Lunglei Government College

Lunglei College
Type College
Location Lunglei, Mizoram, India
Campus Urban
Affiliations Mizoram University
Website lgc.ac.in

Lunglei Government College is the biggest college in the town of Lunglei, Mizoram. It is graded B++ by NAAC.[1] Talks are underway now with UGC to set up Mizoram University campus in Lunglei Government College campus, thus making it a constituent college of Mizoram University like Pachhunga University College.[2] The College has 807 students and 61 Faculty.[3]

Location

Lunglei Government College is located in Lunglei which has a population of 60,000. 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 in the year 10 September 1964 by 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 Grant Commission (UGC) Act in 1981 and was accorded the 12(b) status in July 2008. It is currently affiliated to Mizoram University.

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 girl’s 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[4][5].

References

  1. ↑ "Institutions accredited by NAAC" (PDF). NAAC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "UGC Chairman assures Mizoram University campus in Lunglei – Mizo News". Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lunglei College golden jubilee lawm". Vanglaini.org. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lunglei Government College Multipurpose Hall chu Higher & Technical Education Minister R. Romawia'n a hawng". Zoen. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "RUSA sum cheng nuai 70 senga sak Lunglei Government College Multipurpose Hall hawn a ni". www.zonet.i. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

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