Assam Down Town University, Guwahati was established in 2010 under down town Charity Trust. It is the second private University in the north-east. There are 100 plus faculties running 24 courses and 1000 plus students are already undertaking their courses under the single roof of the Assam down town University. Their faculties include Masters holder from some of the best institutes in the country. The campus already has three seperate hostel blocks for boys and girls with different facilities.
The necessity of a private University has been felt since long time, as students from their region have to go to Bangalore, Pune, New Delhi and even to UK and USA for higher studies with high aspirations, to have state of the art education in different subjects which are not available in the existing university of the region. It is with the view, to start newer job oriented courses and modern methodologies of teaching, the Assam down town University was born.
Down town Charity Trust was established in 1999 by the down town hospital ltd. The urge to do something for the underprivileged and deprived section of the society led to the formation of down town Charity Trust. Apart from doctors, the members of the Trust include Engineers, Educationists and other professionals from various walks of life. The down town Charity Trust is promoted by down town hospital ltd., the first corporate