Madhabdev University is a public state university located in Narayanpur, Assam. The university is established by The Assam Act No. XXXV of 2017 which was passed by the Government of Assam on 7 September 2017. It was created by upgrading Madhavdev College of Narayanpur, North Lakhimpur.

Meaning

The first meeting for the establishment of the college was held on 24 November 1963 at Madhavpur Higher Primary School near Narayanpur town and in 1964 the college was established as Narayanpur College. The first president was Kamal Gogoi and the founding secretary was the freedom fighter Purnananda Dutta. The first ad hoc management committee of the college was formed on 1 July of that year. In the first year, there were 75 students and 5 teachers in the departments of English, Assamese, Political Science, History and Economics. The college was renamed as Madhavdev College on 2 August 1966.

Madhabdev University was the first university in Assam to introduce the FYUGP, back in 2022–23, ahead of other universities.

Thought

• The University provides Four-Year Undergraduate Programmes (FYUGP) through its academic departments and affiliated colleges, in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 framework.
• Postgraduate Programmes are offered exclusively through the academic departments of the University.
• Madhabdev University offers Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programmes, conducted solely on the University campus, to promote innovative research and scholarly contributions.