Assam, the north-eastern state of India popular for its flora and fauna, tea plantations and archaeological locations offers a major learning hub. Guwahati, the capital city of Assam is blessed with some top educational institutes which hold both national and international importance. The state government has also taken many initiatives in line with the central government schemes to improve the education quality in the state.The government has taken major steps in blending learning with innovation and technology....
Although, the literacy rate of Assam has been a reason for appreciation as it slightly differs from the nation's overall literacy rate. According to the 2011 census, Assam’s literacy rate is 72.19%. The literacy rate of males and females also represents a major difference and reflects the truth of the gender-based education system
Assam Government offers higher education loans to all the underprivileged students to pursue their higher studies. The state of Assam has the second Highest faculty of males in India.
The education system in Assam works as an important factor in eliminating the socio-educational differences. The Assam Government has been working effortlessly to improve the standard of living for the natives and improving both infrastructure and quality learning.
The Assam education system offers a range of courses namely undergraduate and postgraduate programs, diploma courses, vocational courses in various disciplines. The medium of the teaching-learning process is both in Assamese and English.
A pioneer institute of the Indian medical system is set up in the capital city of Assam with the name of the government Ayurvedic College situated on the banks of river Brahmaputra. Ayurveda is an important branch of medical science that is gaining importance in today's world of innovative and natural science. Ayurveda graduates can seek employment at government and private hospitals as medical officers. This course is based on the old practices including Ayurveda acharya and AyurvedVachaspati.
The state government has laid special emphasis on the field of innovative and technical education and has given a major contribution in setting up various technical universities.
In the list of top educational institutions, we can find the big names like the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) in Guwahati, NIT (National Institute of Technology) in Silchar. The other government institutions include names like Assam University in Silchar, Tezpur University in Tezpur, Dibrugarh University of Engineering and Technology in Dibrugarh, Assam Engineering College in Kamrup, Central Institute of Technology in Kokrajhar and Guwahati college of Engineering in Guwahati.
The law colleges in Assam have been set up to provide high-quality education in the discipline of law and builds the personality of its students. Among the best law colleges, National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA) in Guwahati holds an important mention. It is one of the sixteen national law colleges in India.
The other leading law colleges include J.B Law College in Guwahati which is a pioneer in law education with extraordinary infrastructure facilities; The Jorhat Law College in Dibrugarh established by the state government attributes to create legal awareness. Dispur Law College, Tezpur law college, and National Education Foundation Law College find its mention in the top rankings.
The people of Assam had observed an exceptional increase in the number of medical colleges in recent years. The development of government, aided, non-aided, private medical institutions aims to impart high-quality medical studies to the people of the entire northeast. Students can get admission in leading colleges by clearing the entrance exam for medical - NEET (National Eligibility Entrance Test).
Some leading colleges offer a professional degree of MBBS with a high success rate. Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh is one of the oldest medical institutes in the North Eastern Region in the subcontinent. Guwahati medical college provides MBBS and MD/MS. Jorhat medical college and Hospital in Jorhat is popular among various students all across India.
Assam Government offers many vocational courses and training in various disciplines for the underprivileged. The subjects offered are performing and folk arts, tourism, retail management, accounting and taxation, etc. the leading colleges providing vocational courses are B. N college of Dhubri, commerce college in Nalbari, Sarai Ghat college in Dhubri and Majuli college in Majuli. The college also offers scholarships and accommodation facilities to both Indian and foreign students.
Assam Institute of Management is one of the finest B-schools in India along with NERIM School of management holding some important places for management courses in Assam.