List of institutions of higher education in Assam explained

This list consists of institutions of higher education in the Indian state of Assam. These university/institutions under the state government usually follow a state-centric syllabus, universities under the central government follows the standard syllabus whereas the private university or educational institutes have their own syllabus.

Central University

UniversityLocationType stateEstablishedSpecializationSources
Assam UniversitySilcharCentral1994General[1]
Tezpur UniversityTezpurCentral1994General[2]

Institute of National Importance

UniversityLocationTypeEstablishedSpecializationSources
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, GuwahatiChangsariAutonomous2021Health Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahatiAutonomous1994Science, Technology and Management[3]
Indian Statistical Institute TezpurTezpurAutonomous2011Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences[4]
Indian Institute of Information Technology, GuwahatiGuwahatiAutonomous2013Technology and Management[5]
National Institute of Design, AssamJorhatAutonomous2019Designing[6]
National Institute of Technology, SilcharSilcharAutonomous1967Science, Technology and Management[7]
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, GuwahatiGuwahatiAutonomous2008Pharmacy[8]
National Forensic Sciences University - Guwahati CampusGuwahatiAutonomous2022Forensic Science [9]

Deemed Universities

UniversityLocationType EstablishedSpecializationSources
Central Institute of Technology, KokrajharKokrajharDeemed University, IndiaDeemed University2006Technical[10]
Tata Institute of Social SciencesGuwahatiDeemed University2008Social Science and Social Work

State Universities

UniversityLocationType EstablishedSpecializationSources
Assam Agricultural UniversityJorhatState1969Agricultural[11]
Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative ManagementSibsagarState2010Management[12]
Assam Science and Technology UniversityGuwahatiState2010Engineering, Science & Architecture [13]
Assam Women's UniversityJorhatState2013General
Assam Skill UniversityMangaldaiState2021Skill
Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik VishwavidyalayaGolaghatState2021General
Bodoland UniversityKokrajharState2009General[14]
Bhattadev UniversityPathsalaState2019General[15]
Cotton University[16] GuwahatiState1901General
Dibrugarh UniversityDibrugarhState1965General[17]
Gauhati UniversityGuwahatiState1948General[18]
Krishna Kanta Handique State Open UniversityGuwahatiState2007Distance education[19]
Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies UniversityNalbaristate2011General[20]
NarayanpurState2019General
MajuliState2017Cultural
National Law University and Judicial Academy, AssamGuwahatiState2009Law[21]
Rabindranath Tagore UniversityHojaiState2019Generalhttps://hojaicollege.edu.in/
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health SciencesGuwahatiState2010Health sciences[22]
Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports UniversityChabuaState2020Sports[23]

Private Universities

UniversityLocationType EstablishedSpecializationSources
Assam Don Bosco UniversityGuwahatiPrivate2008General
Assam Down Town UniversityGuwahatiPrivate2010General
Auniati UniversityJorhatPrivate2022Cultural
Girijananda Chowdhury UniversityGuwahatiPrivate2022General[24]
Kaziranga UniversityJorhatPrivate2012General
Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya BarpetaPrivate - Spiritual2017General
NagaonPrivate2014General
Royal Global UniversityGuwahati2017General[25]
Pragjyotishpur UniversityChandrapur, Guwahati2022General[26]

Medical Colleges

NameEstablishedCityUniversityTypeRef.
Assam Medical College1947DibrugarhSSUHSState Funded[27]
Dhubri Medical College and Hospital2022DhubriSSUHSState Funded
Diphu Medical College and Hospital2019DiphuSSUHSState Funded[28]
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital2011BarpetaSSUHSState Funded[29]
Gauhati Medical College and Hospital1960GuwahatiSSUHSState Funded[30]
Jorhat Medical College and Hospital2009JorhatSSUHSState Funded[31]
Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital2021North LakhimpurSSUHSState Funded[32]
Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital2023KokrajharSSUHSState Funded
Nagaon Medical College and Hospital2023NagaonSSUHSState Funded[33]
Nalbari Medical College and Hospital2023NalbariSSUHSState Funded[34]
Silchar Medical College and Hospital1968SilcharSSUHSState Funded[35]
Tezpur Medical College and Hospital2013TezpurSSUHSState Funded[36]
Tinsukia Medical College & Hospital2024MakumSSUHSState Funded[37]

Law Colleges

List of law colleges affiliated to Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh

See also: Dibrugarh University.

