Padma Shri (2010), Sahitya Akademi Award (1998), Asam Sahitya Sabha’s Best Playwright Award, Sangeet Natak Akademi (2003), Assam Valley Literary Award (2005)
Chief Justice, Gauhati High Court
Rajat Kamal in 1979, 81, 88, 91, 93, Sahitya Academy (1976), and Padma Shri (2001)
Chief Minister of Assam
Bharat Ratna awarded in 2019, Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1992)
Sahitya Academy Award (1961)
Sahitya Academy Award (1964)
Rajat Kamal in 1969
Governor of Bihar and Tripura (2009-2013)
Rajat Kamal in 1987
Olympian (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996)
Judge, Gauhati High Court
Bharat Ratna awarded in 1999
Judge
Chief Minister of Assam
Chief Minister of Assam (1983, 1991)
Governor of Mizoram (1987)
Sahitya Academy Award (1978) Srimanta Sankardeva Award
Padma Shri (2019)
Sahitya Academy Award (1983), Jnanpith Award (2000), Principal Prince Claus Laureate (2008)
Sahitya Academy Award (1955)
Padma Shri
Chief Minister of Assam
IAS
Sahitya Academy Award (1988), Saraswati Samman Padma Shri (2015)
Governor of Punjab (1973)
Chief Minister of Assam(1970)
Padma Shri (2011), Sahitya Akademi Award (2001), Assam Valley Literary Award (1998)
Judge, Gauhati High Court
Arjuna Award
Padma Bhushan (1963)
Chief Minister of Nagaland
Chief Justice of India
National Award for Best Film (2018) – Swarna Kamal in 2018
Sahitya Akademi Award (2008)
Judge
Chief Minister of Assam
Prime Minister of Assam before independence
Captain, Indian National Football Team (1948 Olympics)
Sahitya Academy Award (1967)
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Swarna Kamal for Best Critics (2003) – Rajat Kamal in 2017
This compilation represents a select roster of distinguished alumni from Cotton University (erstwhile Cotton College) and should not be construed as a comprehensive documentation of all notable graduates. The institution has produced numerous eminent personalities throughout its illustrious history who have excelled in diverse fields and contributed significantly to society, many of whom may not be included in this present compilation. The alumni mentioned here may be deceased or living as of the time of compilation, and their status may have changed since then. Photographs of all distinguished alumni were not available at the time of compilation, and efforts to collect and preserve historical photographs of notable alumni continue as part of the organisation’s ongoing documentation process.