Government Aizawl College

College in Mizoram, India

Aizawl CollegeType| College

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Established| 1975
Location|

Aizawl

Mizoram

India

23°43′10″N 92°43′16″E﻿ / ﻿23.7194399°N 92.7210489°E﻿ / 23.7194399; 92.7210489
Campus| Urban
Website| gac.ac.in

Aizawl College is a college in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. It is accredited with B+ Grade by NAAC[1] and has 445 students currently studying in the college.[2]

Aizawl College Sikulpuikawn Campus

## History[edit]

Established as ‘Aizawl College’ in 1975 by a team of philanthropic citizens meeting at the Office chamber of the then Legislative Assembly Speaker, Dr. H.Thansanga, on the 13 January 1975, Aizawl College (later renamed Government Aizawl College following its take-over by the State Government) was formally inaugurated by Pu Ch. Chhunga, the first Chief Minister of Mizoram. Classes started on the evening of 25 August 1975 with 350 students of Pre University Class and six Lecturers. It was up graded to Deficit Grant-in-aid status with effect from 1 November 1984 and became Government on 1 January 1989. The College was included under section 2(f) of the UGC Act 1956[3] and section 12(B) of the UGC Act 1956 with effect from 17 March 1987. While affiliated to the NEHU, the college was one of the prominent members of the NEHU family. It is now affiliated to Mizoram University.

## Location[edit]

Government Aizawl College Mualpui Campus

Aizawl College was at Sikulpuikawn, Mission Veng, It has been shifted to Mualpui near Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Aizawl) with an area of 12471.50 square miles. The Commerce building block, Cafetaria and Students' Common Room were inaugurated in 2018.[4]

## Departments[edit]

The College has two stream – Arts and Commerce with eight different disciplines under Arts Stream.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "College Graded B+ by NAAC in 3rd Cycle". Government Aizawl College. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
2. ^ "Mizoram college-ah mi 4,911 lut thar". Vanglaini. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
3. ^ "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
4. ^ "CHIEF MINISTER IN GOVT AIZAWL COLLEGE COMMERCE BLOCK BUILDING THAR A HAWNG". DIPR Mizoram. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Government Aizawl College Official Website
* Google. "Government Aizawl College" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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Mizoram University

People|

* Visitor: President of India
* Rector: Governor of Mizoram
* Vice-Chancellor: Prof Dibakar Chandra Deka

Constituent College|

* Pachhunga University College

Colleges|

* Government Aizawl College
* Government Aizawl North College
* Government Aizawl West College
* Government Champhai College
* Helen Lowry College of Arts & Commerce
* College of Teachers Education, Aizawl
* Government Kolasib College
* Lunglei Government College
* Government Serchhip College
* Higher and Technical Institute of Mizoram
* Government Hnahthial College
* Government Hrangbana College
* Government J. Buana College
* Government J. Thankima College
* Government Johnson College
* Government Khawzawl College
* Government Lawngtlai College
* St. Xavier's College, Lengpui
* Mizoram College of Nursing
* Mizoram College of Nursing
* Government Mizoram Law College
* National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aizawl
* Mizoram Engineering College
* Government Saiha College
* Government Saitual College
* Government T. Romana College
* Government Zawlnuam College
* Government Zirtiri Residential Science College

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