[27] Koijam Shantibala, an assistant professor of the Department, was selected for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2022, for her poetry book Leironnung (Meitei: ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯟꯅꯨꯡ).

College,[a] were selected for the prestigious "Dr. Ambedkar Distinguished Service Award-2022", by the Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Akademi (India), New Delhi.

[32][33][34] Rajen Toijamba, a retired professor of the department, was bestowed with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2017, for his play Chahi Taret Khuntakpa (Meitei for 'Seven Years' Devastation').

[39] Departments of the same subject (Manipuri) of the colleges under the affiliation of the Manipur University offer courses in Bachelor's degree (B.A.).

[40][41] The department allotted a paper of 100 marks on Folklore in the syllabus of Master's degree of the Manipuri subject.