Rajiv Gandhi University was previously called as Arunachal University and the university was established in the year 1984. The university earned the status of Central University in the year 2007 and the courses offered by the university are designed in such a way as to play a positive role in the cultural and socio-economic development of the state. Rajiv Gandhi University is offering education in the faculties of languages, engineering & information technology, management & commerce, social sciences, life science, environmental sciences, education and basic sciences. These faculties include different departments and they are offering different UG, PG, M. Phil and Ph. D courses. The department-wise list of courses offered by Rajiv Gandhi University is as follows:

Faculty of Basic Sciences:

Department of Mathematics:

• Master of Science in Mathematics & Computing

Faculty of Education:

Department of Education:

• Master of Arts

• Bachelor of Education

• Ph. D

Faculty of Environmental Sciences:

Department of Geography:

• Master of Arts

• M. Phil

• Certificate Course in

o Disaster Management

o GIS

Faculty of Life Sciences:

Department of Botany:

• Master of Science

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

Department of Zoology:

• Master of Science

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

Faculty of Social Sciences:

Department of Economics:

• Master of Arts

Department of History:

• Master of Arts

• M. Phil

Department of Political Sciences:

• Master of Arts

• M. Phil

Faculty of Commerce & Management:

Department of Commerce:

• Master of Commerce

• M. Phil

Department of Management:

• Master of Business Administration

o Financial Management

o Marketing Management

o Human Resource Management

• Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel Management & Technology

Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology:

Department of Computer Science & Engineering:

• Master of Technology

• Bachelor of Computer Applications

Department of Mass Communication:

• Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication

Faculty of Languages:

Department of English:

• Master of Arts

Department of Hindi:

• Master of Arts

• M. Phil

Courses offered through affiliated colleges:

• Bachelor of Commerce (pass & honors)

• Bachelor of Arts (pass & honors)

• Bachelor of Science (pass & honors)

• LLB

• Bachelor of Homeopathic Medical Sciences

Courses offered through Institute of Distance Education:

• Bachelor of Arts (pass) in

o Tribal studies

o Sociology

o Hindi

o Political science

o English

o Education

o History

o Economics

• Certificate course in English for communication

• Certificate course in fisheries technology