List of institutions of higher education in Assam

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.

Central University

University	Location	Type state	Established	Specialization	Sources
Assam University	Silchar	Central	1994	General	[1]
Tezpur University	Tezpur	Central	1994	General	[2]

Renovated gate of Tezpur University

Institute of National Importance

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	[3]
Indian Statistical Institute Tezpur	Tezpur	Autonomous	2011	Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences	[4]
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati	Guwahati	Autonomous	2013	Technology and Management	[5]
National Institute of Design, Assam	Jorhat	Autonomous	2019	Designing	[6]
National Institute of Technology, Silchar	Silchar	Autonomous	1967	Science, Technology and Management	[7]
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati	Guwahati	Autonomous	2008	Pharmacy	[8]
National Forensic Sciences University – Guwahati Campus	Guwahati	Autonomous	2022	Forensic Science	[9]

NIT Silchar, Assam

Deemed universities

University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Sources
Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar	Kokrajhar	Deemed University	2006	Technical	[10]
Tata Institute of Social Sciences	Guwahati	Deemed University	2008	Social Science and Social Work

State universities

University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Sources
Assam Agricultural University	Jorhat	State	1969	Agricultural	[11]
Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management	Sibsagar	State	2010	Management	[12]
Assam Science and Technology University	Guwahati	State	2010	Engineering, Science & Architecture	[13]
Assam Women's University	Jorhat	State	2013	General
Assam Skill University	Mangaldai	State	2021	Skill
Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya	Golaghat	State	2021	General
Bodoland University	Kokrajhar	State	2009	General	[14]
Bhattadev University	Pathsala	State	2019	General	[15]
Cotton University [16]	Guwahati	State	1901	General
Dibrugarh University	Dibrugarh	State	1965	General	[17]
Gauhati University	Guwahati	State	1948	General	[18]
Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University	Guwahati	State	2007	Distance education	[19]
Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University	Nalbari	state	2011	General	[20]
Madhabdev University	Narayanpur	State	2019	General
Majuli University of Culture	Majuli	State	2017	Cultural
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam	Guwahati	State	2009	Law	[21]
Rabindranath Tagore University	Hojai	State	2019	General
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences	Guwahati	State	2010	Health sciences	[22]
Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University	Chabua	State	2020	Sports	[23]
University of Bongaigaon	Bongaigaon	State	2023	General
Gurucharan College	Silchar	State	2023	General
Jagannath Barooah University	Jorhat	State	2023	General
North Lakhimpur College	North Lakhimpur	State	2023	General
Nowgong College	Nagaon	State	2023	General
Sibsagar University	Sivasagar	State	2023	General

Private universities

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	[24]
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	[25]
Pragjyotishpur University	Chandrapur, Guwahati	Private	2022	General	[26]

Medical colleges

Name	Established	City	University	Type	Ref.
Assam Medical College	1947	Dibrugarh	SSUHS	State funded	[27]
Dhubri Medical College and Hospital	2022	Dhubri	SSUHS	State funded
Diphu Medical College and Hospital	2019	Diphu	SSUHS	State funded	[28]
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital	2011	Barpeta	SSUHS	State funded	[29]
Gauhati Medical College and Hospital	1960	Guwahati	SSUHS	State funded	[30]
Jorhat Medical College and Hospital	2009	Jorhat	SSUHS	State funded	[31]
Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital	2021	North Lakhimpur	SSUHS	State funded	[32]
Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital	2023	Kokrajhar	SSUHS	State funded
Nagaon Medical College and Hospital	2023	Nagaon	SSUHS	State funded	[33]
Nalbari Medical College and Hospital	2023	Nalbari	SSUHS	State funded	[34]
Silchar Medical College and Hospital	1968	Silchar	SSUHS	State funded	[35]
Tezpur Medical College and Hospital	2013	Tezpur	SSUHS	State funded	[36]
Tinsukia Medical College & Hospital	2024	Makum	SSUHS	State funded	[37]

Law colleges

List of law colleges affiliated to Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh

See also: Dibrugarh University

• Centre for Juridical Studies, Dibrugarh University
• D.H.S.K. Law College, Dibrugarh
• Dr. Rohini Kanta Barua Law College, Dibrugarh
• Golaghat Law College, Golaghat
• Jorhat Law College, Jorhat
• NERIM Law College, Guwahati
• North Lakhimpur Law College, North Lakhimpur
• Tinsukia Law College, Tinsukia
• S.I.P.E. Law College, Dibrugarh
• Lakhimpur lAW College, Lakhimpur
• Dhemaji Law College, Dhemaji

List of law colleges affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati

See also: Gauhati University

• Bongaigaon Law College, Bongaigaon
• BRM Government Law College, Guwahati
• Dhubri Law College, Dhubri
• Dispur Law College, Dispur
• Goalpara Law College, Goalpara
• JB Law College, Guwahati
• Kokrajhar Law College, Kokrajhar
• Morigaon Law College, Morigaon
• Nalbari Law College, Nalbari
• NEF Law College, Guwahati
• Nowgong Law College, Nagaon
• Tezpur Law College, Tezpur
• Mangaldai Law College, Mangaldai
• University Law College, Gauhati University

