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{{Short description|Private Christian university in Dimapur, Nagaland, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = North East Christian University
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| other_name = NECU
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| established = 2013
| type = [[Private university]]
| affiliation = [[Christianity|Christian]] ([[Baptist]])
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| vice_chancellor = Dr. Darlando Thanmi Khathing
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| city = [[Dimapur]]
| state = [[Nagaland]]
| country = India
| campus = Urban (city centre); Main campus at Medziphema Village ({{convert|250|acre|ha}})
| language = [[English language|English]]
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| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
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The '''North East Christian University''' ('''NECU''') is a private [[Christian]] [[university]] located in [[Dimapur]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]]. It was established under the North East Christian University Act 2012 (Act No. 4 of 2013), passed by the [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] and enacted with the assent of the [[Governor of Nagaland]] on 10 May 2013.<ref name="mo">{{cite news |title=North East Christian University: Towards 'Truth and Liberty' |url=https://morungexpress.com/north-east-christian-university-towards-truth-and-liberty |newspaper=Morung Express |date=4 September 2018 |access-date=4 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123162349/https://morungexpress.com/north-east-christian-university-towards-truth-and-liberty|archive-date=23 January 2025}}</ref> The university operates as a ministry of the [[Council of Baptist Churches in North East India]] (CBCNEI), whose theological seminary principals had unanimously resolved in March 2010 to establish a full-fledged Baptist university.<ref name="mo"/> NECU is recognised by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) under Section 2(f). Its city centre is situated at Burma Camp, Dimapur, while the Government of Nagaland has made available approximately {{convert|250|acre|ha|abbr=on}} at Medziphema Village for a permanent campus.<ref name="mo"/> The [[Governor of Nagaland]], in the capacity of Visitor, presided over the university's first convocation ceremony, at which [[Chief Minister of Nagaland|Chief Minister]] [[Neiphiu Rio]], recognised by NECU's Governing Council for his role in advancing the university's legislative establishment, was conferred an honorary [[Doctor of Letters]].<ref>{{cite news |title=CM Rio conferred honorary D.Litt by North East Christian University |url=https://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/cm-rio-conferred-honorary-dlitt-by-north-east-christian-university |newspaper=Eastern Mirror |location=Nagaland |access-date=4 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225160752/https://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/cm-rio-conferred-honorary-dlitt-by-north-east-christian-university|archive-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>

NECU commenced its first academic session in August 2018 and functions primarily as a [[liberal arts]] institution, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across disciplines including English, Political Science, International Relations, Management, Computer Science, and Psychology.<ref name="mo"/> The university has hosted collaborative academic initiatives with international partners, including [[Dallas Baptist University]] (United States) and the human rights organisation 21Wilberforce, through a joint workshop on human rights research and policy.<ref>{{cite news |title=North East Christian University organises workshop on human rights research and policy |url=https://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/north-east-christian-university-organises-workshop-on-human-rights-research-and-policy |newspaper=Eastern Mirror |location=Nagaland |date=10 October 2025 |access-date=4 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260505124337/https://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/north-east-christian-university-organises-workshop-on-human-rights-research-and-policy|archive-date=5 May 2026}}</ref> NECU has also held an annual International Naga Culture Symposium, convening scholars, researchers, and indigenous knowledge practitioners to address questions of Naga identity, cultural heritage, and globalisation.<ref>{{cite news |title=NECU hosts 7th Intl. Naga Culture Symposium on identity, globalization |url=https://nagalandpost.com/nagaland-necu-hosts-7th-intl-naga-culture-symposium-on-identity-globalization/ |newspaper=Nagaland Post |date=5 December 2025 |access-date=4 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260118045022/https://nagalandpost.com/nagaland-necu-hosts-7th-intl-naga-culture-symposium-on-identity-globalization/|archive-date=18 January 2026}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|https://necu.ac.in}}

[[Category:Universities and colleges in Nagaland]]
[[Category:Christian universities and colleges in India]]
[[Category:Private universities in India]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2013]]
[[Category:Dimapur]]
[[Category:Baptist universities and colleges]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Nagaland]]

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