Aizawl: The Mizoram government has decided to set up the proposed state university in Lunglei, in the southern part of the state, reversing an earlier plan to establish it in the state capital, Aizawl, an official said on Thursday.
A high-level meeting of ministers, MLAs, and officials, chaired by Chief Minister Lalduhoma in Aizawl, resolved that a Bill to amend the Mizoram State University Act, 2025, will be introduced in the next Assembly session to formalize the relocation.
The meeting included Higher and Technical Education Minister Vanlalthlana, Lunglei High Powered Committee (HPC) vice-chairman and MLA V. Malsawmtluanga, and two other MLAs from Lunglei.
The Mizoram State University Bill, 2025 was originally passed by the state Assembly in March to comply with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The Bill aims to establish a teaching-intensive university to affiliate colleges within 15 years of the policy’s implementation.
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Minister Vanlalthlana, who had introduced the Bill, had earlier proposed that the university would adopt a cluster model, combining various colleges and institutions under a single framework, with its initial campus in Aizawl.
