Cotton University

Cotton College, the premier college of Assam and eastern India, has become a full-fledged university under the name Cotton University in January 2017 by an Act and merged Cotton College and Cotton College State University together.

The university is located in Panbazar area of Guwahati and caters the educational needs of students all over the northeast. Cotton University aims to become a world-class one, excelling in both research and teaching, 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.

Cotton University currently has a total of 27 departments within 5 faculties. The university has fully equipped laboratory facilities in all the science departments. The Library of the university has a broad collection of books, periodicals, journals and offers a healthy reading atmosphere to its students.

Cotton University Courses

Cotton University offers Higher Secondary, under graduate and post graduate courses in Science and Arts stream. The admission notification to these courses in Cotton University is published in the months of June or July.

Human and Social Sciences

Department of Anthropology
Programme: Master of Science (M.Sc.)/ Master of Arts (M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc./ M.A. (Anthropology)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)/ Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc./B.A. (Anthropology)

Department of Archaeology
Programme: Master of Arts(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A.. (Archaeology)

Department of Economics
Programme: Master of Arts (M.A.)/ Master of Science(M.Sc.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A./M.Sc. (Economics)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)/Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A./ B.Sc. (Economics)

Department of Education
Programme: Master of Arts (M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A. (Education)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A. (Education)

Department of History
Programme: Master of Arts(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A.. (History)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A.(History)

Department of Philosophy
Programme: Master of Arts(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A.. (Philosophy)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A.(Philosophy)

Department of Political Science
Programme: Master of Arts(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A.. (Political Science)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A.(Political Science)

Department of Psychology
Programme: Master of Arts(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A. (Psychology)

Department of Sociology
Programme: Master of Arts(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A.. (Sociology)

Language Literature and Linguistic

Department of Assamese
Programme: Master of Arts (M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A. (Assamese)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A. (Assamese)

Department of Bengali
Programme:Master of Arts(M.A.)
Duration:2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A.. (Bengali)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A.(Bengali)

Department of Boro
Programme: Master of Arts(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A.. (Boro)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A.(Boro)

Department of English
Programme: Master of Arts(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A.. (English)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A.(English)

Department of Hindi
Programme: Master of Arts (M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A. (Hindi)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A. (Hindi)

Department of Arabic (Islamic Studies)
Programme: Master of Arts (M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A. (Arabic)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A. (Arabic & Persian)

Department of Sanskrit
Programme: Master of Arts (M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.A. (Sanskrit)

Programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.A. (Sanskrit)

Earth Sciences

Department of Geography
Programme: Master of Science (M.Sc.)/ Master of Arts (M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc./ M.A. (Geography)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)/ Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc./B.A. (Geography)

Department of Geology
Programme: Master of Science(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc.. (Geology)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc.(Geology)

Department of Atmospheric and Climatic Sciences
Programme: Master of Science(M.A.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc.. (Atmospheric and Climatic Sciences)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc.(Atmospheric and Climatic Sciences)

Life Sciences

Department of Environmental and Wildlife Sciences
Programme: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc. (Environmental and Wildlife Sciences)

Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Programme: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc. (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc. (Biotechnology)

Department of Zoology
Programme: Master of Science(M.Sc.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc.. (Zoology)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc.(Zoology)

Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences

Department of Chemistry
Programme: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc. (Chemistry)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc. (Chemistry)

Department of Computer Science & IT
Programme: Master of Computer Aplication (M.C.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semesters)
Course: M.C.A

Programme: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA)
Duration: 1 Year (2 Semester)
Course: PGDCA

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc. (Computer Science)

Programme: Bachelor of of Computer Aplication (B.C.A.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.C.A

Department of Mathematics
Programme: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc. (Mathematics)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc. (Mathematics)

Department of Physics
Programme: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc. (Physics)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)

Department of Statistics
Programme: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)
Course: M.Sc. (Statistics)

Programme: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Duration: 3 Years (6 Semester)
Course: B.Sc. (Statistics)

Course: B.Sc. (Physics)

Cotton University Application Process

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