Academic Departments

The Department of Economics, Shillong College came into being since the time of establishment of the College, i.e., in the year 1956. There were only three teachers in the beginning, (L) Prof. K. L. Choudhury, Prof. T. M...

After Shillong College was established, the need to introduce Education as one of the subjects and a Department was aptly felt. Initially, part timers like Shri P. Gupta and Shri S Majumder and few others managed the Dep...

The Faculty English Shillong College,are alumni of various prestigious universities of the country. Besides being keen and enthusiastic academicians they are also known for their proficiency in various fields like music,...

The Department of Garo was established in 1999 in Shillong College. The first lecturer in the department is Smt. Lorinda D. Marak who taught Garo as a full time teacher. Garo language is taught in Higher Secondary and De...

The Department of Hindi was established in 1966, after the need to introduce Hindi as a language subject was felt by the college. In the early years, the Department was managed by part-time teachers like Shri Ratan Palit...

The Department of History was started right from the inception of Shillong College way back in 1956. Some stalwart figures of the town such as (Late), Shri Radhan Singh Lyngdoh (former Speaker, Meghalaya Legislatively As...

The Khasi Department was started with the inception of the College in 1956. Manned by only Part-time teachers then, their committed effort is clearly projected as they were drawn from subjects other than literature as th...

The Department of Philosophy started with pass course since the inception of the college in the year 1956. The honours courses in Philosophy in the College started in mid-sixties. Late ShriSatyen Kar, a pioneer in the es...

The Department of Political Science initially functioned as part of the Department ofEconomics and did not exist as a separate discipline. Following the bifurcation of theEconomics Department in 1962, Political Science e...

The Department of Sociology was established in 2006 with Dr (Mrs.) S. Khyriemmujat as the Head of the Department. Sociology as a discipline has witnessed significant development over the decades. As a subject it is becom...

The Department of Botany came into being in the year 1963 under the supervision of the founder Principal (L) Shri. S. C. Dutta. It started with the Pre university classes and affiliated to the Guwahati University. Profes...

The Department of Chemistry, Shillong College was establishedon the 22nd July 1963, along with other science departments, under the supervision of the founder Principal, (Late) Shri S. C. Datta in whose name the Memorial...

The Department of Environmental Science, Shillong College traces its origins back to 2009, when it was established as the Department of Environmental Studies. In its formative years, it primarily served undergraduate stu...

Mathematics department of the Shillong College came into existence at the time of inception of the college on 15th August 1956 with the founder Principal (Late) Shri Sudhindra Ch. Datta, an eminent mathematician managed...

Shri Abdul Martin was appointed as full time lecturer in 1963 to operate the department in the initial stage when one year P.U (Sc.) course under Gauhati University was introduced. He left the college in 1964 and then tw...

Over the years, the education scenario in our state as with the rest of the country has been expanding towards different specialised directions. Apart from this, there has been a growing emphasis towards research. To cop...

The Department of Zoology was started in the year 1963 and Shri. H. Banerjee started taking Zoology classes on 22-07-1963 as a part-time teacher but left in August in the same year when Shri. Dhiresh Chandra Dhar of St....

The Department of Commerce of Shillong College was established August 1956 with the inception of the college to cater to the need of higher education in the field of Commerce in the North- Eastern region. It’s faculty in...

The business environment in today’s world is characterized by a high degree of uncertainty and complex and dynamic changes. In such an environment, it is necessary for an entrepreneur and for organizations alike, to have...

In the past years, education in Shillong has seen many changes. Efforts were made to bring about an environment and a level of education that were at par with those of other cities in the country. This saw the establishm...

Department of Microbiology, Shillong College was established in 2007 and there are five faculty member and one Laboratory Attendant. It is now widely recognized as learning center of Microbiology within Meghalaya and oth...