Gauhati University Law College

Gauhati University Law College is a constituent college of Gauhati University, situated in Kamrup, Assam. Gauhati University, under which the Law College functions, is a collegiate public state university located 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. The university started with 18 affiliated colleges and 8 Post Graduate Departments in 1948, and today has 39 Post Graduate Departments besides the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL), and constituent Law and Engineering Colleges. Gauhati University is accredited with an 'A+' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a CGPA of 3.32. It is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The university's main campus is located in Jalukbari, Guwahati, with a hillock on the southern side and the Brahmaputra river on the northern side, developed into a township known as 'Gopinath Bardoloi Nagar'. As a constituent college, the Law College operates within this administrative and academic framework of Gauhati University.