The Christian Brothers were invited to Shillong in 1915
and St.Edmund's College began in 1916. It was, however,
in 1923 that the College was ready to start Inter-Arts and
Inter-Science classes, and affiliation to Calcutta University,
for these courses was received in 1923. The first classes
of the University section of St.Edmund's College opened
in 1924. Bro. J E McCann was the first Principal of the
College (he was also the Principal of the School at this
time). Bro. I.O' Leary was the first Principal of the College
(separate from the School).
St.Edmund's College, Shillong is one of the premier institutions
of the North East of India and Meghalaya in particular.
Since 1924, till the present date, St. Edmund's College
has maintained its excellence by regularly introducing new
courses, updating its infrastructure, achieving the highest
academic records and maintaining discipline of the students.
From 1924 to 1936, St. Edmund's College was a junior college
for Intermediate Arts and Science. At that time, the college
offered English, Alternative English, Latin, History and
Maths, Geography, Physical Chemistry for Arts and Science
respectively. Today, St.Edmund's College has made commendable
progress and has opened up different departments of various
disciplines including Electronics, Computer Science, Biochemistry,
Biotechnology, Bachelor of Social Work, Environmental Science
and B.C.A. In 2010, the Higher Secondary Section has been
segregated into a separate section within the College. In
2011 we are introducing Post Graduate courses with admission
to the Masters Degree in Social Work.
Along with academic excellence, the college has also worked
towards the development of the personalities and potential
of the students. Many programmes have been introduced in
the college to draw out the potential and prowess of students
and to help bring them to the forefront. St.Edmund's College
is proud to have been the mold of several eminent personalities
who have carved a name for themselves in the field of politics,
academics, medicine, engineering, bureaucracy, judiciary....
The College celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in 1999. Over
the period the College has endeavored to install in its
students a love for excellence, integrity, concern for one's
fellow human beings and the preservation of the environment
in an atmosphere conducive to the awareness of God. The
College creates an enviornment where the all-rounddevelopment
of the individual is promoted with dignity, principally
through right relationships with God, with others and with
the whole creation.