List of law colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar

See also: Assam University

• A. K. Chanda Law College
• Diphu Law College
• Karimganj Law College

Dental colleges

• Regional Dental College, Guwahati
• Government Dental College, Dibrugarh
• Government Dental College, Silchar

Research institutes

CPP-IPR Administrative building

• Central Inland Fisheries Research Centre (ICAR), Regional Centre, Guwahati – 781006
• Centre of Plasma Physics – Institute for Plasma Research (CPP-IPR),प्लाज्मा भौतिकी केंद्र - प्लाज्मा अनुसन्धान संसथान, Guwahati
• Indian Statistical Institute, Tezpur
• Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
• North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
• Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture (ABILAC), Guwahati
• Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development
• Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat
• Regional Medical Research Centre,Dibrugarh of Indian Council of Medical Research
• Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat
• Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur
• ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Guwahati ^[38]
• ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Gogamukh ^[39]
• ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh ^[40]

Government college

Colleges under Assam Science and Technology University

See also: Assam Science and Technology University

• Assam Engineering College, Guwahati (State)
• Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat (State)
• Barak Valley Engineering College, Karimganj (State)
• Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar (State)
• Dhemaji Engineering College, Dhemaji (State)
• Golaghat Engineering College, Golaghat (State)
• Jorhat Institute of Science & Technology,Jorhat(State)

Barak Valley Engineering College, Karimganj

Colleges under Gauhati University

See also: Gauhati University

• Gauhati University Institute of Science and Technology (GUIST), GU Campus, Guwahati (State)

Colleges under Dibrugarh University

See also: Dibrugarh University

• Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), DU campus, Dibrugarh (State)

Private colleges

• School of Engineering,ASSAM DOWNTOWN UNIVERSITY
• School of Engineering, Girijananda Chowdhury University
• Royal School of Engineering, Royal Global University
• Kaziranga University Engineering Institute

Architecture institutes

• Guwahati College of Architecture, Guwahati
• Royal School of Architecture, Betkuchi, Guwahati
• Jettwings Institute Of Fashion, Design & Architecture – (JFDA), Uzanbazar, Guwahati

Autonomous institutions

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati
• National Institute of Technology, Silchar
• National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
• National Institute of Design, Jorhat
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati
• Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
• Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur
• Arya Vidyapeeth College (Autonomous) Guwahati
• B. Borooah College Guwahati
• Bir Lachit Borphukan College
• Debraj Roy College
• Furkating College
• Digboi College, Tinsukia

Hotel management institutes

• Jettwings Institute Of Aviation & Hospitality Management, GS Road, Guwahati
• Jettwings Hotel & Travel School Under TISS – SVE Deemed University – Approved by AICTE & MHRD New Delhi.
• Assam Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
• IAM Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
• Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati
• North East Institute of Management Science, Jorhat

Management institutes

• Beinstein College, Lokhora, Guwahati
• Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University
• Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Silchar
• Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management, Sivasagar
• Assam Institute of Management, Guwahati
• Asian Institute of Management and Technology
• Centre of Management Studies, Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati
• CKB Commerce College, Jorhat
• Department of Business Administration, Gauhati University
• Don Bosco Institute of Management, Guwahati
• Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati
• Indian Institute for Finance And Management (IIFM),Guwahati
• Institute of Strategic Business Management (ISBM), Guwahati
• Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management Studies, Assam University
• Kaziranga University, School of Business, Jorhat
• NEF College of Management & Technology, Guwahati
• North Eastern Regional Institute of Management (NERIM), Guwahati
• Royal School Of Business, Guwahati
• School of Management Science, Tezpur University
• Times Institute of Management and Technical Studies (TIMTS, Guwahati)
• Jettwings Business School (JBS), Uzanbazar, Guwahati

