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Gauhati University
The first university of northeast India is the Gauhati University that is administered by the state.

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Gauhati University, AssamGauhati University is located in the western part of Guwahati, in the Jalukbari area. It was established in 1948, and has been accredited with a four star status by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

It belongs to the Indian Council of Historical Research and offers courses under the faculties of arts, science, commerce, law, engineering and medicine. The Gauhati University also has a campus at Kokrajhar that was established in the year 1997.

Faculties of Gauhati University
* Arabic
* Assamese
* Bengali
* Bodo
* Disabilities Studies
* Economics
* Education
* English
* English Language Teaching
* Foreign Languages
* Hindi
* History
* Library and Information Science
* Linguistics
* Modern Indian Languages
* Persian
* Philosophy
* Political Science
* Psychology
* Sanskrit
* Sociology
* Women`s Studies

Faculty of Sciences
* Anthropology
* Botany
* Chemistry
* Environmental Science
* Geography
* Geological Science
* Mathematics
* Physics
* Statistics
* Zoology

Faculty of Technology
* Biotechnology
* Computer Science
* Electronics and Communication Technology
* Instrumentation and USIC

Faculty of Fine Arts
* Communication and Journalism
* Folklore Research

Faculty of Commerce
Commerce

Faculty of Management
Business Administration

Faculty of Law
Law

Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Engineering

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