Silchar Medical College

Silchar Medical College

Silchar Medical College is considered as one of amongst the outstanding institutes offering medical education to the future doctors. The Silchar Medical College is 41 years old and still it has managed to uphold itself as the only medical college and hospital in the eastern part of the country. Silchar Medical College is known to be the only guardian for taking care of the well being of the people living in Barak Valley in Silchar.

Located in the Cachar district in the southern part of Assam, Silchar Medical College is surrounded by beautiful scenic beauty and is recognized and distinguished as one of the finest medical institutions all over the country that are known for their academic performance and for taking care of their patients.

Since the Silchar Medical College is situated in a strategic geographic locality, the college and hospital not only caters to the people living within Assam but also provides the service to the population of the neighborhood states that can include West Manipur, Mizoram, Southern Meghalaya and Northern part of Tripura. Silchar Medical College and Hospital makes available services for the deprived and underprivileged sections of the state’s society as well as those of the neighborhood states.

The Silchar Medical College gets its affiliation from the Assam University. There are numerous courses at under graduate and post graduate level that are offered for the students in various fields. The Silchar Medical College offers excellent facilities for the students of each department.

The courses at the under graduate level include Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Other than the degree courses, there are numerous diploma courses that are made available for the students. The diploma courses include Diploma in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Diploma in Psychological Medicine, Diploma in Laryngology and Otology as well as Diploma in Laryngology and Otology.
 
Other than the degree and diploma courses at under graduate level, there are numerous courses offered at post graduate level. The courses include MD that is Doctor of Medicine and MS that is Master of Surgery. These masters are offered in distinct fields.
 
The candidate applying for the under graduate courses must have cleared 10+2 from any of the recognized Board with a minimum percentile of 50% in Chemistry, Biology and Physics. For admission, there is an entrance test conducted by the All India as well as state level selection bodies.

For the post graduate courses, it is mandatory for the candidate to have a MBBS degree from reputed medical college. The candidates for the post graduate courses are also selected on basis of entrance tests that are carried out by All India and state level selection bodies.

There are numerous facilities that are provided to the students who come for the studies from various parts all over the country. Some of the facilities that are made available for the students include hostel facilities separately for boys and girls, library, laboratories, canteen, allied hospital and also there is a students union.    

Silchar Polytechnic

Silchar Polytechnic

Silchar Polytechnic is located in Cachar District of Silchar in the state of Assam. The polytechnic is one of the well known and established polytechnics offering various courses for the students.

The Silchar Polytechnic gets its affiliation from the Assam University. The courses that are offered by the polytechnic for the students include Diploma courses in civil engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering as well as Electro & Telecommunication engineering.

The number of seats for each course differs that are offered to the students. Diploma courses in civil engineering have a maximum of 90 seats, Mechanical Engineering has 40 seats and Electrical Engineering gives the opportunity to 30 students for availing admission as well as Electro & Telecommunication engineering that have mere 20 seats.

Silchar Polytechnic is considered as one of the best colleges in the state of Assam for the engineering students who wish to grab knowledge about a particular field of Engineering.      

Kabindra Purkayastha

Kabindra Purkayastha

Mr. Kabindra Purkayastha was born on December 15 1931 in the Karamkhal district, Sylhet which is now a part of Bangladesh. He completed his studies and obtained a Masters Degree in Arts from Gauhati University.  

He was earlier the union minister of India. He had also served as the minister of communication during the Atal Bihari government from the year 1998 to 1999. He is also the senior leader of Assam’s Bharatiya Janata Party.

He has achieved various milestones during his course of being one of the ministers of the Indian constituency. In 1991, he was first elected to Lok Sabha from the Silchar constituency. He was re-elected in the year 1998 to Lok Sabha from the same constituency as was in 1991. From the year 1995-2001, Kabindra Purkayastha was the Vice President, B.J.P from the state of Assam. In 1998, Kabindra Purkayastha was re-elected to the 12th Lok Sabha and was also made the Union Minister of State, Communications.

