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Assam University came
into existence through Assam (Central) University Act, 1989
. It
was established in 1994,since then the University is steadily becoming
an excellent centre of learning.
The campus, situated in Dargakona, about 20 kms from Silchar, is set amid
sprawling hillocks, a typical landscape in the North East. The campus
in an area of 600
acres surrounded by lakes and mountains provides an ideal environment for academic
pursuit.
Drawing
its 230 plus faculty from many disciplines, from all over the country, the
university sustains a multidisciplinary approach to higher education.
The University has sixteen Schools on major disciplines.
There are 35 Departments under these Sixteen Schools.
The University is situated in South Assam, bordering Bangladesh, Mizoram,
Manipur, Maghalaya, and Nagaland. The Barak
river flows across this region known as Barak valley.
The valley has a rich tradition of art, literature, culture and education. It
has contributed a large number of eminent personalities to the nation in the
fields of science,
education, arts and many others. This historical heritage has given the
place a strong foundation for the development of a Centre of Excellence in higher
education.
The five districts under the
jurisdiction of Assam University have as many
as 53 Colleges, which speak of the depth of the intellectual and educational interests in the region.
The University has gradually started attracting students from the neighboring states. The University is set to become a
full-fledged residential University in near future creating a better
environment for
learning and research activities.
Assam University is a teaching-cum-affiliating University. The objectives of the University are to
"disseminate and
advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may
deem fit and by examples of its corporate life to make provisions for integrated courses in humanities, natural and physical sciences and social sciences in the educational programmes of the University; to take appropriate measure for promoting inter-disciplinary studies and research in the University; to educate and train manpower for development of the state of Assam; and to pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people of that state, their intellectual, academic and cultural development."
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