North Eastern Hill University

About North Eastern Hill University

North Eastern Hill University was set up by an Act of Parliament and notified on 19th July 1973. The jurisdiction of the University extended originally to the states of Meghalaya and Nagaland and the erstwhile Union Territories of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. With the establishment of the Nagaland University on 6th 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. However the North-Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology located in Arunachal Pradesh is affiliated to NEHU. By the year 1991, with the completion of the construction of several residential quarters for the faculty, hostels for men and women, a ring road, a modern workshop for the University Scientific Instruction Centre, a building for the Regional Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre, and Guest House-cum-Seminar Complex, a complex of buildings for the science departments and with our own electricity and water supply system in place, the campus took the visible shape of an attractive University in the making. The telecommunication department has set up a fully automated telephone exchange on the campus. This is first of its kind in any University in the region.With its Headquarters at Shillong, it had campuses in Nagaland and Mizoram. NEHU has a campus in Tura (Garo Hills District, Meghalaya). The university main campus is spread over 1024 acres of picturesque, gently undulating and thickly wooded land. There are 67 undergraduate colleges affiliated to NEHU awarding professional and other degrees.

The NEHU, Tura campus was established in February 1996. The campus started with the department of English and Garo. We opened the Department of Education in 2001 and the Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Production (RDAP) in 2002.  The Department of Management was started from July 2006.

The Departments of NEHU Tura Campus:

• Department of Agricultural Production & Rural Development.
• Department of Management.
• Department of English.
• Department of Garo.
• Department of Education.

Contact:
Pro Vice Chancellor
Tel. Nos: 03651-223107 (O) / 224450 (Res)
Mobile 9436113057; Fax No.: 03651-223953

Mailing Address :
NEHU, Tura Campus
Chandmari-794002, Tura, Meghalaya.

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University Schools

• School of Physical Science.
• School of Social Science.
• School of Life Science.
• School of Humanities & Education.
• School of Human & Environmental Science.
• School of Economics, Management & Information Science.
• School of Technology.

Facilities

Accommodation - There are a few hostels providing seats to limited number of male and female students in separate hostels at the Shillong campus. At present the University has fifteen hostels accommodating students in either single or two/three bed sharing basis. All the hostels are provided with a common mess as well as sports and recreational facility. Intending candidates may apply to the Dean, Students’ Welfare (DSW), North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, through their respective Heads of the department, after completing the process of admission. However, admission to a course of study in the University does not bestow any guarantee or right for hostel accommodation. For Tura campus, candidates may apply for hostel accommodation, through the Head of the department, to the Pro-Vice- Chancellor, NEHU, Tura. The campus also has residential quarters for teaching and non-teaching staff.

Library - It has collection of over 2.3 lakh volumes of books and bound periodicals supplemented by the enormous information resources now available through the UGC-INFONET Consortium and the links to global information resources and services provided on its web-page. The NEHU Central Library is equipped with high-end computers and other electronic and audio-visual equipment to provide seamless in-house and online services.

Computer Centre - It is involved in Software Development, Preparation of Monthly Salary Sheet, Fund Management etc. It provides Internship Programme for B.Tech, BCA & MCA. In January 2009, The PARAM Sheersh, a High Performance Computer System, created and installed by C-DAC at Computer Centre, NEHU. The Computer system was funded by Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India.

NDVN Facility - The University has  established a NDVN facility providing internet access with 2 Mbps Leased Line from ERNET, India and 8 Mbps Leased Line from BSNL. All Campus departments have on-line access to Internet. The NEHU mail server and web server are fully functional and more state-of-art features are planned to make this facility an indispensable aid to the academic cause of the University.

Transport - The University has its own transport system. There are a number buses operating from the campus to different points in the city at regular intervals. All students of NEHU need to pay a nominal fee, which entitles them to avail the facility.

SAIF - Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility provides facilities of sophisticated analytical instruments to researchers through its Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities (SAIF) Programme so that the non-availability of these instruments in their institutes may not come in the way of scientists in pursuing R&D activities requiring such facilities and they are able to keep pace with developments taking place globally.

BIC - Bioinformatics Centre under the Bioitechnology Information System Network (BTIS) program at North-Eastern Hill University has been setup and funded by Department of Biotechnology DBT), Ministry of Science &  Technology. The forest wealth includes numerous orchids, timber-yielding trees, medicinal and aromatic plants, animals and microbes and some unique plants and animals from the region. For the bio-resource development, its exploration, conservation and proper utilization, an urgent need was felt for linkage with the Bio-informatics network. The Centre is part of the national bio-information network and functions as an information base in various areas of biosciences.

