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Salesian Higher Education embraces a two-fold mission: fostering academic competence that prepares students to excel in the global job market, while maintaining Salesian animation as a “radiant center” of the Preventive System, marked by family spirit and personal accompaniment. For Salesians, a college is more than a place for degrees—it is an academic community that witnesses the Gospel within culture and equips the marginalized with tools for dignity and social mobility.
Don Bosco Higher Education India (DBHEI) is affiliated to the Salesian Institutes of Higher Learning (IUS), Rome, Italy to cater to the needs of the Higher Education Institutions in the South Asia Region. There are 52 institutions belonging to 12 Provinces of the South Asia Region. Higher education courses offered include Engineering and Polytechnic Colleges, Agricultural colleges, Arts, Commerce and Science Colleges, Colleges of Education and Specialization centres.
Students of Salesian College (Autonomous), Siliguri, launched Hertzzz on World Heart Day to promote heart-health awareness. Developed by the Tech Team of RadioClub.live, the digital platform builds on the college’s earlier work in machine-learning-based heart disease prediction, shifting the focus from predicting risk to promoting preventive awareness.
Assam Don Bosco University celebrated its 15th Convocation Ceremony with great enthusiasm and solemnity. Addressing the graduating students, The Hon’ble Governor of Assam, Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya highlighted the immense potential of India’s youth and their vital role in shaping the future of the nation. Focusing on the vision of Viksit Bharat (Developed India), he observed that the country’s transformation depends significantly on a generation of young people who are educated, skilled, responsible and committed to the common good.
The Radio Club members of Salesian College (Autonomous), Siliguri marked National Radio Day with the public unveiling of ECOTUNES, an innovative project that transforms electrical signals from living plants into musical patterns.
A groundbreaking nationwide study on values-based higher education was unveiled in Shillong, marking a significant milestone for Don Bosco institutions across India. The research publication, titled “Assessing the Realisation of the Salesian Pedagogy in Don Bosco Higher Education Institutions across India”, was formally released by Rev. Fr. Rafael Bejarano SDB, General Counsellor for Youth Ministry, in the presence of leading educators, researchers, and institutional heads.
Don Bosco College (Autonomous), Maram, has been conferred the Chief Minister’s Award for Educational Excellence 2026 by the Department of University and Higher Education, Government of Manipur, in recognition of its commitment to academic quality, holistic student development and institutional excellence.
A three-day workshop on “Participatory Models of Higher Education” was held at the Salesian Provincial House, Citadel, Chennai, from September 1 to 3. It aimed to equip leaders and educators with participatory approaches to leadership, dialogue, decision-making and collaborative action in higher education.
Salesian College (Autonomous), Siliguri, won top honours at the two-day International Seminar on Climate Change: Literary Ecologies, Environmental Psychology, Policy Deliberation and Media Activism, held on September 2 and 3 at Little Flower Degree College (Autonomous), Hyderabad. Fr. C. M. Paul, Vice Principal (Sciences), won the First Prize for Best Paper Presentation for his research paper, “From Local Environmental Action to Global Youth Climate Engagement: A Qualitative Case Study of the Don Bosco Green Alliance.” He received a certificate and a cash prize.
Forty-one educators from schools and colleges across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and South Odisha took part in a three-day workshop on “Participatory Models of Education” at Don Bosco Provincial House, Hyderabad, from August 27 to 29.
The annual Headmasters’ and Principals’ Meet 2026 at the Don Bosco Provincial House (DBPH), Dimapur, Nagaland, on August 28 and 29 brought together heads of Don Bosco schools from across the region to chart a future-ready roadmap for Salesian education.
Don Bosco College, Byndihati, held its Graduation Day on August 21, honouring more than 84 graduating students. The ceremony was attended by graduates, parents, dignitaries, priests and religious, educators, and students from neighbouring schools.
Salesian College (Autonomous), Siliguri, welcomed 18 students for the first batch of the Department of Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP), which began a five-day induction programme on August 10.
The Department of Social Work at Don Bosco College, K.R. Puram, Bengaluru, conducted a three-day Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Awareness Campaign from July 29 to 31 for more than 1,000 first-time voters. The campaign encouraged students to support voter registration in their families and neighbourhoods.
The Salesian-run St. Alphonsa Quasi Parish in Samthar celebrated a landmark achievement during its patronal feast on August 1 by honouring Miss Jennifer Lepcha, the first young person from the parish to earn a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree.
IUS (global network of higher education) systematically and continuously dynamize the collaboration between the IUS that address the issue of education both from the point of view of research, teaching, social projection or educational praxis. And in India, IUS group is DBHEI.
Fr. George THADATHIL SDB
IUS/ISHE General Coordinator
Salesians of Don Bosco – Generalate
Via Marsala, 42 – 00185 Roma (Italy)
Don Bosco Higher Education India (DBHEI) seeks to foster a dynamic and reflective Salesian presence in higher education by ensuring innovative academic structures, holistic student formation, and institutional relevance to societal needs.
It emphasizes sustainable financial management with a preferential option for underprivileged youth, promotes research and social impact through academic engagement, and strengthens collaboration across institutions and provinces.
Rooted in Don Bosco’s preventive system, DBHEI aims to cultivate committed, competent citizens while advancing employability, cultural transformation, and synergy with broader educational and social networks.
Identity:
Don Bosco Higher Education India (DBHEI) is a body set up by the Salesian Provincial Conference of South Asia (SPCSA) for reflection, sharing and coordination among those involved in the youth ministry in Don Bosco institutions of Higher Education. It operates as part of Don Bosco Youth Animation- South Asia (DBYA SA), with relative autonomy as determined by its statutes.
Office Address:
All India Don Bosco Education Society (DBHEI)
Dwarka, Sector 10, New Delhi, 110075
Contact: +91 7867004188
Fr. Joby J. Manjakattil SDB
Secretary DBHEI
St Anthony’s College
Bomfyle Road, Lachumiere
Shillong 793 001
List of Don Bosco Colleges in India:
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- Don Bosco Arts & Science College
(Kilpauk, Chennai) - Don Bosco College (Arts and Science)
(Karaikal, Puducherry) - Don Bosco College
(Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu) - Don Bosco College
(Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu) - Don Bosco College of Agriculture (DBCA)
(Sagayathottam, Tamil Nadu) - Don Bosco College of Education
(Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu) - Don Bosco Polytechnic College
(Basin Bridge, Chennai) - Don Bosco Polytechnic College
(Thirukazhukundram, Tamil Nadu) - SIGA Polytechnic College
(Rinaldi Juniorate, Kilpauk, Tamil Nadu) - Sacred Heart College (Autonomous)
(Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu) - Sagayathottam Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development (SIARD)
(Sagayathottam, Vellore) - St. Mary’s College of Education
(Vellore, Tamil Nadu)
and more ...
Don Bosco University is a project of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) executed by Don Bosco Society, Azara, Guwahati.
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