Type: College
86675 74848 / 93614 68834Don Bosco Arts and Science College, under the auspices of Salesians of Don Bosco, is a place of higher learning in the field of communication, art and design, commerce and management. The primary aim of the college is to develop the creative intellectual potential of its students and to form them to become intelligent contributors and critical consumers of communication, design, media, business and commerce.
Don Bosco (Saint John Bosco, 1815 - 1888) after whom the College is named, is an Italian Catholic Priest, educator and writer of the 19th century, who dedicated his life to the betterment and education of the young, and employed effectively, the teaching methods based on ‘Reason, Religion and Loving Kindness,’ - a method being followed with success in all Don Bosco Institutions worldwide. Don Bosco established a network of organizations and centres to carry on his work.
He inspired the start of a vast movement of persons who in different ways work for the benefit of the young. Today there are 30 officially recognized groups with a total of 4,02,500 members to continue the mission he began. Don Bosco’s charisma continues to inspire people of good will.
Don Bosco’s capability to attract numerous youngsters was connected to his “System of Education based on Love.” He believed education to be a “matter of the heart” and said that the young must not only be loved, but know that they are loved. It creates a climate that ‘draws forth’ the best in the youth, encouraging them for a complete and full expression of themselves. His educational system assists young people in acquiring habits that will lead them to opt in favour of what is good, healthy, joyful and life-enhancing.
“Ad Astra per Aspera” “Through hardship to the stars” is the aspirational motto of the college which is to enable students to generate new ideas, concepts and associations and to imbibe excellence as a personal core value envisaged in a personal journey towards perfection.
Inside the blue circle is the image of Don Bosco, the father and friend of youth and founder of the Society of Salesians of Don Bosco. On the left, is a heart symbolizing the formative educational values and the book on the right indicates the learning process. The seal is a harmonious whole representing all forms of communication.
Grooming creative and professional skills in the fields of Humanities, Sciences, Media, and Communication, tuning young minds to adapt to the current trends and industry standards and fostering a holistic formation to step out as responsible and creative professionals.
To impart higher education to the economically weak, socially backward and needy students.