In the year 2009, Kabindra Purkayastha was designated to the fifteenth Lok Sabha by giving a defeat to the strong contenders that included Indian National Congress’s Santosh Mohan Dev as well as Badruddin Ajmal who belonged to AUDF from the Silchar constituency.        

Other than achieving various positions, Kabindra Purkayastha is also a member of the various social organizations that are running with the aim of organizing the society.

He has visited various places within the country as well as abroad. Some of the countries which Kabindra Purkayastha has visited include China, America, France, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Switzerland, South Africa, Kenya and United Kingdom.

Barak Valley

Barak Valley

Barak valley is the situated in the southern part of Assam. This place is forenamed after the Barak river. Silchar is the main city of this valley. Barak Valley’s three sides are separated from the main state of Assam by the hills as well as with the Bangladesh’s international boundary.    

There are three major districts in Barak Valley namely Hailakandi, Cachar and Karimganj. Of these three districts, the headquarters of Karimganj District is considered as the valley’s second largest town. Other than being the second largest town, it is also regarded as Barak Valley’s cultural center. 

Bangle is the official language and is spoken by almost population residing in this place. Other than Bangla, the common language spoken by the people living there is the Sylheti Bangla. Bishnupriya Manipuri is the language other than Bengali which is spoken by the marginal population in Barak Valley.   

The people living in Barak Valley belong to different religions but the majority of the people living there include Hindus and Muslims. The Hindu population constitutes to be 50% of the entire population while that of the Muslims is 46%.

In the Cachar district of Barak Valley, the majority of population is composed of Hindus which is 60% while Muslims enjoy the majority of population in Karimganj which is 53%.

Aside from the Sylheti Bengalis, the Barak Valley is also the home to Manipuris, Kacharis and Hmar. The inhabitant of the main city valley that is Silchar is ruled by the Bengalis and they are the ones who owe to the heavy penetration from Bangladesh which is the neighboring country. The influence of Bengalis in Barak Valley and its districts has reduced the number of originally residing inhabitants which can include Cacharis, Rongmei Nagas, Meiteis and Meitei Pangals.              

Barak valley is basically the lower Assam and is considered to be one of the most backward parts of the country economically.    

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Santosh Mohan Dev

Santosh Mohan Dev

Santosh Mohan Dev is the veteran Indian who has had hid firm hands in the political field. Born in Silchar, Assam on the 1st April 1934, Santosh Mohan Dev is the political leader and also one of the members of the Indian National Congress. Santosh Mohan Dev was first time elected in the Parliament in the year 1980. Including this, he has had seven terms as the Member of Parliament in the office.

Santosh Mohan Dev has represented the state of Assam in Silchar five times out of the seven terms that he has spent being the Member of Parliament. The remaining two times, he was elected from the state of Tripura.

He has been honored with various awards and other achievements during his political career. Santosh Mohan Dev was made the Union Cabinet’s Minister of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprise from 2005 till 2009. There are several other achievements by Santosh Mohan Dev that can be acknowledged. He was influential to set up a national university in the state of Assam (Silchar). Other than this, he has also played a major role in the freight equalization scheme during the early 1990s. It was meant for the asymmetrical charges of rail freight in the various states allover India thus he was the one to make it more competitive.

He is the third generation of his family to be called as the Congressman. Santosh Mohan Dev’s father was Independent India’s first legislators. Not only his father has a political career but his grand father was also one of the active members at the time of the struggle by the Indians for freedom. Besides Santosh Mohan Dev’s grand father was also the member of the first ever constituted Silchar Municipal Council in the year 1913. 

Other than the political field, Mr. Santosh Mohan Dev is also a professional and certified Football Referee. Not only football, he also had won the prizes for the All Assam Lawn Tennis Championship. This multi talented person is also fond of reading and gets its inspiration from the well known Bengali writers that can include Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra.       

Silchar

Silchar

Silchar is the town in the Cachar district of Assam. Silchar is stretched on the both edges of the famous river Barak. By the name of this river, there is the valley named as Barak Valley.

Although Silchar is the place which is chiefly populated by the Bengalis, this town is racing towards having a multi-ethnic society having people coming and settling here from variant parts of the country.

