Pachhunga University College

Pachhunga University College (PUC) is a public institute in Aizawl, Mizoram, and the only constituent college of Mizoram University, a central university established by an Act of Parliament of India. Founded in 1958 as Aijal College, it is the oldest and largest college in Mizoram by enrolment and campus size. It began with intermediate arts courses and later expanded to bachelor's degrees in arts, commerce and science, eventually becoming the first postgraduate college in Mizoram with master's courses in Mizo, Philosophy, and Life Sciences, later adding Geophysics and Applied Mathematics and Statistics. The college is named after Pachhunga, a businessman and politician who funded its initial management in 1962. It became a university college when North Eastern Hill University incorporated it as its only constituent college in 1979. Its permanent campus, occupied since 1965, spans 138 acres in College Veng, Aizawl, and is noted as a forest reserve. The college has received numerous awards, including the Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award, Best College awards, and recognition as a College with Potential for Excellence. In 2023, NAAC graded it 'A+', and NIRF ranked it 35th among colleges in India in 2024.