Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya (BSSRV) is a public state university in Golaghat district, Assam, India. It was established by the Government of Assam under the Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2020 and began functioning in February 2021.
The university is named after Sati Sadhani, the last queen of the Chutia Kingdom. The proposal to establish the university in her memory was approved by the Assam Legislative Assembly in September 2020.
History The bill for establishing the university was passed by the Assam Legislative Assembly on 2 September 2020, and the institution was constituted under the Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2020 (Assam Act XVIII of 2020).
On 21 February 2021, the Government of Assam appointed sociologist Jyoti Prasad Saikia as the university's first vice-chancellor, marking the beginning of its functioning. The university initially operated with the vice-chancellor's office at the campus of Golaghat Engineering College at Bogorijeng, Golaghat.
Regular academic and administrative expansion took place subsequently. According to the minutes of the university's first Court meeting, the institution functioned without regular faculty or staff until July 2023, after which appointments and academic activities were expanded.
G. Singaiah, formerly pro-vice-chancellor of the North-Eastern Hill University Tura Campus, assumed office as vice-chancellor on 15 March 2024.
Campus The university currently functions from a temporary campus at Golaghat Engineering College, Bogorijeng, Golaghat.
The Government of Assam allotted land at Rangajan under the Morongi Revenue Circle of Golaghat district for a permanent campus. The university states that about 120 bighas of land have been acquired for the campus, where construction is under way.
Academics The university follows a multidisciplinary academic structure intended to incorporate provisions of the National Education Policy 2020. It has seven faculties of studies:
Faculty of Arts Faculty of Engineering and Technology Faculty of Sciences Faculty of Management Sciences Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Mass Communication
The Faculty of Arts includes departments of Assamese, English, economics, political science and sociology, along with social work studies. The university offers postgraduate and doctoral programmes in several of these disciplines.
The Faculty of Engineering and Technology includes the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and offers programmes including B.Tech., M.Tech., BCA and MCA. The science faculty offers programmes in physics, chemistry and mathematics, while the Centre for Management Studies offers BBA and MBA programmes.
Programmes in medical and allied sciences include medical laboratory technology and naturopathy and yogic sciences, while the Centre for Agricultural Studies offers programmes in agriculture and horticulture. The university also admits students to full-time and part-time doctoral programmes in humanities, social sciences, engineering and technology, and management.
Recognition The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act.
Its technical programmes received approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), with AICTE issuing a Letter of Approval for the institution for the 2025–26 academic year.
Administration As a state university, the Governor of Assam serves as its chancellor. The vice-chancellor is G. Singaiah and the registrar is Uday Kumar Khanikar.
See also List of institutions of higher education in Assam List of state universities in India Sati Sadhani Chutia Kingdom
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