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**Assam University, Silchar**
আসাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, শিলচর
	File:Assam University logo.jpg Seal of Assam University
Type	Public
Established	1994
Chancellor	Gulzar
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dilip Chandra Nath
Academic staff	3,754 (2014)
Administrative staff	1,534 (2014)
Students	20,732 (2014)
Undergraduates	14,852 (2014)
Postgraduates	5,757 (2014)
Doctoral students	123 (2014)
Location	Silchar, Assam, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.aus.ac.in

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Assam University (Bengali: আসাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a teaching-cum-affiliating Central University. The history of Assam University is the history of people's struggle in Barak Valley . The "Saheed Minar" situated near the entrance of the university commemorates the history of Bengali language movement (বাংলা ভাষা আন্দোলন) of this valley.^[3] The university has sixteen schools which offer Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Technology and Management Studies. There are 35 departments under these sixteen schools. The five districts under the jurisdiction of Assam University have 56 undergraduate colleges. Assam University is an institutional signatory to the Global Universities Network for Innovation (GUNI), Barcelona and United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) for its commitment to educational social responsibilities.

The main campus, in an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²), is located at Dargakona, near Irongmara about 20 km from Silchar, while a second campus of the university is at Diphu, in the East Karbi Anglong district of Assam.

Schools and Departments

The major teaching schools of the university along with the departments under them are:^[4]

Abanindranath Tagore School of Creative Arts and Communication Studies

Department of Mass Communication
Department of Visual Arts

Albert Einstein School of Physical Science

Department of Mathematics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics
Department of Statistics
Department of Computer Science

Aryabhatta School of Earth Sciences

Department of Earth Sciences

Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay School of Education

Department of Educational Science

Deshabandhu Chittaranjan School of Legal Studies

Department of Law

E. P. Odam School of Environmental Sciences

Department of Ecology and Environmental Science

Hargobind Khurana School of Life Sciences

Department of Life Science & Bioinformatics
Department of Biotechnology
Department of Microbiology

Jadunath Sarkar School of Social Sciences

Department of Anthropology
Department of History
Department of Political Science
Department of Social Work
Department of Sociology

Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management Studies

Department of Business Administration

Mahatma Gandhi School of Economics and Commerce

Department of Economics
Department of Commerce

Rabindranath Tagore School of Indian Languages and Cultural Studies

Department of Bengali
Department of Hindi
Department of Linguistics
Department of Manipuri
Department of Sanskrit
Department of Assamese (in Diphu Campus)

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan School of Philosophy

Department of Philosophy

Shushrutu School of Medical and Paramedical Sciences

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay School of English and Foreign Language Studies

Department of English
Department of Arabic
Department of French
Department of Urdu

Swami Vivekananda School of Library Sciences

Department of Library & Information Science

Triguna Sen School of Technology

Department of Agricultural Engineering
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
Department of Computer Science & Engineering ^[5] (Formerly Department of Information Technology)

Academic collaboration

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Nihon University, Japan
University of Montreal, Canada
Jiao Tong University, China
Utkal University Odisha
Nantes University, France
University of Kobe, Japan
University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Jagannath University, Bangladesh

Affiliated colleges

All the colleges in the 5 districts of South Assam, viz, Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, North Cachar Hills or Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong district fall within university's jurisdiction. Till the year 2013 there were 50 colleges which include Degree colleges, a Medical college, a few Law colleges and Teachers' Training colleges. This is a list of colleges affiliated with Assam University.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Lyricist-writer Gulzar appointed chancellor of Assam University". Mumbai: India Today. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Assam University". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ "Assam University". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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^ "IT_Home". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Directorate of Higher Education, Assam - Provincialised Colleges affiliated to Assam University". Dheassam.gov.in. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ "List of Provincialised Colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar". Silchartoday.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

External links

Official website

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[Gulzar-1] "Lyricist-writer Gulzar appointed chancellor of Assam University". Mumbai: India Today. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Assam University". Retrieved 24 May 2016.

[3] "Assam University". Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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[5] "IT_Home". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[6] "Directorate of Higher Education, Assam - Provincialised Colleges affiliated to Assam University". Dheassam.gov.in. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

[7] "List of Provincialised Colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar". Silchartoday.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

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 ==Academic collaboration==

v t e Central universities of India
Central universities	Aligarh Muslim University Assam University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Banaras Hindu University Central Agricultural University Delhi University Dr. Hari Singh Gour University Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University English and Foreign Languages University Indian Maritime University Indira Gandhi National Open University Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Jamia Millia Islamia Jawaharlal Nehru University Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Manipur University Maulana Azad National Urdu University Mizoram University Nagaland University North-Eastern Hill University Pondicherry University Rajiv Gandhi University Sikkim University Tezpur University Tripura University University of Allahabad University of Hyderabad Visva-Bharati University
New central universities^†	Central Sanskrit University Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh Central University of Andhra Pradesh Central University of South Bihar Central University of Gujarat Central University of Himachal Pradesh Central University of Haryana Central University of Jammu Central University of Jharkhand Central University of Karnataka Central University of Kashmir Central University of Kerala Central University of Odisha Central University of Punjab Central University of Rajasthan Central University of Tamil Nadu Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Mahatma Gandhi Central University Nalanda University National Sanskrit University Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University Sindhu Central University South Asian University
^† Established or granted central university status in 2009 or afterwards.

v t e Universities in Assam
State	Assam Agricultural University Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management Assam Science and Technology University Assam Women's University Assam Skill University Bhattadev University Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya Bodoland University Cotton University Dibrugarh University Gauhati University Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University Madhabdev University National Law University and Judicial Academy Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Majuli University of Culture Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University
Central	Assam University Tezpur University
Private	Assam Don Bosco University Assam Down Town University Kaziranga University Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya Royal Global University
Deemed	Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar

v t e Assam University
General colleges	Barkhola College, Silchar Cachar College Diphu Government College Eastern Karbi Anglong College Gurucharan College Haflong Government College Hailakandi Women's College Jagannath Singh College, Udharbond Janata College Kapili College Karimganj College Katigorah Anchalik Degree College Lala Rural College M.H.C. Memorial Science College, Hailakandi M.C.D. College Nabinchandra College Nehru College Nilambazar College Rabindra Sadan Girls' College Radhamadhab College Ramkrishna Nagar College Rangsina College S.C. Dey College, Kalinagar S.M. Dev College, Lakhipur Srikishan Sarda College Tarabhusan Pal Junior College Thong Nokbe College West Silchar College Women's College, Silchar
Professional colleges	Silchar Medical College and Hospital A.K. Chanda Law College Teachers' Training College Diphu Law College Silchar College of Education
Formerly affiliated institutions	Regional Engineering College