Arts, science and commerce colleges

• Abhayapuri College, Bongaigaon
• Amguri College, Amguri, Sivasagar
• Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College, Nagaon
• Arya Vidyapeeth College (Autonomous), Guwahati
• Beinstein College of Science, Jalukbari, Guwahati
• B. Borooah College, Guwahati
• B. H. B. College, Barpeta
• Bahona College, Jorhat
• Bajali College, Barpeta
• Bapujee College, Sarukshetri
• Barpeta Girls' College, Barpeta
• Bengtol College,Chirang
• B. N. College, Dhubri
• Bihpuria College, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur
• Bijni College,Bijni
• Bilasipara College, Bilasipara
• Birjhora Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
• Borholla College, Borholla, Jorhat
• Birjhora Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
• Cachar College, Silchar
• CKB College, Teok, Jorhat
• CKB Commerce College, Jorhat
• Cotton College Guwahati
• Chaygaon College, Kamrup
• D. H. S. K. Commerce College, Dibrugarh
• Dakha Devi Rasiwasia College, Chabua
• Dakshin Kamrup College, Kamrup
• Dakshin Kamrup Girls' College, Kamrup
• Darrang College, Tezpur
• DCB Girls' College, Jorhat
• Debraj Roy College, Golaghat
• Dergaon Kamal Dowerah College, Dergaon
• Dhemaji College, Dhemaji
• Dhemaji Commerce College, Dhemaji
• Dhakuakhana College, Dhakuakhana
• Dhemaji Girls College, Dhemaji
• Dibrugarh City College, Dibrugarh
• Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College, Dibrugarh
• Dibru College, Dibrugarh
• Digboi College, Digboi
• Dimoria College, Khetri Kamrup Metropolitan district
• Diphu Government College, Diphu
• Dispur College, Guwahati
• DoomDooma College, Doomdooma
• Dr. Nobin Bordoloi College, Dhekiajuli, Jorhat
• Dudhnoi College, Goalpara
• Duliajan College, Duliajan
• Gargaon College, Simaluguri, Sivasagar
• Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati
• Goalpara College, Goalpara
• Gogamukh College, Gogamukh, Dhemaji
• Golaghat Commerce College, Golaghat
• Goreswar College, Goreswar
• Government Model College Deithor
• Guwahati College, Guwahati
• Haflong Government College, Haflong
• Handique Girls College, Guwahati
• Hatsingimari College, Hatsingimari
• Hemo Prova Borbora Girls' College, Golaghat
• Icon Commerce College, Guwahati
• J.D.S.G. College, Bokakhat
• Jagiroad College, Jagiroad
• Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Jhanji
• Jorhat College, Jorhat
• Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat
• Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati
• K.C. Das Commerce College, Guwahati
• K.K. Handique Govt. Sanskrit College, Guwahati
• K. R. B. Girl's College, Guwahati
• Kakojan College, Jorhat
• Kaliabor College, Kuwaritol
• Kamargaon College, Bokakhat
• Kampur College, Kampur
• Karimganj College, Karimganj
• Karimganj Law College, karimganj
• Katigorah Anchalik Degree College, Cachar
• Kokrajhar Government College, Kokrajhar
• Lakhimpur Commerce College, North Lakhimpur
• Lakhimpur Girls' College, North Lakhimpur
• Lakhimpur Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, North Lakhimpur
• Lakhipur College, Lakhipur
• Lalit Chandra Bharali College, Guwahati
• Lokanayak Omeo Kumar Das College, Dhekiajuli
• Lumding College, Lumding
• Madhab Chandra Das College, Sonai, Cachar
• Madhab Choudhury College, Barpeta
• Mahendra Narayan Choudhury Balika Mahavidyalaya, Nalbari
• Majuli College, Kamalabari, Majuli
• Mankachar College, Mankachar
• Manohari Devi Kanoi Girls College, Dibrugarh
• Mariani College, Mariani, Jorhat
• Melamora College, Melamora, Golaghat
• Margherita College, Margherita
• Moran College, Moranhat
• Moridhal College, Dhemaji
• Murkongselek College, Jonai
• Nabajyoti College, Kalgachia
• Nabin Chandra College, Badarpur
• Nagaon GNDG Commerce College, Nagaon
• Nalbari College, Nalbari
• Namrup College, Namrup
• Nanda Nath Saikia College, Titabar, Jorhat
• Narangi Anchalik Mahavidyalaya, Guwahati
• Nilambazar College, Karimganj
• North Bank College, Ghilamara
• North Gauhati College, Guwahati
• Nowgong Girls' College, Nagaon
• Pandu College, Guwahati
• Pithubar Girls' Degree College, Khowang
• Pragjyotish College, Guwahati
• Pramathesh Barua College, Gauripur
• Pub Kamrup College, Baihata Chariali
• Rabindra Sadan Girls' College, Karimganj
• Radha Govinda Baruah College, Guwahati
• Ram Krishna Nagar College, Karimganj
• Rangapara College, Rangapara
• Rangia College, Rangia
• Sadiya College, Sadiya
• Sankaradeva Mahavidyalaya, Lakhimpur
• Sarupathar College, Sarupathar
• S. B. Deorah College, Guwahati
• Science College, Kokrajhar
• Sibsagar Commerce College, Sivasagar
• Sibsagar Girls' College, Sivasagar
• Silapathar College, Silapathar
• Silapathar Commerce College, Silapathar
• Silapathar Town College, Silapathar
• Sissi Borgaon College, Dhemaji
• Sonari College, Sonari
• Sonapur College, Sonapur
• South Salmara College, South Salmara
• Suren Das College, Hajo
• Srikishan Sarda College, Hailakandi
• Swadeshi College of Commerce, Guwahati
• Tangla College, Tangla
• Tezpur College Tezpur
• Tihu College, Tihu
• Tinsukia College, Tinsukia
• Tinsukia Commerce College, Tinsukia
• Tyagbir Hem Baruah College (T.H.B), Jamugurihat, Sonitpur
• Upendra Nath Brahma College, kajalgaon
• West Goalpara College, Goalpara
• Women's College, Tinsukia

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