Assam Women's University Explained
| Assam Women's University |
| Vice Chancellor: | Dr. Ajanta Borgohain Rajkonwar |
Assam Women's University is a public university located in Jorhat, Assam, India. It was established by the Assam Women's University Act, 2013 (XXII of 2013) by the Assam Government.[1] [2] [3] [4] It is the first women's university in Assam.[5]
During the initial set up Assam Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor was appointed as the mentor of the university by the state government.[6]
On 12 September 2019, the Governor of Assam and chancellor of the university Jagdish Mukhi appointed Malinee Goswami as the first vice chancellor of the university.[7]
Academics
The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs in various disciplines such as Arts, Science, Commerce, Management, Social Work, and Education. Some of the popular courses offered by AWU are BA, B.Sc, B.Com, BBA, MBA, MCA, M.Sc, MA, M.Ed, BPT, and Ph.D. The university follows a semester system for all its courses.
Notes and References
- Web site: State University Assam . . 24 January 2015.
- Web site: Assam CM inaugurates first Women's University in Jorhat . Business Standard. 22 September 2014 . 24 January 2015.
- Web site: Three bills for new universities in Assam . . 16 July 2013 . 24 January 2015.
- Web site: CM inaugurates Assam Women's University . . 13 September 2014 . 24 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113802/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep1314%2Fstate051 . 28 January 2015 .
- Web site: Tarun Gogoi inaugurates Assam Women's University in Jorhat. Zee News. 2015-10-26.
- Web site: AAU appointed mentor of all-women's varsity. https://archive.today/20151107034620/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131115/jsp/northeast/story_17568913.jsp%23.Vi3CtrcrLIU. dead. 7 November 2015. The Telegraph. 2015-10-26.
- Web site: Malinee Goswami appointed new V-C of Assam Women's University. Northeast Now. 2019-09-13.
