Tezpur University
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Tezpur University is an Indian Central University located in Tezpur
in the state of Assam
, India
. Currently, the Governor of Assam, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
is the Chancellor of Tezpur University, Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri is the Vice-Chancellor and Amarjyoti Choudhury is the Pro Vice-Chancellor.
, along with the establishment of Assam University
and Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
.
Tezpur University was established, by an Act of Parliament, in 1994. The then Prime Minister of India, P. V. Narasimha Rao
chaired the opening of the University.
Initially, the University operated from the premises of the Darrang College
, in Tezpur. Land was acquired at Napaam, a suburb of Tezpur, about 15 kilometers east, of 242 acres (0.98 square kilo-meters), and the premises shifted.
Kalaguru Comrade Bishnuprasad
Rava (Rabha) dedicated his entire life for this freedom movement. He donated an ancestral estate of 2500 bigha land received from the British government in favour of the peasants.His slogan was "Haal Jaar Maati Taar" means "those who cultivate should own the land". The present day Tezpur University stands upon the land donated by him. His entire life was characterized by an restlessness to work for the people and he kept on moving around like a nomad. He was also an excellent mass mobiliser.
, the headquarters of the Sonitpur district of Assam
. Napaam is a rural area surrounded by peace loving people of diverse caste, religion and language; yet it presents the unique feature of unity in diversity. The Napaam campus of the University is in a plot of an area of 242 acre (0.97934012 km²) of land. The campus is bounded by pucca walls. Napaam is linked by a PWD road from the National Highway No. 37A at almost midpoint between Kalia-Bhomora bridge and Misson Chariali. Tezpur is linked by road and rail with the rest of the state and the country. There is also a tri-weekly flight service between Kolkata
and Tezpur. The institute is surrounded by greenery and with many historic as well as tourist places nearby, including Ganesh Ghat, Agnigarh
etc.
The university has five men's hostels (listed in order of construction)
and five women's hostels:
There is also a married-scholars hostel.
and M.Tech in Computational Seismology.The current student strength is about 180 for the whole department. Quality research on analytic and algebraic number theory
, finite element method, statistics
, topology
etc. are being carried out. The department along with the rest of the world also celebrates Pi Day
and National Science Day
each year with various contests and lectures. the Department also facilitates the INSPIRE programme to motivate young students for scientific research. Students of the Department have been accepted in various faculty positions in reputed institutes. They also regularly attend summer internships at various prestigious institutes in India like Chennai Mathematical Institute
, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
(Mumbai) and Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
to name a few. The Department also has a Math Club which organizes various activities from time to time. In 2011, Manjil P. Saikia and Pankaj Jyoti Mahanta, two students of the Department started an online magazine on mathematics in particular and science in general called Gonit Sora.
Students are admitted to the B.Tech programs of the above mentioned departments on the basis of their AIEEE
scores through CCB counseling.
Besides B.Tech and M.Tech programs, School of Engineering, Tezpur University provides Ph.D programs in specialized fields in the above mentioned branches. This school is also known for its cutting edge research in various disciplines along with some consultancy projects from many governmental and non governmental organizations.
The Department of Computer Science and the Department of Information Technology were merged in 2004 and renamed as Department of Computer Science and Information Technology.
The Department of Computer Science was started in July, 1994 under the school of Science and Technology. It was started with the object of promoting specialized knowledge in the field of Computer Science and Computer Application. In view of the world wide shortage of skilled manpower in the field of Information Technology, the Department strives to channelize talented youth of the region to this challenging and knowledge intensive field by imparting quality technical knowledge and skills in the field. The programmes started under this department were Master of Computer Application (MCA), Master of Science (by Research) in Computer Science and PhD in Computer Science. The programmes have been designed keeping in mind the needs of the global Information Technology Industry.
The Department of Information Technology was started in July, 1997 under the school of Science and Technology. The Department was established with the aim to contribute towards research in the field of Information Technology and to fulfill the increasing demand for highly qualified manpower in the field for Industries as well as academic institutions. The programmes started under this department were Master of Technology (M Tech) in Information Technology, and PhD in Information Technology.
The major areas of faculty expertise of the department include Communications, DSP, Biomedical Signal Processing, Bio-Sensors, MEMS, Instrumentation, Image Processing and Computer Vision. The department offers the following degrees: B. Tech. (in Electronics and Communication Engineering), M. Tech. ( in two specializations: Electronics Design & Technology and Bioelectronics) and Ph.D. (in various specialization areas of faculty expertise as mentioned above).
Tezpur
Tezpur is a city and the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Sonitpur district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Tezpur is an ancient city on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000...
in the state of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Currently, the Governor of Assam, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik is an Indian politician who has been Governor of Assam since 2009. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Orissa from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999, holding that post for the longest time on record....
is the Chancellor of Tezpur University, Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri is the Vice-Chancellor and Amarjyoti Choudhury is the Pro Vice-Chancellor.
