About Us

The Department of Commerce, St. Edmund’s College, Shillong was started in the month of June 1997 by the then Principal Rev. Bro. E.V Miranda with the introduction of the Class XI Commerce stream comprising of 67 students and two teachers namely, Dr. K.K. Elizabeth and Dr. Ricky A.J. Syngkon and thereafter Mr Goutam Deb joined the department in the year 1998 before the commencement of class XII classes. Later on, Mrs. Manjusha Mazumdar in 1999 joined the department with the introduction of the Degree course. As the department grew, the following teachers Mr. Conrad Khongwir, Mrs. Amrita Dey and Mrs. Mitali Dey in 2000, Mrs. Rowenna E.L Iangrai and Mrs. Sagarika Dey in 2001, Mr. Milan Swett in 2010, Ms. Nandita Bhattacharjee in 2023 were inducted into the team. At present the department is functioning with a total strength of nine teachers Mr. Goutam Deb (HOD), Mrs. Mitali Dey, Mrs.Rowenna E.L Iangrai, Ms. Dapbiang Nongkynrih, Dr. Dipankar Shome, Mr. Navin Chettri, Mr. Rajeev Chakravarty, Ms. Pinky Paul and Ms. Ruchita Chakraborty; together with 500 students (approximately).

The department cannot forget the contribution and services of the other faculty members like, Dr.Tikaram Subedi, Mrs. Joyshree Ghosh, Dr. Joyeeta Deb, Mrs. Sabari Sarkar and Mrs. Andrena Malniang who were there in the department for a brief period. The Commerce Department continues to benefit from the valuable services rendered by the teachers of various department such as English, Math, EVS, Khasi, Computer Science, BCA and Economics.

The department is fortunate to have a team of dedicated, sincere and supportive staff & students. Their encouragement and hard work have brought laurels to the department under the leadership of the then Principal Rev. Bro. E.V. Miranda. With the guidance and support of dedicated staff, sincere and hardworking students the department secured 4 positions in the MBOSE Merit List of 1999 and 7 positions in the North Eastern Hill University Merit List. (The 1st batch of B. Com degree course in 2001).

The department is also delighted to institute the Bajaj Award for all-round excellence of the commerce student, nominated by the department and funded by the Bajaj Family in commemoration of Late. Ram Niranjan Bajaj, the grandfather of Mr. Gaurav Bajaj, who is one of the alumni of Commerce Department, St. Edmund’s College (1st Batch).

The Commerce Department is a pioneer in the field of Departmental Annual Newsletter ‘Footprints’ that was started in 2001-02 by the 1st batch of commerce students. Besides, other activities like annual food fest, art exhibition, study tours, industrial visits etc., are also being organized by the department every year. The department is a dream destination for those aspiring to pursue their interest in commerce education.

The department uses a blended mode of instruction using both advanced and traditional techniques. It offers some of the best academic resources for excellence by way of faculty, infrastructure, library, mentoring, remedial coaching, extra classes, counselling etc. It also provides students with a dynamic environment for overall growth of their personalities and talents in the Commerce stream.

The department has produced many toppers in the University Examination and the students are well placed in reputed institutions through campus recruitment. The department has successfully conducted live online classes using different platforms such as google meet, zoom, Linways etc., regularly by all the faculty members following a flexible time table during the Covid period 2020.

Group discussion, presentation, extempore speech, MCQ test, quiz, etc., are being conducted both in online and offline mode for the development of communication skill and in-depth knowledge of the subject. Webinars, workshops, popular talk are organized for overall development of the students. The department organizes fresher’s meet and farewell programme for the students so that they can showcase their talents / potentialities in different ways.