Raid Laban College, Shillong

About Raid Laban College, Shillong

Raid Laben College, Shillong was established in 1984. It is affiliated by North Eastern Hill University NEHU, Shillong Meghalaya.

Anything great is nothing but a small thing transfigured. So is the story of Raid Laban College. An outcome of a shared vision and values of everyone involved. RLC is a composite of dedication and sacrifice of not one but millions. Twenty-five years back, a few right-thinking persons of Greater Laban visualized the need for having an educational institution to fulfil the academic aspiration catering to collegiate education. The dream came true one fine morning on the 2nd of July, 1984. A steering committee was formed comprising twenty-four members chaired by L Shri P.M. Ngap, a senior resident of Laban. The convenor being Mr. O.K. Lyngdoh and Treasurer L Mrs. T. Rynjah.

A month later on 13th of August, 1084, the Steering Committee elected the members of the First Governing Body with Shri. J.D. Pohrmen as Founder President who holds the office till date Prof. C.S. Thakur was the Principal till March 1988. Prof. S. Nongbri as the Founder Secretary and Honorary Principal who officiated as the full-time Principal since then Shri. A. Lyngdoh was elected Vice- President, L Shri.P.M. Ngap, Shri. O.K. Lyngdoh and L Mrs. Neena Rynjah were elected Members.

On the 14th August, 1984, the Governing Body and the Steering Committee submitted the application to the North Eastern Hill University intimating the need for setting up a college at Laban. Eventually, the college started functioning on co-education basis and was formally inaugurated on the 10th of April, 1985 with 28 students in Arts, 24 students in Science and 26 in Commerce. In high gusto, the inauguration ceremony was graced by the then ICAR Director, educationist scientist Dr. D.N. Barthakur supplemented by immense goodwill of well-wishers, social workers, teachers as well as students.

Our Vision
Raid Laban College is the the Outcome of Shared vision and values of everyone involved, with great unity and tremendous commitment. It is the people's heart and ind that governs our achievement. "Our aim is building a character of total Integrity and Living the Life of Love and Servie".

Our Mission
It is the mission of the College to engage students of uncommon promise in an intense full-time education of their minds, exploration of their creative faculties and development of their social and leadership abilities.

The great mission of the College is to instill in students the love, the ways and the habit of learning. Developed in association with one another, these gifts will enable them to become leaders in many fields of endeavor. Second, it recruits faculty members of high intellectual ability and scholarly accomplishment who have a passion for education both of undergraduates and of themselves, as life-long creators and pursuers of knowledge.

Students specifically from rural areas are molded in every aspect with seriousness of purpose and personal qualities. Raid Laban College is determined to create students which differ widely in their backgrounds and talents be they artistic, social, athletic, scientific or otherwise.

Education as a source of human development will entail for the college not only expansion, in so called sense of the term, but also improvement in quality to equip younger generation to meet the challenges of to-morrow. We are equipped with highly qualified teachers and disciplined students. Every cloud has a silver lining. Hopefully, Raid Laban College would thrash every cloud and let the silver lining shine with the dazzling sun dispersing the Radiance of “ Knowledge for progress