Education - Assam

IIT Guwahati , One of The Best Technical Institute of India.

In terms of education, Assam has developed into a top educational destination at the state as well as at the national level. To enhance the status of Assam education, the state government has introduced many innovative education polices. It’s capital city; Guwahati is a key destination for higher education for students of the whole of north-eastern region.

Cotton College in Guwahati initiated modern tertiary education and research in Assam and has been continuing classical and high-educational standards for more than hundred years; many of the buildings in the college are excellent examples of Assamese architecture with colonial flavours.

Assam has several institutions for tertiary education and research. The major institutions are:

• Gauhati University, Guwahati
• Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh
• Assam University, Silchar
• Tezpur University, Tezpur
• Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
• National Institute of Technology, Silchar
• Assam Engineering College, Guwahati
• Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat
• Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat
• Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati
• Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh
• Silchar Medical College, Silchar