Assam University AU

Assam University, Silchar, Assam was established by an Act of Parliament promulgated in 1989(Act 13) and enforced by a notification of the Government of India on 21st January, 1994. It was during the Vice-Chancellorship of Prof J.B. Bhattercherjee a campus at Diphu was conceived. And in the last week of March 2007, the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, approved six academic departments to be set up for a campus at Diphu in Karbi Anglong. The Departments are Commerce, English, History, Life Sciences, Physics and Political Science. On 10th July 2008 Prof. Bhuleshwar Mate was appointed as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Diphu Campus. The Campus was inaugurated and opened by Professor Tapodhir Bhattacherjee, Vice-Chancellor, Assam University, on 18th July 2007. And on 20th July 2007 Diphu Campus started functioning with the six departments.