History
The establishment of Tezpur University is considered to be one of the outcomes of the Assam AccordAssam Accord
The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Agitation in New Delhi on 15 August 1985...
, along with the establishment of Assam University
Assam University
Assam University is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. The university has nine schools which offer Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Technology and Management Studies. There are 29 departments under these...
and Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is an autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institute of higher education established by the Government of India, located in Guwahati, in the state of Assam in India...
.
Tezpur University was established, by an Act of Parliament, in 1994. The then Prime Minister of India, P. V. Narasimha Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Pamulaparti Venkata "Narasimha Rao" was the ninth Prime Minister of India . He led an important administration, overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India. Rao accelerated the dismantling of the Licence Raj. He is often referred to as...
chaired the opening of the University.
Initially, the University operated from the premises of the Darrang College
Darrang College
Darrang College, sometimes referred to at times as the Nalanda of the North Bank, is a college in Tezpur, Assam, India. It was started in July 1945 with 8 teachers and 112 students in the roll...
, in Tezpur. Land was acquired at Napaam, a suburb of Tezpur, about 15 kilometers east, of 242 acres (0.98 square kilo-meters), and the premises shifted.
Kalaguru Comrade Bishnuprasad
Bishnuprasad Rabha
Bishnu Prasad Rabha was born in Dhaka on 31 January 1909. He was a multifaceted artist and revolutionary singer of Assam. A doyen of the Arts, he is popularly known as Kala Guru . From an early stage, he played an active role in the struggle for Indian independence. However, he never joined Indian...
Rava (Rabha) dedicated his entire life for this freedom movement. He donated an ancestral estate of 2500 bigha land received from the British government in favour of the peasants.His slogan was "Haal Jaar Maati Taar" means "those who cultivate should own the land". The present day Tezpur University stands upon the land donated by him. His entire life was characterized by an restlessness to work for the people and he kept on moving around like a nomad. He was also an excellent mass mobiliser.
Objectives
The objectives of Central University are:- It shall strive to offer employment oriented and inter-disciplinary courses, mostly, at postgraduate level to meet local, regional aspirations and development needs of the State of Assam
- It shall offer courses and promote research in areas which are of special relevance to the region and in emerging areas in science and technology
- Shall promote national integration and study of rich cultural heritage of the region and, in particular, the diverse ethnic, linguistic and tribal cultures of the State
- It shall utilize "distance education techniques" to provide access to higher education for large segments of the population, the disadvantaged groups living in remote and rural areas
- It shall upgrade the professional knowledge and skills of in service personnel for life-long learning.
Campus
The University campus is at Napaam about 15 km. east of TezpurTezpur
Tezpur is a city and the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Sonitpur district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Tezpur is an ancient city on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000...
, the headquarters of the Sonitpur district of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. Napaam is a rural area surrounded by peace loving people of diverse caste, religion and language; yet it presents the unique feature of unity in diversity. The Napaam campus of the University is in a plot of an area of 242 acre (0.97934012 km²) of land. The campus is bounded by pucca walls. Napaam is linked by a PWD road from the National Highway No. 37A at almost midpoint between Kalia-Bhomora bridge and Misson Chariali. Tezpur is linked by road and rail with the rest of the state and the country. There is also a tri-weekly flight service between Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
and Tezpur. The institute is surrounded by greenery and with many historic as well as tourist places nearby, including Ganesh Ghat, Agnigarh
Agnigarh
Agnigarh is the site of the fortress which was built by Banasura to keep his daughter Usha in isolation. The name itself is derived from the words 'Agni' and 'garh' in Sanskrit.-Mythology:...
etc.
Major annual events
- TechxetraTechxetraTechXetra is the National Level Annual Technical Festival of Tezpur University, India. TechXetra is a unification of two words- Tech and Xetra. ‘Tech’ refers to Technology and ‘Xetra’ in Hindi means terrain. TechXetra symbolises the terrain of new technological trends and vistas...
: The university's national-level annual technical festival held over three days in October. - Vistas: National media fest organised by the department of Mass Communication and Journalism in the spring semester.
- Sampark: An industry interaction festival organised by the department of Business Administration
Accommodation
Visitors to the university may opt to stay in the guest house. Students may choose to stay in any of the men's or women's hostels.The university has five men's hostels (listed in order of construction)
- Brahmaputa Men's Hostel: Named after Brahmaputra, the major river in Assam.
- Charaideo Men's Hostel: Named after the first Ahom capital in AssamCharaideoCharaideo was the first capital of the Ahom kingdom established by the first Ahom king Chao Lung Siu-Ka-Pha in 1228. It is about 30 km from Sibsagar town off the Sibsagar-Simaluguri road.Though the capital of the Ahom kingdom moved many times, Charaideo remained the symbolic center...