Silchar is the place in Assam that boasts scenic beauty with the river flowing on the eastern part of the town. Other than the scenic beauty offered by this town, Silchar is also considered as the educational hub of the country and is adorned with a Central University popularly known as the Assam University. Other than owning a national university, it also has a Medical college, The Silchar Medical College & Hospital. Also there are other popular institutes that can include National Institute of Technology, a polytechnic as well as the renowned Guru Charan College popularly known as the G.C. College.

With the excellent geographic position, Silchar is considered to be an important business point. There are people from all over the country who keep visiting Silchar for business purposes. Silchar is believed to be the imperative commercial area of Assam. It is the trade as well as processing center of variant agricultural products such as tea and rice.

The majority of the inhabitants living in the city of Silchar are Sylhethi. Sylhethis are mainly the immigrants from the Sylhet district of undivided India. Apart from Sylhethis, Silchar also has inhabitants of other communities as well as tribes which are common to Assam as a state in broad-spectrum.

In the recent years, people have been coming to the town from various neighboring smaller areas for employment as well as educational opportunities that hence make the city to be listed as one of the highly populated areas in the state of Assam.

Other than people pouring in for availing the educational and employment opportunities, there are number of tourists that keep flowing in for enjoying the numerous places that are worth visiting while touring in Assam especially Silchar. Some of the major touriost attractions that are worth watching at least once include Narsing Akhra, Sri Sri Kancha Kanti Devi, Maniharan Tunnel, Milroy Sanctuary and Bhuban Hill.   

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Hailakandi

Hailakandi

Hailakandi is considered to be one of the first as well as the oldest subdivisions that can be found in Assam. On 1st June 1869, the district was represented as the civil subdivision which was then upgraded to the district in the year 1989. Having an area of 1326.10 square km, the Hailakandi also has two forest reserves namely Katakhal reserve forest and Inner line reserve forest.

Besides the reserve forest, this district also shares an inter state border on its south with Mizoram which is as long as 76km besides the inter district border with Cachar and Karimganj districts on the other side.  Almost half of the district is sheltered by the forests and the remaining half has 33% of area under cultivation. There are seventeen tea gardens in the Hailakandi district

The Hailakandi district also possesses a city named Hailakandi. Besides being the city, it is also the municipal board in the Hailakandi district in Assam. This district owns seventeen beautiful tea gardens.  

According to the census 2001, the projected population of the Hailakandi district is said to be 542872 in which there are 280513 males and 262359 females. Almost 57% of the population that is 312849 consists of Muslims while there are 223191 Hindu populations and the least population of 5424 is taken by the Christians. The density of population in the Hailakandi district is higher than that of the average density of population in the state. It is 451 per km2  while that of the state is 340 per km2.    

It consists of two towns namely Hailakandi as specified above and Lala. The Hailakandi district has 5 development blocks namely Katilcherra, Algapur, Lala, South Hailakandi and Hailakandi Development blocks. This district is a hone to numerous different communities where the people belonging to different castes and cultures live together.

Karimganj

Karimganj

In the late nineteenth century Karimganj become division of the Sylhet District of british India. In 1983 Kaimganj became a part of Cachar district on Assam during partition of India after being served from Sylhet. Karimganj is now a district in Assam with its headquaters in Karimganj Town.   

The Karimganj district is spread out in an area of 1809 km². Karimganj is surrounded by Hailakandi district on the east, Cachar District on the northeast, Mizoram on the South, Tripura in the southwest area and on the north it is surrounded by Bangladesh. Karimganj is divided by Bangladesh by the Kushiyara River which floes between them. Noti Khal is a long and a winding canal in the district meandering in the course of the town. However, due to road transport and constructions the canal has been blocked in some areas with the help of land fills and embankments.

Karimganj is connected to the rest of India through rail and road transport. Karimganj acts as a junction of connection between Tripura and Assam. Road transport is more preferable by the people than rail transport. Many busues are used for traveling between the district and Guwahati daily. Many inter state busses are also available for traveling. The nearest airport to the Karimganj district is in Kumbhigram near Silchar. Water transport is also used for seasonal friegh and vargo shipments which links between Kolkata via Bangladesh. Water ways play an important role in trade and commercein north east India. It is capable of transporting hugr amounts of cargos and shipments heping in expansion of import and export among the countries.

