Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai

Rabindranath Tagore University is a public state university located in Hojai, Hojai district, Assam. The university is established by Rabindranath Tagore University Bill, 2017 which was passed by the Government of Assam on 7 September 2017. It was created by upgradation of Hojai College of Hojai, Hojai district.[1]

Rabindranath Tagore University
MottoTamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya
TypePublic
Established2019 (2019)
ChancellorGovernor of Assam
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr Amalendu Chakraborty
Location
Hojai, Hojai district
,
Assam
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.rtuassam.ac.in

On 7 June 2019 Prof. Amalendu Chakraborty took charge as the first Vice-Chancellor of Rabindranath Tagore University.[2] It was named after Rabindranath Tagore, a polymath, poet, musician, and artist from the Indian subcontinent.[3]

References
  1. "Assam house passes bills to set up universities". India Today.
  2. "Assam: First VC of Rabindra Nath Tagore University of Hojai takes charge". Nenow.in.
  3. "Tagore, not Dylan: The first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize for literature was actually Indian".

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