List of institutions of higher education in Assam

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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.

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Central universities

UniversityLocationType stateEstablishedSpecializationSources
Assam University Silchar Central 1994General [1]
Tezpur University Tezpur Central 1994General [2]
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Renovated gate of Tezpur University

Institute of National Importance

InstituteLocationTypeEstablishedSpecializationSources
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati Changsari Autonomous2021Health Sciences
Indian Institute of Management Guwahati Guwahati Autonomous2025Management
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati Autonomous1994Science, Technology and Management [3]
Indian Statistical Institute Tezpur Tezpur Autonomous2011Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences [4]
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati Guwahati Autonomous2013Technology and Management [5]
National Institute of Design, Assam Jorhat Autonomous2019Designing [6]
National Institute of Technology, Silchar Silchar Autonomous1967Science, Technology and Management [7]
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati Guwahati Autonomous2008Pharmacy [8]
National Forensic Sciences University – Guwahati Campus Guwahati Autonomous2022Forensic Science [9]
NIT Silchar, Assam NIT Silchar Guest House.jpg
NIT Silchar, Assam

Deemed universities

UniversityLocationTypeEstablishedSpecializationSources
Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar Kokrajhar Deemed University2006Technical [10]
Tata Institute of Social Sciences Guwahati Deemed University2008Social Science and Social Work

State universities

UniversityLocationTypeEstablishedSpecializationSources
Assam Agricultural University Jorhat State 1969Agricultural [11]
Assam Science and Technology University Guwahati State 2010Engineering, Science & Architecture [12]
Assam Women's University Jorhat State 2013General
Assam Skill University Mangaldai State 2021Skill
Assam Veterinary and Fishery University Khanapara State 2025Veterinary and Fishery
Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya Golaghat State 2021General
Bodoland University Kokrajhar State 2009General [13]
Bhattadev University Pathsala State 2019General [14]
Cotton University [15] Guwahati State 1901General
Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh State 1965General [16]
Gauhati University Guwahati State 1948General [17]
Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University Guwahati State 2007 Distance education [18]
Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University Nalbari state 2011General [19]
Madhabdev University Narayanpur State 2019General
Majuli University of Culture Majuli State 2017Cultural
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam Guwahati State 2009Law [20]
Rabindranath Tagore University Hojai State 2019General
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Guwahati State 2010Health sciences [21]
Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University Chabua State 2020Sports [22]
University of Bongaigaon Bongaigaon State 2023General
Gurucharan University Silchar State 2023General
Jagannath Barooah University Jorhat State 2023General
North Lakhimpur University North Lakhimpur State 2023General
Nagaon University Nagaon State 2023General
Sibsagar University Sivasagar State 2023General
Kokrajhar University Kokrajhar State 2024General

Private universities

UniversityLocationTypeEstablishedSpecializationSources
Assam Don Bosco University Guwahati Private 2008General
Assam Down Town University Guwahati Private 2010General
Auniati University Jorhat Private 2022Cultural
Girijananda Chowdhury University Guwahati Private 2022General [23]
Kaziranga University Jorhat Private 2012General
Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya Barpeta Private – Spiritual 2017General
Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya Nagaon Private 2014General
Royal Global University Guwahati Private 2017General [24]
Pragjyotishpur University Chandrapur, Guwahati Private 2022General [25]
Swami Vivekanand University, Kokrajhar Kokrajhar Private 2025General [26]

Medical colleges

NameEstablishedCityUniversityTypeRef.
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]
Pragjyotishpur Medical College & Hospital 2025 Guwahati SSUHS State funded

Law colleges

List of law colleges affiliated to Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh

List of law colleges affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati

List of law colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar

Dental colleges

Research institutes

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CPP-IPR Administrative building

Engineering colleges

NameEstablishedCityUniversityTypeRef.
Assam Engineering College 1955 Guwahati ASTU Government [41]
Jorhat Engineering College 1960 Jorhat ASTU Government [42]
Barak Valley Engineering College 2017 Karimganj ASTU Government [43]
Bineswar Brahma Engineering College 2010 Kokrajhar ASTU Government [44]
Dhemaji Engineering College 2020 Dhemaji ASTU Government
Golaghat Engineering College 2018 Golaghat ASTU Government
Jorhat Institute of Science & Technology 1971 Jorhat ASTU Government [45]
Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar 2006 Kokrajhar Deemed to be University Government [46]
Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology 2009 Dibrugarh Dibrugarh University Government [47]
Institute of Science and Technology, Gauhati University 2009 Guwahati Gauhati University Government
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 1994 Guwahati IIT (autonomous)Central government [48]
National Institute of Technology Silchar 1967 Silchar NIT (autonomous)Central government [49]
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati 2013 Guwahati IIIT (autonomous)Central government [50]
Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology 2006 Guwahati ASTU Private [51]
Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology 2008 Guwahati ASTU Private [52]

Government college

Colleges under Assam Science and Technology University

Barak Valley Engineering College, Karimganj Barak Valley Engineering college.jpg
Barak Valley Engineering College, Karimganj

Colleges under Dibrugarh University

Colleges under Gauhati University

Private colleges

Architecture institutes

Autonomous institutions

Hotel management institutes

Management institutes

Arts, science and commerce colleges

References

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  3. ↑ "IIT Guwahati". iitg.ac.in. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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  11. ↑ Assam Agricultural University
  12. ↑ Assam Science and Technology University
  13. ↑ "Bodoland University". Bodoland University. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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  15. ↑ Cotton University
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  18. ↑ "Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University". kkhsou.in. Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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  22. ↑ Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University
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  24. ↑ "About the University". Royal Global University.
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