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{{Short description|University in Assam, India}}
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| name = Assam Don Bosco University
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| motto = ''Carpe Diem''
| mottoeng = Seize the Day
| established = {{Start date and age|2008}}
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| type = [[Private university|Private]] university
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]]
| endowment = INR 88.52 million (U.S $1.44 million)
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| chancellor = Fr Januarius Sangma, [[Salesians of Don Bosco|SDB]]
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| vice_chancellor = Fr (Dr) Stephen Mavely, [[Salesians of Don Bosco|SDB]]
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| students = 2300+ (excluding online)
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| city = [[Guwahati]] and [[Sonapur, Assam|Sonapur]]
| state = [[Assam]]
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| country = India
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| campus = Urban
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| other_name = ADBU
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| academic_affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<br />[[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]]<br />[[Distance Education Council|DEC]]<br />[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
| website = {{url|www.dbuniversity.ac.in}}
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'''Assam Don Bosco University''' is a [[Private university|state private]], non-profit, [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]], [[Catholicism|Catholic]] research university located in [[Assam]], India. The university was founded on March 29, 2008, by the [[Salesians of Don Bosco]] (SDB) and executed by the Don Bosco Society, [[Azara, Guwahati]]. The university was officially established through the Assam Don Bosco University Act, 2009, on 9 January 2009 and created under the Assam Private Universities Act 2007.<ref>[http://www.ugc.ac.in/privatuniversity.aspx Private Universities - University Grants Commission]</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/alluniversity.pdf | title=Untitled Page}}</ref><ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec0212/city07 The Assam Tribune Online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231523/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec0212%2Fcity07 |date=4 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.ugc.ac.in/privateuniversitylist.aspx?id=3&Unitype=3 University]</ref>

The university which is located in [[Guwahati, Assam]], India is Assam's first [[state university]] in the [[private sector]]. The [[Governor of Assam]] serves as the [[Visitor]]. It is ranked by [[NIRF]] as the best private university in [[North East India]].

==History==
[[File:Rector Major.JPG|thumb|Fr. Pascual Chávez, Rector Major, Salesians of Don Bosco laying the Foundation Stone of the university]]
The university was set up as a response to the educational needs of the people of [[Northeast India|North-East India]] by an educational society -Salesians of Don Bosco. Ever since the establishment of St. Anthony's College at Shillong in 1934, the Salesians have set up and run higher educational institutions in North-East India.

* The first graduate courses in Technology and Engineering (BTech) was started at Azara on 11 August 2008;
* Assam State Government passed the 'Assam Don Bosco University Ordinance, 2008' on 3 December 2008;
* Formal inauguration of the university on 6 December 2008 by Assam State Chief Minister, Shri Tarun Gogoi;
* 'Assam Don Bosco University Act, 2009' was published in the Gazette of Assam on 12 February 2009;
* The university started its first post-graduate course in Computer Science (MCA) at Azara on 20 August 2009, followed on 27 August by the second postgraduate course in Management (MBA) at Don Bosco Institute of Management at Kharghuli.
* On 8 December 2010 the university began On-Line and Distance Education www.dbuglobal.com.
* The first batch of 33 graduates in Business Administration (MBA) was awarded their degrees on 9 June 2011.
* On 26 July 2011 the university inaugurated another course in Civil Engineering (BTech).
* 23 August 2011 saw the launch of two new postgraduate programmes: Social Work (MSW) and Technology (M Tech). 22 doctoral students started research in eight disciplines (Ph.D.) on the same day.
* The first Convocation of the university was held on 19 September 2012.
[[Image:Don Bosco University Campus (DBCET).jpg|600px|DBCET foundation stone]]
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==Programmes==

Assam Don Bosco University offers academic programmes in Engineering, Management, Social Sciences, Research and Distance/Online Learning.

The first Constituent College of Don Bosco University is Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology (DBCET).

{{wide image|Permanent campus.jpg|900px|Permanent campus being developed at Tapesia Gardens - Cafeteria, Student's Hostel, Staff Quarters}}
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==Recognition and accreditation==
The university is recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC), India and accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC), India. The university is also approved by the [[Distance Education Council|Distance Education Bureau]] (DEB), India and the [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE), India. ADBU is a recognized member of the [[Association of Indian Universities]] (AIU), India, [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]], (ACU), UK and the [[International Association of Universities]] (IAU), France.<ref>[http://www.dbuniversity.ac.in/images/prospectus2013.pdf Accreditation & Recognition]</ref>

==Collaborations==
The university has established collaborative arrangements with universities and institutions in India and around the world through Memorandums of Understanding (MoU). The following are some of the partners of the university:<ref>[http://www.dbuniversity.ac.in/Credentials.php Credentials]</ref>
*[[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]] - United States
*[[DeSales University]] - United States
*[[Barry University]] - United States
*[[University of Chester]] - United Kingdom
*[[University of Fribourg]] - Switzerland
*[[Asian Institute of Technology]] - Thailand

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.dbuniversity.ac.in University website]
* [http://www.dbuglobal.com DBU Online education website]
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[[Category:Salesian colleges and universities]]
[[Category:Private universities in India]]
[[Category:Universities in Assam]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Guwahati]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2009]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in Assam]]

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