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| Motto | Rise Up and Build |
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| Type | Publiccentral university |
| Established | 1973; 52 years ago (1973) |
Academic affiliations | UGC;AICTE;ICAR;ICSSR;BCI |
| Chancellor | Justice L. Narasimha Reddy (Retd.) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prabha Shankar Shukla[1] |
| Rector | Governor of Meghalaya |
| Visitor | President of India |
Academic staff | 300[2] |
| Students | 4,741[2] |
| Undergraduates | 1,075[2] |
| Postgraduates | 2,729[2] |
| 937[2] | |
| Location | ,, 793022 ,25°36′36″N91°54′5″E / 25.61000°N 91.90139°E /25.61000; 91.90139 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Nickname | NEHU |
| Website | www |
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North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is aCentral University established on 19 July 1973 by an Act of theIndian Parliament. The university is in the suburb ofShillong, the state capital ofMeghalaya,India. The university has two campuses, inShillong andTura. Both campuses are inMeghalaya state. The first pro-vice chancellor was Early Rising Singha[3]
It is theUniversity Grants Commission'sUniversity with Potential for Excellence (conferred in 2006). It was established as a regional university for the states ofnortheast India, includingMeghalaya,Nagaland,Arunachal Pradesh andMizoram, and had given birth toNagaland University in 1994 andMizoram University in 2001.[4]
NEHU has two academic campuses, one at Mawkynroh-Umshing, Shillong, and another at Chasingre, Tura. Shillong is the headquarters of academic and administrative functions. The main campus is 1225 acres in area. It accommodatesNational Council of Science Museums (NCSM),Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Shillong Regional Centre ,Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR),Sports Authority of India (SAI) andThe English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU).[5]
List of Vice-Chancellors
| Name | Notability | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Barrister Pakem | ||
| Mrinal Miri | ||
| Prabha Shankar Shukla |
The head of the administration is thevice-chancellor (VC), who is appointed by thevisitor of the university, thePresident of India, for a five-year tenure. TheGovernor of Meghalaya is thechief rector. Under the VC are two pro-vice-chancellors, one for each of the two campuses, Tura and Shillong, and aRegistrar.[6] As of December 2021,[update] the VC is Prabha Shankar Shukla.[7]
Initially, the academic departments and the administration of NEHU at Shillong functioned from three prime sites in the Shillong city; one from the formerMaharaja ofMayurbhanj, the other from the Rani of Bijni and the third one from the Government of Meghalaya, popularly known as Horse-Shoe Building. The university now runs its central administration from its main campus inMawkynroh-Umshing.[4]
The university has the following schools, departments and centres of studies:[8]
The jurisdiction of the university extended originally to the states of Meghalaya and Nagaland and the erstwhileUnion Territories of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.[9] With the establishment of the Nagaland University on 6 September 1994, the jurisdiction of NEHU ceased over Nagaland. Likewise with the establishment of the Mizoram University the jurisdiction of NEHU over Mizoram also ceased from June 2001. Arunachal Pradesh has its own university.[10]The North Eastern Regional Institute Of Science and Technology was initially affiliated to the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong.[11]
The Central Library started in 1973 with a collection of 600 books. Its membership demographic includes university and college teachers, postgraduate and undergraduate honors students and members of the non-teaching staff. The permanent library at Shillong campus was funded by the IndianMinistry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) and inaugurated in 2006. It now has a collection of over 230,000 books, 38,000 bound periodicals and it subscribes to 316 foreign and 366 Indian journals.[12]Readers can also have access to Thesis works compiled by PhD recipients over the years. The library is technologically endowed for ease and comfort of the students. A highly qualified library staff is available to assist students with any help they need.The library has a collection of rare works by leading Indian scholars some of which are not available anywhere, but certain libraries in the country.
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2024)[13] | 151-200 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2024)[14] | 101-150 |
TheNational Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked North-Eastern Hill University 151-200 overall in India[15] and 101-150 among universities[16] in 2024.
| Name | Notability | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Sukhendu Debbarma | Historian &Professor of History atTripura University | |
| Dr. Lalchungnunga | FormerPrincipal ofSerampore College | |
| Prasenjit Biswas | Professor ofPhilosophy & Philosopher | |
| Brahma Dev Sharma | Vice chancellor | |
| Name | Notability | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Budi Habung | Judge ofGauhati High Court | |
| Justice Kakheto Sema | Judge ofGauhati High Court | |
| Justice Nelson Sailo | Judge ofGauhati High Court | |
| Justice Lanusungkum Jamir | Acting Chief Justice ofGauhati High Court | |
| Justice Biswadeep Bhattacharjee[17] | Judge ofMeghalaya High Court | |
| Name | Affiliation | Notability | Awards | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. Barrister Pakem | Professor ofPolitical Science | Longest ServingVice Chancellor of NEHU, Member ofMeghalaya Legislative Assembly &Cabinet Minister ofMeghalaya | [18][19] | |
| Prof. David R. Syiemlieh | %2c_in_New_Delhi_on_February_21%2c_2017.jpg) | Vice Chancellor ofRajiv Gandhi University & Chairperson ofUnion Public Service Commission. |  | [20] |
| Prof. Mrinal Miri | Professor ofPhilosophy | Vice Chancellor of &Nominated Member of Parliament to Rajya Sabha |  | [21] |
| Prof. Tanka Bahadur Subba | Professor ofAnthropology | Vice Chancellor ofSikkim University | ||
| Prof. Laltluangliana Khiangte | Professor ofMizo | Principal ofSerampore College | | |
| Prof.Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri |  | Vice Chancellor ofTezpur University | [22] | |
| Prof. Ricky AJ Syngkon | Professor ofCommerce | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha fromShillong Lok Sabha constituency | ||
| Maya S[23] | Associate Professor, Philosophy | Indian author and academic |
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