Three years after Asom (Assam) had come under the control of the British, the Baptist Missionary Society (B.M.S) or the English Baptists through the Serampore Mission, opened a school at Guwahati in 1826. Soon after, schools were opened at Cherrapunji, Mawsmai and Mawmluh, marking the beginning of Khasi literature. Missionaries from different nations and of different denominations started schools
and later colleges across the North East. In 1940 a Christian University was apparently proposed to be started from Jorhat but it did not materialize. In 2010, PRINCIPALS OF THEOLOGICAL SEMINARIES UNDER CBCNEI unanimously voiced their hope to establish full fledged university. Their dream was the North East Christian University. This was followed by Series of consultations within Baptist Convention and Association leaders under CBCNEI to establish NECU as a reality. The NECU Act 2012 was adopted by the Nagaland Legislative Assembly (Act. Recognized by UGC under section 2(f). Accredited as PrCB for TCHPs by NABCB under ISO/IEC 17024:2012. At present the University is based in Dimapur city in Nagaland, on a prime location generously gifted by a family - partially completed and functioning since 2018.
250 acres for the NECU Main Campus was made available for the University by the Government of Nagaland at Medziphema Village - yet to be developed. Contact us to learn how you can involve and contribute for the needs of NECU.
