Assam Skill University is a public
state university
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located at
Mangaldai
Mangaldai (); also spelt Mangaldoi is a small town in the Indian state of Assam. It was named after Mangaldahi, who was the daughter of the Rajah of Darrang and was married to Susenghphaa (), (also Pratap Singha), a ruler of the Ahom kingdom ...
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Darrang district
Darrang () is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Mangaldoi. The district occupies an area of 1585 km2.
History
No definitive records about Darrang are available for the pre-med ...
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Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
, India. The university was established by ''The Assam Skill University Act, 2020'' which was passed by the
Assam Legislative Assembly
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Me ...
on 3 September 2020 and received the assent of the
Governor of Assam
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on 12 October 2020 On 7 August 2021, former
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officer, who had served as the Additional Chief Secretary of Assam, Subhash Chandra Das was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the University. The
Chief Minister of Assam
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by virtue of his office is the chancellor of the university.
History
On 15 February 2021, Chief Minister
Sarbananda Sonowal
Sarbananda Sonowal ( Assamese: সৰ্বানন্দ সোণোৱাল / IPA: xɔɹbanɔndɔ xʊnʊwal; born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician from Assam who is the current Cabinet Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and ...
laid the foundation stone of Assam Skill University at Mangaldoi, Darrang. He was accompanied by minister of Skill, Employment and entrepreneurship department
Chandra Mohan Patowary
Chandra Mohan Patowary is an Indian politician from Assam. As an MLA, he represented the Dharmapur constituency from 1985-1990,1991-1996,1996-2001,2006-2011,2016-till date and served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Asse ...
and other dignitaries.
The Assam Skill University will be set up under the external-aided project funded by the
Asian Development Bank
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Universities in Assam
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State universities in India