Draft:Girijananda Chowdhury University

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  • Comment: Private educational institutions are businesses and must meet the WP:GNG / WP:ORGCRIT standard. None of the sources cited contribute to this, as they are routine business reporting, churnalism, passing mentions, and primary sources. DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:15, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
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Girijananda Chowdhury University
গিৰিজানন্দ চৌধুৰী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
TypePrivate State University
Established2022 (2 years ago) (2022)
Academic affiliations
VisitorGovernor of Assam
ChancellorProf. Alak Kumar Buragohain[1]
Vice-ChancellorProf. Kandarpa Das[2][3]
Address
Main Campus: Hathkhowapara, Azara, Guwahati
Constituent Campus: Kunderbari Rd, Dekargaon, Tezpur
,
Assam
,
India
CampusRural
Websitegcuniversity.ac.in

Girijananda Chowdhury University is a private university[4] in Assam, established in 2022 through The Girijananda Chowdhury University, Assam, Act, 2022 created under Assam Private Universities Act 2007.[5]

History[edit]

Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology main campus, Guwahati

Girijananda Chowdhury University was established by the Act No. XLVII of 2022 of the Assam Government as a State Private University under the aegis of Shrimanta Shankar Academy Society registered under the Societies Registration Act 1886.[6] It was established in 2006 as Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, an institute offering degree level technical courses in the State of Assam in the non-government sector established by Shrimanta Shankar Academy (SSA) Society.[7][failed verification] Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Pharmaceutical Science was also established at Guwahati in 2007, which was the first self-financing private Pharmacy Institute in north eastern region offering Bachelor of Pharmacy. In 2012, Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Tezpur was established and it was the first institution established under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in north eastern region of India. In 2020 tezpur campus of Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Pharmaceutical Science was also established. In 2022, all the sister organizations of Girijananda Chowdhury group of Institutes comes under Girijananda Chowdhury University.[8][9]

Courses offered[edit]

Undergraduate courses[edit]

Post graduate courses[edit]

PhD and others[edit]

The university offers PhD in various subjects. Admissions for pursuing PhD. at Girijananda Chowdhury University is planned to take place through the Girijananda Chowdhury University-Research Entrance Test (GCU-RET).[10] A minimum of 50% marks is to be obtained by examinees in the entrance test for being eligible to be called for interview. The university also offers diploma and certificates in Welding, Design and 3-D printing, Embedded system and IoT, Lab. Animal handleing and Experimental Techniques and Computer Hardware and Networking.

Schools of studies[edit]

  • School of Engineering and Technology
  • School of Management and Commerce
  • School of Pharmaceutical Science
  • School of Humanities and Social Science
  • School of Natural Science
  • School of Paramedical Science

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Assam: Girijananda Chowdhury University felicitates MasterChef winner Nayanjyoti Saikia". Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Vice chancellor". Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Girijananda Chowdhury University VC Receives Prestigious Pushkin Medal". Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "State-wise List of Private Universities" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Assam: Cabinet approves establishment of Girijananda Chowdhury University". Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ^ "The Girijananda Chowdhury University, Assam, Act, 2022 (Assam Act No.XLVII of 2022)". Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Shrimanta Shankar Academy Society". Shrimanta shankar academy. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Assam cabinet decides to withdraw petty criminal cases pending in subordinate courts". Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Assam: Girijananda Chowdhury University marks first Foundation Day with celebratory events". Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  10. ^ "DST-FIST Laboratory inaugurated at Girijananda Chowdhury University". Retrieved 30 April 2023.


Category:Private universities in India Category:Universities in Assam Category:Universities and colleges in Guwahati Category:2022 establishments in Assam Category:Educational institutions established in 2022

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