Arunachal University of Studies
The Arunachal University of Studies has been established by Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh through an Act of State Legislator. The University is duly recognized by UGC u/s 2(f) and is empowered to award degrees specified u/s 22 of UGC Act 1956. The University is the member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. The certifications issued by the University are globally accepted.Since its inception, the university has attained several laurels in the field of quality education and has received appreciations from different sections which includes eminent personalities, organizations etc. The University has received the awards of “Best Emerging University in North East” by Hon’ble Union Minister of HRD, Sh. Prakash Javadekar at National Education Excellence Awards 2017, “Best Knowledge Creation and Innovation University Award 2018” by Hon’ble Union Minister of State HRD, Dr. Satyapal Singh at Higher Education Summit, New Delhi and “Best University in Academics Award 2017” at Indian Institute Leadership Education Summit.The University enjoys the status of being the ‘Extreme North-Eastern University of India and blessed with the affection of Lord Donyi (Sun), as ‘The First University to witness the sunrise in India’. It is situated at the serene location of Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh, which is also popular for the famous Buddhist temple and monastery, The Kongmu Kham (Golden Pagoda).Recently, Ministry of Development of North-East Region has identified Namsai, the only district of Arunachal Pradesh, for “Aspirational Development”. Namsai is one of total 106 districts from across the nation which are being taken up in the “Transformation of Aspirational Districts” programme under the aegis of NITI Aayog in accordance with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.