# Assam University

Assam University is a central public university located at Silchar, Assam, India. It was founded in the year 1994 by the provisions of an act enacted by the Parliament of India. Former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha is the Chancellor, the Governor of Assam is the Chief Rector and the President of India is acting as the Visitor of the university. The university has sixteen schools which offer Humanities, Languages, Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Technology and Management Studies. There are 42 departments under these sixteen schools. The five districts under the jurisdiction of Assam University have 73 undergraduate colleges as of 31 March 2020. Assam University is an institutional signatory to the Global Universities Network for Innovation (GUNI), Barcelona and United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) for its commitment to educational social responsibilities.
Assam University is the second Central University of Assam after Tezpur University. Both were established in 1994.

## History

The history of Assam University is the history of people's struggle in Barak Valley. It is one of the subsequent outcomes of the Bengali Language Movement in the southern part of Assam. The Shaheed Minar built near the front gate of the university commemorates the sacrifices of the martyrs during the historical language movement in 1961.

## Schools and departments

The major teaching schools of the university along with the departments under them are:
* Abanindranath Tagore School of Creative Arts and Communication Studies
** Department of Mass Communication
** Department of Visual Arts
** Department of Performing Arts
* Albert Einstein School of Physical Science
** Department of Chemistry
** Department of Physics
** Department of Mathematics
** Department of Statistics
** Department of Computer Science
* Aryabhatta School of Earth Sciences
** Department of Earth Sciences
* Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay School of Education
** Department of Educational Science
* Deshabandhu Chittaranjan School of Legal Studies
** Department of Law
* E. P. Odam School of Environmental Sciences
** Department of Ecology and Environmental Science
* Hargobind Khurana School of Life Sciences
** Department of Life Science & Bioinformatics
** Department of Biotechnology
** Department of Microbiology
* Jadunath Sarkar School of Social Sciences
** Department of Anthropology
** Department of History
** Department of Political Science
** Department of Social Work
** Department of Sociology
* Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management Studies
** Department of Business Administration
** Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
* Mahatma Gandhi School of Economics and Commerce
** Department of Commerce
** Department of Economics
* Rabindranath Tagore School of Indian Languages and Cultural Studies
** Department of Bengali
** Department of Hindi
** Department of Indian Comparative Literature
** Department of Linguistics
** Department of Manipuri
** Department of Sanskrit
* Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan School of Philosophy
** Department of Philosophy
* Shushrutu School of Medical and Paramedical Sciences
** Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay School of English and Foreign Language Studies
** Department of English
** Department of Arabic
** Department of French
** Department of Linguistics
** Department of Comparative Studies
** Department of Urdu
* Swami Vivekananda School of Library Sciences
** Department of Library & Information Science
* Triguna Sen School of Technology
** Department of Agricultural Engineering
** Department of Computer Science & Engineering
** Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
** Department of Applied Science & Humanities

## Campus
### Main campus

The main campus has an area of 600 acres (2.4 km$^2$). The campus is situated 20 kilometres south of Silchar main city at Durgakuna, near Irongmara village. The university is located in a hilly area with greenery.
For accommodation, there are five hostels for girls and four hostels for boys available on the campus.

### Diphu Campus

It has an area of 90 acres, about 9km from Diphu, Karbi Anglong district of Assam.

## Transportation

The university provides bus service from the university campus to various places. Including bus services from Silchar and Hailakandi to the university campus. There is also private transportation like auto-rickshaws.

## Ranking

Assam University was ranked 93rd in the university category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of 2021.

## Affiliated colleges

All the colleges in the six districts of South Assam, viz, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj, North Cachar Hills or Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong district and West Karbi Anglong district fall within university's jurisdiction. Notable affiliated colleges include:
* A K Chanda Law College, Tarapur, Silchar
* Barkhola College, Silchar
* Cachar College, Silchar
* Diphu Government College, Diphu
* Diphu Law College, Diphu
* Dr S B Institution of Education, Hailakandi
* Eastern Karbi Anglong College, Sarihajan
* Gurucharan College, Silchar
* Haflong Government College
* Hailakandi Women's College, Hailakandi
* J N Singh College, Silchar
* Janata College,Cachar
* Kaliganj Pioneer College ( Karimganj)
* Kapili College, Donkamukam
* Karimganj College, Karimganj
* Karimganj Law College, Karimganj
* Katigorah A Degree College, Silchar
* Lala Rural College
* M H C Memorial Sc College, Hailakandi
* Nabinchandra College, Badarpur
* Nilambazar College, Nilambazar
* Patharkandi College of Education, Karimganj
* Katlicherra Model College, Hailakandi
* Hailakandi College, Hailakandi
* Rabindra Sadan Girls' College, Karimganj
* Ramanuj Gupta Junior and Degree College, Silchar
* Radhamadhab College, Silchar
* Ramkrishna Nagar College, Karimganj
* Rangsina College, Dongkamokam
* SC Dey College, Hailakandi
* SM Dev College, Lakhipur
* Thong Nokbe College, Dokmoka
* Srikishan Sarda College, Hailakandi.
* Vivekananda College of Education, Karimganj
* Women's College, Silchar