William Carey University is located in Shillong in Meghalaya, India. It is named after the noted Baptist missionary William Carey.William Carey University is a unique institution committed primarily to higher education where the academy integrates with the socio-economic and environmental realities in order to bring about total transformation of people and their contexts. The university will bring together social, economic, environmental, cultural and academic activities in order to facilitate holistic growth for the community as well as to become a strategic institution.
An innovative range of study programs and research will be conducted within the unique context of the hill regions of NE India, where indigenous culture and the natural environment will be sustained alongside socio-economic development. Food, water and energy will be the focus and partners from all over the world will participate with WCU.

Approval & Recognition
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William Carey University is fully Government Recognised: Recognised by |
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Approval by Established by the State Government |
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Approval by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR |
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Member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU): The William Carey University is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). William Carey University is listed in the official website of AIU. |