The University of Gauhati, popularly known as ‘Gauhati University’, is the oldest and largest University at the North East India. Since its inception in 1948, it continues to be a leading teaching and research institution, offering courses in a wide range of disciplines. Many of our teachers are academics of national and international repute, and are working in the state of-the-art areas of research. The University has forty-one Post Graduate Departments, an Institute for Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) and a constituent Law College in the main campus. It has 258 affiliated colleges, offering Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in the Faculties of Arts, Commerce, Engineering, Fine Arts, Law, Management, Medicine, Science and Technology.
The Mission of our University is to bring about social, economic, moral and spiritual up-liftmen of the people of Assam. We wish to intensify the study of the age-long spirit of Assamese life and to bring necessary adjustments in them in relation to Indian civilization on the one hand, and to the new impulses of the West on the other.
Important Highlights:
Founded In | 1948 |
University Type | State University |
Approved By | UGC, NAAC, and AICTE |
Total Students | 15,000 |
Total Faculty | 290 (full-time) and 102 (Guest Faculty) |
Library | 3 Lakhs (total books) |
Auditorium | 2000 seats (capacity) |
How to Reach | 10 km away from Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi Airport |
Official Website | http://www.gauhati.ac.in/ |
Gauhati University offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level in the field of Arts, Science, Technology, Commerce, Law, Fine Arts and Management.
Name of the University | Gauhati University |
University type | Public |
Admission Criteria | Merit-based |
Last Date to Apply | July 22, 2018 |
Application mode | Online and offline |
Name of the entrance | Assam CEE for B.Tech GU-RET for Ph.D. and M.Phil |
Entrance Exam mode | Offline |
Entrance Exam date | CEE-Assam- July 25 to 28, 2018 |
Entrance Exam result date | CEE-Assam- August 5, 2018 |
Counseling | University |
Scholarship | No |
Gauhati University offers postgraduate courses in the field of Arts, Science and Commerce with a number of specializations in each field. MA is offered in 20 specializations and M.Sc in 14 specializations.
In order to be eligible to apply for postgraduate courses, candidates must have completed graduation in the relevant field. Candidates applying for integrated courses must have completed 10+2 from recognized board.
The admission criteria are based on merit in the previous qualification. An entrance examination for interdisciplinary courses is conducted by the university and counseling for all courses is done at the university level.
M.Tech at Gauhati University is offered in 4 specializations. In order to apply for M.Tech courses, candidates must have completed B.E./B.Tech in the relevant field.
Major Affiated colleges List:
The University has 41 Post Graduate Departments, an Institute for Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) and a constituent Law College on the main campus. It has 326 affiliated colleges, offering Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in the Faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Fine Arts, Law, Management, Medicine, and Technology.