Cotton College to be Upgraded to a Residential University
Cotton College State University Bill was unanimously passed by the Assam Assembly on 
20th July, 2011, clearing the path for upgrading the State's oldest (110-year-old) college into a teaching, affiliating, residential university. The new university shall include faculties of Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Technology, Agriculture, Business Administration, Mass Communication, Engineering, Indian Fine Arts, Commerce and other such faculties as may be prescribed by statutes.
As per Cotton College State University Bill, the jurisdiction of the university would be throughout the State, and Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi would be the Chancellor.
Mr. Gogoi had announced in his budget speech that the proposed Cotton College State University would be a non-affiliating university. Also, the government proposed in the Bill that it should be an affiliating university so as to encourage an atmosphere of competition among the universities.
According to the Act, the existing Cotton College would be a constituent college, be a part of the university and impart undergraduate and degree-level education at the same campus.
Source: Prachi Srivastava (Shiksha Team)
Date: 21st July, 2011
