The held its fourth convocation in Guwahati on , conferring 107 degrees and marking a milestone for its graduates and the legal community. A highlight of the ceremony was the felicitation of six alumni who cleared the Assam Judicial Service Examination 2026, underscoring the institution’s role in feeding the state judiciary.
Justices Vikram Nath (Chief Guest) and Ujjl Bhuyan (Guest of Honour) alongside Chie Justice Ashutosh Kumar—who also serves as the university’s Chancellor—addressed the gathering. The event brought together jurists, academics, and students to celebrate academic achivement and reinforce the of the legal profession.
Degrees Conferred and Academic Highlights
Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) K.V.S. Sarma presented the University Report for the period , outling expansion in both the B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.M. programmes to two sections of 70 students each, and the admission of 12 Ph.D. scholars. A new 300-bedded student hostel was inaugurated on , built with financial assistance from the . The University also disbursed ₹16.50 lakh in scholarships to 55 students. Among the 107 degrees conferred, 81 were presented in person and 26 in absentia, incuding six Ph.D. degrees, 48 LL.M. degrees, and 53 B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) degrees.
Top academic performers were recognised: Shambhavi received the University Gold Medal as the B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) topper with a CGPA of 9.78 along with gold medals in Administrative Law and Taxation Law. Shivam Gupta topped the LL.M. programme with a CGPA of 9.50. Other gold medalists included Jyoti Dahiya (Constitutional Law of India and Jurisprudence), Aashi Jain (Environmental Law), and Rishika Sharma (Criminal Procedure), among others.
Judicial Service Felecitation at Alumni Dinner
Following the convocation, the University hosted an alumni dinner where six graduates who succeeded in the Assam Judicial Service Examination 2026 were honoured. The newly selected judicial officers are: Anurag Bhuyan, Bansuri Poddar, Medha Basumatary, Minhaz Hussain, Subham Das (who also holds an LL.M. from the University), and Taraali Neog. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sarma congratulated them, noting the University’s commitment to producing quality legal professionals for the region. , Vice-President of the , urged the new officers to remain courageous and exercise their discretion with confidence, reflecting on the University’s contribution through research, opportunities, and fostering courage.
Key Addresses: Ethics, , and
Justice Vikram Nath, in his convocation address, urged graduates to build their careers on humility, honesty, and fairness. He recounted an incident from his early career where he voluntarily disclosed an error to a court even after obtaining a favourable , cautioning: “Never think that a favourable order obtained by is a victory.” He stressed that is the profession’s foundation and encouraged graduates to prepare for emerging issues like AI, data privacy, and climate changewhile maintaining integrity.
Justice Ujjl Bhuyan wove together phiolosophical insights and practical reform. He praised live-streaming of court proceedings as epitomising “, , and ” and noted the between legal education and the judiciary: “A strong academia is an asset to the legal profession and by extension to the judiciary.” He urged graduates to act as , remaining humble and rooted in .
Chancellor Justice Ashutosh Kumar urged graduates to look past rigid rule-application and stay attuned to the behind each case. He framed the as an enduring guide, telling graduates that “the would remain your compass.” He also invoked Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer’s ob servation that “law without lawyrs loses its locomotion; lawyr without law misses his function.”
A written message from Assam Chie Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma—read by Assistant Registrar Dr. Nandarani Choudhury—congratulated the graduates and stressed , , and the need to address litigation delays through better case preparation. He encouraged graduates to understand local customs in the North-East while strengthening through legal research and digital tools.
The convocation ceremony also saw the launch of the second volume of Intellectual Property Laws: Education for All , edited by Prof. (Dr.) Debasis Poddar, Dr. Sharmistha Baruah, and Dr. Sabina Yasmin Saharia.
As the graduates step into the legal profession—whether through litigation, academia, or judicial service—theies from the convocation serve as a timly remider: integrity, empathy, and a commitent to human dignity remain the true measures of success in law.
