university has faculties and colleges all over Assam:
The university has six Regional Agricultural Research Stations in each agricultural zone of Assam at:
The university also has five Commodity Research Stations at:
The university also has established 23 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (out of which 5 KVS of Barpeta, Baksa, Kamrup, North Lakhimpur and Morigaon are now under the newly established Assam Veterinary and Fishery University) for extension purpose in all the districts of Assam.
Departments under the university's faculties are:
The university is the only educational centre in the world to offer a comprehensive four-year degree program in Agriculture with specialization in Tea Husbandry and Technology, which covers the entire gamut of tea cultivation, production and marketing. The Faculty of Agriculture offers B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD degree programs. The Faculty of Home Science offers B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree programs in all departments and a Ph.D. degree program in Food and Nutrition only. Presently, the number of students enrolled in the first year B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree each year is 100 and enrolment capacity of each department in M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programme is 10 and 4, respectively, in the Faculty of Veterinary Science.
The university was ranked 14th in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the Agriculture ranking in 2024.[1]