1. St. Anthony’s College, Shillong, Meghalaya, INDIA, (Re-accredited with A grade with 3.6/4.0 by NAAC and awarded the CPE By the UGC)

2. St. Anthony’s College, Shillong
Established in 1934.
There are 29 Departments.
With 160 faculty members.
70 administrative and support staff.
Student strength of about 2700
With ranks 113 ranks (2012) in the University.

3. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Infrastructure
Creation and up-gradation of infrastructure under the College with Potential for Excellence (University Grants Commission, GOI.)
STAR College Scheme of Department of Biotechnology, GOI.
UGC grant for up-gradation of science laboratories and classrooms.
Bioinformatics Facility: funded by the Department of Biotechnology, GOI.

4. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Infrastructure
Institutional Biotech Hub: funded by the Department of Biotechnology, GOI.
Cancer Biology and Tumour Immunology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology.
Genetics Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology.
Nano-chemistry research laboratory, Department of Chemistry.

5. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Infrastructure
Language Laboratory.
Mama Margaret Hall (New Girls Hostel) 120 students.
Campus with Wi-Fi and leased line connectivity .

6. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Infrastructure
Expansion of volumes in library and access to INFLIBNET, and DeLCON.
Subscription of research journals (IEEE journals, PNAS, Cell, Current Science, Journal of Bioscience, Journal of Genetics, etc)

7. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Infrastructure
New additional canteen.
Cafeteria and tuck shop
Up-gradation of Conference Hall.

8. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Teaching, Learning & Evaluation
Global certified Courses: CCNA, RHCE, RHCT, Oracle.
Additional Hands-on training in Basic Sciences and Biotechnology.
Information Technology for all.
ICT enabled classrooms
Courses in communication Skills

9. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Teaching, Learning & Evaluation
Training in communication using Language Laboratory.
Organized exhibitions, seminars, workshops, concerts, etc.
Lecture Series organized by various departments.
ISCA centenary lectures.
International Year of Chemistry Lectures (UGC).
Visiting faculty from international universities (Vienna University, Austria ; Appalachian College, USA; College of Wooster, USA.)
Faculty attended national and international symposia.

10. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Teaching, Learning & Evaluation
Faculty members as resource persons.
Visiting fellows to university/colleges (College of Wooster, Ohio, USA; Universitat Koblenz-Landau, Germany; University of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman)
Members of BUGS of Various subjects, Syllabus committees, paper setters and examiners.
Faculty member attend UGC-sponsored orientation and refresher courses.

11. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Research
Publications in international and national journals.
Publication of books. (Culture, Economics, Language, Media, Music, etc.)
Publication of conference and seminar proceedings(IEEE Xplore).
Overseas fellowships (DBT, Fulbright)
Faculty presented their research in national and international conferences (Canada, China, Singapore,USA.)

12. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Research
Major and Minor Research projects in different departments and laboratories.
Funding agencies: UGC, DBT, DST, ICAR, ICSSR etc.
Supervision of JRFs and project fellows.
Organised Regional and National Seminars/ conferences [NCETACS, Intellectual property Rights, IT, Pedagogy, Six Sigma, SPSS, etc.]

13. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Extensions Activities
Training for fish farmers and entrepreneurs in laboratory and the field.
Adoption of Villages at Ri-Bhoi District, for fish farming, sponsored by DST, GOI.
Training and promoting Basic Science in rural schools.

14. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Healthy Practices
- Campus Ministry
Retreats
Daily Adoration
Jesus Youth Ministry
Mass on first Friday of every month
Regular Value Education classes for all students.

15. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Healthy Practices
Siloam Leadership Centre (St. Anthony’s College Campus Annexe)
Training in interpersonal skills and personality development for both students and faculty.
Orientation on counseling
Orientation on Don Bosco’s system of education for faculty.

16. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Healthy Practices
Student
Life Orientation programmes for all students
Incentives to student toppers : Scholarship and free studentship
Scholarship and free studentship to disadvantaged
Commitment to sports
Training students for Competitive and Entrance examinations.

17. Highlights of Progress since 2007
Healthy Practices
Student
Reach-Out Programmes
Awareness in IT by Cyber Club
Computers donated by Minnova [students of Business Administration] to NEIMA Orphanage
NSS, NCC, Scouts and Rangers.
Blood donation Camps &Eye camps
Anthonian Club : Social commitment towards the disadvantaged of society
St.Anthony’s College Shillong Allumni Association.

18. Future Plans Infrastructure New Block for Fishery Science Animal House
Hazardous Waste Disposal facility
Further strengthening of library facility
New Staff Quarters
Up-gradation of Laboratories and purchase of equipments.
Upgradation of the website.
Community Radio.

19. Future Plans Research Setting up of a Research Coordination Cell
Strengthening of Research Facilities
Networking with other laboratories and research centers
International Workshops and Seminars
Teaching & Learning
Further training of faculty for ICT and HR.
Workshops and seminars in Pedagogy
Systematization of Personality Development
Production of eLearning content(moodle), spoken tutorial.

20. Future Plans Extension Programmes
Commitment to maintain the surrounding neighbourhood – as a model of a clean environment
Strengthening of other existing extension programmes
To adopt more rural schools and colleges to Train and promote Basic sciences among disadvantaged students.

21. Thank You