Assam Don Bosco University Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) is established as the first State University of Assam in the private sector on 29 March 2008, and set up by Don Bosco Society in response to the felt educational needs of the people of North-East India. In a little over 10 years, Assam Don Bosco University has become one of the best Universities in the Northeast and has the distinction of the only private University in Assam with an ‘A’ Grade from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The University has also been given a 12B status by the University Grants Commission, hence, becoming the first private University to attain this status in North East and the fourth in the country.