List of law colleges affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati

See also: Gauhati University.

List of law colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar

See also: Assam University.

Dental Colleges

Research Institutes

Engineering Colleges and Technical Institutes

Colleges under Assam Science and Technology University

See also: Assam Science and Technology University. Engineering Colleges-----

Other Institutions---

Colleges under Assam Agricultural University

See also: Assam Agricultural University.

Colleges under Dibrugarh University

See also: Dibrugarh University.

Colleges under Gauhati University

See also: Gauhati University.

Colleges under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

See also: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Architecture institutes

Autonomous Institutions

Hotel management institutes

Management institutes

Arts, Science & Commerce colleges

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assam University . aus.ac.in . 27 June 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110904172621/http://www.aus.ac.in/about_us.html . 4 September 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: Welcome to Tezpur University . tezu.ernet.in . 27 June 2011. Tezpur University.
  3. Web site: IIT Guwahati. iitg.ac.in . 8 January 2021.
  4. Web site: ISI Tezpur. isine.ac.in. 8 January 2021.
  5. Web site: IIIT Guwahati. iiitg.ac.in/ . 8 January 2021.
  6. Web site: NID Jorhat. nidj.ac.in/. 25 April 2021.
  7. Web site: NIT Silchar. nits.ac.in. 8 January 2021.
  8. Web site: National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati. niperguwahati.ac.in. 8 January 2021.
  9. Web site: About NFSU Guwahati Campus . guwahati.nfsu.ac.in. 5 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Central Institute of Technology. Central Institute of Technology,Kokrajhar.
  11. http://www.aau.ac.in Assam Agricultural University
  12. Web site: Country's 1st cooperative management university in Assam. timesofindia-economictimes. 2015-11-08.
  13. http://www.astu.org.in Assam Science and Technology University
  14. Web site: Bodoland University. Bodoland University. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20190910123601/http://bodolanduniversity.ac.in/s24c/. 10 September 2019. dead.
  15. Web site: About the university . Bhattadev University.
  16. http://www.cottonuniversity.ac.in/ Cotton University
  17. Web site: Dibrugarh University . dibru.ac.in . 14 December 2011. Dibrugarh University.
  18. Web site: H i s t o r y. gauhati.ac.in. 27 June 2011. Gauhati University. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110518111859/http://gauhati.ac.in/admin/about/history.htm. 18 May 2011. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University. kkhsou.in. 27 June 2011. Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110702204256/http://www.kkhsou.in/main/about.html. 2 July 2011. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: Don Bosco University – Azara – Guwahati – History. dbuniversity.ac.in. 27 June 2011. Assam Don Bosco University.
  21. Web site: NLUJAA . 2022-04-07 . www.nluassam.ac.in.
  22. http://www.gacassam.webs.com/ Government Ayurvedic College
  23. http://www.sasu.ac.in/ Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University
  24. Web site: About the University . Girijananda Chowdhury University.
  25. Web site: About the University . Royal Global University.
  26. Web site: About the University . Pragjyotishpur University.
  27. Web site: Assam Medical College. Assam Medical College.
  28. Web site: Diphu Medical College. Diphu Medical College.
  29. Web site: Barpeta Medical College. Barpeta Medical College.
  30. Web site: Gauhati Medical College . Gauhati Medical College.
  31. Web site: Jorhat Medical College. Jorhat Medical College .
  32. Web site: Lakhimpur Medical College. Lakhimpur Medical College.
  33. Web site: Nagaon Medical College. Nagaon Medical College.
  34. Web site: Nalbari Medical College. Nalbari Medical College.
  35. Web site: Silchar Medical College. Silchar Medical College. 8 January 2021. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227030813/http://smcassam.gov.in/. dead.
  36. Web site: Tezpur Medical College. Tezpur Medical College.
  37. Web site: Tinsukia Medical College. Tinsukia Medical College.
  38. Web site:   Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur. 10 March 2015 . 25 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125231052/http://lgbrimh.org/ . dead .