| Gauhati University | |
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| Motto | Vidyana Sadhayeta |
| Motto in English | Achievement through Learning/Knowledge |
| Established | 1948 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | His Excellency the Governor of Assam |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Okhil Kumar Medhi |
| Location | Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.gauhati.ac.in |
Gauhati University, the first university of North East India, is in the Jalukbari area in the western part Guwahati city, Assam, India. It was established in 1948. It is a four-star rated university by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It has 183 affiliated colleges.
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The university is in Jalukbari in the Guwahati city area. The campus has a hillock on the southern side and the mighty river Brahmaputra is flowing on the northern side. The campus area has been developed into a small township, now known as 'Gopinath Bardoloi Nagar'. It has about 5000 population including 3000 students residing in the hostels.
Apart from the residential quarters of teachers, officers and employees, there are 22 halls of residence for students. The necessary civic amenities such as health service, water supply, street lighting, internal roads, guest house, post and telegraph office, a branch of the State Bank of India, canteens, a market, parks, playgrounds, auditorium, indoor stadium, etc. are on campus.
The university is 10 km from the Borjhar International Airport on National Highway No. 37; 5 km from Kamakhya Railway Station; and 10 km from Guwahati Railway Station as well as from the bus stop near the Cachari (D.C. court) at the heart of Guwahati City. The capital complex of Assam at Dispur is 22 km from the university. The university is easily accessible from the Guwahati city; Guwahati has road, rail and air links from all parts of the country. A large number of bus services from parts of Assam have their station at Adabari bus stand which is 2 km from the campus.
To automate their internal processes, Gauhati University has chosen Kalingasoft's flagship Education ERP solution, Greycells. This implementation has resulted in the complete automation of the university's academic, administrative and financial processes.
Gauhati University was established by an act of the State Legislature: the Gauhati University Act 1947 (Assam Act, XVI of 1947) of the government of Assam in 1948. The university is funded by the University Grants Commission and the government of Assam. Besides, agencies of the central and state governments provide grants and assistance for research and other academic activities. The university is the oldest, largest, and the most premier seat of higher education in the North Eastern region of India.
The first court meeting of the university was held on 26 January 1948 at the old Sudmerson Hall of Cotton College, Guwahati. Accordingly, 26 January is observed as the Foundation Day. Thanks to the relentless and untiring efforts of a band of dedicated workers like Gopinath Bordoloi (the first chief minister of Assam; he was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously), Madhab Bezbarua, Bhubaneswar Barua, Sarat Chandra Goswami, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (former president of India), and many others, and the help and co-operation of the people of Assam, the university was established.
The University which started functioning from the city centre was shifted to the present campus in 1955-56.
The university has been awarded a four-star status by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission.
Its objective is to revitalize its education leadership and transform from an institution of higher education to an institution of higher development of the intellect, the will, and the moral through continuous self-development, collaboration and sharing of knowledge with institutions of excellence. The university has a five-year Integrated M.Com. course from 2009 onwards, for excellence of students in the field of commerce.
The North Eastern Regional Centre (NERC) of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) is in the Gauhati University Central Library Extension Building. Along with Bangalore ICHR Regional Centre, this is the only regional centre in GU so far.
The university's Krishna Kanta Handiqui Library is a designated 'Manuscript Conservation Centre' (MCC) under the National Mission for Manuscripts established in 2003.[1]
The institution is divided into following academic units:
sarva siksha matri bhasama
matako dudh sisulai siksha matri bhasama, prabhav parchha sristilai prakashko gatima.
sodharthile sodh patra matri bhasama bujhaunu,janma siddha adhikar ra kartavya ho.
what mother's milk is to baby, mother tongue is to education.
research scholars should be given the option to submit thesis in their mother tongue.
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