The Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya has started in 2012. In addition to B. Tech. Chemistry course, the department is also offering M. Sc. from 2015 onwards with all the major areas of Chemistry such as Inorganic, Organic, Physical, and Quantum Chemistry. Currently, it is offering PhD programs in broad area of chemical Sciences like Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Computational Chemistry.