Nagaland University is a Central University established in the state of Nagaland by an Act of Parliament by the Government of India in 1989. It is headquartered at Lumami, Zünheboto District. Two other permanent campuses are located at Meriema (near Kohima) and Medziphema. Altogether 70 colleges are affiliated to the university with a total student population of around 24,000. Different courses in 43 disciplines are offered at University and college levels in M.A, M.Sc, M.Com, MBA, M.Ed, M.Sc (Agri.), B.Tech, B.Sc (Agri.), LL.B, B.Ed, B.Sc, B.A, B.Com, BBA, BCA, B.Sc (Nursing) and B.Voc.

The university offers MBA degree and the Department of Management is known as the School of Management Studies is situated at the kohima, Nagaland (Nu kohima campus). The Department of Management Studies under the School of Management Studies was inaugurated on 29 October 2007, and the first batch of MBA students was admitted in 2008.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a two-year (4 semesters) full-time programme and is approved by the AICTE. The School of Management Studies organizes annual Management festival which is known as ZOOMMAX.

Admission for MBA Programme is done on the basis of MAT conducted by AIMA since its inception of the department which is a national level entrance test.^{[citation needed]}

Nagaland University's School of Engineering & Technology was established in 2007. The School of Engineering Technology(SET) has been shifted to Meriema Campus, Kohima as per the university authority's decision.

It is the first School of Engineering in the State of Nagaland and has state-of-the-art infrastructure. The academic complex is located at D.C. Court Junction, Dimapur, Nagaland.

The School currently offers 4 years (8 semesters) undergraduate (B.Tech.) programs, approved by AICTE/University, in 5 different streams:

The school adopts a teaching pattern of course credit system in semesters. Major emphasis is laid on practical & industrial training.