Prof. Hmar Lalthanzara, Professor of Zoology and Principal of Pachhunga University College (PUC, a constituent college of Mizoram University), earned his master’s degree from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, in 1999 and his doctoral degree from Mizoram University, Aizawl, in 2008. He joined PUC as a lecturer in Zoology in 2005 and has continued to teach as associate professor and professor since then. He has over 16 years of undergraduate teaching experience and four years of postgraduate teaching experience. Under Prof. Lalthanzara’s leadership since 2021, the college achieved national recognition by securing a NAAC A+ grade in 2023, a top 50 position for four consecutive years in National Institutional Ranking Framework India Rankings since 2022, and the highest Platinum Rank in Green Audit in 2021. Student enrolment has increased, including international students from the Middle East, Africa, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.