Motto | Education Beyond Barriers |
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Type | State university |
Established | 2006 |
Chancellor | Governor of Assam |
Vice-Chancellor | Rajendra Prasad Das |
Administrative staff | 150 (incl. faculty) |
Students | 40,000 (2010) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Distance / Online |
Programs | 42 |
Affiliations | UGC |
Website | kkhsou |
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University is a state university in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was founded in 2006.
KKHSOU offers a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and certificate courses in various fields such as humanities, social sciences, commerce, management, science, and technology. The university also offers professional courses in fields like law, journalism, and mass communication.
The university was established by the Assam Legislative Assembly by Act XXXVII of 2005 in 2005. The Act received the assent from the Governor on the same year.
It was recognized by the University Grants Commission in 2009, [1] which lists 2007 as the year of establishment. [2]
KKHSOU runs from three locations:
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