# List of institutions of higher education in Assam

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

| University | Location | Type state | Established | Specialization | Sources |
| Assam University | Silchar | Central | 1994 | General | |
| Tezpur University | Tezpur | Central | 1994 | General | |

## Institute of National Importance

| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati | Changsari | Autonomous | 2021 | Health Sciences |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 1994 | Science, Technology and Management |
| Indian Statistical Institute Tezpur | Tezpur | Autonomous | 2011 | Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2013 | Technology and Management |
| National Institute of Design, Assam | Jorhat | Autonomous | 2019 | Designing |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | Silchar | Autonomous | 1967 | Science, Technology and Management |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2008 | Pharmacy |
| National Forensic Sciences University – Guwahati Campus | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2022 | Forensic Science |

## Deemed universities

| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization | Sources |
| Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar | Kokrajhar | Deemed University | 2006 | Technical | |
| Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Guwahati | Deemed University | 2008 | Social Science and Social Work | |

## State universities

| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization |
| Assam Agricultural University | Jorhat | State | 1969 | Agricultural |
| Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management | Sibsagar | State | 2010 | Management |
| Assam Science and Technology University | Guwahati | State | 2010 | Engineering, Science & Architecture |
| Assam Women's University | Jorhat | State | 2013 | General |
| Assam Skill University | Mangaldai | State | 2021 | Skill |
| Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya | Golaghat | State | 2021 | General |
| Bodoland University | Kokrajhar | State | 2009 | General |
| Bhattadev University | Pathsala | State | 2019 | General |
| Cotton University | Guwahati | State | 1901 | General |
| Dibrugarh University | Dibrugarh | State | 1965 | General |
| Gauhati University | Guwahati | State | 1948 | General |
| Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University | Guwahati | State | 2007 | Distance education |
| Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University | Nalbari | state | 2011 | General |
| Madhabdev University | Narayanpur | State | 2019 | General |
| Majuli University of Culture | Majuli | State | 2017 | Cultural |
| National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam | Guwahati | State | 2009 | Law |
| Rabindranath Tagore University | Hojai | State | 2019 | General |
| Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences | Guwahati | State | 2010 | Health sciences |
| Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University | Chabua | State | 2020 | Sports |
| University of Bongaigaon | Bongaigaon | State | 2023 | General |
| Gurucharan College | Silchar | State | 2023 | General |
| Jagannath Barooah University | Jorhat | State | 2023 | General |
| North Lakhimpur College | North Lakhimpur | State | 2023 | General |
| Nowgong College | Nagaon | State | 2023 | General |
| Sibsagar University | Sivasagar | State | 2023 | General |

## Private universities

| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization |
| Assam Don Bosco University | Guwahati | Private | 2008 | General |
| Assam Down Town University | Guwahati | Private | 2010 | General |
| Auniati University | Jorhat | Private | 2022 | Cultural |
| Girijananda Chowdhury University | Guwahati | Private | 2022 | General |
| Kaziranga University | Jorhat | Private | 2012 | General |
| Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya | Barpeta | Private – Spiritual | 2017 | General |
| Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya | Nagaon | Private | 2014 | General |
| Royal Global University | Guwahati | Private | 2017 | General |
| Pragjyotishpur University | Chandrapur, Guwahati | Private | 2022 | General |

## Medical colleges

| Name | Established | City | University | Type |
| Assam Medical College | 1947 | Dibrugarh | SSUHS | State funded |
| Dhubri Medical College and Hospital | 2022 | Dhubri | SSUHS | State funded |
| Diphu Medical College and Hospital | 2019 | Diphu | SSUHS | State funded |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital | 2011 | Barpeta | SSUHS | State funded |
| Gauhati Medical College and Hospital | 1960 | Guwahati | SSUHS | State funded |
| Jorhat Medical College and Hospital | 2009 | Jorhat | SSUHS | State funded |
| Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital | 2021 | North Lakhimpur | SSUHS | State funded |
| Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital | 2023 | Kokrajhar | SSUHS | State funded |
| Nagaon Medical College and Hospital | 2023 | Nagaon | SSUHS | State funded |
| Nalbari Medical College and Hospital | 2023 | Nalbari | SSUHS | State funded |
| Silchar Medical College and Hospital | 1968 | Silchar | SSUHS | State funded |
| Tezpur Medical College and Hospital | 2013 | Tezpur | SSUHS | State funded |
| Tinsukia Medical College & Hospital | 2024 | Makum | SSUHS | State funded |

## Law colleges
### List of law colleges affiliated to Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh

* Centre for Juridical Studies, Dibrugarh University
* D.H.S.K. Law College, Dibrugarh
* Dr. Rohini Kanta Barua Law College, Dibrugarh
* Golaghat Law College, Golaghat
* Jorhat Law College, Jorhat
* NERIM Law College, Guwahati
* North Lakhimpur Law College, North Lakhimpur
* Tinsukia Law College, Tinsukia
* S.I.P.E. Law College, Dibrugarh
* Lakhimpur lAW College, Lakhimpur
* Dhemaji Law College, Dhemaji

