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Given below is the list of Top Universities in Assam 2023. Assam can very well be called the educational hotspot of the northeast region. The state's educational infrastructure has four state run universities, three private universities and two central universities. These universities offer graduate, post graduation, professional and vocational streams of study. Recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) most of these universities are a part of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
Tezpur University is a UGC recognized central university formed by an act of the state legislature in 1994.
Gauhati University holds the distinction of being the first university in north east India.
Assam University is teaching cum affiliating university with 35 departments under its 16 schools of learning.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is an autonomous engineering and technology oriented institute of higher education.
Assam Agricultural University is the first agricultural university in the north eastern region of the country.
Dibrugarh University is one of most recognized names for higher education among the north-eastern state.