Assam University
| আসাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, শিলচর | |
Seal of Assam University
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1994 |
| Chancellor | Gulzar |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dilip Chandra Nath |
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Academic staff
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3,754 (2014) |
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Administrative staff
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1,534 (2014) |
| Students | 20,732 (2014) |
| Undergraduates | 14,852 (2014) |
| Postgraduates | 5,757 (2014) |
| 123 (2014) | |
| Location | Silchar, Assam, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English,Bengali/Assamese |
| Sports | Football,Cricket etc |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www |
Assam University (Bengali: আসাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a teaching-cum-affiliating Central University. The history of Assam University is the history of people's struggle in Barak Valley . The "Saheed Minar" situated near the entrance of the university commemorates the history of Bengali language movement (বাংলা ভাষা আন্দোলন) of this valley. The university has sixteen schools which offer Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Technology and Management Studies. There are 35 departments under these sixteen schools. The five districts under the jurisdiction of Assam University have 56 undergraduate colleges. 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.
The main campus, in an area of 600 acres (2.4 km2), is located at Dargakona, near Irongmara about 20 km from Silchar, while a second campus of the university is at Diphu, in the East Karbi Anglong district of Assam.
The major teaching schools of the university along with the departments under them are:
All the colleges in the 5 districts of South Assam, viz, Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, North Cachar Hills or Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong district fall within university's jurisdiction. Till the year 2013 there were 50 colleges which include Degree colleges, a Medical college, a few Law colleges and Teachers' Training colleges. This is a list of colleges affiliated with Assam University.
Coordinates: 24°41′30″N 92°45′04″E / 24.6916°N 92.7512°E
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