North-Eastern Hill University was set up by an Act of Parliament and notified on 19th July 1973. With its Headquarters at Shillong, it had campuses in Nagaland and Mizoram.

With the establishment of Nagaland and Mizoram Universities, its jurisdiction is now limited to Meghalaya and the NERIST in Arunachal Pradesh. NEHU has a campus in Tura (Garo Hills District, Meghalaya).