Universities in Assam: UGC List of All 43

University	Kind	UGC status	Website
Assam Agricultural University Jorhat	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Assam Don Bosco University Guwahati	Private university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Assam Down Town University Guwahati	Private university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Co-operative Management Guwahati	State university	2(f)	Website
Assam Science & Technology University Guwahati	State university	2(f)	Website
Assam Skill University Dist. Darrang	State university	2(f)	Website
Assam University Cachar	Central university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Assam Veterinary and Fishery University Guwahati	State university	2(f)	Website
Assam Women's University Jorhat	State university	2(f)	Website
Auniati University Dist. Jorhat	Private university	2(f)	Website
Bhattadev University Barpeta	State university	2(f)	Website
Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya Golghat	State university	2(f)	Website
Bodoland University Kokrajhar	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Bongaigaon University	State university	2(f)	Website
Central Institute of Technology(CIT)	Deemed to be university	Section-III	Website
Cotton University Guwahati	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Dibrugarh University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
EdTech Skills University Tinsukia	Private university	2(f)	Website
Gauhati University Guwahati	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Girijananda Chowdhury University District-Kamrup (Metro)	Private university	2(f)	Website
Gurucharan University Cachar	State university	2(f)	Website
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	National institute	Not stated	Website
Jagannath Barooah University Jorhat	State university	2(f)	Website
Kokrajhar University BTR	State university	2(f)	Website
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University Guwahati	State university	2(f)	Website
Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Visvavidyalaya Barpeta Assam	Private university	2(f)	Website
Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit & Ancient Studies University	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
Madhabdev University Lakhimpur	State university	2(f)	Website
Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya Nagaon	Private university	2(f)	Website
Majuli University of Culture	State university	2(f)	Website
Nagaon University	State university	2(f)	Website
National Institute of Technology	National institute	Not stated	Website
National Law University and Judicial Academy Guwahati	State university	2(f) & 12B	Website
North Lakhimpur University	State university	2(f)	Website
Pragjyotishpur University Guwahati	Private university	2(f)	Website
Rabindranath Tagore University Hojai district	State university	2(f)	Website
Sibsagar University Dist. Sivasagar	State university	2(f)	Website
Sri Sri Aniruddhdeva Sports University Dibrugarh	State university	2(f)	Website
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Guwahati	State university	2(f)	Website
Swami Vivekanand University Kokrajhar	Private university	2(f)	Website
Tezpur University Dist. Sonitpur	Central university	2(f) & 12B	Website
The Assam Kaziranga University	Private university	2(f)	Website
The Assam Royal Global University Guwahati	Private university	2(f)	Website

University

Kind

UGC status

Website

Assam Agricultural University
Jorhat

State university

2(f) & 12B

Website

Assam Don Bosco University
Guwahati

Private university

2(f) & 12B

Website

Assam Down Town University
Guwahati

Private university

2(f) & 12B

Website

Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Co-operative Management
Guwahati

State university

2(f)

Website

Assam Science & Technology University
Guwahati

State university

2(f)

Website

Assam Skill University
Dist. Darrang

State university

2(f)

Website

Assam University
Cachar

Central university

2(f) & 12B

Website

Assam Veterinary and Fishery University
Guwahati

State university

2(f)

Website

Assam Women's University
Jorhat

State university

2(f)

Website

Auniati University
Dist. Jorhat

Private university

2(f)

Website

Bhattadev University
Barpeta

State university

2(f)

Website

Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya
Golghat

State university

2(f)

Website

Bodoland University
Kokrajhar

State university

2(f) & 12B

Website

Bongaigaon University

State university

2(f)

Website

Central Institute of Technology(CIT)

Deemed to be university

Section-III

Website

Cotton University
Guwahati

State university

2(f) & 12B

Website

Dibrugarh University

State university

2(f) & 12B

Website

EdTech Skills University
Tinsukia

Private university

2(f)

Website

Gauhati University
Guwahati

State university

2(f) & 12B

Website

Girijananda Chowdhury University
District-Kamrup (Metro)

Private university

2(f)

Website

Gurucharan University
Cachar

State university

2(f)

Website

Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati

National institute

Not stated

Website

Jagannath Barooah University
Jorhat

State university

2(f)

Website

Kokrajhar University
BTR

State university

2(f)

Website

Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
Guwahati

State university

2(f)

Website

Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Visvavidyalaya
Barpeta Assam

Private university

2(f)

Website

Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit & Ancient Studies University

State university

2(f) & 12B

Website

Madhabdev University
Lakhimpur

State university

2(f)

Website

Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya
Nagaon

Private university

2(f)

Website

Majuli University of Culture

State university

2(f)

Website

Nagaon University

State university

2(f)

Website

National Institute of Technology

National institute

Not stated

Website

National Law University and Judicial Academy
Guwahati

State university

2(f) & 12B

Website

North Lakhimpur University

State university

2(f)

Website

Pragjyotishpur University
Guwahati

Private university

2(f)

Website

Rabindranath Tagore University
Hojai district

State university

2(f)

Website

Sibsagar University
Dist. Sivasagar

State university

2(f)

Website

Sri Sri Aniruddhdeva Sports University
Dibrugarh

State university

2(f)

Website

Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences
Guwahati

State university

2(f)

Website

Swami Vivekanand University
Kokrajhar

Private university

2(f)

Website

Tezpur University
Dist. Sonitpur

Central university

2(f) & 12B

Website

The Assam Kaziranga University

Private university

2(f)

Website

The Assam Royal Global University
Guwahati

Private university

2(f)

Website

What "UGC status" means

2(f): the university is on the UGC's list under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act.
12B: it has also been declared fit to receive central grants under Section 12B.
Section-III: it is a deemed to be university, declared under Section 3 of the Act.

These are the UGC's own labels, shown as on its website. They say that the university is recognised. They do not rate its quality.

Questions people ask

How many universities are there in Assam?

The UGC website lists 43 universities and similar institutions in Assam as on 11 November 2026: 2 central universities, 27 state universities, 11 state private universities, 1 deemed to be university, 2 national institutes on the ugc list.

How do I check if a university in Assam is recognised?

Look for its name in the UGC list on this page or on ugc.gov.in. Also check that it is not on the UGC list of fake universities.

Which are the central universities in Assam?

Assam University; Tezpur University.

Source and date. The lists are those published on the website of the University Grants Commission (ugc.gov.in), read on 11 November 2026. A university can be added, renamed or removed at any time. Before you take admission or pay a fee, check the institution yourself on ugc.gov.in. This is not a government site.

Universities in Assam

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