Lunglei Government College is the biggest college in the town of

Lunglei Lunglei (Pron: /ˈlooŋgˌleɪ/) is a town, situated in the south-central part of Mizoram state, northeastern India. Lunglei, literally meaning 'bridge of rock' got its name from a bridge like rock found in the riverine area around Nghasih - a ...

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

. It is graded B++ by NAAC. Talks are underway now with UGC to set up

Mizoram University Mizoram University is a central university under the University Grants Commission, Government of India, and was established on 2 July 2001, by the Mizoram University Act (2000) of the Parliament of India. The President of India is the official ...

campus in Lunglei Government College campus, thus making it a constituent college of

Pachhunga University College Pachhunga University College (PUC) is a public institute in Aizawl, Mizoram, and the only constituent college of Mizoram University, a central university established by an Act of Parliament of India. Founded in 1958 as Aijal College, it is the ...

. The College has 1250 students and 63 Faculty.

Location

Lunglei Government College is located in

which has a population of 77,482. The College has a 29.74 bigha of land in the heart of the town bearing Land Lease No.DLP 25 of 1998

History

Lunglei Government College (LGC) was established on 10 September 1964 under the concerted efforts of the then elites of the society. It was provincialized in 1976 by the Government of Mizoram. The College was then recognized under section 2(b) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act in 1981 and was accorded the 12(b) status in July 2008. It is currently affiliated to

Departments

Lunglei Government College has two streams: Arts and Science with 8 subjects’ areas of Arts and 6 subjects of Science. The College is the only Government College which offers the study of ‘Philosophy’ and ‘Geology’ in the State.

Facilities

The College has one girls' hostel and another two hostels under construction. The Consortium of Educational Communication (CEC) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sponsored INFINIUM has been installed EDUSAT satellite receiver in 2008, to impart better education in the College. A Certificate course in Computer Application was started at the College from 27 July 2009 with the financial assistance of UGC. The College multipurpose hall was inaugurated in April 2018.

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