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'''Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University''' is a public technical and vocational university in [[Gohpur]], [[Biswanath district]], Assam [[India]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title= |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/nirmala-sitharaman-lays-foundation-of-indias-first-t-vet-university-in-assams-gohpur-prnt/cid/2132011 |journal=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-08 |title=Nirmala Sitharaman lays foundation stone for Assam's first technical and vocational university at Gohpur |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/nirmala-sitharaman-lays-foundation-stone-for-assams-first-technical-and-vocational-university-at-gohpur-1301074-2025-11-08 |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Assam: Nirmala Sitharaman lays foundation for University that will focus on AI, cybersecurity, drone tech, quantum computing |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/assam-nirmala-sitharaman-lays-foundation-for-university-that-will-focus-on-ai-cybersecurity-drone-tech-quantum-computing20251108184643/ |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2025-11-08 |title=Centre invested Rs 21,000 cr in Northeast's edu sector in 11 years: Sitharaman |url=https://theprint.in/india/centre-invested-rs-21000-cr-in-northeasts-edu-sector-in-11-years-sitharaman/2779926/ |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

== University history ==
The Government of Assam introduced the Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University Bill, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETEducation.com |title=Assam to have two new universities; bills tabled in Assembly |url=https://education.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/higher-education/assam-to-have-two-new-universities-bills-tabled-in-assembly/107530386 |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=ETEducation.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=A bill to establish and constitute a teaching, residential and affiliating University at Gohpur, Assam | url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_states/assam/2024/Swahid_Kanaklata_Barua_State_University_Bill_2024.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506151824/https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_states/assam/2024/Swahid_Kanaklata_Barua_State_University_Bill_2024.pdf | archive-date=2024-05-06}}</ref> to establish a dedicated technical and vocational university in [[Gohpur]]. The bill was passed in 2024 with the objective of expanding access to skill-oriented higher education in the state. Following its approval, the Assam Cabinet allocated ₹400 crore for developing the campus at Bholaguri Tea Estate in Biswanath district.Finance Minister [[Nirmala Sitharaman]] laid the foundation stone in 2025, ma<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman To Visit Assam On November 7–8; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh To Arrive On November 9 |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-to-visit-assam-on-november-7-8-defence-minister-rajnath-singh-to-arrive-on-november-9 |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> rking the formal beginning of construction.The university was named to honour Kanaklata Barua, a young Assamese freedom fighter who died in the Quit India Movement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-04 |title=Assam Cabinet approves Rs 400 crore Swahid Kanaklata Barua University in Gohpur |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assam-cabinet-approves-rs-400-crore-swahid-kanaklata-barua-university-in-gohpur-1224315-2025-06-04 |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-02-07 |title=Assam to have two new varsities; bills tabled in Assembly |url=https://theprint.in/india/assam-to-have-two-new-varsities-bills-tabled-in-assembly/1957381/ |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

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