Assam University

Indian university in Silchar, Assam

ChancellorArup RahaVice-ChancellorDr. Rajive Mohan PantRectorGovernor of AssamVisitorPresident of IndiaLocation

Silchar

Assam

India

CampusRuralWebsitewww.aus.ac.in

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. 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.

The main campus, in an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²), is located at Dorgakuna, about 20 km from Silchar, while a second campus, Diphu Campus, has an area of 90 acres, in Diphu, Karbi Anglong district of Assam.

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:^[1]

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

The university is situated 20 kilometres south of Silchar's main city at Dargakuna 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.

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

University and college rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2021)^[2]	101-150
NIRF (Universities) (2021)^[3]	93

Assam University was ranked 93rd in the university category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of 2021.^[3]

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:^[4]^[5]

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^[6]
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^[7]
Srikishan Sarda College, Hailakandi.
Vivekananda College of Education, Karimganj
Women's College, Silchar

References

^ "Assam University". www.aus.ac.in. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
^ "Directorate of Higher Education, Assam - Provincialised Colleges affiliated to Assam University". Dheassam.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ "List of Provincialised Colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar". Silchartoday.com. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ "Index | Eastern Karbi Anglong College". www.ekac.in. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
^ "Thong Nokbe College". tnc.ac.in.

External links

Official website

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Central universities of India

Central universities

New central universities^†

^† Established or granted central university status in 2009 or afterwards.

v t e Universities in Assam
State	Assam Agricultural University Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management Assam Science and Technology University Assam Women's University Assam Skill University Bhattadev University Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya Bodoland University Cotton University Dibrugarh University Gauhati University Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University Madhabdev University National Law University and Judicial Academy Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Majuli University of Culture Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University
Central	Assam University Tezpur University
Private	Assam Don Bosco University Assam Down Town University Kaziranga University Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya Royal Global University
Deemed	Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar

v t e Assam University
General colleges	Barkhola College, Silchar Cachar College Diphu Government College Eastern Karbi Anglong College Gurucharan College Haflong Government College Hailakandi Women's College Jagannath Singh College, Udharbond Janata College Kapili College Karimganj College Katigorah Anchalik Degree College Lala Rural College M.H.C. Memorial Science College, Hailakandi M.C.D. College Nabinchandra College Nehru College Nilambazar College Rabindra Sadan Girls' College Radhamadhab College Ramkrishna Nagar College Rangsina College S.C. Dey College, Kalinagar S.M. Dev College, Lakhipur Srikishan Sarda College Tarabhusan Pal Junior College Thong Nokbe College West Silchar College Women's College, Silchar
Professional colleges	Silchar Medical College and Hospital A.K. Chanda Law College Teachers' Training College Diphu Law College Silchar College of Education
Formerly affiliated institutions	Regional Engineering College