Gauhati University, Guwahati

Gauhati University (GU) is a public state university in Guwahati, Assam, India, established on 26 January 1948 under an act of the Assam Legislative Assembly, making it the oldest university in Northeast India. It began with 17-18 affiliated colleges and 8 Post Graduate Departments and has since expanded to 39 PG Departments, an Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL), a constituent Law and Engineering College, and 341 affiliated colleges offering courses in Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, and Engineering. The university holds an 'A+' NAAC accreditation with a CGPA of 3.32, and in 2025 it was ranked in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (1201-1500 band) and Asia Rankings (351-400), as well as ninth among state public universities in NIRF 2025. The campus, located in Jalukbari, features the Krishna Kanta Handique Library, one of the largest in Assam with about 850,000 volumes and 5,000 manuscripts, and serves as a small township called Gopinath Bardoloi Nagar. The university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. K. K. Handique served as its first vice-chancellor, with Nani Gopal Mahanta currently in the role.