Karimganj is a mixture of five assembly constituencies namely Karimganj North, Karimganj South, Patherkandi, Badarpur, and Rathbari. All of these are a part of the Karimgang Lok Sabha constituency. 
Karimganj consist of 5 Tehsils or development circles, 3 towns, 7 community development blocks, 5 police stations, 96 gram panchayats and 7 anchalik panchayats.
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Silchar as a tourist destination

Silchar as a tourist destination

Silchar commonly known amongst the people as the headquarters of Assam’s Cachar District is also recognized as a famous tourist attraction and is one of the places that can be visited again and again.

The major reason for the travelers and tourists liking this place so much is the numerous attractions and places that are worth watching at least once. There is assortment of the tourist attractions, ranging from the natural beauty that Silchar has to the architectural brilliance, the tourists places here have a lot to offer to the nature lovers.

The town of Silchar is completely surrounded by hills on all four sides making it a beautiful and serene place to explore. Since it is the place in the North eastern part of India having beauty and serene environment, it was also titled as the Island of Peace by the late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi.

Talking about the tourist destinations, there are numerous places in Silchar that are woth visiting. Some of the most famous places that must be visited by any tourist visiting Silchar include the Sri Sri Kancha Kanti Devi Temple. This temple is in Udharband and on the way to the airport. It is 17 km way from Silchar. The temple was established with the images of Goddess in the year 1806. The temple has been reconstructed and is no more the same as it was years back.

Other than the Sri Sri Kancha Kanti Devi Temple, Khaspur is also one of the places that stay in the lists of tourists that have to be visited. This place is near the temple and at a distance of mere 3 km from Brajamohan Ashram. This place was the capital of the Cachhar kings during the 1690. The remains of the capital of Cachhar kings have a great importance and also are a visiting spot for the travelers and tourists. Though the original palace at this place does not exist anymore, all that is left there is the main entrance gate of the palace that is called as the Suryadwar. The main entrance is made in elephant patterns.

Other than this, there are various other places that can include Bubhan Hill which is situated on the Bhubaneswar Temple. Also there is Maniharan Tunnel which is at a distance of 5 km from Bhubaneswar Temple. It is believed that God Krishna used this tunnel. Holy river Tribeni flows down this tunnel. This place also has a temple complex where Hanuman, Lord Rama, Lakshmana as well as Garurha are worshipped.

Higher Education in Silchar

Higher Education in Silchar

Silchar is considered to be the head quarter of the Cachar district that lies in Assam. Not only headquarter; it is also the economic gateway to a part of Manipur and also Mizoram. Silchar is believed to be the second largest in Assam. With time, this town has gained exceptional commercial importance which can be clearly seen by the large number of people coming from distinct parts of the country that are settling in Silchar.

Not only in terms of commercial importance, the city is continually observing that there are a huge number of people from the smaller places nearby who are coming to Silchar as there are increasing future prospects along with the other developments in the fields of education, real estate market and also the medical facilities. 

With time, Silchar has become one of the places all over the country to have some of the finest educational institutions in the north eastern part of the country. Silchar is the place that boasts to have one of the branches of National Institute of Technology which was formerly called the regional Engineering Colleges. National Institute of Technology, Silchar is considered as one of the earliest made and oldest Engineering colleges in the North Eastern part of India. The National Institute of Technology Silchar is now called to be an Institute of National Importance in India.

Not only it has the well known NIT but after years of struggle, Silchar now has its very own Assam University which is the central university offering educational and professional courses in various streams.

The Assam University came into being in the year 1994 and by now there are 9 schools having 29 departments working under them helping the students to gain the best knowledge while studying at any of the departments. Not only this, the Assam University has 51 affiliated colleges under it.

