Assam has the most wide-ranging networks of higher educational institutions in the North-Eastern region of India. In Assam, there are 2 central universities, 1 deemed university, 14 state universities, and 6 private universities.
Research Institutes
- Central Inland Fisheries Research Centre (ICAR), Regional Centre, Guwahati
- Centre of Plasma Physics – Institute for Plasma Research (CPP-IPR), Guwahati
- Indian Statistical Institute, Tezpur
- Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
- North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development
- Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat
- Regional Medical Research Centre,Dibrugarh of Indian Council of Medical Research
- Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat
Universities
| University | Location | Type state | Established | Specialization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam University | Silchar | Central | 1994 | General |
| Assam Agricultural University | Jorhat | State | 1969 | Agricultural |
| Assam Don Bosco University | Guwahati | Private | 2008 | General |
| Assam Down Town University | Guwahati | Private | 2010 | General |
| Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management | Sibsagar | State | 2010 | Management |
| Assam Science and Technology University | Guwahati | State | 2010 | Engineering |
| Assam Women’s University | Jorhat | State | 2013 | General |
| Bodoland University | Kokrajhar | State | 2009 | General |
| Bhattadev University | Barpeta | State | 2019 | General |
| Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar | Kokrajhar | Deemed University | 2006 | Technical |
| Cotton University | Guwahati | State | 1901 | General |
| Dibrugarh University | Dibrugarh | State | 1965 | General |
| Gauhati University | Guwahati | State | 1948 | General |
| Kaziranga University | Jorhat | Private | 2011 | General |
| Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya | Barpeta | Private – Spiritual | 2017 | General |
| Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University | Guwahati | State | 2007 | Distance education |
| Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University | Nalbari | state | 2011 | General |
| Madhabdev University | Lakhimpur | State | 2019 | General |
| Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya | Nagaon | Private | 2014 | General |
| Rabindranath Tagore University | Hojai | State | 2019 | General |
| Royal Global University | Guwahati | Private | 2017 | General |
| Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences | Guwahati | State | 2010 | 000000Health sciences |
| Tezpur University | Tezpur | Central | 1994 | General |
Law
List of law colleges affiliated to Dibrugarh University
- Centre for Juridical Studies, Dibrugarh University
- D.H.S.K. Law College, Dibrugarh
- Dr. Rohini Kanta Barua Law College, Dibrugarh
- Golaghat Law College Law College, Golaghat
- Jorhat Law College, Jorhat
- North Eastern Regional Institute of Management (NERIM), Guwahati
- North Lakhimpur Law College, North Lakhimpur
- Tinsukia Law College, Tinsukia
- S.I.P.E. Law College, Dibrugarh
List of law colleges affiliated to Gauhati University
- Bongaigaon Law College, Bongaigaon
- Dhubri Law College, Dhubri
- Dispur Law College, Dispur
- Goalpara Law College, Goalpara
- Govt. B. R. Medhi Law College, Guwahati
- J.B. Law College, Guwahati
- Kokrajhar Law College, Kokrajhar
- Morigaon Law College, Morigaon
- Nalbari Law College, Nalbari
- NEF Law College, Guwahati
- Nowgong Law College, Nagaon
- Tezpur Law College, Tezpur
- University Law College, Gauhati University
List of law colleges affiliated to Assam University, Silchar
- A. K. Chanda Law College, Silchar
- Diphu Law College
- GC College
- Cachar College
- Karimganj College
- Nabin Chandra College
- Srikishan Sarda College
Dental Colleges
- Regional Dental College, Guwahati
- Dibrugarh Dental College
- Government Dental College, Silchar
Medical colleges
Colleges under Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences
- Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College & Hospital, Barpeta
- Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati
- Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, Jorhat
- Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar
- Tezpur Medical College & Hospital, Sonitpur
Technology and engineering institutes
Colleges under Dibrugarh University
- Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DUIET), DU campus, Dibrugarh (State)
Colleges under Gauhati University
- Gauhati University Institute of Science and Technology (GUIST), GU Campus, Guwahati (State)
Colleges under Assam Science and Technology University
- Assam Engineering College, Jalukbari, Guwahati (State)
- Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar (State)
- Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Tezpur (GIMT-Tezpur) (Public-Private)
- Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology (GIMT), Azara, Guwahati (Private)
- Golaghat Engineering College, Golaghat (State)
- Barak Valley Engineering College, Karimganj (State)
- Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat (State)
- Jorhat Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat (State)
- Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur
- NETES Institute of Technology and Science Mirza (Private)
- Royal School of Engineering & Technology (Private)
Colleges under Assam Agricultural University
- Biswanath College of Agriculture, Biswanath Chariali
- College of Agriculture, Jorhat
- College of Fisheries (AAU), Raha, Nagaon
- College of Home Science, Jorhat
- College of Veterinary Science (C.V.Sc.), Khanapara
- Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science (L.C.V.Sc.), North Lakhimpur
Central universities
- Assam University, Silchar (Central Govt.)
- Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur (Central Govt.)
Colleges under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
- Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Changsari, near Guwahati
Autonomous Institutions
- Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati
- National Institute of Technology, Silchar
- Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar,(Public Deemed University)
- National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
Deemed University under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
- Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
Architecture institutes
- Guwahati College of Architecture, Guwahati
- Royal School of Architecture, Betkuchi, Guwahati
Management institutes
- Beinstein College, Lokhora, Guwahati 40, offers Bcom under GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
- Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University
- Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Silchar
- Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management
- Assam Institute of Management, Guwahati
- Asian Institute of Technology
- Centre of Management Studies, Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati
- CKB Commerce College, Jorhat
- Department of Business Administration, Gauhati University
- Don Bosco Institute of Management, Guwahati
- Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati
- Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati
- Indian Institute for Finance And Management (IIFM),Guwahati
- Institute of Strategic Business Management (ISBM), Guwahati
- Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management Studies, Assam University
- Kaziranga University, School of Business, Jorhat
- NEF College of Management & Technology, Guwahati
- North Eastern Regional Institute of Management (NERIM), Guwahati
- Royal School Of Business, Guwahati
- School of Management Science, Tezpur University
- Times Institute of Management and Technical Studies (TIMTS, Guwahati
- Jettwings Business School (JBS), Uzanbazar, Guwahati
Hotel management institutes
- Jettwings Institute Of Aviation & Hospitality Management, GS Road, Guwahati
- The Hotel & Travel School by Jettwings Under TISS – SVE Deemed University
- Jettwings Business School, Guwahati
- Assam Institute of Hotel Management,Guwahati
- IAM Institute of Hotel Management,Guwahati
- Institute of Hotel Management, Guwahati (IHM), Guwahati
- North East Institute of Management Science (NEIMS), Jorhat.
Other accredited colleges
- Abhayapuri College, Bongaigaon
- Amguri College, Sivasagar, Amguri
- Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College, Nagaon
- Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati
- BEINSTEIN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, JALUKABARI, GUWAHATI
- B. Borooah College, Guwahati
- B. H. B. College, Barpeta
- Bahona College, Jorhat
- Bajali College, Barpeta
- Bapujee College, Sarukshetri
- B. N. College, Dhubri
- Bihpuria College, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur
- Bilasipara College, Bilasipara
- Birjhora Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
- Biswanath College, Sonitpur
- Bongaigaon College, Bongaigaon
- Birjhora Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon
- Cachar College, Silchar
- CKB Commerce College, Jorhat
- Cotton College Guwahati
- Chaygaon College, Kamrup
- D. H. S. K. Commerce College, Dibrugarh
- Dakha Devi Rasiwasia College, Chabua
- Dakshin Kamrup College, Kamrup
- Dakshin Kamrup Girls College, Kamrup
- Darrang College, Tezpur
- DCB Girls’ College, Jorhat
- Debraj Roy College, Golaghat
- Dergaon Kamal Dowerah College, Dergaon
- Dhemaji College, Dhemaji
- Dhemaji Commerce College, Dhemaji
- Dhakuakhana College, Dhakuakhana.
