Govt. Johnson College, Shivaji Tillah (Dist. Khatla) was established on 27th July 1993 as Khatla Arts and Commerce College, which was started by the community leaders of Khatla.

It is one of the premier colleges established to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone on the part of progress.

The college is affiliated with the Mizoram University, Aizawl and it is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) on 17th November 2006 under Act, 1956.
 
It is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "C" Grade (CGPA Score 2.01 on a 4 Point Scale in 1st Cycle) on 8th January 2011.

This history of the college was the college is named after Mr. P.P. John, an educated minded and a prominent resident of Khatla, who generously donated a sum of rupees 12 lakhs. Consequently, the commerce stream was dropped and the institution was renamed as Johnson College.

Later following the policy of Government of Mizoram, it was amalgamated with Bungkawn College, Aizawl which was established in 1992 on 24th October 2002 and became the government.

The college has been granted University affiliation up to degree level on 17th December 1996 and got permanent affiliation on 1st July 2006.

It is a co-educational government institute, providing a regular course which is located in an urban part of a northeast region of Aizawl played a pioneering role in the field of higher education.

The college has awarded as the best college by the affiliating university and also a number of awards in publication, offering scholarship & also awarded by the different society.

The college offers three years undergraduate courses in Arts stream with various specializations under Mizoram University, Aizawl. Students should have to choose one honor (core) subject with two or more as subsidiary (elective) subjects for all the undergraduate streams.

Mission:

• To equip the students with intellectual competence and a competitive edge for the job market, emphasis is laid on moral uprightness, character  formation, and social commitment, to serve within the plurality of religions and cultures of the nation

Goals & Objectives:

• To equip students to possess over-all development in the field of education, co-curricular and extension activities
• To reach out especially to the socially, economically and educationally disadvantaged
• The  institution seeks to be in the vanguard of higher education for all sections of the society