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Other name | ADBU |
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Motto | Latin: Carpe Diem |
Motto in English | Seize the Day |
Type | Private research university |
Established | 2008 |
Founder | Salesians of Don Bosco |
Accreditation | NAAC |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuits) |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | INR 88.52 million (U.S $1.44 million) |
Chancellor | Fr Januarius Sangma, Salesians of Don Bosco |
Vice-Chancellor | Fr Stephen Mavely, Salesians of Don Bosco |
Visitor | Governor of Assam |
Students | 2300+ (excluding online) |
Location | , , India 26°07′52″N91°53′49″E / 26.13111°N 91.89694°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
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. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The university which is located in Guwahati, Assam, India is Assam's first state university in the private sector. The Governor of Assam serves as the Visitor. It is ranked by NIRF as the best private university in North East India. ADBU has been awarded the accreditation rating of “A Grade” by NAAC.
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, Applied Sciences, Life Sciences, Research and Distance/Online Learning.
The first Constituent College of Don Bosco University is Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology (DBCET) now known as ADBU Azara Campus.
The Central Library system runs on open sources software Koha and DSpace.
Community Engagements is strong feature of the university. To make community engagement an integral part of education, the university have introduced a mandatory course in Service Learning for all the students of the university. The course gives department specific theoretical input of 30 hours for all the students, followed by planned and supervised engagement by the students with communities (200 hours for UG students, 180 hours for PG students).
The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), India and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India. The university is also approved by the Distance Education Bureau (DEB), India, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Pharmacy Council of India (PCI).
ADBU is a recognized member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), India, Association of Commonwealth Universities, (ACU), UK, International Association of Universities (IAU), France and Salesian Institutions of Higher Education (IUS). [5]
University and college rankings | |
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General – India | |
NIRF (Overall) (2021) [6] | 151-200 |
Assam University was ranked 151-200 band in the overall category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of 2021. [6]
The university has established collaborative arrangements with universities and institutions in India and around the world through Memorandums of Understanding (MoU). The following are some of the partners of the university: [7] [8]
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