- Dhemaji Girls College, Dhemaji
- Dibrugarh City College, Dibrugarh
- Dibrugarh H. S. Kanoi College, Dibrugarh
- Digboi College, Digboi
- Dimoria College, Khetri Kamrup Metropolitan district
- Diphu Government College, Diphu
- Dispur College, Guwahati
- Doomdooma College, Doomdooma
- Dudhnoi College, Goalpara
- Duliajan College, Duliajan
- Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati
- Goalpara College, Goalpara
- Gogamukh College, Gogamukh, Dhemaji
- Golaghat Commerce College, Golaghat
- Guwahati College, Guwahati
- Handique Girls College, Guwahati
- Hatsingimari College,Hatsingimari
- Hemo Prova Borbora Girls’ College, Golaghat
- Hojai College, Hojai
- Icon Academy, Guwahati
- J.D.S.G. College, Bokakhat
- Jagannath Barooah College, Jorhat
- Jagiroad College, Jagiroad
- Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Jhanji
- Jorhat College, Jorhat
- Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat
- Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati
- K. C. Das Commerce College, Guwahati
- K. R. B. Girl’s College, Guwahati
- Kakojan College, Jorhat
- Kamargaon College, Bokakhat
- Kampur College, Kampur
- Karimganj College, Karimganj
- Kokrajhar College, Kokrajhar
- Lakhimpur Commerce College, North Lakhimpur
- Lakhimpur Girls College, North Lakhimpur
- Lakhipur College, Lakhipur
- Lalit Chandra Bharali College, Guwahati
- Lokanayak Omeo Kumar Das College, Dhekiajuli
- Lumding College, Lumding
- Madhab Choudhury College, Barpeta
- Madhabdev College, Narayanpur, Lakhimpur
- Mahendra Narayan Choudhury Balika Mahavidyalaya, Nalbari
- Mankachar College, Mankachar
- Manohari Devi Kanoi Girls College, Dibrugarh
- Margherita College, Margherita
- Moran College, Moranhat
- Moridhal College, Dhemaji
- Murkongselek College, Jonai
- Nabin Chandra College, Badarpur
- Nalbari College, Nalbari
- Namrup College, Namrup
- Nanda Nath Saikia College, Titabar, Jorhat
- Narengi Anchalik Mahavidyalaya, Guwahati
- Nilambazar College, Karimganj
- National Institute of Education and Information Technology, Barpeta
- North Gauhati College, Guwahati
- North Lakhimpur College
- Nowgong College, Nagaon
- Nowgong Girls College, Nagaon
- Pandu College, Guwahati
- Pragjyotish College, Guwahati
- Pramathesh Barua College, Gauripur
- Pub Kamrup College, Baihata Chariali, Pin 781381, Assam
- Rabindrasadan Girls College, Karimganj
- Radha Govinda Baruah College, Guwahati
- Ram Krishna Nagar College, Karimganj
- Rangapara College, Rangapara
- Rangia College, Rangia
- Sankaradeva Mahavidyalaya, Lakhimpur
- Sarupathar College, Sarupathar
- Science College, Jorhat
- Sibsagar College, Joysagar, Sivasagar
- Sibsagar Commerce College, Sivasagar
- Sibsagar Girls College, Sivasagar
- Silapathar College, Silapathar
- Silapathar Commerce College, Silapathar
- Sissi Borgaon College, Dhemaji
- Sonari College, Sonari
- Sonapur College, Sonapur
- Suren Das College, Hajo
- Srikishan Sarda College, Hailakandi
- Swadeshi College of Commerce, Guwahati
- Tangla College, Tangla
- Tezpur College Tezpur
- Tihu College, Tihu
- Tinsukia College, Tinsukia
- Tinsukia Commerce College, Tinsukia
- Tyagbir Hem Baruah College (T.H.B), Jamugurihat, Sonitpur
- West Goalpara College, Goalpara
- Women’s College, Tinsukiay