Vision & Mission - Shillong College

Introduction

Shillong College Shillong, an ‘A+’ Grade institution in North East India was founded on the 15th of August, 1956 and has striven, since its inception, to turn the youth of the North East into leaders of their own society- bureaucrats, businessmen, judges, lawyers, engineers, media persons, social activists and others. Prof. (Late) Sudhindra Chandra Datta a renowned professor of Mathematics in St. Anthony’s College, Shillong was the founder Principal of the College. A visionary and a dedicated academician, he led a committed group of intelligentsia and laid the foundation of this public institution.

Starting from very humble origins in 1956, with 35 students on its rolls, the College has grown into a multi-faceted, multi-faculty institution. Today it has two sprawling campuses dedicated entirely to imparting quality education. First affiliated to Gauhati University (GU) and then to North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), the pre-eminence of the college in the field Higher Education in North-East India is well established by its present student strength and long list of achievers. With staff strength of over 168 (Teaching and support staff) and 22 options for Honours, the college caters to around 3200 students. With students from different ethnic communities and international students on its rolls, it is a microcosm of the North-East and a vibrantly alive experiment of national integration at its best and inclusiveness.

In 2012, the college started with skill development programme through Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) a novel venture, the first of its kind in the state. The Cell has seen major success imparting entrepreneurship training to rural youth a venture which has found support and sponsorship of various reputed agencies like UGC, MIE, Government of Meghalaya.

The college has clubs and societies which well accomplishes the task of student formation.

A digitised library with books and e books takes care of the extended reading and research needs of the students.

Post announcement of NEP, 2020 to enable shifting focus from content retention to building critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, to make the learning process more experiential, holistic, integrated, enquiry-driven the college is redefining the tasks, the training patterns and professional development mode of the teachers.

Vision

We envision Shillong College as a Centre of Excellence for Wisdom, a beacon of hope, a model embodiment of the ideal upon which our Great Nation has been built.

Mission

To endeavour to provide to all sections of society, quality yet affordable education, and create a knowledge-based society where avenues of success are readily available to all sections of the society, both urban and rural.
To provide the right atmosphere that will facilitate the tapping, honing and refinement of latent potential talent and skill through appropriate academic, extra and co-curricular activities, promoting the pursuit of excellence thereof and leading to integrated personality development.
To remain socially committed, with special impetus on catering to the needs of the socially, economically and educationally disadvantaged groups, and through academic excellence, confidence building and character development to elevate them to a level of excellence thus providing them with a fair chance of success and better future.
To be attuned to the emerging needs of the young generations in a world of constant flux and to inculcate knowledge and need-based work skills so that the products of our college possess a competitive edge in the job market and find themselves prepared for gainful employment.
To constantly update, equip, improve and evolve ourselves in all aspects in order to become more proficient and efficient in fulfilling our commitments to the students and the society at large to the best of our ability.
To not only help our students become job-proficient but to sensitize, encourage and promote moral, a secular, scientific and nation -building virtues in the backdrop of varied and complex multiplicities that weave the beautiful patterns of our country so that the students respect, protect, nurture and value the rich composite culture of the country, INDIA.