Assam Women's University
TypePublic
Established2013 (2013)
ChancellorGovernor of Assam
Vice-ChancellorDr. Ajanta Borgohain Rajkonwar
Location
Jorhat
,
Assam
,
India
Websitewww.awu.ac.in/index.html

Assam Women's University is a public university located in Jorhat, Assam, India. It was established by the Assam Women's University Act, 2013 (XXII of 2013) by the Assam Government.[1][2][3][4] It is the first women's university in Assam.[5]

During the initial set up Assam Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor was appointed as the mentor of the university by the state government.[6]

On 12 September 2019, the Governor of Assam and chancellor of the university Jagdish Mukhi appointed Malinee Goswami as the first vice chancellor of the university.[7]

Academics

The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs in various disciplines such as Arts, Science, Commerce, Management, Social Work, and Education. Some of the popular courses offered by AWU are BA, B.Sc, B.Com, BBA, MBA, MCA, M.Sc, MA, M.Ed, and Ph.D.[5] The university follows a semester system for all its courses.

References

  1. ↑ "State University Assam". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Assam CM inaugurates first Women's University in Jorhat". Business Standard. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Three bills for new universities in Assam". The Times of India. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "CM inaugurates Assam Women's University". Assam Tribune. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Tarun Gogoi inaugurates Assam Women's University in Jorhat". Zee News. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "AAU appointed mentor of all-women's varsity". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Malinee Goswami appointed new V-C of Assam Women's University". Northeast Now. Retrieved 13 September 2019.


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