The Arunachal University of Studies has been legislated by the Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh vide The Arunachal University of Studies Act, 2012 (No. 9 of 2012) as the First State University of Arunachal Pradesh under Self Sponsored category.
Geographically, the University is the extreme North-Eastern University country. The University is also First University of India to witness the Sunrise every day. Since its enactment, the University has steadily progressed its way and has achieved remarkable success so far.