Lunglei Government College (LGC) was established in the year 10th September, 1964 by concerted efforts of the then elites of the society. It was provincialized in 1976 by the Government of Mizoram, i.e. the first Government financed College in the State. The College is affiliated to Mizoram University.
The College was awarded Grade ‘B’ by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on 10th February 2007. The College was then recognized under section 12(b) of the University Grant Commission (UGC) Act on 5th July, 2008.
Lunglei Government College has two streams- Arts and Science with 8 subjects’ areas of Arts and 6 subjects of Science. The College is the only Government College which offers the study of ‘Philosophy’ and ‘Geology’ in the State. The College has one girl’s hostel; another two hostels are ongoing projects. The Consortium of Educational Communication (CEC) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sponsored INFINIUM has been installed EDUSAT satellite receiver in 2008, to impart better education in the College. A Certificate course in Computer Application was started at the College from 27th July, 2009 with the financial assistance of UGC.