History of GHBC

Students enrolment of the two established colleges of Pachhunga University College and Aizawl College was rapidly increased and when the colleges were overcrowded with students population, it was felt that another new college in the capital town of Mizoram is a must and it should be located in the north part of the town for the best convenience of student. The then Education Minister of Mizoram, Pu F.Malsawma took the initiative in constituting an Ad-Hoc Managing Committee and convened the first meeting at the residence of Pu Hrangbana on 11^th July 1980 at 6:00 P.M. The meeting resolved to start a new college and classes be held in the Govt. Higher Secondary & Multipurpose School building in the, morning from 6:00 A.M. The College name is HRANGBANA COLLEGE after the celebrated doner Pu Hrangbana who contributed Rs.1,00,000/- ( Rupees one lakh ) only for its establishment First year and second year Pre – University classes and Iyr B.A. were held for the First Time in the morning of Monday the 21^stJuly 1980 at 6:00 A.M. in the premises of Govt. Higher Secondary & Multipurpose School, Aizawl.
The Government of Mizoram welcomed a new college and in fact issued permission to start Hrangbana College from 1980-81 academic sessions via their letter No. ECL 17/80/18-19 dt. 6.11.1980. The Government had insisted that Commerce in introduced in this college and accordingly it was started from 1981-82 sessions. In the mean time North-Eastern Hill University has granted affiliation of Pre-University, Commerce and BA. Classes via their letter No.CDC/C-55/80-81/331-336 dt 19.8.1981, No.CDC/A-39/84-85/130 dt13.3.1985 and No. CDC/ A.39/84-85/556 dt 21.12.1985 respectively. Affiliation is granted to Honors’ on Political Science and Education, Geography at B.A. level and B.Com. via NEHU letter No. CDC/A 39/87/83 dt 27.3.1987. B.Com Honors’ classes since 1989 are being held and students appeared their University Examination from Pachhunga University College Centre and own affiliation is now under consideration by NEHU, Moreover the Government of Mizoram upgraded Hrangbana College to Deficit Grant-in-Aid system with effect from 1.9.1985 via their letter No. B. 16013/1/84-EDC/Pt(A) Dated Aizawl, the 29^th March,1986 and was provincialised in the year 2003 with effecr from 1^st April, 2003.