Assam University is a central public university located at

Silchar Silchar is a city and the headquarters of the Cachar district of the state of Assam, India. It is second largest city of Assam after Guwahati in terms of population and GDP. It is also administrative capital of Barak Valley division. It is locate ...

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

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. It was founded in the year 1994 by the provisions of an act enacted by the

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. Former

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Arup Raha is the

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, the

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is the Chief Rector and the

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is acting as the

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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),

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(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 Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large population segments. It utilizes various forms of media as technology has made the dissemination of information more efficient. Primary examples o ...

**Department of

Visual Arts The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics (art), ceramics, photography, video, image, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual a ...

**Department of

Performing Arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which involve the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. P ...

*Albert Einstein School of Physical Science **Department of

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

**Department of

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

**Department of

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

**Department of

Statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ...

**Department of

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

*Aryabhatta School of Earth Sciences **Department of

Earth Sciences Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...

*Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay School of Education **Department of Educational Science *Deshabandhu Chittaranjan School of Legal Studies **Department of

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

*E. P. Odam School of Environmental Sciences **Department of

Ecology Ecology () is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms and their Natural environment, environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community (ecology), community, ecosystem, and biosphere lev ...

and Environmental Science *Hargobind Khurana School of Life Sciences **Department of

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Bioinformatics Bioinformatics () is an interdisciplinary field of science that develops methods and Bioinformatics software, software tools for understanding biological data, especially when the data sets are large and complex. Bioinformatics uses biology, ...

**Department of

Biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

**Department of

Microbiology Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...

*Jadunath Sarkar School of Social Sciences **Department of

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...

**Department of

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

**Department of

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

**Department of

Social Work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social wo ...

**Department of

Sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

*Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management Studies **Department of

Business Administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

**Department of

Hospitality Hospitality is the relationship of a host towards a guest, wherein the host receives the guest with some amount of goodwill and welcome. This includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Louis de Jaucourt, Louis, ...

and Tourism Management *Mahatma Gandhi School of Economics and Commerce **Department of

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

**Department of

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

*Rabindranath Tagore School of Indian Languages and Cultural Studies **Department of Bengali **Department of

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

**Department of Indian

Comparative Literature Comparative literature studies is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across language, linguistic, national, geographic, and discipline, disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role ...

**Department of

Linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

**Department of Manipuri **Department of

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*Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan School of Philosophy **Department of

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

*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

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**Department of French ** Department of

**Department of Comparative Studies **Department of

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*Swami Vivekananda School of Library Sciences **Department of

Library A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...

& Information Science *Triguna Sen School of Technology **Department of Agricultural Engineering **Department of

Computer Science & Engineering Computer science and engineering (CSE) is an academic subject comprising approaches of computer science and computer engineering. There is no clear division in computing between science and engineering, just like in the field of materials science ...

**Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering **Department of

Applied Science Applied science is the application of the scientific method and scientific knowledge to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines, such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted with basic science, ...

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...

Campus

Main campus

The main campus has an area of . The campus is situated 20 kilometres south of

main city at Durgakuna, near Irongmara village. The university is located in a hilly area with greenery.http://www.aus.ac.in/ 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

Transportation

The university provides bus service from the university campus to various places. Including bus services from

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

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(NIRF) of 2021.

Affiliated colleges

All the colleges in the six districts of South Assam, viz, Cachar, Hailakandi,

Karimganj Karimganj, officially Sribhumi, is a town in the Karimganj district of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarters of the district. Karimganj town is located at . The area of Karimganj Tow ...

, 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 Women's College, Silchar, established in 1963, is a higher educational institution in Silchar, Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra ...

References

External links

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