St. Antony’s College (East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya)

Vision: "Providing holistic and quality education within the reach of all"

Mission: "To mould intellectually competent, morally upright, socially committed and spiritually inspired persons capable of building a more human social order within the context of the nation's plurality of religions and diversity of cultures".

Profile of the College:
St. Anthony’s College, Shillong, Meghalaya. India is an educational institution of the Catholic Church, belonging to and managed by the Salesians of Don Bosco Educational Society (Registered under the society’s act of 1890: No: 227/91 of 199). St. Anthony’s college, Shillong is affiliated to North Eastern Hill University,
Starting from very humble origins in 1934, it has grown into a multi-faceted, multi- faculty institution. With a strength of over 200 teaching and support staff, the college caters to over 2200 students. St. Anthony’s is a microcosm of the North-East and a vibrant experiment of National Integration at its best. The College has been reaccredited with "A" grade by NAAC in 2008 with CGPA of 3.60/4.0, making the college the highest graded in the East and North East of the Country. St. Anthony's has been recognized as one among the top colleges of the country.
The College is also recognized as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE), by UGC.Guided by the religious and educational philosophy of St. John Bosco, and born of thevision of a Don Bosco Father, Fr. Joseph Bacchiarello, St. Anthony's College was founded in 1934 with the avowed mission of 'bringing college education within the reach of common man and woman'. Ever since, the College has been nurtured by the Salesians of Don Bosco to be in the vanguard of higher education in North-East India.
We seek to provide quality education for all sections of society reaching out especially to the socially, economically, culturally and educationally disadvantaged. Our system embodies a participatory style of management, always alive to emerging needs and challenges, where a sense of belonging and ownership is shared and where exists regular interaction between the different constituents involved, so that education becomes the responsibility of a community comprising teachers, parents, students and management. We emphasize life-oriented and value-based teaching and nurture a culture of solidarity. The educators and the educated join hands to mould intellectually competent, morally upright, socially committed and spiritually inspired persons capable of building a more human social order within the context of the nation's plurality of religions and diversity of cultures. We aim to equip our students for life, making them not only job-seekers, but also job-creators. Hence, in keeping with the developments in educational strategies worldwide, we have pioneered courses in application-oriented subjects to answer to the needs of the community that we serve and to give our graduates a competitive edge in the employment market. Teaching, for us here at the College, is a lifetime commitment, a passion, a vocation and a profession, rather than a job. Our Teachers are continually engaged in equipping themselves so as to stay abreast of the latest developments in their own fields. Striving for excellence is our
way of life. Our motto tells it all "Ever More and Better Ever".
The College has decisively taken a new direction in its emphasis by launching out into a number of professional courses that goes long way to develop skilled manpower in the region as well as creating avenues for self employment. In keeping with our Vision and Mission, We emphasize life oriented and value based teaching. Striving for excellence is our way of life. Our motto says it all: Excelsior: Ever More and Better Ever.