Gauhati University is one of the earliest universities in independent India. Gauhati University was established in 1948 through the Gauhati University Act 1947 (Assam Act, XVI of 1947) of the government of Assam. This university is located in Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam, India. Today, the university has 39 Post Graduate Departments, a constituent Law and Engineering College and IDOL (Institute of Distance and Open Learning), It has 341 affiliated colleges offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, and Engineering.