North-Eastern Hill University was established in 1973 by the Act of Parliament. The act has been passed by both houses of the parliament with the assent of the president. The campus of the university is spread over an area of 1225 acres of land. NEHU Shillong is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with grade A. The university is also recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). As per the NIRF ranking 2021 for the university category, NEHU has been ranked 59 whereas its NIRF ranking for the year 2020 in the same category was 49. In the NIRF rankings of 2021, the university has been ranked 90th in the overall category.
Fifty-three undergraduate colleges are affiliated to North-Eastern Hill University. The university has total 8 schools and 44 teaching departments. The university also has collaborations. The university offers courses in the fields of law, engineering, architecture, management, computer science, science, etc. The courses offered by the university are B.A. L.L.B (H), B.Tech, B.Arch, M.Tech, M.B.A, M.C.A., L.L.M, M.Ed., M.A. M.Sc., M.T.T.M. Admission to the courses is as per the university norms. NEHU Shillong accepts scores of JEE Main for B.Tech, NATA for B.Arch, GATE for M.Tech and MAT for M.B.A programme admission. The university has a total 311 well-qualified faculty members. The total number of students enrolled at NEHU Shillong is 4484. The student-teacher ratio at the university is 14:1.
Ample facilities are provided by NEHU Shillong. Some of them are boys hostel, girls hostel, library, auditorium, IT infrastructure, cafeteria, medical clinic, sports, gym, laboratories, etc. The university also has a training and placement cell, which provides placement assistance. The cell conducts activities like seminars, guest lectures, industrial visits, group discussions, mock interviews, etc to train the students for placement. North-Eastern Hill University provides scholarships like NEHU PG Merit Scholarship, UGC-NON- NET Fellowship for Research Scholars and The North-Eastern Hill University Students’ Aid Fund, etc.
NEHU Shillong is located at Umshing Mawkynroh, Shillong, Meghalaya. There are various modes of transport to reach the university. One can travel by air, road or rail to reach North-Eastern Hill University. The nearest railway station to the university is Tetelia Railway Station. It is located at a distance of 96.7 km and would take approximately 2 hours 15 minutes from cab or auto to reach the university. The nearest bus stop is Game Village Bus Stop. The distance between the bus stop and the university is 88.9 km and would take around 2 hours 9 minutes from the bus stop. Shillong Airport is the nearest airport to NEHU Shillong. It is 18 km far from the university and would take around 46 minutes from cab or auto.
NEHU Shillong library facilities include a vast collection of books and reports for teaching and research purposes. The university central library also has national and international journals, periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
