Assam University

Assam University
Motto	प्रत्यबोधकृतिरुपपत्य
Type	Public
Established	1994
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliations	UGC; AIU; ACU;
Chancellor	Arup Raha
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Rajive Mohan Pant
Rector	Governor of Assam
Visitor	President of India
Location	Silchar, Assam, India
Campus	Rural
Website	www.aus.ac.in

Assam University is a central public university located at Silchar, Assam, India. It was founded in the year 1994 by the provisions of an act enacted by the Parliament of India. Former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha is the Chancellor, the Governor of Assam is the Chief Rector and the President of India is acting as the Visitor of the university. The university has sixteen schools which offer Humanities, Languages, Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Technology and Management Studies. There are 42 departments under these sixteen schools. The five districts under the jurisdiction of Assam University have 73 undergraduate colleges as of 31 March 2020. Assam University is an institutional signatory to the Global Universities Network for Innovation (GUNI), Barcelona and United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) for its commitment to educational social responsibilities.

Assam University is the second Central University of Assam after Tezpur University. Both were established in 1994.

The main campus, in an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²), is located at Dorgakuna, about 20 km from Silchar, while a second campus, Diphu Campus, has an area of 90 acres, in Diphu, Karbi Anglong district of Assam.