Jawaharlal Nehru College, the oldest and the premier institution of higher learning in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the North-Eastern part of India, is situated in Pasighat Township in the East Siang District.

Since its establishment in 1964, the college has remained the alma meter of higher education in the state and has rendered unparalleled services in the field of education.

This site aims at providing detailed information about the institution.

Then known as North East Frontier Agency (NEFA), Arunachal Pradesh thus got its first College amidst euphoria to break out of the centuries old stigma of being the terra incognita (hidden land). The establishment of the Jawaharlal Nehru College was a major step taken by the authorities to lead the people of the state towards the new horizons by imparting higher education to them and since its establishment; the College has remained the alma mater for almost all who matter in the state in different walks of life.

 The College started functioning on the banks of river Siang in the barracks of Assam Riffles, and was later on shifted to its present site on the Hill Top, situated at a distance of 3 kms. from Pasighat town in 1967. Initially the College was started with 8 faculty members and 42 students and only ‘Humanities’ courses were taught; today the College has a teaching strength of 57 Lecturers and the student strength has increased to nearly 2000.The College was affiliated to Gauhati university since its inception in 1964, and then to the Punjab University in 1979.Presently it is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University (formerly known as Arunachal University) w.e.f 1985.It has 13 Departments under Humanities, Science and Commerce and both Pass as well as Honours courses is available to the students in all streams.

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