It is one of the oldest Student and Youth organizations in the country having its roots in the Pre-Independence period. Here is an introduction to the central ideas of the All Assam Students Union.
# ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN: AASU is an Organization of the students residing within the geographical boundary of Assam, irrespective of caste, colour and religion.
# SECULARISM: Secularism is the unique character of AASU which helps it to embrace students from all the communities whose homeland is Assam, to command confidence and support a society which is a mixture of unity and diversity.The Central Executive, the supreme body of the AASU consists of members elected by the students as per the Constitution of AASU without bothering to know which ethnic group they belong to. The secular character is maintained at all levels of the Organization. Notably, the students belonging to minority communities and other groups play an active role in the movements of AASU as its members and to date they are making significant contributions toward the achievement of AASU’s goals.
# DEMOCRACY: AASU is well known for its democratic character which is reflected in the process of election to all tiers of the organization: State, District, Sub-divisional and Regional levels. The election system touches all the students residing even in the remote areas of the State. Remoteness is not a hindrance in the way to the maintenance of the Social relationship of AASU.
# POLITICAL NEUTRALITY: AASU is an organization of the students without having allegiance to any political party.
# LEADERSHIP: Leadership is a prime organ of each and every organization. AASU is not an exception to the rule. The leadership of AASU is in the hands of the youths with appreciable academic backgrounds. Beginning from the first leadership immediately after the adoption of its Constitution in 1967 which was in the hands of Lakshi Saikia and Dilip Bhattcharjyya as President and General Secretary respectively. The leadership was passed on to Dipanka Nath and Sankor Jyoti Baruah, the existing President and General Secretary. Both have high educational qualifications. It is also worth mentioning that Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharyya, current Adviser to AASU, is the recipient of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
