Guwahati and the famous Indian physicist and Nobel laureate Sir C. V. Raman. There are eight women's hostels: Bordoichilla Women's hostel: Named after the seasonal storm that occurs in Assam every spring, before and after the festival of Bihu. Dhansiri Women's hostel: Named after the river Dhansiri Pragjyotika Women's Hostel: Named after Pragjyotishpur, the name of the capital city of historical Kamrup kingdom. Suwansiri Women's hostel: Named after the river Subansiri Kopili Women's Hostel: Named after the river Kopili New Women's Hostel Pobitara Madam Curie Women's Hostel: Named after the Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuary and the physicist Marie Curie. Jiri Women's Hostel There is also a married-scholars hostel, which is at present serving as a makeshift accommodation for newly recruited faculty of the university. Communications E-Rickshaw, the chief mode of public transport in and around Tezpur, runs between Tezpur University and Tezpur city. There is an ASTC bus utility between the university and the ASTC bus stand located at the heart of Tezpur city near the State Bank of India (Main Branch). ASTC and private buses run daily between Tezpur and some other major places like Guwahati (ISBT, Lokhra), Bongaigaon, North Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, etc. 20-seater cabs ply between Tezpur and Paltan Bazaar, Guwahati. Dekargaon Railway Station offers a link between Tezpur and to other parts of Assam. Travelers can also opt for flying to and from Tezpur where the nearest airport - Tezpur Airport provides air link with Kolkata and Silchar. For other destinations, the nearest airport is the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Guwahati. Organisation and administration Schools and departments The university has four schools of studies which are divided into 27 departments and additional centers and cells. School of Sciences School of Humanities & Social Sciences School of Management Sciences School of Engineering The School of Sciences is divided into six departments, which provides undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Science and carry on research in science and mathematics. Department of Chemical Sciences Department of Mathematical Sciences Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department of Pharmacy Department of Physics Department of Environmental Science The School of Humanities & Social Sciences provides education as well as diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs related to humanities and social sciences in the following departments: Department of Assamese Department of Cultural Studies Department of English Department of Foreign Languages Department of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Sociology Department of Hindi Department