Rabindranath Tagore University | |
Motto: | विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते |
Motto Lang: | Sanskrit |
Mottoeng: | Be Immortal through knowledge |
Type: | Public |
Chancellor: | Governor of Assam |
Vice Chancellor: | Amalendu Chakraborty |
City: | Hojai, Hojai district |
State: | Assam |
Country: | India |
Affiliations: | UGC |
Rabindranath Tagore University is a public state university located in Hojai, Hojai district, Assam. The university is established by Rabindranath Tagore University Bill, 2017 which was passed by the Government of Assam on 7 September 2017. It was created by upgradation of Hojai College of Hojai, Hojai district.[1]
On 7 June 2019, Amalendu Chakraborty took charge as the first Vice-Chancellor of Rabindranath Tagore University.[2] It was named after Rabindranath Tagore, a Nobel laureate polymath, poet, and artist from the Indian subcontinent.
The university has jurisdiction over colleges in Hojai district.