Admission to Foreign Students - Foreign students seeking admission under (i) Cultural Exchange Fellowship programme of Govt. of India or (ii) those financing their studies on their own shall have to satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria for admission to various programmes of study of NEHU. II. The applicants shall apply in a prescribed form by the month of January every year for the academic session beginning in August of the year with an application fee of US$ 25/- (Twenty five) payable to ‘Finance Officer, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India’.

Study Tours/Field Visits/ Travel Concession - The University facilitates study tours/field visits conducted by the departments to any part of the country. Students are provided with concessional train fare and a modest daily allowance for the entire period of the study tour/ field visit. Rail 23 travel concession is also provided to all the students for their research/field work and other academic activities. Rail travel concessions are also available to students visiting their home town during vacations.

Health Centre - The University has two health centres in Shillong; one located in Bijni Complex and the other on the Campus, Umshing. The health centres provide free medical care and medicines to the teaching and administrative staff as well as to the students of the University.

Sports Council - The department of sports facilitates sports activities to all the colleges affiliated to NEHU. The department organizes sports events in Shillong and Tura campuses. The events consists of Cricket, football, hockey, Boxing, Judo, Best Physique, Weight-Lifting, Athletics, Table Tennis, Badminton, Chess, basketball, Volley ball for men and women. The department have four coaches of the events - Cricket, Basket ball, Football and Athletics.

UGC-Academic Staff College - The objective of Academic Staff College (ASC), NEHU is to enable teachers to understand the significance of higher education in the global and Indian contexts; to keep abreast with the latest developments in their specific subjects; to promote computer literacy as well as use of Information and Computer Technology in teaching and learning, etc.

SC/ST Cell - SC/ST Cell is fully and actively engaged in getting reservation policy of the Government implemented by the University throughout the year. The University has constituted a Standing Committee for SCs/STs to strengthen implementation, evaluation and monitoring of reservation orders/guidelines.

NSS - National Service Scheme Cell, sponsored by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) of Government of India, envisages to utilize free time of graduate students for social work.

Guest House - The University has Guest Houses at Shillong, Guwahati Airport and Tura Campus. It is is capable of accommodating more than 200 delegates at a time. These include AC Suites, VIP Rooms, and well furnished Guest rooms with intercom facility, television etc.

USIC - University Science Instrumentation Centre is the primary thrust area for instrumentation applications, development and maintenance.

Publication Cell -  It has mainly concerned itself with the publication of university and undergraduate textbooks, general books, supplementary reading materials, reference books, research works particularly those relating to the North-East, Endowment Lectures delivered in the university and official publications like the university calendar, the Annual Report, NEHU News and The NEHU Journal. NEHU Publications also publishes six higher-secondary textbooks as per a standing agreement with the Meghalaya Board of Higher Secondary Education. Apart from these, the cell is also functioning as the official printer of the university.

Alumni Association - The aim of AA is to provide a vibrant, dynamic and interactive forum to (a) keep in touch with our past and present alumni and (b) provide our alumni a platform to keep in touch with your alma mater.

CPC - Counselling and Placement Cell organize counselling and campus placement activities at NEHU in the month of April.

Achievements

• The University has been accorded a 4 star status by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) of India for a period of five years, commencing from September, 2000.

• In the year 2006, it was chosen as a ‘University with Potential for Excellence’ by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

• NEHU is among the first few select Universities, which provide affiliation to ‘Minority Educational Institutions’ from all over the country. It is also a member ‘University for Promotion of Indian Higher Education Abroad (PIHEAD)’ of UGC’s ‘Study India Programme’.

• Awards like the Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Literary Award, Prof. M. K. Khare Memorial Prize, Smti. Sarada Krishna Iyer Memorial Award, U Tirot Sing Memorial Prize, Prof. M. N. Karna Young Sociologist Award and Rajendra Kumar Sunheri Devi Jain Charitable Prize/Award have been instituted. NEHU has two prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Chairs for research on “Protective Discrimination” and “Contemporary Studies” (Tribal Development).

• Three of the science departments also receive grants under UGC’s COSIST programme. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has extended financial help to six science departments as part of its FIST scheme. In addition, CSIR, DST, DAE, DRDO, UGC, Ford Foundation, DBT, and MoE & F, NEC, etc. have awarded a number of research projects to members of the faculty of different departments. The University is the recipient of a number of endowments of various organizations and individuals.