Gauhati University was established by an act of the State Legislature namely the Gauhati University Act 1947 (Assam Act XVI of 1947) of the Governmentof Assam in the year 1948. The University is funded by the University Grants Commission and the Government of Assam. Besides various agencies of theCentral and State Governments provide various grants and assistance for Research and other Academic activities. The University is in its 58th year ofexistence and is the oldest the largest and the most premiere seat of higher education in the entire North Eastern Region of India.The first Court meeting of the University was held on 26148 at the old Sudmerson Hall of Cotton College Guwahati. Accordingly the date '26 January isobserved as the Foundation Day of Gauhati University. Thanks to the relentless and untiring efforts of a band of dedicated workers like Gopinath Bordoloi(the first Chief Minister of Assam. He was awarded 'Bharat Ratna' posthumously) Mad hab Bezbarua Bhubaneswar Barua Sarat Chandra GoswamiFakhruddin Ali Ahmed (former President of India) and many others and the help and co-operation of the people of Assam the University could beestablished in 1948.The University which started functioning from the city centre was shifted to the present campus in 1955-56.The University has been awarded a \B\ Grade on a four point scale the score point of the Gauhati University being 2.91 by the National Assessment andAccreditation Council (NAAC) of UGC.Our objective is to revitalize its educational leadership and transform the University from an institution of higher education to an institution of higherdevelopment of the intellect the will and the moral through continuous self-development collaboration and sharing of knowledge with institutions ofexcellence.