North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University established in 1973 having two campuses: Shillong and Tura in Meghalaya.

The university at the national level ranks at 16 according to the India Today AC-Nielsen Best Universities Survey of 2012, and at 11 at the TOP Central Universities. It also has a world ranking at 1821 by the University Ranking by Academic Performance

Contact Address
North-Eastern Hill University,
Umshing Mawkynroh
Shillong 793022, Meghalaya
(0364) 2721001/2550101
FAX: (0364) 2550076

Schools
The university has the following schools (departments/centres of studies):

School of Physical Science
• Chemistry,
• Mathematics,
• Physics,
• Statistics,
• Science Education
School of Social Science
• History,
• Political Science,
• Law,
• Sociology,
• Rural Planning & Development
• Cultural and Creative Studies
School of Life Science
• Botany,
• Biochemistry,
• Biotechnology & Bioinformatics,
• Zoology.
School of Humanities & Education
• Education (at Shillong and Tura),
• English (at Shillong and Tura),
• Garo,
• Hindi,
• Khasi,
• Linguistics,
• Philosophy,
• Adult & Continuing Education,
• Distance Education
School of Human & Environmental Science
• Anthropology,
• Rural Development & Agricultural Production (at Tura),
• Geography,
• Environmental Studies.
School of Economics, Management & Information Science
• Commerce,
• Economics,
• Library and Information Science,
• Management.
• Journalism and Mass Communication
• Tourism and Hotel Management
School of Engineering & Technology
• Architecture,
• Electronics and Communication Engineering,
• Information Technology,
• Nano Technology,
• Bio Medical Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Basic Sciences & Social Sciences.

Awards, Honours and Prizes

The University was awarded the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Chair on protective Discrimination for a period of five years. Further, 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.

Individual members of the faculty have made significant contribution to academics. Some honours conferred on individual members of faculty are:

Awards and its Recipients
Padmabhushan
Prof. Mrinal Miri

Padmashree
Prof. T. Ao
Prof. P. Tandon

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru National Award
(Late) Prof. B. Pakem

FNA
Prof. R. S. Tripathi
Prof. P. N. Pandita

FASc
Prof. P. N. Pandita

FNASc
Prof. Pramod Tandon
Prof. S. S. Khare
Prof. S. K. Srivastava
Prof. R. S. Tripathi
Prof. V. Tandon
Prof. B. B. P. Gupta
Prof. Nirmalendu Saha
Prof. A. Chatterjee
Prof. R. Sharma

MNASc
Prof. R. Lalthantluanga
Dr. B. Roy
Dr. S.R. Joshi

Janaki Ammal National Award For Taxonomy
Prof. V. Tandon

Meghnad Saha Award
Prof. S. K. Srivastava

B. P. Pal National Environment Award
Prof. Pramod Tandon

Priya Darshani Award
Prof. (Mrs) K. S. Lyngdoh

Young Scientist Award in Biotechnology
Prof. A. N. Rai

ISCA Young Scientist Award
Prof. Nirmalendu Saha

Career Award of UGC
(Late) Prof. Vinod Singh

Rev.Fr. L. M. Yeddanapalli Medal Prize
Prof. M. K. Mahanti

FNIE
Prof. H. N. Pandey
Prof. B. K. Sharma

FNESA
Prof. B. K. Sharma

FIAES
Prof. B. K. Sharma

FISG
Prof. A. K. Misra

INSA Young Scientist Award
Dr. Uma Shankar

CSTUP Young Scientist Award
Dr. Uma Shankar

LEAD Fellow
Dr. S. K. Barik

Young Researcher Award (Indian Accounting Association)
Dr. V. K. Shrotryia

Fellow of Indian Commerce Association
Dr. V. K. Shrotryia

ISCA Young Scientist Award
Dr. (Mrs.) Kuheli Biswas Das

Rashtriya Gaurav Award
Dr. Chintamani Rout
Dr. Jaynal U. Ahmed

BOYCAST Young Scientist Award (DST) 2011
Dr. Dinesh Bhatia

ICMR Young Biomedical Scientist Award (ICMR) 2014
Dr. Dinesh Bhatia