Don Bosco Society – Azara is a non-profit making organization, registered under the Society’s Act (SR/DBSA-43/02 dated 5th April 2002) set up by the Salesians of Don Bosco at Guwahati (Assam, India) to provide higher education to the youth of North-East India. The society aims to provide courses that would be employment generating so that every student to the institutions started by the society would find gainful employment. With this objective, the society set itself the tasks of starting a college in the initial states, then an engineering college, and eventually, a university.

The Society, owned and established by the Christian minority community belonging to the Salesians of Don Bosco, shall do or cause to be done all deeds and acts in fulfillment of any or all of the objects without any distinction as to caste, creed, religion, community or language.

1. To build, construct, acquire, takeover, establish, maintain, provide, manage and run educational and research institutions: Junior colleges, Degree Colleges, Universities and offer professional degree courses, vocational training cum production centers, centers and facilities for promotion of studies and research in sports, science, technology, agriculture, horticulture, sericulture, pisciculture, to run plantations and estates, to build, construct, takeover, establish and manage laboratories, libraries, reading rooms, hostels and boarding houses and to print, publish, purchase, sell and distribute newspapers, journals, periodicals, books, lectures and other reading and pictorial matters, to produce, exhibit and distribute by sale or otherwise films, documentaries, TV, radio and other audio visual programmes for diffusion of useful knowledge and in keeping with educational, charitable and moral ideals.
2. To perform work of charity and relief by caring for the sick, poor, needy, downtrodden, old-age, spastic and disabled persons, establish, construct, run and manage hospitals, nursing-homes, dispensaries, clinics, investigative laboratories, blood, eye, limbs and kidney and other organ banks, artificial limbs making and fitting centers, sanatorium, convalescence centers, relief, operations and medical check up and other camps, orphanages, homes for destitute, juveniles and others, to promote community health care, nutrition education whatsoever and in any manner as may be deemed expedient.
3. To educate, train and assist financially or otherwise, in education and training of students, teachers, staff, social workers and other in arts, science, culture, spiritual, educational, economic, social and other fields, to assist the needy in self employment schemes, to make people conscious and concerned about social justice, self reliance and co-operation, to foster, promote and provide training in leadership, effective communication, organization, management, public relations and other fields.
4. To propagate, contribute, improve, assist or aid in the promotion of general welfare and physical, mental, material, spiritual, moral and cultural, advancement of people at large, to purchase, construct, obtain on lease or hire or otherwise acquire and own the places of worship and other assets and properties as maybe necessary in fulfillment of above objectives or otherwise.
5. To establish, promote, support, subscribe, give contributions, grants, subscriptions and aid and assist financially or otherwise and develop any voluntary organizations and to undertake project, schemes and programmes for self sustenance, social and economic upliftment and welfare of rural and urban poor, physically and socio- economically handicapped persons, victims of naturals calamities and others and to undertake the management thereof and of other societies, organizations, institutions and endowments having objects similar to the society.
6. To acquire and take over the effects and properties whether movable or immovable and other assets and liabilities of any of the existing societies, organization, institutions, associations, corporations, or other bodies whether incorporated or not, having similar objects, enter into such arrangements with Governments whether central or state, and district, local or other authorities as may seem conducive to the interest and proper functioning of the Society, to represent voluntary institutions, societies and organizations and to present the views to legislative, Government and other regulatory bodies and public.
7. To arrange meetings, seminars, workshops, conferences, lectures, camps and programmes relating to one or more of its objects and to arrange and organize tours, excursions and visits in fulfillment thereof.
8. To raise, borrow and secure the payment of money by whatsoever means including by issue of bonds, debentures, bills promotes or other securities, to receive and utilize gifts, grants, donations, subscriptions, foundations in cash, kind or in the form of movable or immovable property of all descriptions, to invest the corpus funds or surplus money in such manner and in assets, properties, securities, shares, deposits or investments as may be determined from time to time and to sell and vary all or any of the above and execute all assignments, transfers, receipts and documents as may be necessary.
9. To establish offices, agencies and representations in India or outside, to engage, employ and hire personnel, consultants, advisers, staff, servants and other as may be required for the attainment of the objects of the society and to pay them salaries, wages, gratuities, fees honorariums and other sum, to provide fund for welfare thereof and to terminate, dismiss or suspend such personnel.
10. To establish and maintain reserves and other funds of such money as the Governing Board may think fit for the promotion of the activities of or for any other purpose connected with the objects of the Society.
11. To initiate and support legal action on its own behalf or on behalf of the persons, organization, societies and institutions connected with the society in any manner jointly or severally, in any court, whether on authorization by the above or on its own initiative on all matters affecting the interest of the Society or the cause for which it is established.
12. To do or cause to e done all such lawful acts, deeds and things as are or may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment and pursuit of and in accordance with the spirit and principles of any or all the objects of the Society.

Saint John Bosco, popularly known as Don Bosco, was a priest of the Catholic Church, who came to the rescue of the poor, disadvantaged youth of his time with his novel method of educating them: through total immersion in their world, with personal involvement in their lives and aspirations, with a dedication that was total.

To ensure that his dedication to their cause shone through his actions, he lived with and for them. He based his education on the three great principles of reason, religion and loving-kindness, as a caring father, doing everything possible for their welfare.

The system of education that he envisioned aims to create generations of young men and women who are intellectually competent, morally upright, socially committed, spiritually inspired and devoted to their country and the world.

“… It is worth mentioning here that, in 1934, when the Congregation started the first university college in the entire Salesian world at Shillong, India - St Anthony’s College -, it was indeed taking a tremendous risk, considering the scarcity of men and resources they had then… “…Venturing upon starting a University, almost a century later, is no less a daunting task… however, in view of the commitment of the Salesian world towards this project, and the enthusiastic welcome it has received from the government, civil and ecclesial leaders, and especially the youth of the region, this venture holds promise of blossoming into one of the most significant works of the Church and Don Bosco Society in India.” -Excerpts from the Detailed Project Report