The Assam Agricultural University was established in 1969 under the Assam Agricultural University Act l968 (Assam Act XXIV of l968) vide Governor's notification LJL l8/67/l0 dated January 2, l969. The jurisdiction of the university extends to the entire state of Assam with regard to teaching, research and extension education in the field of agriculture and allied sciences. The university has a number of campuses with its headquarters at Borbheta at a distance of 5 km from both bus terminus and railway station and 2 km from Jorhat airport.

The objectives of the university are:

• making provision for imparting education to the people in agriculture and other allied branches of learning
• furthering the advancement of learning and prosecution of research in agriculture and other allied sciences
• undertaking the extension of such sciences specially to the rural people of the state