Education is the backbone of a society. In common parlance education is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. In continuing with the aim of building a knowledge based society, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University was established to providing quality higher education through the Open and Distance Learning to reach the unreached section of the society.KKHSOU, established under the provision of the KKHSOU, Act’ 2005 enacted by the Govt. of Assam & published in the Assam Gazette (extraordinary) dt 29/9/05 has been recognized by the Former Distance Education Council, New Delhi (now DEB,UGC) vide letter no. DEC/Misc/07/5957 dated 03/10/07. The University Grants Commission vide its letter No. F.9-13/2008(CPP-I) dated 18th March, 2009 also has empowered the University to award degrees under Section 22 of UGC Act, 1956. It is the fourteenth of its kind along with IGNOU and the only state Open University in the whole of NE India. The headquarters of the University is located at Patgaon, Rani, Guwahati. The University started functioning with the joining of Prof. Srinath Baruah, former Professor, Deptt. of Economics, Gauhati University, as the Vice-Chancellor of this University.
The University was established with the purpose of promoting education to reach the unreached through the Open and Distance Learning System, with the motto of the University ‘Education Beyond Barriers’ of age, academic background and geographical boundaries.
The main aim of the university is to develop and provide easily accessible modes of quality higher education and training with the use of latest educational inputs and technology. Because of the inherent flexibility in terms of pace and place of learning, methods of evaluation, etc., The University holds the promise of providing equality of opportunities for higher education and bringing into its fold the deprived and denied sections along with the fresh learners.
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University Study Centre of F. A. Ahmed College, Garoimari was founded in the year 2007. Initially it was started with Bachellor Preparatory Programme (Now discontinued by university) and Bachellor Degree programme. Gradually the centre started offering Master programmes in Assamese, Education, Political Science, Education and Economics. Nowadays the admission is processed through online mode only and hence interested learners can take admission by visiting the website of the university www.kkhsou.in. As per guide line of the university the study centre organizes counseling sessions for the learners on Sundays, Self Learning Materials (SLM) are supplied by the university and are distributed by the study centre. The structure of the KKHSOU Study Centre of F. A. Ahmed College, Garoimari is-
The centre in charge is always by default the principal i/c of the college whereas the others are appointed by Centre in charge. Presently these positions are held by- Abdul Awal Sahab-Centre in charge, Dr. Shaikh Fokor Uddin Ali Ahmed- Centre coordinator, Dr. Syed Atowar Rahman- Assistant Centre coordinator, Mr. Abdur Rahim-Office assistant, Mr. Jamal Badsha-Supporting staff. The centre coordinator looks after all the functioning of the study centre on behalf of the Centre in charge.