Eastern Christian College is located at Padumpukhuri area under chumukedima sub-division of Dimapur district, Nagaland. It is, in fact, the only college in this area with approximately 586 students. It is a co-education college affiliated to the Nagaland University. The college has 9600 sq.m of land and geographically located in a Tribal Area. Situated by the National Highway-29, the college is well-connected with the state capital and other important places of Nagaland. The college received recognition from the University Grants Commission (UGC) Under 2(f) and 12(B) on 28th November, 2006. In the early years the college was setup on a land leased premises in four katcha bamboo wall and C.G.I. roofing in Naga style in the bye lanes off Padumpukhuri . On 12th April, 1996 it moved into its own two storey RCC buildings by the side of NH-29.Built on ground levels, many more buildings have been added since 2010, the most remarkable of them being the college auditorium.
Initially, when the college started it was attached to Dimapur Government College, for all its administrative and academic works. However, in 1993 the college started functioning itself as a full-fledged affiliated college under N.E.H.U. and in 1995 under Nagaland University. Gradually, in 1997 -1998 the Nagaland University grants provisional affiliation for B.A. (Gen) and B.A (Honors) in political science and English for a period of three years (1997-2000). Consequently, in the year 2009-2010, Nagaland University granted provisional affiliation in sociology (General), introduction of Bachelor of Commerce course, sociology (Honours) and permission for opening B.A (General) Evening session. The following figures indicate how the number of students in the college fluctuated over the years, and escalated later: 1992 (47), 1993 (65), 1994 (105), 1995 (215), 1996 (222), 1997 (220), 1999 (251), 2000 (260).The number of enrolled students at present is 586. In the first ten years the strength of the teaching faculty staff varied between 6 to 14 teachers which gradually rose to between 15 to 18 by 2001 and hardly went up beyond 20 until 2005.Since then, the number of teachers has tended to increase rapidly and is now around 32. Since 1995, the college has been slowly and gradually increasing in numbers and infrastructure. The layout of its present buildings in 9600 sq.m site was planned for the optimum used of its physical capacity.
Both teachers and students going out of Eastern Christian College into the larger world outside have made significant contributions to various walks of our national life: Education, art, law, commerce, administration, sports, journalism and politics. Sir Immanuel, who taught economics in the college from 2004-2010, was increasingly in demand as a good teacher. He left the college in 2010 and presently, he is working in Ontario College of Teachers’ Education, Canada. Also worth mentioning here is what Dr. Roseline Jamir and Dr. Karim, both, who taught English and economics respectively are working as professors in Silchar University, Assam. Sir Sampath, who taught history from 1997-2006, Sir Francis Mathew, who taught economics from 1992-2004 and Sir Jose, who taught English from 2002-2007, all three of them are working as teachers in Maldives. Sir Sunny Joseph, who taught political science, is an Advocate in Kerala High Court. Sir Leonard Aier, who taught political science is working as a principal in City Law College, Dimapur and Sir Limatemjen Aier, who taught political science is also working as a principal in J.N.Aier College, Dimapur.
The College motto KNOWLEDGE IS POWER , is to impart the very best of education to all, to mold individuals who are intellectually alert, morally upright, religiously oriented, socially conscious, culturally distinct, nationally integrated and internationally liberalized.
The Emblem, with the Sun Rising from the Eastern horizon illuminating rays of light (KNOWLEDGE) from the mountains symbolizes knowledge being imparted in the land.
Address:
2 ½ Mile,
Dimapur,
Nagaland 797116