The University established the Shri Shri Aniruddhadeva Chair in recognition of the service and contribution the Department with an objective to study the religion and ethno-history of this region. Thus, the Chair has become an eminent centre for socio-cultural studies. It organizes the Birth Anniversary of Shri Shri Aniruddhadeva and special lectures by scholars and social workers every year.

The Government of Assam was desirous of establishing a Chair in the name of Siu-Ka-Pha, the first Ahom king in medieval Assam and the founder of the Ahom kingdom in the 13th Century and has chosen Dibrugarh University as a place for establishing the Chair. This Chair is an academic unit established in the Department of History, Dibrugarh University to strive for research in the field of history of medieval and modern North-East India to unravel the multifaceted socio-economic, cultural and political processes which shaped the identity and history of Assam and North-East India. For more details Click here

The UGC sanctioned a grant for the establishment of Buddhist Study Centre during the 12th plan period.The Centre is attached to and developed by the Department of History. It is engaged in research on Buddhism, Buddhist Communities of North East India and Buddhist culture. It organizes seminars, lectures by eminent Buddhist scholars.