There are numerous high schools and colleges that offer excellent education to the students. Amongst the list, some of the well known and reputed colleges include Cachar College, Aryan Jr. College, Surendra Memorial Jr. College, Hemangini Dey Memorial Jr. College, Ramanuj College, Guru Charan College and Radhamadhab College. Amongst all these best colleges, Guru Charan College is considered as one of the best, reputed and most respected colleges not only in Silchar but also all over the state of Assam.

Other than this, the city also has a well known Medical College which is called as the Silchar Medical College and Hospital which was established in the year 1968. This college has been imparting knowledge and serving the southern areas of the state of Assam.

Besides the medical college, there are Polytechnic Institutes, Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and Law colleges for those who wish to excel in the particular fields.      

G.C.College, Silchar, Assam

G.C.College

Gurucharan College or G.C.College laid its foundation stone on 15th June in the year 1935. Formerly, the college was located in the uninhabited house of Mr. Pramode Chandra Dutta. It was located at Rongpur on the bank of river Barak.

Regrettably because of the erosion of the riverbank, the location of the college was temporarily shifted to the Silchar Normal School Campus. But the temporary problems that had to be faced for the accommodation of the college were over in a short duration. With the help of perseverance from the different quarters, the college authorities were able to attain vast area of approximately 7.1 acres from the Silchar Municipal area.

The college began functioning for achieving the goals and missions with the least number of students being just fifteen. With the growth and quality education, the G.C.College today prides themselves on having approximately 3000 students. Unlike earlier, now the college has a full fledged educational institution offering higher education to the students up to undergraduate level. Not only is the G.C.College known for offering higher education at undergraduate level but also it has gained the identity in a distinct manner for being the institution for having a self identity in the field of higher education in the eastern part of the country.

In the early years, Gurucharan College was affiliated with the Calcutta University. In the year 1949, the college was affiliated to the Gauhati University in the state of Assam. This was not the end for the affiliation of the college, after the establishment of Assam University; G.C.College is affiliated to the Assam University since 1994. Also, the college is enrolled under the 2(F) and 12 (B) by UGC or the University Grants Commission. It also offers Higher Secondary (10+2) and Three Year Degree Course (1+1+1) in Arts, Commerce as well as Science streams.

North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong

North-Eastern Hill University

The North-Eastern Hill University had been set up by one of the acts of Parliament of which the notification was given on the 19th July 1973. The university was set up with an objective of disseminating and advancing the knowledge by the means of instructional as well as research skills in the branches of learning. Not only this, the university also pays special attention in the improvement of the economic and social conditions as well as the welfare of the people belonging to the hilly areas of North Eastern part of India especially those who are intellectually, culturally and academically advanced.  

The North-Eastern Hill University has seven different schools where different subjects are taught. The various schools include School of Life Science, School of Technology, School of Human & Environmental Science, School of Physical Science, School of Economics, Management & Information Science, School of Humanities & Education and School of Social Science.

Each school of the North-Eastern Hill University consists of various scholastic departments as well as the centre for studies. Other than owning the departments for studies of the students, the university also owns a central library of which the university and college teachers, undergraduate and post graduate honours students along with the non teaching staff members have a collection of approximately 2,00,000 books along with 38,000 periodicals. Other than being a house of numerous books and periodicals, the university central library also subscribes to 366 Indian Journals and 316 foreign journals.

The North-Eastern Hill University catches the attention of those people who have excelled in their academic careers. These people come from all over the country for serving the university’s faculty. The student community of the North-Eastern Hill University is not only drawn from the North Eastern part of the country but the student’s community includes the students from other parts of the country also.

The relationship between the students as well as the teachers is encouraging and cooperative for both the students and teachers communities. With the cooperation and efforts, North-Eastern Hill University has become known as one of the outstanding academic institutes offering higher education. The university has gained an excellent reputation with in a time span of 30 years.         

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST)

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST)

The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology or NERIST is a premier institute of science and technology established by the government of India in 1986. The institute is located at Nirjuli, Itanagar in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

The institute is situated in the Papum Pare district of Nirjuli in Arunachal Pradesh at the foot hills of Eastern Himalayas. The institute is 19km away from the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar on national highway 52A.  

