Lunglei Govt. College (LGC) was established in the year September 10, 1964 by concerted efforts of the then elites of the Lunglei Society. Having been provincialized in 1976 by the Government of Mizoram, the College is the first Govt. financed College in the state. It  is affiliated to Mizoram University. 

Lunglei Govt. College was  recognized under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 on 31.03.2004 and then recognized under section 12(b) of the UGC Act, 1956 on 05.05.2008.

Lunglei Govt. College was awarded Grade ‘B++’ by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on February 16, 2017. 

Lunglei Govt. College has two streams of Bachelors degree courses,  Arts and Science, offering 8 subject areas of Arts and 6 subjects of Science. LGC is the only Govt. College which offers the study of  Philosophy under the State Government.