Introduction
I.HISTORY OF GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
It was indeed a dream come true for thousands of people of Assam who had relentlessly agitated for decades for an institute of higher education in the province when Gauhati University was established on 26 January, 1948.
For a long time, the only university in the entire eastern region was at Calcutta. This university catered to the needs not only of the students from Bengal but also of those from Bihar, Orissa and Assam. Naturally, therefore, seats for students from Assam were extremely limited and very often even meritorious students found themselves ousted in the fray. Over the years, this had caused resentment among the educated Assamese youth and the necessity of a separate university began to be acutely felt.
Soon after the capital shifted to Delhi in 1911, Bihar and Orissa acquired their own Universities and it was then that Assam, too, put forward her claim to the Government for a separate University.
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The first public demand was made at the annual session of the Assam Association held at Sivasagar in 1917 when Satyanath Bora made a fervent plea in his Presidential speech for a separate University. He forcefully stated that apart from other reasons, Assam deserved an independent University for the simple reason that the Senate and Syndicate of the Calcutta University had little link with the people of Assam and as such could never identify themselves with the hopes and aspirations of the Assamese people. Satyanath Bora’s powerful speech had a tremendous impact on the Assamese intelligentsia and it was followed up by a petition to the Calcutta University Commission headed by Michael Sadler. From then onwards till 1928, representation and petitions to the Government for a separate university were presented from time to time.
Serious agitation for a separate university, however, started only in 1928 when Daiba Chandra Talukdar moved a resolution to that effect in the general body meeting of the Assam Ekata Sabha held at the Curzon Hall of Cotton College. The media, too, played a very positive role in moulding public opinion. Papers like Awahan, Banhi, Batori, Times of Assam, among others, discussed and debated at length on the issue, and reported in detail all matters relating to it.
In 1932, at a meeting of eminent persons presided over by Qutubuddin Ahmad at Nagaon, a programme was chalked out to launch a sustained agitation. Meanwhile, the Assamese Students Welfare League had been formed at Calcutta. This League, comprising members like Birinchi Kumar Baruah, J.R.Phukan, Rohini Kumar Barua and Madhav Chandra Bezbarua among others, played a prominent role in Assam’s fight for a rightful place in the educational scenario of India.
II.
1.PROFESSOR KRISHNA KANTA HANDIQUI
THE FOUNDER VICE-CHANCELLOR (1948-1957) OF GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
2.CHANCELLOR
SHRI JANAKI BALLAV PATTANAIK
Hon'ble Governor, Assam, India
Contact
The Chancellor,
Gauhati University,
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014,
Assam, India.
FAX : +91-361-2700311 (GU)
3.VICE CHANCELLOR
OKHIL KUMAR MEDHI
Educational Qualifications
M. Sc. (IIT, Kanpur)
Ph. D. (IIT, Kanpur)
Contact Details Address :
Office of the Vice-Chancellor,
Gauhati University,
Gopinath Bardoloi Nagar,
Guwahati-781014.( Assam)
Phone : 0361-2570412(0)
0361-2570408(R)
Fax : 0361-2700311 , 0361-2675515.
Email : vc_gu@yahoo.in
4.REGISTRAR
UTTAM CHANDRA DAS
Academic Profile
M.Sc.
DCO
MBA
Contact
The Registrar,
Gauhati University,
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014,
Assam, India.
Phone : +91-361-2570415 (Office)
FAX : +91-361-2700311
Email: registrar@gauhati.ac.in
5.JOINT REGISTRAR
Dr Ramani Barman
Contact
Phone +91-361-2700311 (O)
+91-94353-09349 (Mobile)
Fax +91-361-2700311
Email jtreggu@gauhati.ac.in
jtreggu@yahoo.co.in
6.ACADEMIC REGISTRAR
DR. JITRAM DUTTA
Academic Profile
M. Sc. (Mathematics)
M. Ed.
Ph. D.
Contact
The Academic Registrar,
Gauhati University,
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014,
Assam, India.
Phone : +91-361-2700517 (Office)
+91-361-2234563 (Residence)
+91-98642-64106 (Mobile)
FAX : +91-361-2700311
7.CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION
DR. PRAFULLA K. DEKA
Academic Profile
M. Sc. (Physics)
Ph. D.
Contact
Office of Controller of Examinations,
Gauhati University,
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014,
Assam, India.
Phone : +91-361-2570410 (Office)
+91-361-2571207 (Residence)
+91-94351-08307 (Mobile)
FAX : +91-361-2700311
8.DIRECTOR C.D.C
PROF. DIPAK KUMAR SHARMA
Contact
Director C.D.C,
Gauhati University,
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014,
Assam, India.
Phone : +91-361-2700353 (Office)
FAX : +91-361-2700311
9.TREASURER
SRI BISHNU CHAKRAVARTY
Contact
Office of Treasurer,
Gauhati University,
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014,
Assam, India.
Phone : +91-361-2570411 (Office)
+91-361-2675176 (Residence)
E-mail: bishnu_jorhat@ymail.com
FAX : +91-361-2700311
10.SECRETARY UNIVERSITY CLASSES
DR. NILAMONI BORA
Residence
Qr. A. O. 8, University Campus,
Gauhati University,
Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014,
Assam, India.
Phone : +91-361-2570538 (Office)
+91-361-2674446 (Residence)
+91-99541-18817 (Mobile)
FAX : +91-361-2700311
III.MISSION AND VISION OF THE UNIVERSITY
The prime vision of the university is to revitalize its educational leadership and transform the University from an institution of higher education to an institution of higher development of the intellect, the will and the moral through continuous self-development, collaboration and sharing of knowledge with institutions of excellence that would place it among the most sought-after institutions in the Country as well as the World.
One of the major academic reforms undertaken by the University since 2000-2001 is the introduction of the Seme
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