. - Nilachal Men's Hostel: Named after the Nilachal HillKamakhya TempleThe Kamakhya Temple is a Shakti Peeth temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. It is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to different forms of the mother goddess as the Dasa Mahavidya, including Bhuvaneshvari, Bagalamukhi,...
in GuwahatiGuwahatiGuwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India... - Kanchenjungha Men's Hostel: Named after KangchenjungaKangchenjungaKangchenjunga is the third highest mountain of the world with an elevation of and located along the India-Nepal border in the Himalayas.Kangchenjunga is also the name of the section of the Himalayas and means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over...
, the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount EverestMount EverestMount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
and K2K2K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest...
). - Patkai Men's Hostel: Named after the Patkai-Bum, the Khasi-Jaintia-Garo and the Lushai hills mountain range in the eastern Himalayas.
and five women's hostels:
- Bordoichilla Women's Hostel
- Dhansiri Women's Hostel
- Pragjyotika Women's Hostel
- Subansiri Women's Hostel
- Kopili Women's Hostel
There is also a married-scholars hostel.
Education
Tezpur University is the first university in India to offer the course Master of Technology in Computational Seismology and also one of the few universities in India to have its own Department of Energy. The Department of Electronics at Tezpur University is the first of its kind in India to introduce an interdisciplinary Master of Technology program in Bioelectronics. The first class graduated in June 2006. The university offers various undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in following academic divisions:- School of Science & Technology
- School of Humanities & Social Sciences
- School of Management Sciences
- School of Engineering
School of Science & Technology
This school provides education as well as various diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programmes related to natural sciences in following subjects:Department of Mathematical Sciences
The department is currently headed by Prof. Debajit Hazarika. It offers Integrated Masters ,Masters and Ph.D in MathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and M.Tech in Computational Seismology.The current student strength is about 180 for the whole department. Quality research on analytic and algebraic number theory
Number theory
Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers as well...
, finite element method, statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
, topology
Topology
Topology is a major area of mathematics concerned with properties that are preserved under continuous deformations of objects, such as deformations that involve stretching, but no tearing or gluing...
etc. are being carried out. The department along with the rest of the world also celebrates Pi Day
Pi Day
Pi Day is a holiday commemorating the mathematical constant π . Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 , since 3, 1 and 4 are the three most significant digits of π in the decimal form...
and National Science Day
National Science Day
National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 every year to mark the discovery of Raman effect by C.V. Raman. The event is commemorated in honour of Sir C.V. Raman for his legacy and discovery of the Raman effect on February 28, 1927, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930.-...
each year with various contests and lectures. the Department also facilitates the INSPIRE programme to motivate young students for scientific research. Students of the Department have been accepted in various faculty positions in reputed institutes. They also regularly attend summer internships at various prestigious institutes in India like Chennai Mathematical Institute
Chennai Mathematical Institute
Chennai Mathematical Institute is a research and education institute in Chennai, India. It was founded by the SPIC Science Foundation in 1989, and offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate programmes in physics, mathematics and computer science, besides its key strength in the form of high-end...
, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is a research institution in India dedicated to basic research in mathematics and the sciences. It is a Deemed University and works under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. It is located at Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai...
(Mumbai) and Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research , and the related National Institute of Science Education and Research are a group of premier institutes being created by the Government of India, through the Ministry of Human Resource Development , to promote education and research in the...
to name a few. The Department also has a Math Club which organizes various activities from time to time. In 2011, Manjil P. Saikia and Pankaj Jyoti Mahanta, two students of the Department started an online magazine on mathematics in particular and science in general called Gonit Sora.