The NERIST is managed by the board of directors. The board of directors comprise of representatives of the Minister of the Human Resource and development, AICTE, the eight beneficiary states of the North Eastern region and eminent educationist. The head of the NERIST society is the state governor of Arunachal Pradesh. The society consists of all the education ministers of the North Eastern States. Currently the head of the board of directors is Dr. Gautam Baruha, the director of Indian Institute of Science and Technology, Guwahati.

Initially NERIST was set up by the government as a project by NEC or the North Eastern Council for providing an education system that can prove to be helpful in creating technological manpower at diverse levels for bringing a developmental change in the North Eastern part of the country.

The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology is considered to be a unique institution that has exceptional, original as well as innovative academic programmes. The approach adopted by this college is the encouragement of the policy of vocationalization after the schooling that is after 10+2. Also the aim is to let only the motivated students opt for the degree level where the other students can opt for going out of the institute for enhancing their profession by having professional experience of a few years. At any time in the future, if these students make a decision to return back to the institution for improving on their qualification, they would be allowed to be a part of the institute for enhancing their knowledge.

After the 1st April 1994, the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology is completely funded as well as controlled by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, New Delhi. Other than this, the institute also achieved a milestone in May 2005 by being recognized as the deemed university.

For the students, the institute offers programmes and courses at undergraduate and post graduate levels. Other than this, there are doctoral degrees also. The courses are offered in the six branches of applied sciences as well as engineering namely Computer Science and Engineering, Forestry, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Agricultural Engineering as well as Electronics and Communication Engineering.  

Assam Institute of Management (AIM), Guwahati

Assam Institute of Management (AIM), Guwahati

Assam Institute of Management is the organization that came into existence in the year 1988. Established by the Government of Assam, the Assam Institute of Management provides post graduate courses in management in the state of Assam. It was established by the Government of Assam for the promotion of professional education in the north eastern part of India.

With the college campus located in Guwahati, Assam Institute of Management is well known as it is the only completely self directed institute all over the country that is sponsored by the State Government in India. 

The institute is successful in gaining reputation as it has a vision for being the centre of brilliance and excellence in the field of areas related to management as well as the other allied disciplines. They believe that it could be done in the best manner by advancing teaching facilities, research, training, networking and consultancy. 

Assam Institute of Management is the only institution in the North Eastern India that carries out Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management of IIM grade. It is the two year program which is permitted by All India Council for Technical Education or AICTE.

Other than Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, the Assam Institute of Management also offers to the students Post Graduate diploma in Travel and Tourism Management industry.         

For being eligible for the Post Graduate Diploma courses, the candidate applying should have a Bachelor’s Degree with the minimum percentage of 50% from any of the recognized universities. Other than the students who have completed their graduation, the candidates who are appearing in their final year examination can also apply for the Post Graduate Diploma offered by the institute.

After being eligible for the admission, the candidate has to appear in the Common Entrance Test which is held by the AIMS test for Management Admission. The candidates qualifying in the entrance test have to appear for round of Group Discussions and Personal Interview. On the basis of the combined score, admission is granted to the deserving candidates.        

Tezpur University, Assam

Tezpur University

Located in Tezpur in the state of Assam, Tezpur University is the central University. The chancellor of the Tezpur University is Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, the Governor of Assam and the post of Vice Chancellor is taken over by Prof. M.K. Chaudhuri.

The campus of the university is located at the Napaam which is approximately 15 kilometers east of Tezpur. Not only is the university campus located at Napaam, it is also the head quarter of the Assam’s Sonitpur District.

Tezpur University is one of the first universities to introduce Master of Technology in Computational Seismology. Besides, it is also amongst one of the Indian universities for having a Department of Energy in the University campus. Not only this, the Electronics Department at the Tezpur University is also one of its kinds for introducing interdisciplinary Masters of Technology course in Bioelectronics.

The first batch of the students graduated in the month of June in the year 2006. Other than the courses and programs mentioned above, there are numerous undergraduate, post graduate as well as doctoral programs made available for the aspiring students.

