A group of elite and prominent persons of Dalu decided to establish a Degree College to impart higher education to the students community of the greater Dalu and its adjoining areas on 20 th May 2001 in presence of three Cabinet Ministers and one MLA and christened the college as Phukan Memorial College after the name of a freedom fighter Lt. Phukan N. Sangma from Dalu. First Adhoc Managing Committee for stating the College was constitute on 20 th May 2001 with Shri N.N.Simchang,MLA of Dalu L.A Constituency as the Chairman and Shri Projit Hadima as the first Secretary. The college was declared established on 18 th June 2001 by Shri N.J. Sangma the first MLA of Dalu L.A. Constituency in presence of huge gatherings. Fortunately, His Excellency, Shri A.R. Kohli, the then Governor of Meghalaya inaugurated the College on 18 th July 2001 amidst pomp and glory and laid the foundation stone of the college.

 

In the beginning the college was run and started its classes in the Dalu Govt. Higher Secondary School, Dalu (as kindly permitted by the Joint Director Higher & Technical Education, Meghalaya) with Shri Ashes Daring as the founder Principal. Till 2004 when the college was granted with temporary Affiliation from the university for Degree (Arts) course the students had to enroll and appear their Final B.A. Examinations for the 3(Three) consecutive years that is in 2002,2003 & 2004 from Tura Govt. College, Tura Centre.

 

Understanding the need of the college to have a permanent land of its own the Nokma of Magupara A∙king kindly donated a plot of land at Magupara on the Dalu-Mahendraganj Road measuring around 32.1 Bigha which is already been registered in the name of college.

 

In the year of 2007, the college was shifted to its permanent Campus at Magupara, Dalu-Mahendraganj Road about 2 km away from the Block Head Quarters Office of Dalu C & R D Block adjacent to Indo-Bangladesh International border which is covered with around 188 villages and a population of about 50 thousand approximately.

 

 

To instill a spirit of full commitment and devotation among the students at the mental and spiritual level so that they become good citizens who would serve the society as enshrined in the college motto.

 

To produce leaders who will be agents of social changes, primarily among the communities they live in, and in the nation as a whole, and make the college serve local, national and as well global needs by providing quality human resources by shaping intellectually sound, ethically sensitive and society compassionate graduates.

 

 

To promote social unity,religious tolerance and community development to foster national Integration with a thrust on achieving academic ambience.

 

The college mission is to achieve the vision of the founders by establishing and managing educational institutions based on the four cardinal principles of discipline, sound education , sports and service.

 

 

With the motto ‟Knowledge and Virtue” Phukan Memorial College acts as per the principle set its founders to provide quality and affordable education to all section of the people especially to the underprivileged students who could not afford higher and quality education elsewhere.

 

1. The college shall endeavour to impart higher education amongst the youth of rural areas of Dalu and its adjoining areas.

   Best efforts will be put to distribute sweet test of quality education through educational activities amongst the sleeping masses.

2. To inculcate sense of self –reliability and responsibility amongst the youth.
3. To endeavour to educate the youth of this part of the country and bring them on par with national main streams.
4. To create congenial atmosphere amongst the youth for the pursuit of Higher Education.
5. To guide and help character building and National building by the youth of today.
6. To provide vocational training to the educated unemployed youth.
7. To transform and promote all round development of the young minds through moral and ethical values of education.