The Shillong College is happy to announce that to create more enthusiasm among the students to pursue higher education with zeal and vigour, a number of academic awards have been instituted by the college authorities. It is to be credit of the donors that such awards could be institutionalised with matching grants on behalf of the College. The Awards have been implemented coinciding with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the College, i.e. 2005 onwards. The details of the awards are as follows:
- Family members of our founder Principal, (Late) Shri Sudhindra Chandra Datta, donated a sum of Rs. 10,000/- some years back to institute some award for the students excelling in academic field. The authorities of the College deemed it fit to institute the award by contributing a matching grant and creating a fund from which such award may be given every year. This is named as, “S. C. Datta Memorial Prize” and awarded to the students of the College obtaining the highest marks in Honours subject, one each in Arts, Commerce and Science streams. The award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 1,000/- and a citation. The first recipients of the award (2005) are:
- Smt. Persara Mawkhiew - IIIrd year B. A. (Khasi Honours).
- Shri Gregory Thabah - IIIrd year B. Com. (Hons).
- Shri Freestarman Syiemiong - IIIrd year B. Sc. (Botany Honours).
- Former Vice-Principal of the College, Shri Nirmal Kr. Sarkar (Department of English), donated a sum of Rs. 10,000/- requesting the College authorities to institute an award for the students of the College securing highest marks in English in either Board or University examination. This unique gesture of Shri Sarkar was announced by him during the colourful ‘Retirement Party’, organised by the M.C.T.A. Unit of the College in March 2005, amidst the applause of all the members present on the occasion. The College, on its part, provided a matching grant and created a fund from which the award named, “N. K. Sarkar Prize in English” shall be handed over to the student securing highest marks in English every year. The award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 1,000/- and a citation. The first recipient of the award, implemented coinciding with the Golden Jubilee Celebration (2005) of the year, is:
- Smt. Audreylia Kharmujai - HSSLC (Class XII) Arts. (secured highest marks in English in Board Examination, 2005)
The Shillong College Community expresses its gratitude to the Family members of (Late) Shri S. C. Datta, founder Principal of the College,and Shri Nirmal Kr. Sarkar, former Vice-Principal of the College for their magnanimity and inspirational efforts to the benefit of the Students. It is expected that the Students will take encouragement from the award instituted in recognition of their academic excellence and strive for performing better and better in the days to come.