### List of law colleges affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati

* Bongaigaon Law College, Bongaigaon
* BRM Government Law College, Guwahati
* Dhubri Law College, Dhubri
* Dispur Law College, Dispur
* Goalpara Law College, Goalpara
* JB Law College, Guwahati
* Kokrajhar Law College, Kokrajhar
* Morigaon Law College, Morigaon
* Nalbari Law College, Nalbari
* NEF Law College, Guwahati
* Nowgong Law College, Nagaon
* Tezpur Law College, Tezpur
* Mangaldai Law College, Mangaldai
* University Law College, Gauhati University

### List of law colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar

* A. K. Chanda Law College
* Diphu Law College
* Karimganj Law College

## Dental colleges

* Regional Dental College, Guwahati
* Government Dental College, Dibrugarh
* Government Dental College, Silchar

## Research institutes

* Central Inland Fisheries Research Centre (ICAR), Regional Centre, Guwahati – 781006
* Centre of Plasma Physics – Institute for Plasma Research (CPP-IPR),प्लाज्मा भौतिकी केंद्र - प्लाज्मा अनुसन्धान संसथान, Guwahati
* Indian Statistical Institute, Tezpur
* Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati
* National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
* North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
* Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture (ABILAC), Guwahati
* Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development
* Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat
* Regional Medical Research Centre,Dibrugarh of Indian Council of Medical Research
* Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat
* Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur
* ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Guwahati
* ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Gogamukh
* ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh

## Government college
### Colleges under Assam Science and Technology University

* Assam Engineering College, Guwahati (State)
* Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat (State)
* Barak Valley Engineering College, Karimganj (State)
* Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar (State)
* Dhemaji Engineering College, Dhemaji (State)
* Golaghat Engineering College, Golaghat (State)
* Jorhat Institute of Science & Technology,Jorhat(State)

### Colleges under Gauhati University

* Gauhati University Institute of Science and Technology (GUIST), GU Campus, Guwahati (State)

### Colleges under Dibrugarh University

* Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), DU campus, Dibrugarh (State)

## Private colleges

* School of Engineering,ASSAM DOWNTOWN UNIVERSITY
* School of Engineering, Girijananda Chowdhury University
* Royal School of Engineering, Royal Global University
* Kaziranga University Engineering Institute

## Architecture institutes

* Guwahati College of Architecture, Guwahati
* Royal School of Architecture, Betkuchi, Guwahati
* Jettwings Institute Of Fashion, Design & Architecture – (JFDA), Uzanbazar, Guwahati

## Autonomous institutions

* Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
* Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati
* National Institute of Technology, Silchar
* National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
* National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
* National Institute of Design, Jorhat
* Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati
* Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
* Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur
* Arya Vidyapeeth College (Autonomous) Guwahati
* B. Borooah College Guwahati
* Bir Lachit Borphukan College
* Debraj Roy College
* Furkating College
* Digboi College, Tinsukia

## Hotel management institutes

* Jettwings Institute Of Aviation & Hospitality Management, GS Road, Guwahati
* Jettwings Hotel & Travel School Under TISS – SVE Deemed University – Approved by AICTE & MHRD New Delhi.
* Assam Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
* IAM Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
* Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
* North East Institute of Management Science, Jorhat

## Management institutes

* Beinstein College, Lokhora, Guwahati
* Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University
* Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Silchar
* Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management, Sivasagar
* Assam Institute of Management, Guwahati
* Asian Institute of Management and Technology
* Centre of Management Studies, Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati
* CKB Commerce College, Jorhat
* Department of Business Administration, Gauhati University
* Don Bosco Institute of Management, Guwahati
* Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati
* Indian Institute for Finance And Management (IIFM),Guwahati
* Institute of Strategic Business Management (ISBM), Guwahati
* Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management Studies, Assam University
* Kaziranga University, School of Business, Jorhat
* NEF College of Management & Technology, Guwahati
* North Eastern Regional Institute of Management (NERIM), Guwahati
* Royal School Of Business, Guwahati
* School of Management Science, Tezpur University
* Times Institute of Management and Technical Studies (TIMTS, Guwahati)
* Jettwings Business School (JBS), Uzanbazar, Guwahati

