Bodoland University also known as BU, established in 2009, is a
public state collegiate university located in
Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an Autonomous administrative divisions of India, autonomous territory in Assam, one of the Northeast India, North Eastern states of India.
History Under the Kingdom of Bhutan
From the ...
,
Assam
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,
India
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. It is the first university in the
Bodoland Territorial Region
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(BTR) along with the Lower Assam region (except the capital Guwahati).
The university offers undergraduate programs in various disciplines such as
B.A.,
B.Sc,
B.Com,
BBA,
BCA, and
B.Ed. It also offers postgraduate programs such as
M.A.,
M.Sc,
M.Com,
M.Tech,
MBA
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,
MCA, and
M.Ed. The university also offers
Ph.D programs in various disciplines.
History
Bodoland University was established by the ''Bodoland University Act, 2009'' by upgrading the Kokrajhar campus of
Gauhati University into a
state university
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.
References
External links
Official WebsiteStudent Admission Portal
Universities in Assam
Education in Kokrajhar district
2009 establishments in Assam
Educational institutions established in 2009
State universities in India
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