North-Eastern Hill University

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North-Eastern Hill University
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MottoRise Up and Build
Type Public central university
Established1973
(51 years ago) (1973)
Academic affiliations
 UGC; AICTE; ICAR; ICSSR; BCI
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla [1]
Rector Governor of Meghalaya
Visitor President of India
Academic staff
300 [2]
Students4,741 [2]
Undergraduates 1,075 [2]
Postgraduates 2,729 [2]
937 [2]
Location
Shillong
,
Meghalaya
,
793022
,
India

25°36′36″N91°54′5″E / 25.61000°N 91.90139°E / 25.61000; 91.90139
CampusSuburban
Nickname NEHU
Website www.nehu.ac.in

North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University established on 19 July 1973 by an Act of the Indian Parliament. The university is in the suburb of Shillong, the state capital of Meghalaya, India. The university has two campuses, in Shillong and Tura. Both campuses are in Meghalaya state. The first pro-vice chancellor was Early Rising Singha [3]

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It is the University Grants Commission's University with Potential for Excellence (conferred in 2006). It was established as a regional university for the states of northeast India, including Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, and had given birth to Nagaland University in 1994 and Mizoram University in 2001. [4]

Campus

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 accommodates National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Sports Authority of India (SAI) and The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU). [5]

Organisation and administration

Governance

The head of the administration is the vice-chancellor (VC), who is appointed by the visitor of the university, the President of India, for a five-year tenure. The Governor of Meghalaya is the chief rector. Under the VC are two pro-vice-chancellors, one for each of the two campuses, Tura and Shillong, and a Registrar. [6] As of December 2021, 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 former Maharaja of Mayurbhanj, 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 in Mawkynroh-Umshing. [4]

Schools

The university has the following schools, departments and centres of studies: [8]

Jurisdictions and affiliated colleges

The jurisdiction of the university extended originally to the states of Meghalaya and Nagaland and the erstwhile Union 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]

Academics

Library

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 Indian Ministry 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. [11] 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.

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2021) [12] 90
NIRF (Universities) (2021) [13] 59

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked North-Eastern Hill University 90th overall in India [12] and 59th among universities [13] in 2021.

Notable alumni

Faculty

NameAffiliationNotabilityAwardsReferences
Prof. Barrister Pakem Professor of Political Science Longest Serving Vice Chancellor of NEHU,Member of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly & Cabinet Minister of Meghalaya [16]
Prof. David R. Syiemlieh Professor of History Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University & Chairperson of Union Public Service Commission. [17]
Prof. Mrinal Miri Professor of Philosophy Vice Chancellor of & Nominated Member of Parliament to Rajya Sabha
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Padma Bhushan
[18]
Prof. Tanka Bahadur Subba Professor of Anthropology Vice Chancellor of Sikkim University
Prof. Laltluangliana Khiangte Professor of Mizo

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