Motto | Carpe Diem |
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Motto in English
|
Seize the Day |
Type | State Private, Research University |
Established | 2008 |
Religious affiliation
|
Roman Catholic |
Endowment | INR 88.52 million (U.S $1.44 million) |
Chancellor | Fr VM Thomas, SDB |
Vice-Chancellor | Fr (Dr) Stephen Mavely, SDB |
Students | 2300+ (excluding online) |
Location | Azara, Guwahati,, Assam, India |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | ADBU |
Affiliations |
UGC AICTE DEC NAAC |
Website | Official Website |
Assam Don Bosco University is a state private, non-profit, co-educational Catholic research university located in Assam, India. The university was founded on March 29, 2008 by the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) and executed by the Don Bosco Society, Azara, Guwahati. The university was officially established through the Assam Don Bosco University Act, 2009, on 9 January 2009 and created under the Assam Private Universities Act 2007.
The university which is located in Guwahati, Assam, India is Assam's first state university in the private sector.
The university was set up as a response to the educational needs of the people of North-East India by an educational society -Salesians of Don Bosco. Ever since the establishment of St. Anthony’s College at Shillong in 1934, the Salesians have set up and run higher educational institutions in North-East India.
Assam Don Bosco University offers academic programmes in Engineering, Management, Social Sciences, Research and Distance/Online Learning.
The university has a research Ph.D programme in the departments of Chemical Sciences, Physics, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Social Work, Mass Communication, Language Studies, Comparative Religion and North East India Studies.