Type Public - Research Chancellor Governor of Assam Location Guwahati, Assam, India Phone 0361 257 0415 | Established 1948 Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mridul Hazarika Founded 26 January 1948 | |
Motto in English Achievement through Learning/Knowledge Address Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati, Assam 781014 Motto Vidyana Sadhayeta (Achievement through Learning/Knowledge) Subsidiaries Goalpara College, Lokanayak Omeo Kumar Das College, Lumding College Notable alumni Krishna Kanta Handique, Ranjit Kumar Das, Dipak C Jain, Bhabananda Deka, Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya Similar Krishna Kanta Handiqui, Dibrugarh University, Tezpur University, Assam Engineering College, Goalpara College | ||
The Gauhati University which is located in Jalukbari, Guwahati, is the first, oldest and renowned University in the entire North East India. It was established in 1948. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. There are several colleges, institutes etc. that are affiliated to this university. At present there are approximately 326 Colleges/Institutes (list of colleges) which comes under this university, which are mostly located in the districts of lower Assam.
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History
The first public demand was made at the annual session of the Assam Association held at Sivasagar in 1917. In 1940 the Government appointed S. K. Bhuyan as Special Officer with the task of collecting relevant information on the selection of site and related matters. The university was established by an act of the State Legislature: the Gauhati University Act 1947 (Assam Act, XVI of 1947) of the government of Assam in 1948. The first court meeting of the university was held on 26 January 1948, which is considered the foundation day, at the old Sudmerson Hall of Cotton College, Guwahati. It had 17 affiliated colleges and eight Post Graduate Departments on its establishment.
The University which started functioning from the city center was shifted to the present campus in 1955-56.
Administration
Statutory bodies
It consists of The G.U. Court, The Executive Council, The Academic Council are the authorities of the University.
Campus
The university is in Jalukbari in the Guwahati city area. The campus has a hillock on the southern side and the mighty river Brahmaputra is flowing on the northern side. The campus area has been developed into a small township, now known as 'Gopinath Bardoloi Nagar'. It has about 5000 population including 3000 students residing in the hostels.
Apart from the residential quarters of teachers, officers and employees, there are 22 halls of residence for students. The necessary civic amenities such as health service, water supply, street lighting, internal roads, guest house, post and telegraph office, a branch of the State Bank of India, United Bank Of India, canteens, a market, parks, playgrounds, auditorium, indoor stadium, etc. are on campus.
The university is 10 km from the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport on National Highway No. 37; 5 km from Kamakhya Railway Station; and 10 km from Guwahati Railway Station as well as from the bus stop near the Cachari (D.C. court) at the heart of Guwahati City. The capital complex of Assam at Dispur is 22 km from the university. The university is easily accessible from the Guwahati city; Guwahati has road, rail and air links from all parts of the country. A large number of bus services from parts of Assam have their station at Adabari bus stand which is 2 km from the campus.
To automate their internal processes, Gauhati University has chosen Kalingasoft's flagship Education ERP solution, Greycells. This implementation has resulted in the complete automation of the university's academic, administrative and financial processes.
Library and regional center
The North Eastern Regional Centre (NERC) of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) is in the Gauhati University Central Library Extension Building. Along with Bangalore ICHR Regional Centre, this is the only regional centre in GU so far.
The university's Krishna Kanta Handiqui Library is a designated 'Manuscript Conservation Centre' (MCC) under the National Mission for Manuscripts established in 2003.
The library is the largest in Assam, holding about 850,000 books, magazines and journals in its collection. It also hosts about 5,000 valuable priceless manuscripts, some more than 300 years old.
Academic faculties
The institution is divided into following academic units:
Colleges
When Gauhati University was established, it had 17 affiliated colleges. Today it has 326 colleges in Assam which are affiliated to Gauhati University.
Residential student halls
Hall of Residence for Women
Hall of Residence for Men