Executive Council

Constitution of the Cotton University, Executive Council vide Clause No. 27(1) of the CU Act, 2017 (as on 23.02.2026)

Clause

Sub-clause

Sub-sub-clause

Provision of the Act

Name (s)

Email ID/ Mobile Number

27

(1)

(i)

The Vice-Chancellor

Prof. Ramesh Chandra Deka

0361-2733512 (O)

Email-vc@cottonuniversity.ac.in

 

 

(ii)

The Pro Vice-Chancellor

 

Mob: Email:

 

 

(iii)

The Registrar

Dr. Hiren Deka

 

Mob: 9864194112

Email-registrar@cottonuniversity.ac.in

 

 

(iv)

The Academic Registrar

Dr. Bedanta Bora

Mob: 9832391333

Email-acadregistrar@cottonuniversity.ac.in

 

 

(v)

Two Members of Assam Legislative Assembly;

 

 

Shri Ramendra Narayan Kalita

Mob: 9435015009

Email: rnkalitaindia@gmail.com

 

 

(vi)

The Director of Higher Education, Assam

Smt. Pomi Baruah, ACS

 

Mob: 9435086668

Email: directorhigherassam123@gmail.com

 

 

(vii)

The Director of Technical Education, Assam

Director of Technical Education

Mob:

Email-dte.assam@gmail.com

 

 

(viii)

The Director of Medical Education, Assam

Director of Medical Education

 

0361-2366236(O)

Email-dme@assam.gov.in

dmeassam@gmail.com

 

 

(ix)

The Chairman, Board of Secondary Education Council, Assam

Shri R. C. Jain, IAS

0361-2550330/ 9435340540

Email-boardassam@gmail.com

 

 

(x)

Chairman, Higher Secondary Education Council, Assam

Shri Rukma Gohain Baruah

0361-2550828/ Mob: 9435520345

Email-ahsec1@yahoo.com

 

 

(xi)

The Principal of Constituent Colleges, if any

-

-

 

 

(xii)

President and Secretary, Cotton University Teachers’ Association

1. Dr. Merry Baruah Bora

President CUTA

Mob:7896872280

Email:merry.baruah@cottonuniversity.ac.in

 

 

 

 

2. Dr. Amiya Baruah

General Secretary, CUTA

Mob:8486283522

Email: amiya.baruah@cottonuniversity.ac.in

 

 

 

(xiii)

Two Heads of Departments of the University who are professors, to be chosen by the Vice Chancellor by rotation according to seniority for a period of three years.

1.Prof. Maheswar Kalita,

HOD, Dept, of Assamese, CU

 

Mob: 8638013287

Email: drmaheswar@yahoo.co.in

2.Prof. Arup Kr Hazarika

HOD, Dept. of Zoology

Mob:

Email: hodzoology@cottonuniversity.ac.in

 

 

 

(xiv)

One Dean of Faculty to be chosen by the Vice-Chancellor from the Deans of Faculties of the University for a Period of Three years, by rotation according to Seniority.

Prof. Daisy Das,

Dean, Human and Social Sciences, CU

Mob:

Email:

 

 

(xv)

Two members to be elected by the Court from amongst its members at the Annual General Meeting other than employees and students of the University.

 

Mob:

Email:

 

Mob:

Email:

 

 

(xvi)

Two teachers other than the Dean of Faculty of the University to be elected by the Academic Council from amongst such teachers who are its members.

1. Prof.Debojit Sarma

 

Mob: 9864047437

Email: sarma.debojit@gmail.com

2. Dr. Bandana Sharma

HOD, Dept. of Statistics

Mob:

Email:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xvii)

Two persons of whom one shall be a woman to be nominated by the Chancellor, and

Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan

Former Chairman, NAAC

Mob: 9689766399

Email- bpatwardhan@gmail.com

 

Prof. (Retd) Shiela Bora

Former Professor, Dept. of History, DU

Mob: 94350332222

Email-shielabora@gmail.com

 

 

(xviii)

Two persons to be nominated by the State Government.

Dr. Jyoti Prasad Saikia

Former Vice Chancellor, BSSRV, Golaghat

Mob: 7099414886

Email-jpsaikia.2012@gmail.com

Dr. SabyasachiMahanta

Principal, Gorgaon College, Sivasagar

Mob: 9435057322

Email-sabyasachi.mahanta@gmail.com

 

 

(xix)

Two members (one female) from Cotton College Alumni (to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor)

Dr. Subash Khanna

Chairman and MD, Swagat Hospital, Guwahati

Mob: 9864023338

Email-profsubhashkhanna@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

Dr. Rituparna Bhattacharyya

Adjunct Professor, IITG

Mob:

Email: rituparna.bhattacharyya@iitg.ac.in