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{{Infobox university<br />
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|name = Assam Women's University<br />
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|established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2013}}<br />
|type =[[Public university|Public]]<br />
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|chairman =<br />
|chancellor = [[Governor of Assam]]<br />
|vice_chancellor= Dr. Ajanta Borgohain Rajkonwar<br />
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|city = [[Jorhat]]<br />
|state = [[Assam]]<br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
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|website = {{url|www.awu.ac.in/index.html}}<br />
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'''Assam Women's University''' is a public university located in [[Jorhat]], [[Assam]], [[India]]. It was established by the Assam Women's University Act, 2013 (XXII of 2013) by the Assam Government.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=3&Unitype=2 | title=State University Assam | publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] | accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/assam-cm-inaugurates-first-women-s-university-in-jorhat-114092200140_1.html | title=Assam CM inaugurates first Women's University in Jorhat | work=[[Business Standard]]| date=22 September 2014 | accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Three-bills-for-new-universities-in-Assam/articleshow/21097367.cms | title=Three bills for new universities in Assam | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=16 July 2013 | accessdate=24 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep1314/state051 |title=CM inaugurates Assam Women's University |publisher=[[Assam Tribune]] |date=13 September 2014 |accessdate=24 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113802/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep1314%2Fstate051 |archivedate=28 January 2015 }}</ref> It is the first women's university in Assam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Tarun Gogoi inaugurates Assam Women's University in Jorhat|url = http://zeenews.india.com/news/education/tarun-gogoi-inaugurates-assam-womens-university-in-jorhat_1473890.html|website = Zee News|accessdate = 2015-10-26}}</ref><br />
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During the initial set up Assam Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor was appointed as the mentor of the university by the state government.<ref>{{Cite web|title = AAU appointed mentor of all-women's varsity|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131115/jsp/northeast/story_17568913.jsp#.Vi3CtrcrLIU|website = The Telegraph|accessdate = 2015-10-26}}</ref><br />
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On 12 September 2019, the [[Governor of Assam]] and chancellor of the university [[Jagdish Mukhi]] appointed Malinee Goswami as the first vice chancellor of the university.<ref>{{Cite web|title =Malinee Goswami appointed new V-C of Assam Women's University|url =https://nenow.in/north-east-news/malinee-goswami-appointed-new-v-c-of-assam-womens-university.html |website = Northeast Now|accessdate = 2019-09-13}}</ref><br />
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== Academics ==<br />
The university offers undergraduate, post graduate and diploma courses.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Official website|http://www.awu.ac.in/index.html}}<br />
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{{Universities in Assam}}<br />
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[[Category:Education in Jorhat district]]<br />
[[Category:Women's universities and colleges in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:2013 establishments in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2013]]<br />
[[Category:Jorhat]]<br />
[[Category:State universities in India]]<br />
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