## Arts, science and commerce colleges

* Abhayapuri College, Bongaigaon
* Amguri College, Amguri, Sivasagar
* Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College, Nagaon
* Arya Vidyapeeth College (Autonomous), Guwahati
* Beinstein College of Science, Jalukbari, Guwahati
* B. Borooah College, Guwahati
* B. H. B. College, Barpeta
* Bahona College, Jorhat
* Bajali College, Barpeta
* Bapujee College, Sarukshetri
* Barpeta Girls' College, Barpeta
* Bengtol College,Chirang
* B. N. College, Dhubri
* Bihpuria College, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur
* Bijni College,Bijni
* Bilasipara College, Bilasipara
* Birjhora Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
* Borholla College, Borholla, Jorhat
* Birjhora Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
* Cachar College, Silchar
* CKB College, Teok, Jorhat
* CKB Commerce College, Jorhat
* Cotton College Guwahati
* Chaygaon College, Kamrup
* D. H. S. K. Commerce College, Dibrugarh
* Dakha Devi Rasiwasia College, Chabua
* Dakshin Kamrup College, Kamrup
* Dakshin Kamrup Girls' College, Kamrup
* Darrang College, Tezpur
* DCB Girls' College, Jorhat
* Debraj Roy College, Golaghat
* Dergaon Kamal Dowerah College, Dergaon
* Dhemaji College, Dhemaji
* Dhemaji Commerce College, Dhemaji
* Dhakuakhana College, Dhakuakhana
* Dhemaji Girls College, Dhemaji
* Dibrugarh City College, Dibrugarh
* Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College, Dibrugarh
* Dibru College, Dibrugarh
* Digboi College, Digboi
* Dimoria College, Khetri Kamrup Metropolitan district
* Diphu Government College, Diphu
* Dispur College, Guwahati
* DoomDooma College, Doomdooma
* Dr. Nobin Bordoloi College, Dhekiajuli, Jorhat
* Dudhnoi College, Goalpara
* Duliajan College, Duliajan
* Gargaon College, Simaluguri, Sivasagar
* Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati
* Goalpara College, Goalpara
* Gogamukh College, Gogamukh, Dhemaji
* Golaghat Commerce College, Golaghat
* Goreswar College, Goreswar
* Government Model College Deithor
* Guwahati College, Guwahati
* Haflong Government College, Haflong
* Handique Girls College, Guwahati
* Hatsingimari College, Hatsingimari
* Hemo Prova Borbora Girls' College, Golaghat
* Icon Commerce College, Guwahati
* J.D.S.G. College, Bokakhat
* Jagiroad College, Jagiroad
* Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Jhanji
* Jorhat College, Jorhat
* Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat
* Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati
* K.C. Das Commerce College, Guwahati
* K.K. Handique Govt. Sanskrit College, Guwahati
* K. R. B. Girl's College, Guwahati
* Kakojan College, Jorhat
* Kaliabor College, Kuwaritol
* Kamargaon College, Bokakhat
* Kampur College, Kampur
* Karimganj College, Karimganj
* Karimganj Law College, karimganj
* Katigorah Anchalik Degree College, Cachar
* Kokrajhar Government College, Kokrajhar
* Lakhimpur Commerce College, North Lakhimpur
* Lakhimpur Girls' College, North Lakhimpur
* Lakhimpur Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, North Lakhimpur
* Lakhipur College, Lakhipur
* Lalit Chandra Bharali College, Guwahati
* Lokanayak Omeo Kumar Das College, Dhekiajuli
* Lumding College, Lumding
* Madhab Chandra Das College, Sonai, Cachar
* Madhab Choudhury College, Barpeta
* Mahendra Narayan Choudhury Balika Mahavidyalaya, Nalbari
* Majuli College, Kamalabari, Majuli
* Mankachar College, Mankachar
* Manohari Devi Kanoi Girls College, Dibrugarh
* Mariani College, Mariani, Jorhat
* Melamora College, Melamora, Golaghat
* Margherita College, Margherita
* Moran College, Moranhat
* Moridhal College, Dhemaji
* Murkongselek College, Jonai
* Nabajyoti College, Kalgachia
* Nabin Chandra College, Badarpur
* Nagaon GNDG Commerce College, Nagaon
* Nalbari College, Nalbari
* Namrup College, Namrup
* Nanda Nath Saikia College, Titabar, Jorhat
* Narangi Anchalik Mahavidyalaya, Guwahati
* Nilambazar College, Karimganj
* North Bank College, Ghilamara
* North Gauhati College, Guwahati
* Nowgong Girls' College, Nagaon
* Pandu College, Guwahati
* Pithubar Girls' Degree College, Khowang
* Pragjyotish College, Guwahati
* Pramathesh Barua College, Gauripur
* Pub Kamrup College, Baihata Chariali
* Rabindra Sadan Girls' College, Karimganj
* Radha Govinda Baruah College, Guwahati
* Ram Krishna Nagar College, Karimganj
* Rangapara College, Rangapara
* Rangia College, Rangia
* Sadiya College, Sadiya
* Sankaradeva Mahavidyalaya, Lakhimpur
* Sarupathar College, Sarupathar
* S.B. Deorah College, Guwahati
* Science College, Kokrajhar
* Sibsagar Commerce College, Sivasagar
* Sibsagar Girls' College, Sivasagar
* Silapathar College, Silapathar
* Silapathar Commerce College, Silapathar
* Silapathar Town College, Silapathar
* Sissi Borgaon College, Dhemaji
* Sonari College, Sonari
* Sonapur College, Sonapur
* South Salmara College, South Salmara
* Suren Das College, Hajo
* Srikishan Sarda College, Hailakandi
* Swadeshi College of Commerce, Guwahati
* Tangla College, Tangla
* Tezpur College Tezpur
* Tihu College, Tihu
* Tinsukia College, Tinsukia
* Tinsukia Commerce College, Tinsukia
* Tyagbir Hem Baruah College (T.H.B), Jamugurihat, Sonitpur
* Upendra Nath Brahma College, kajalgaon
* West Goalpara College, Goalpara
* Women's College, Tinsukia