Gauhati University

Gauhati University
Motto
Vidyayo Sadhayeta
Motto in English
Achievement through Learning/Knowledge
TypePublic state university
Established26 January 1948 (26 January 1948)
Founders
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
ChancellorGulab Chand Kataria (Governor of Assam)
Vice-ChancellorPratap Jyoti Handique
Academic staff
341 (2018)[1]
Administrative staff
1167 (2018)[1]
Students5411 (2018)[1]
Undergraduates1290 (2018)[2]
Postgraduates3721 (2018)[2]
398 (2018)[2]
Location, ,
26°09′13″N 91°39′48″E / 26.1537°N 91.6634°E / 26.1537; 91.6634
CampusUrban, total 508 acres (2.06 km2)[1]
AcronymGU
Websitewww.gauhati.ac.in

Gauhati University also known as GU, is a collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly and is the oldest university in Northeast India.

It is accredited grade "A" by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.[3] Starting with 18 affiliated colleges and 8 Post Graduate Departments in 1948, Gauhati University, today, has 39 Post Graduate Departments, besides IDOL (Institute of Distance and Open Learning), a constituent Law and Engineering College. It has 341 affiliated colleges offering undergraduate and post graduate courses in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Medicine, Engineering and Technology. Gauhati University is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d NAAC peer team report, archived from the original on 27 January 2020, retrieved 24 April 2019
  2. ^ a b c Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQARs), archived from the original on 4 October 2019, retrieved 27 April 2019
  3. ^ National Accessment and Accreditation Council
  4. ^ History of Gauhati University, archived from the original on 12 May 2020, retrieved 4 April 2019

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