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Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University is a public technical and vocational university in Gohpur, Biswanath district, Assam India.[1][2][3][4]
University history[edit | edit source]
The Government of Assam introduced the Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University Bill, 2024[5][6] 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[7] 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.[8][9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/nirmala-sitharaman-lays-foundation-of-indias-first-t-vet-university-in-assams-gohpur-prnt/cid/2132011.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Nirmala Sitharaman lays foundation stone for Assam's first technical and vocational university at Gohpur". India Today NE (in हिन्दी). 2025-11-08. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ "Assam: Nirmala Sitharaman lays foundation for University that will focus on AI, cybersecurity, drone tech, quantum computing". ANI News. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ PTI (2025-11-08). "Centre invested Rs 21,000 cr in Northeast's edu sector in 11 years: Sitharaman". ThePrint. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ www.ETEducation.com. "Assam to have two new universities; bills tabled in Assembly". ETEducation.com. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ "A bill to establish and constitute a teaching, residential and affiliating University at Gohpur, Assam" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-06.
- ↑ "Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman To Visit Assam On November 7–8; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh To Arrive On November 9". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ "Assam Cabinet approves Rs 400 crore Swahid Kanaklata Barua University in Gohpur". India Today NE (in हिन्दी). 2025-06-04. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ PTI (2024-02-07). "Assam to have two new varsities; bills tabled in Assembly". ThePrint. Retrieved 2025-11-25.