The establishment of Tezpur University is considered to be one of the outcomes of the Assam Accord, along with the establishment of Assam University and the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

Tezpur University was established, by an Act of Parliament, in 1994. The then prime minister of India, P. V. Narasimha Rao, chaired the opening of the university.

NRI admission quota on Tezpur University,

NRI admission is possible in this university. They have reserved some seats for NRIs, POI students under DASA/CIWG quota for students.

In the NRI admission quota, they are providing approximately 16 seats for NRI, CIWG, POI students. Students have to score at least 65% on their 10+2 exam to get a seat at this university.