ARUNACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY

Arunachal Pradesh University (APU) is a state university located at Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, and is the sole state university of the state. It was established on 1 July 2022 under Notification No. HTE-17/16/2022-HTE-BR-HTE dated 27 May 2022, pursuant to the Arunachal Pradesh University Act, 2012 (Act-5 of 2012) enacted by the State Legislature of Arunachal Pradesh. The university is empowered to award degrees as specified by the UGC under Section 22 of the UGC Act 1956, conducting courses through its own departments, constituent colleges, and affiliated colleges in regular mode, with approval of relevant statutory bodies where required. Its name has been included in the UGC's list of universities established under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956. The then Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Nabam Tuki, laid the foundation stone on 11 January 2013. The university currently offers postgraduate and doctoral programmes in 11 departments: Commerce, Computer Science, Economics, Education, English, Hindi, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Social Work, Sociology, and Tribal Studies. These programmes aim to foster socio-economic development and promote the cultural heritage of Arunachal Pradesh, with plans to introduce more postgraduate courses in the future.