Jawaharlal Nehru College

About Institution

Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat, established in 1964 is the oldest institution of higher learning in Arunachal Pradesh. The College started functioning on the banks of river Siang in the barracks of the Assam Riffles, and was later on shifted to its present location on the Hill Top in 1967, situated at a distance of around 3 kms. from Pasighat town. Initially the College started with 8 faculty members and 42 students and only courses in ‘Humanities’ were taught. Today the College has a teaching strength of 60 Lecturers and the student strength has increased to nearly 2000. The College was affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati, and then to the Punjab University, Chandigarh. Presently it is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Itanagar (Central University). It has 13 Departments under Humanities, Science and Commerce faculties and both Pass courses as well as Honours courses are available to the students in all streams.