ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
• About The University
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.
From the year 2008, the Bachelor’s Degree Programmes are being offered.The Bachelor's Programmes include B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Computer Application.
Apart from these graduate programmes, the University is offering Post Graduate Diploma Programmes in the area of Computer Application, Business Management, Broadcast Journalism, Mass Communication and Human Resource Management


Hatsingimari College Study Centre, Hatsingimari
Hatsingimari College, Hatsingimari has a study centre of KKHSOU, which was established by the Governsment of Assam in the year 2019 and recognized by the Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi. The main Purpose of the university is to promote education among the unreached, downtrodden and backward sections of the society through open and distance learning (ODL) at very minimum fees. Presently, the study centre is offering the following courses:


COURSE OFFERING
1. Bachelor of Arts (B.A Honors & Pass Course)
2. M.A. in Assamese, Education, Political Science, English and Education

Students who have passed 10+2 stage or Bachelor of Preparatory Programme (BPP) of KKHSOU are eligible for admission in the above courses. Admission for BPP is held twice in a year and students who have not even passed HSLC can be admitted to BPP. Classes of KKHSOU are held on every Sunday. Students of conventional B.A., B.Sc. courses can also simultaneously take up their preferred courses of KKHSOU. This convergence of conventional and ODL (Open and Distance Learning) system will greatly increase the scope of employability of the students. For admission and detailed information regarding admission and examination, Contact: Mr. Nurul Hassan Siddique, Coordinator, KKHSOU Study centre, Hatsingimari College, Hatsingimari. For other detailed information kindly see the website: www.kkhsou.in