What will be the Future of Our Children if the lone College in Tamenglong is close-down?
With Dr. Gaikhuanlung Ngaomei, Asst. Professor, Pettigrew College, Ukhrul. Tamenglong College, the lone degree-giving institute in the Tamenglong district, was established back in 1979. However, it started functioning as a full-fledged college only in 1985/86, got affiliation to Manipur University (M U) in 1992, and finally became a government college in 1995. Though it is situated in the remotest district of Manipur, it has been offering BA degree courses in different disciplines including Economics, Education, English, History, Political Science, Sociology, Statistics , etc. along with some vocational courses. Recently MU gave the permission to start B.Sc. courses in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Environmental Science, Computer Science , etc. from the coming academic session 2021-22. Meanwhile, the college is in the process of setting up a new campus along with hostel facilities in a more suitable site thanks to the pro-active support of Pou ...