Yili normal university is an ordinary normal school managed by the Education Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region with a long history. The school's predecessor was Xinjiang Ili College, which was established in 1948. 1953 was renamed as Yili Normal School, and 1980 was upgraded to an ordinary undergraduate college with the approval of the State Council, named yili normal university. 20 18 12, renamed yili normal university with the approval of the Ministry of Education.

The school has 14 colleges (departments), including China Language and Literature College, Mathematics and Statistics College, Physical Science and Technology College, Electronic and Information Engineering College, Chemistry and Environmental Science College, Biology and Geography College, Foreign Languages College, Marxism College, Law School, Physical Education College, Art College, Tourism College, History and Culture College, Education Science College and Preparatory Education Department. There are 49 undergraduate majors, involving arts, science, teaching, engineering, history, law, arts, management, economics, agriculture and other disciplines 10. At present, there are eight first-level disciplines, including language and literature, mathematics, physics, law, education, chemistry, biology and ideological and political education, covering 45 two disciplines, and three professional master's degree authorization points, including engineering, education and physical education. It has three national key disciplines: language and literature, physics and mathematics.

The school has 1 China minority language and literature (Kazakh) specialty construction points; Biological science, applied chemistry and applied physics are three key majors at the autonomous region level; There is a shortage of talents in the two autonomous regions of electrical engineering and its automation and applied physics; Three national first-class undergraduate specialty construction sites: law, mathematics and applied mathematics, and Chinese language and literature; Applied physics, chemistry, preschool education, Kazakh language and ideological and political education are five first-class undergraduate specialty construction sites in the autonomous region. 65438 kindergarten courses+0 national first-class undergraduate courses; Economic Law and Complex Variable Function are two first-level undergraduate courses in autonomous regions. Modern Algebra, Organic Chemistry, Introduction to Literature, Foreign Literature and Complex Variable Function are five excellent courses at the autonomous region level, and 1 is an open video course of foreign literature at the autonomous region level.

At present, under the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, the school adheres to the fundamental principle of party-run education, the socialist direction of running schools, the motto of "being honest and applying what you have learned", and carries forward the glorious tradition of loving the country and teaching, respecting teachers and being diligent and realistic, and strives to build itself into a high-level normal university with distinctive school-running characteristics, leading key disciplines, outstanding teacher education advantages, strong social service ability, advanced region and important influence in China.