Mizoram University - [MZU], Aizawl

Ans. Mizoram University offers a free beekeeping course along with a stipend. The duration of the course is 6 months with an intake capacity of 25 students only. Anyone who has passed 12th from a recognised board can join this course, regardless of age limit. Additionally, the students will also receive a stipend of INR 1000 per month with 90% attendance. 

Ans. Around 19 fellowships are provided at Mizoram University. Some of these fellowships include National Fellowship for Persons with Disability, National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes, DST Inspire Fellowship, CSIR Fellowship, Indian Council of Social Science Doctoral Fellowship, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Higher Education, and many others.

Ans. Mizoram University is a central university which was established by the Mizoram University Act of the parliament of India. It is recognised by the UGC, AICTE, and AIU. Though it was established in the year 2000, it became functional from 2nd July 2001 and since then has been one of the best universities in North East India. 

Ans. Mizoram University accepts the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). In case of all the UG courses of the university, CUET(UG) is applicable and for PG courses, CUET(PG) is accepted. However, students may also have to clear the Mizoram University (MZU) entrance examination for admission to different programmes. 

Ans. The hostel fees at Mizoram University is quite reasonable. On an average, students pay around INR 30,000 for a year. The room rent for a single-seater is INR 3000 p.m., for double seater, it is INR 1500 p.m., and for a triple-seater, it is INR 900 p.m. Apart from room rent, students will have to pay an admission fee of INR 125, medical fee of INR 200, establishment fee of INR 125, hostel caution fee of INR 600, and water electricity charges of INR 360 per annum. 

Ans. Passing marks at Mizoram University is around 40% each for both, internals and semester exams. Moreover, the minimum SGPA for clearing a semester examination is 5.0 and the overall CGPA required to clear a course is also 5.0. Students who fail to reach this mark, may have to repeat the exams or semester as per regulations of the university. 

Ans. Mizoram university is situated in a serene and hilly area. It provides a calm learning atmosphere to its students. Apart from its beautiful location and campus, the university has supporting faculty and quality education facilities. It also holds various extra-curricular activities and career development programmes for its students, ensuring their overall development. 

Ans. Yes, Mizoram University is a central university approved by the UGC for all its offline and online courses. Infact, the university is India’s best UGC entitled online university. The teaching and learning formats at Mizoram University are expertised with multiple study materials being provided to its students. 

Ans. Mizoram university has been ranked 76 by NIRF in 2023 in the ‘Universities’ category. It has also been accredited ‘A’ by NAAC and secured the first position in the North Eastern region of India by TIMES Higher Education Impact Ranking. The university was also ranked at the 13th position by IIRF 2023.

Ans. Mizoram University is located on the outskirts of Mizoram’s capital city, Aizawl. It is only about an hour away from the heart of this city. The university is connected by road from Silchar, Guwahati, and Shillong with the nearest railhead in Silchar. Students who wish to take admission here, can easily reach the university with various modes of transport.

Ans. Yes, Mizoram University offers an opportunity for distance education. It offers several online degree courses and certificate courses as well. The online programmes provided by Mizoram University are reasonable, and can be accessed anytime and anywhere. A benefit of MZU’s online courses is that they are UGC approved. 

Ans. Mizoram University offers various online degree programmes at a reasonable fee. The annual fee of online MBA at Mizoram University is INR 25,450 for Indian students, whereas for students from SAARC countries, the fee is around INR 30,950 and for other international students, it is USD 600. 

Ans. Mizoram University offers postgraduate courses in various disciplines like social sciences, commerce, humanities, sciences, life sciences, education, physical sciences, earth sciences, engineering, and paramedical sciences. Some of its popular PG programmes include M.Sc, MBA, M.Tech, MMLT, MJMC, and MA. 

Ans. Admissions at Mizoram University are based on merit or entrance exams conducted by the university. The basic eligibility is to have 50% aggregate marks in the previous qualifying examination. All the eligible candidates will have to register online on the university’s official website, mzu.edu.in.

Ans. Yes, the online degree programmes offered by Mizoram University are UGC approved. These courses are valid and provide in-depth knowledge to its online learners. It also provides links to various relevant study materials that will prove beneficial in their learning.

Ans. The department of Architecture at Mizoram University has received official recognition from the Council of Architecture, New Delhi. Admission to B.Arch course at MZU is based on the regulation of taking 50% of the available seats through JEE-Main and the remaining 50% through Mizoram University Aptitude Test in Architecture (MZU-ATA) whilst having a valid NATA score.

Ans. Mizoram University follows strict regulations laid down for the distribution of seats. In case of engineering courses, 50% of seats are for MZU-Engineering Entrance Examination and 50% for JEE-CSAB. Whereas, for planning and architecture, 50% seats are for MZU online entrance test with valid NATA score and other 50% for JoSAA/CSAB. For all the other postgraduate courses, 10% of seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections. 

Ans. In order to access Mizoram University’s e-library, the student or faculty member will first have to register on mzu.knimbus.com. Once the registration is done, the Knimbus platform allows the user to access the content from anywhere and from any device. Users must also note that it provides full-access to subscribed electronic resources. 

Ans. The International Students Centre and Collaborations (ISCC) was mainly established to collaborate with foreign universities and institutions, to provide required information to international students, and guide the foreign students with their admission to UG, PG, professional, and research courses at Mizoram University.

Ans. Yes, Mizoram University has a well-equipped health centre. It provides medical duty during inter-college sports, MZU annual sports, and also during emergencies. The health centre has a dressing room, pharmacy, emergency room, ambulance services, laboratory for conducting different tests like bio-chemistry or urine tests, and also a dental chamber where two dental surgeons visit regularly.

Ans. Mizoram University has a separate Women’s Studies Centre that conducts programmes that specifically focus on issues related to women. It aims to rectify gender bias and offers courses in women’s studies or short-term courses on gender studies. 

Ans. Mizoram University offers a 3-year long interior designing course. The programme has an intake capacity of 40 seats and does not have any age limit. The eligibility criteria for interior designing course at Mizoram University is to pass 10+2 with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks. 

Ans. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses offered by Mizoram University. There is no limit to the number of students who enrol for these courses. Some of the most popular MOOCs are total quality management, life skills, managerial accounting, concept of programming, operating a business organisation, managerial communication, and designing a data structure.

Ans. Some of the affiliated colleges of Mizoram University that offer medical and paramedical courses are Zoram Medical College, Mizoram College of Nursing, Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing Sciences, B.N. College of Nursing, and College of Nursing, Synod Hospital.