North-Eastern Hill University

North-Eastern Hill University
MottoRise Up and Build
TypePublic central university
Established1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Academic affiliations
UGC; AICTE; ICAR; ICSSR; BCI
ChancellorJustice L. Narasimha Reddy (Retd.)
Vice-ChancellorPrabha Shankar Shukla[1]
RectorGovernor of Meghalaya
VisitorPresident of India
Academic staff
300[2]
Students4,741[2]
Undergraduates1,075[2]
Postgraduates2,729[2]
937[2]
Location, ,
793022
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25°36′36″N 91°54′5″E / 25.61000°N 91.90139°E / 25.61000; 91.90139
CampusSuburban
NicknameNEHU
Websitewww.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]

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]

  1. ^ "President Ram Nath Kovind approves appointments of vice chancellors of 12 central universities: Ministry of education". The Times of India 13:29 IST. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2021" (PDF). North-Eastern Hill University.
  3. ^ Suba TB, ed. (2012). North-Eastern Hill University: Thirty-eight Annual Report 2011-2012 (PDF). NEHU. p. v-vi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ^ NEHU (2013). Prospectus (PDF). North Eastern Hill University. pp. 1–6.