Tezpur University which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1994, envisaged in its statutes to offer employment oriented and interdisciplinary courses to meet the local and regional aspirations and the development needs of the state of Assam. Tezpur University has been offering courses and promote research in areas which are of special and direct relevance to the region and in emerging areas in Science and Technology.
Researchers belonging to 13 academic Departments are engaged in activities promoting Interdisciplinary Science Research at Tezpur University which has culminated more than 26 research publications (in the year 2022), 32 granted (42 published) patents, 25 funded projects in recent time. More than 50 scientific events have been organized during the last five years. There are also 10 dedicated Cells/Centers supporting Interdisciplinary Science Research at Tezpur University (ISR-TU). Incentives for researchers involved in Interdisciplinary Research based on outcomes are also under active consideration of Tezpur University.
Dedicated offices of Dean, R&D, IPR, CMDR have been providing administrative supports for promotion of Interdisciplinary Science Research at Tezpur University (ISR-TU) whereas the facilities available in Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Centre, High Performance Computer Centre remain useful for Interdisciplinary Science Research.