Central University
| University | Location | Type state | Established | Specialization | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Professional University | Assam | Central | 1993 | General | [1] |
| Assam University | Silchar | Central | 1994 | General | [2] |
| Tezpur University | Tezpur | Central | 1994 | General | [3] |
This list consists of institutions of higher education in the Indian state of Assam. These university/institutions under the state government usually follow a state-centric syllabus, universities under the central government follows the standard syllabus whereas the private university or educational institutes have their own syllabus.
| University | Location | Type state | Established | Specialization | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Professional University | Assam | Central | 1993 | General | [1] |
| Assam University | Silchar | Central | 1994 | General | [2] |
| Tezpur University | Tezpur | Central | 1994 | General | [3] |
| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati | Changsari | Autonomous | 2021 | Health Sciences | |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 1994 | Science, Technology and Management | [4] |
| Indian Statistical Institute Tezpur | Tezpur | Autonomous | 2011 | Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences | [5] |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2013 | Technology and Management | [6] |
| National Institute of Design, Assam | Jorhat | Autonomous | 2019 | Designing | [7] |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | Silchar | Autonomous | 1967 | Science, Technology and Management | [8] |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2008 | Pharmacy | [9] |
| National Forensic Sciences University – Guwahati Campus | Guwahati | Autonomous | 2022 | Forensic Science | [10] |
| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar | Kokrajhar | Deemed University | 2006 | Technical | [11] |
| Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Guwahati | Deemed University | 2008 | Social Science and Social Work |
| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam Don Bosco University | Guwahati | Private | 2008 | General | |
| Assam Down Town University | Guwahati | Private | 2010 | General | |
| Auniati University | Jorhat | Private | 2022 | Cultural | |
| Girijananda Chowdhury University | Guwahati | Private | 2022 | General | [26] |
| Kaziranga University | Jorhat | Private | 2012 | General | |
| Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya | Barpeta | Private – Spiritual | 2017 | General | |
| Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya | Nagaon | Private | 2014 | General | |
| Royal Global University | Guwahati | Private | 2017 | General | [27] |
| Pragjyotishpur University | Chandrapur, Guwahati | Private | 2022 | General | [28] |
| Name | Established | City | University | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam Medical College | 1947 | Dibrugarh | SSUHS | State funded | [29] |
| Dhubri Medical College and Hospital | 2022 | Dhubri | SSUHS | State funded | |
| Diphu Medical College and Hospital | 2019 | Diphu | SSUHS | State funded | [30] |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital | 2011 | Barpeta | SSUHS | State funded | [31] |
| Gauhati Medical College and Hospital | 1960 | Guwahati | SSUHS | State funded | [32] |
| Jorhat Medical College and Hospital | 2009 | Jorhat | SSUHS | State funded | [33] |
| Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital | 2021 | North Lakhimpur | SSUHS | State funded | [34] |
| Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital | 2023 | Kokrajhar | SSUHS | State funded | |
| Nagaon Medical College and Hospital | 2023 | Nagaon | SSUHS | State funded | [35] |
| Nalbari Medical College and Hospital | 2023 | Nalbari | SSUHS | State funded | [36] |
| Silchar Medical College and Hospital | 1968 | Silchar | SSUHS | State funded | [37] |
| Tezpur Medical College and Hospital | 2013 | Tezpur | SSUHS | State funded | [38] |
| Tinsukia Medical College & Hospital | 2024 | Makum | SSUHS | State funded | [39] |
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