College Profile
Balawan College, Umsning is an Educational institution of the Catholic Church and managed by Edu-wel Mission Society (EWMS), registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1983with its aims and objects to establish educational institutions and related educational activities for the welfare and development of the people.
Established in 2009, the college is a minority and co-educational institution dedicated to (L) Rev. Fr. Michael Balawan SDB, a French Missionary and renowned Educationalist who pioneered in the field of education and other related activities in Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya as a whole and Umsning area in particular.
Balawan College lies in the heart of Umsning. It is about 30 kilometers from Shillong and 20 kilometers from Nongpoh. Its central location, in the District, offers great advantages to the people of Ri Bhoi because of the accessible transportation. The College provides a perfect academic ambience where the students are not disturbed by the hustle and bustle of life. The College Building is some 300 meters away from the NH No.40 and 200 meters away from the Umsning fourlane By-Pass and safely situated on the hill-top with abundance supplies of fresh air and soothing atmosphere. The campus is immensely spacious to stroll when one feels drowsy. One can sit down and relax as well in the campus. Its beautiful scenic environment is admired by one and all. This extraordinary setting of the College offers all the desirable requirements essential for physical, intellectual, psychological and moral fitness. No wonder the College is growing from strength to strength!
In fine, the avowed mission of the Founding Members is to nurture young minds and reaching out especially to the ‘educationally disadvantaged and marginalized students’ and to bring them to the forefront of Higher Education. The College aims at educating boys and girls of quality to be future leaders in all walks of life, who will play a vital role in bringing about the desired changes for the betterment of the people of our country, more particularly of the tribal community and other poorer and marginalized sections of the society.