1. History
    Cotton College State University  Cotton University 

2. Academics
    HSSLC  Bachelors  Masters  PhD  BCA 

3. Accreditation

4. Hostels

5. Notable alumni
    List of principals 

6. References

Cotton University is a public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established under The Cotton University Act, 2017 of the Assam Legislative Assembly to merge the Cotton College State University (CCSU) and Cotton College.

Cotton College was established in 1901 by Sir Henry Stedman Cotton, the Chief Commissioner of the erstwhile British province of Assam. It had been the oldest institute of higher education in Assam, and the whole northeast India.^[2] It became the constituent college of Gauhati University in 1948, and then that of the Cotton College State University, when CCSU was established by an Act (Act XIX of 2011) of the Assam Government in 2011. The Cotton University Act, 2017 was made to resolve the problems between the college and the university.^[3]

History

Under public demand, Manick Chandra wrote a letter in 1899 to the British government to open a college in Guwahati, as Assam was the only province without a college and Guwahati was most convenient for the people. In response, Sir Henry Stedman Cotton, K.C.S.I., the then Chief Commissioner of Assam, announced on 3 November 1899 that a college would be opened in Guwahati. The name decided by the public, the Cotton College was inaugurated on 27 May 1901 by Cotton himself. It was affiliated to the Calcutta University.^[4] The college was started with five professors, which included Frederick William Sudmerson, the first principal of the college, and 39 students.

The college was the centre of the freedom movement and the literary and cultural movements of the state to build the identity of Assam as a distinct integral component of India. As Gauhati University was established in 1948, the college was affiliated to it and became its constituent college.^[5] It was declared as Special Heritage College in 2015.^[4]

On 16 October 1992, the college was declared as a center of excellence, an occasion celebrated in a solemn ceremony with Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then President of India. It officially became a post-graduate college.^[5]

Cotton College celebrated its centennial with a year-long program from 27 May 2001 to 26 May 2002. Krishan Kant, the then Vice President of India graced the closing ceremony. India Post issued a ₹ 4.00 commemorative postage stamp on 25 May 2002, as part of the centenary celebration.

Cotton College State University

Cotton College State University (CCSU) was created via an Act of the Government of Assam (Act XIX of 2011). This act received the assent of the Governor of Assam on 3 September 2011, and was notified via the Assam Gazette on 5 September 2011. The vision of this new University is to be a world-class one, excelling in both teaching and research, developing knowledge and skills with an emphasis on this part of our country, providing broad-based education to students to take on the challenges of tomorrow via modern curricula, learning and assessment methods, upholding the highest ethical standards, and providing a clean, efficient and transparent administration. The Cotton College became its constituent college.^[6]

The election to the university's first Academic Council and University Court was held on 22 February 2013 with three and five members, respectively.^[7]

Cotton University

There had been conflicts between the university and the college mainly on the custody of properties. The Assam Legislative Assembly made an amendment in 2015 that the university and the college run as separate institutes.^[8] The bill called The Cotton University Act, 2017 was passed by the Assam Legislative Assembly on 2 March 2017 to resolved the problems.^[3] By this act, the university and the college would be completely merged.^[8] Upon enforcement, the university was renamed to Cotton University.^[9] By ordinance, the Governor of Assam, Banwarilal Purohit became the Chancellor, who appointed Bhabesh Chandra Goswami as the first Vice Chancellor in July 2017.^[10]

Academics

HSSLC

Keeping the tradition of the erstwhile Cotton College, courses leading to Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate is possible in the Arts and Science streams. This qualification is awarded upon successful completion of two years of study followed by relevant examinations under Assam Higher Secondary Educational Council.

Bachelors

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science graduate degrees are offered. This degree is awarded upon successful completion of three years of study followed by relevant examinations under Cotton University.

Masters

Postgraduate programmes leading to the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Science and Master in Computer Application are offered. The degrees are awarded upon successful completion of two years of study followed by relevant examinations under Cotton University. Admission is done through a national level entrance examination (CPGEE).

PhD

Doctoral Programme leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is offered in all the postgraduate departments under the guidance of recognised faculty members. PhD admission is notified in the month of June/July every year. The admission process consists of a national level entrance examination (written) to be followed by a viva voce. However, the candidates with JRF/NET/SET/SLET etc. are exempted from appearing in the written examination but they are required to appear and qualify the viva voce. The latest regulations of the UGC is followed by the university in this regard.

BCA

The Bachelor of Computer Applications is a full-time 3 year degree course under the Computer Science Department. It is a self-financed course. This degree is awarded upon successful completion of three years of study followed by relevant examinations.

Accreditation

This institution has been accredited with cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.76 on four point and grade A++ on 5 November 2016 by the 18th SC executive committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). At the time, the CGPA score was the third highest among colleges in India.^[11]

Hostels

1. Krishna Kanta Handique Post Graduate Boys' Hostel (established in 1901; capacity 75 students in 22 rooms)
2. Swahid Mozammil Haque Boys' Hostel (established in 1902; capacity 64 students in 20 rooms)
3. Rajanikanta Bordoloi Boys' Hostel (established in 1910; capacity 85 students in 30 rooms)
4. Swahid Ranjit Barpujari Boys' Hostel (established in 1913; capacity 93 students in 33 rooms)
5. Anundo Ram Barooah Boys' Hostel (established in 1913; capacity 99 students in 33 rooms)
6. Seetanath Brahma Chaudhury Boys' Hostel (established in 1929; capacity 90 students in 25 rooms)
7. Mahendra Nath Deka Phukan Boys' Hostel (established in 1955; capacity 110 students in 28 rooms)
8. Padmashree Nalini Bala Devi Girls' Hostel (established in 1950; capacity 112 students in 25 rooms)
9. Swahid Kanaklata Girls' Hostel (established in 1971; capacity 105 students in 21 rooms)
10. Dr. Kamala Roy Girls' Hostel (established in 2001; capacity 60 students in 25 rooms)

Notable alumni

• Gopinath Bordoloi
• Ambika Charan Choudhury
• Anuradha Sharma Pujari
• Arupa Kalita Patangia
• Himanta Biswa Sarma
• Bhabendra Nath Saikia
• Bhupen Hazarika
• Mamoni Raisom Goswami
• Gauri Shankar Kalita
• Homen Borgohain
• Indira Goswami
• Jerifa Wahid
• Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
• Kapil Bora
• Krishna Kanta Handique
• Rita Chowdhury
• Sarat Chandra Sinha
• Satish Chandra Kakati
• Sonaram Sutiya
• Surya Kumar Bhuyan
• Upendranath Brahma
• Jitendra Nath Goswami
• Kopil Bora
• Nirupama Borgohain
• Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
• Hiteswar Saikia
• Amulya Barua
• Moinul Hoque Choudhury
• Muhammed Saadulah
• Lalit Kumar Doley
• Parineeta Borthakur
• Bhupendra Nath Goswami
• Nayandeep Deka Baruah^[12]
• Anupam Saikia^[13]
• Parbati Kumar Goswami

List of principals

The institute had 50 principals from 1901 till 2012.^[14]

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