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
The Department was set up in 1997 to impart quality education in the frontiers of Bioscience and Biotechnology. The Department is currently ranked number 5 in India.Department of Physics
Department of Physics has stridden out not only in its post-graduation teaching but also in new frontiers of research since its commencement in January 1998. To keep pace with the advancement in science and technology, in July 2005, the department started two-year PG course in Nanoscience & Technology alongside its two-year PG course in Physics. The areas of specialization offered by the department for post-graduation are Condensed Matter Physics, Electronics and Photonics, High Energy Physics and Nanoscience & Technology.The Department inculcates the spirits of research and can boast of some good research work carried out here, the thrust areas being Nanomaterials, Solid State Ionics, Theoretical High Energy Physics, Plasma Physics, Optoelectronics and Microwaves.Department of Environmental Science
This was merged into the School of Science and Technology in 2011.School of Humanities & Social Sciences
This school provides education as well as diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programmes related to arts and social sciences in following departments:Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
The Department of Mass Communication and Journalism has separate classrooms and labs for specialization and electives. The department also has an Audio Video studio and Non-linear edit suite for the television students. In addition to this, there is a line of workshop range for traditional media as a part of the course 'Development Communication'.Department of Sociology
The department was established in 2006. It introduced the two-year M.A programme in August that year with an intake capacity of 15. It has also introduced doctoral programme from January 2008. The M.A. students are imparted training in the advanced areas of sociology which include courses, among others, on advanced Sociological Theories, Social Demography, Industrial Sociology, Sociology of Development and Sociology of Northeast India. The students are required to undertake 16 courses out of which four are optional. The optional courses include Sociology of Medicine, Quantitative Sociology, Sociology of Culture and Mass Media, Criminology, Environmental Sociology, and Gender and Society. Students are required to write a field-based dissertation on a theme of their preference under the supervision of a faculty.School of Management Science
This school provides education as well as various diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs related to business management in following Departments:- Department of Business Administration
- Centre for Disaster Management
School of Engineering
This school offers regular courses in the field of engineering and technology. Though, it has been started with only Masters courses, but from 2006 onwards it provides 4 years Bachelor degree (B.Tech) courses in the following disciplines:- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Food Engineering and Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
Students are admitted to the B.Tech programs of the above mentioned departments on the basis of their AIEEE
All India Engineering Entrance Examination
The All India Engineering Entrance Examination , is an examination organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education in India...
scores through CCB counseling.
Besides B.Tech and M.Tech programs, School of Engineering, Tezpur University provides Ph.D programs in specialized fields in the above mentioned branches. This school is also known for its cutting edge research in various disciplines along with some consultancy projects from many governmental and non governmental organizations.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering came into being in 2006 as a result of renaming of the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology.The Department of Computer Science and the Department of Information Technology were merged in 2004 and renamed as Department of Computer Science and Information Technology.
The Department of Computer Science was started in July, 1994 under the school of Science and Technology. It was started with the object of promoting specialized knowledge in the field of Computer Science and Computer Application. In view of the world wide shortage of skilled manpower in the field of Information Technology, the Department strives to channelize talented youth of the region to this challenging and knowledge intensive field by imparting quality technical knowledge and skills in the field. The programmes started under this department were Master of Computer Application (MCA), Master of Science (by Research) in Computer Science and PhD in Computer Science. The programmes have been designed keeping in mind the needs of the global Information Technology Industry.
The Department of Information Technology was started in July, 1997 under the school of Science and Technology. The Department was established with the aim to contribute towards research in the field of Information Technology and to fulfill the increasing demand for highly qualified manpower in the field for Industries as well as academic institutions. The programmes started under this department were Master of Technology (M Tech) in Information Technology, and PhD in Information Technology.
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
The department was started in 1997 as the Department of Electronics under the School of Science and Technology. The department was renamed as Electronics and Communication Engineering under the School of Engineering in 2006. The primary objective of the department is to impart education, training and research at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels in frontline areas of electronics and its derived Engineering and Technology.The major areas of faculty expertise of the department include Communications, DSP, Biomedical Signal Processing, Bio-Sensors, MEMS, Instrumentation, Image Processing and Computer Vision. The department offers the following degrees: B. Tech. (in Electronics and Communication Engineering), M. Tech. ( in two specializations: Electronics Design & Technology and Bioelectronics) and Ph.D. (in various specialization areas of faculty expertise as mentioned above).
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering was started in 2006 under the School of Engineering for offering B. Tech degree with an annual intake of 52 students. The department has principal objective to cater to the latest need for technical man power in infrastructural sectors of country. The department has also the vision of starting M. Tech. and Ph.D. Programme along with research in various fields of Mechanical Engineering in near future.Department of Civil Engineering
The department of Civil Engineering of the Tezpur University was established in the year 2009 under the School of Engineering for offering B.Tech Degree with 16 students.Department of Energy
Initially a centre for Non-conventional Energy was established in the university in 1995, which offered a One-year Diploma Programme in Non-conventional Energy Technology. The centre was then converted to Department of Energy in 1996, with an aim to produce a manpower pool in the field of Energy at different levels, develop new and efficient energy technologies and carry out research & development work and extension activities in diverse areas of energy. This was intregrated into the School of Engineering in 2011. The thrust areas of research are Biomass energy, Bio-fuels, Solar energy, Wind energy, Hydro-energy and Energy conservation and Management. At present it is a “DST-FIST Sponsored Department”. The Department is now offering M.Tech. in Energy Technology for engineering graduates and master degree holders in Physics and Chemistry and Ph.D. in Energy Related areas for the Master degree holder in Science & Engineering/Technology.Special Centres and Cells
- Computer Centre
- Centre for Women's Studies
- Centre for Disaster Management
- Intellectual Property Rights Cell
- Nodal Centre, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
- Bio-Informatics Infrastructure Facility
- ST/SC Cell
- Equal Opportunity Cell
- Tezpur University Robotics Society (TURS)