The courses are offered in the various disciplines in distinct academic divisions that can include School of Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources, School of Engineering, School of Science & Technology, School of Humanities & Social Science and School of Management Science.

All these academic divisions offer various diplomas, under graduate courses, post graduate courses and research programmes. There are departments under these academic divisions that make available for the students in the preferred fields.

The Tezpur University has various objectives. One of the objectives is that the university shall offer the courses as well as promote research in the areas that hold special relevance and are emerging in the field of technology and science. Amongst the various objectives, the university also has the objective of upgrading the professional knowledge as well as expertise of the in service personnel for life long learning.                      

Assam University, Silchar, Assam

Assam University

The well known and acclaimed Assam University is the teaching cum affiliating university that was established in the year 1994. The university campus is situated at Durgakona which is about 20 kilometers away from Silchar.

Located at the south of Assam, the Assam University shares the borders with Mizoram, Meghalaya, Bangladesh, Nagaland and Manipur. Assam University is spread on a wide area of 600 acres. The university has nine different schools offering courses in distinct fields of study that can include Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Humanities, Information Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Languages, Technology and Management Studies as well as Humanities. Under the nine schools, there are twenty nine different departments.

The faculty imparting knowledge to the aspiring students are drawn from various departments from all over the country thus giving the university a multidisciplinary approach towards the higher education.     

There are numerous facilities made available for the students so that there are no inconveniences faced by those coming from other parts of the country. Some of the basic facilities that can include computer centre, hostels, library, scientific equipments and transportation are made available for the students.

Earlier the hostel facility was not offered for the students but now there are accommodations for research scholars or students. There is one hostel each for boys and girls. Other than the hostels that are offered by Assam University, there are other privately owned hostels in the nearby areas of Dwarbond and Irongmara for the comfort of University students.

The computer centre inside the university campus is meant for the use both by the faculty of the departments as well as by the students.

Since the distance between Silchar and University is quite high, there is transport facility made available for the students. Keeping in mind the convenience of the students, there are two buses for the students that carries the students from Silchar to Campus and back to Silchar.  

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam

Assam Agricultural University

Established under the Assam Agricultural University Act 1968, the Assam Agricultural University was set up on 2nd January 1969. The university has various campuses and the headquarters of the university is situated at Borbheta which is at a distance of approximately 5 kilometers from railway station as well as the bus station. Also the headquarters of Assam Agricultural University is just at a distance of 2 kilometers from the Johrat airport.

The influence of the university is made available for the aspiring students of the intact Assam in respect with the research, teaching as well as the extension education provided in the fields of allied sciences and agriculture.

It is extremely easy to reach the university from Guwahati by means of Air, Road or Rail. There are distinguished departments in the Assam Agricultural University against various faculties that can include the Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Home Science, Faculty of Fisheries Science and Faculty of Veterinary Sciences.

In the Faculty of Agriculture, there are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree and Ph.D Degree programs offered.  Other than the Faculty of Agriculture, there are distinguished courses offered in the Faculty of Home Science also, it offers bachelors and masters degree programs in all of the departments and Ph.D degree program in Food and nutrition.

The Assam Agricultural University is the only university all over the world that makes available for the students an all-inclusive degree program in Agriculture with the specialization in Tea Husbandry and Technology. It is a complete four year course that is made available for the students. This wide ranging course offered includes the entire array of topics that can include tea cultivation, its production as well as marketing.

Assam Agricultural University has distinct objectives that they wish to achieve with the combined effort of the college associates, faculty as well as the students who have come there for building up a bright future. 

Gauhati Medical College

Gauhati Medical College

Established in 1960, Gauhati Medical College was the second college offering medical studies in the state of Assam. Located in Guwahati, the Gauhati Medical College was started with the growth of the demands and needs for the health education as well as health care. There was a requirement as well as need for more medical colleges that could offer better teaching facilities to the aspiring doctors and other students in the field of medical sciences thus the Gauhati Medical College was established.  

Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh was given the responsibility by the State Government of Assam for making the necessary arrangements to begin with the preliminary arrangements to begin the classes at Gauhati Medical College. Formally, the college was inaugurated on 20th September 1960. The college has its present campus at the Narakachal Hills where the operations began in September 1968.

