The largest city of Assam is Guwahati and is also known as city of temples because they are high in numbers as compared in to the extent of the city.
Indian Institute of Information (IIT) is an esteemed autonomous engineering and technology driven institutes of higher education and IIT in Guwahati excels in imparting outstanding education.
Assam Engineering College (AEC) is another College which has pioneered itself in enlightening ambitious engineers. Unlike IIT, AEC is not an autonomous institute and is rather affiliated to Gauhati University. Talking about Gauhati University, it is the first university to be set up in Assam and is also listed among the top 25 universities in India.
A very famous Cotton College in Guwahati is known as the best college in the section of humanities and sciences education.
Asom Sikshak Prasikshan Mahavidyalya in Guwahati offers B.Ed degree. Amongst all, there are colleges that are meant for law, fashion designing, medical, etc. Guwahati also branches some of the famous institutes like
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Health facility is also focused as
Gauhati Medical College & Hospital proves a great example.