The Gauhati Medical College has its affiliation with the Guwahati University and also has its recognition with the Medical Council of India. The college holds various departments that specialize in numerous fields. Some of the departments included in the Gauhati Medical College are Medicine, Ophthalmology, Radiology, E.N.T, Surgery, Pharmacology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pathology, Forensic medicine as well as Preventive and Social Medicine.

Other than this, there are various other courses in Pharmacy, Medical as well as Medical Research. The courses that are made available for the students are offered at both the undergraduate as well as post graduate levels. Besides Degree courses the college also offers several Diploma courses for the students.

The General Medical Council of United Kingdom gave the Recognition to Gauhati Medical College for the Bachelors Degree in the year 1969. The Gauhati Medical College has been given the status of being one of the premier medical colleges in the country for the academic quest as well as patient care. Other than this, Gauhati Medical College is also the referral centre for the specialty and also the super specialty treatment.                   

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong

Government of India has recently setup the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management in the state of Meghalaya. The Rajiv Gandhi India Institute of Management, Shillong is the youngest and the seventh branch of the Indian Institute of Management which is a chain of the best management institute all over India. He institute is named after the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The foundation stone of RGIIM Shillong was laid down by Shri Arjun Singh who is the HRD Minister on December 1, 2007. The institute was inaugurated by The Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr Donkupura Roy on July 4, 2008.

 IIM Shillong has been setup with the main objective of growth and mobilization of research and management education in the North Easter area of India. The Union of Human Resource Management and the chief minister of the North eastern states altogether came to the decision of setting up IIM Shillong during a review meeting held in June 2004.

Prof. Ashoke K Dutta, alumnus of IIM Calcutta is the director of IIM Shillohe has a work experience of more than 30 years working with Public Sector Enterprises, Multinational Corporations and Indian Business Houses. He is an experience holder of working with various industries like Pharmaceuticals, Fast moving consumer products media and education.


IIM Shillong has a unique curriculum with a mixture of compulsory as well as elective courses along with supplementary courses on industrial specialization. The institute focuses on the keeping up with the academics with the purpose of developing new business models. The IIM has a special place of its own in academics as it provides students with the environmental and social perspective of management.

Currently IIM shillong only offers 2 year Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP) but in future will offer many courses like Fellow Program in Management (FPM). In addition to the courses offered IIM Shillong offers Research and consultancy, Development Programs. The institute also has an Accelerated Learning Center conducting short term certificate courses.

Admissions in IIM Shillong are on the basis of CAT examinations conducted in November every year. Like other IIM institutions there are no reservations for students of Meghalaya or North eastern India.

Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam

Assam Medical College

Formally established on 3rd November 1947 at Dibrugarh, Assam Medical College was earlier known amongst the people as Dr. John Berry White Medical School which had been established in the year 1902. The Assam Medical College is the first medical college in the north eastern area of India.

After the founding of the medical colleges in other parts of Assam that is at Guwahati and the other one at Silchar, the Assam medical college is considered to be the tertiary medical referral centre for the areas in upper Assam along with some of the areas in the neighboring states. One of the most prominent neighboring areas includes Arunachal Pradesh for which the Assam medical college serves as the Medical Referral Centre.

Along with the medical courses there are numerous other paramedical courses in Midwifery and Nursing along with the Diploma course in Pharmacy. The college is ranked as one amongst the top 10 medical colleges all over the country.

There is a lavish hostel area for the students coming from different parts of the country can stay. The college is located in between the lush tea estates of the Dibrugarh area. There are some of the buildings that are built in accordance with the British architecture while there are others that are constructed recently for upgrading the college and making it one of the premier Asian medical institutes.

Besides the hostels for students there are staff quarters that let the students maintain constant contact with the professors. Not only the principals are highly qualified but the teachers at the Assam Medical College are also renowned and some of the best teachers in their respective fields.   

The Assam medical college has had numerous great principals in the due course of time who have been awarded with the great degrees and also respectable Padmashree awards.