Bosco Institute, Jorhat

What Bosco Institute, Jorhat does

Bosco Institute is a Don Bosco-affiliated nonprofit educational institution headquartered in Jorhat, Assam, established in 2008 as the first institute to offer the two-year full-time Master of Social Work (MSW) postgraduate degree under Dibrugarh University, with annual intake capped at 36 students. The institute operates under the motto "INSPIRE, INNOVATE, INVOLVE" and pairs academic delivery with extensive fieldwork in collaboration with NGOs and rural projects across Northeast India. Its core academic products are the MSW programme and the One-Year Advanced Diploma Course in Computer Application (ADCCA), covering Python, web development, databases, AI, and cloud computing.

Beyond academics, Bosco Institute runs a portfolio of youth-development and entrepreneurship programmes. Youth Involve, launched in 2012, is a 2-year social-entrepreneurship incubation offering financial aid, mentorship, and skill-building; the 2022 NODE Fellowship extension provides a 3-year (24 months financed) journey for community-rooted changemakers aged 21-35 in Assam, Mizoram, and Nagaland. The Hub Jorhat, formally inaugurated on 30 January 2022, provides co-working, makerspace, innovation lab, media lab, training, meeting rooms, café, and guest-room infrastructure for regional startups. The DKA-Kfb Support Programme, anchored at the institute in partnership with Austrian Catholic agency DKA and Austrian women's organisation Kfb, accompanies 34 partner NGOs and monitors 43 projects across North East and North India.

The revenue model combines tuition and application fees (a ₹250 application fee for MSW admissions, with full tuition not publicly disclosed), co-working and facilities revenue from The Hub Jorhat, and grant income channelled through Austrian development partnerships. The institute is led by Director Dr. Jerry Thomas, supported by a 13-person staff including Programme Associate Denver Anthony Reid, Documentation lead Santosh Topno, Mentor Father Jerry Thomas, and India Project Officer Dr. Eva Wallensteiner. Customer-facing delivery channels include a dedicated online admission portal, social media, alumni blogs, and a WordPress-based main site; no app, API, or proprietary software product is offered. Customer concentration is distributed across postgraduate students, ADCCA learners, social-enterprise fellows, Hub Jorhat tenants, and 34 partner NGOs.

Name

Bosco Institute, Jorhat

Legal name

Bosco Institute

Website

https://boscoinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bosco Institute is a Don Bosco-affiliated nonprofit educational institution in Jorhat, Assam, offering a Master of Social Work under Dibrugarh University, an Advanced Diploma in Computer Application, and youth entrepreneurship incubation programmes across Northeast India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Social Sector Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Entrepreneurship, Startup Incubation & Pitch Programs (EDAMAKAK), Advanced Project-Based Learning & Portfolio Mentoring (STEM/arts portfolios, maker projects) (EDANAKAI)

Keywords

• Social work education
• Youth entrepreneurship
• Computer application courses
• NGO capacity building
• Co-working incubation

Headquarters

HQ city

Jorhat

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. MSW Tuition and Fees: Application fee of ₹250 for MSW admissions. Tuition fees are collected as part of the academic programme under Dibrugarh University affiliation.
2. ADCCA Programme Fees: One Year Advanced Diploma Course in Computer Application with career-focused curriculum designed for digital world readiness
3. The Hub Jorhat Facilities: Revenue from co-working space rentals, business incubation services, training facilities, makerspace, meeting rooms, café and guest rooms

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bosco Institute is a Don Bosco educational institution that offers a 2-year Master of Social Work (MSW) postgraduate degree under Dibrugarh University, a 1-year Advanced Diploma in Computer Application (ADCCA), the Youth Involve social entrepreneurship incubation programme and NODE Fellowship for young changemakers in Northeast India, the Hub Jorhat co-working and makerspace facility, and the DKA-Kfb NGO partner accompaniment programme. The institute sells education, incubation, and capacity-building services to students, young entrepreneurs, and NGO partners primarily in Northeast India.

Product overview

Bosco Institute is a Don Bosco educational institution offering a portfolio of programs and facilities centered on social work education and youth entrepreneurship development. The core academic offerings include a 2-year Master of Social Work (MSW) degree under Dibrugarh University and a 1-year Advanced Diploma in Computer Application (ADCCA). Supporting these are complementary programs: Youth Involve provides social entrepreneurship incubation and the NODE Fellowship offers extended fellowship support; The Hub Jorhat delivers physical incubation infrastructure including co-working space and makerspace; and the DKA-Kfb programme provides NGO partner support. These offerings are interconnected, with academic programs feeding into youth empowerment initiatives, and shared facilities serving both student and external entrepreneur populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master of Social Work (MSW) A 2-year full-time postgraduate Master of Social Work degree program under Dibrugarh University, combining academic theory with practical fieldwork, NGO collaborations, rural camps, and community engagement to prepare students for careers in social work, community development, research, and social-sector leadership. Annual intake is 36 students.
• Advanced Diploma Course in Computer Application (ADCCA) A 1-year (two-semester) career-focused diploma covering computer fundamentals, Python programming, data structures, web development, database management, and emerging technologies including AI and cloud computing, designed to prepare learners for IT careers, freelancing, and technology-driven entrepreneurship.
• Youth Involve – Social Entrepreneurship Support A 2-year incubation programme supporting young changemakers in Northeast India with financial aid, mentorship, skill-building, and hands-on training to help aspiring social entrepreneurs launch and scale social enterprises. Open to all youth.
• Youth Involve: The NODE Fellowship A 3-year fellowship programme (with 24 months of financial support) for community-rooted youth aged 21-35 in Assam, Mizoram, and Nagaland, offering training, mentorship, and networking to grow social initiatives.
• The Hub Jorhat A physical entrepreneurial ecosystem providing co-working spaces, business incubation, makerspace, office rentals, innovation lab, media lab, training facilities, meeting rooms, café, and guest rooms for entrepreneurs and startups in Jorhat, Northeast India.
• DKA-Kfb Support Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 33 young changemakers nurtured since 2012 across six Northeastern states
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DKA (DREIKÖNIGSAKTION)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian Catholic children and youth aid organization supporting around 500 projects touching more than a million people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. DKA's focus areas include promotion of children and youth, education, food security, drinking water, medical care, human rights, and pastoral work. DKA-Kfb Support Team based at Bosco Institute accompanies partners in North East region and North India.
• Kfb (Katholische Frauenbewegung Österreich)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest women's movement in Austria with 90,000 members, actively involved in women's concerns. Supports women to discover and develop their talents, empowers women to stand up for their rights. Organizes Family Fast Day campaign annually since 1958. Works with DKA to support empowerment projects for children, adolescents, youth, sustainable livelihoods, education, and gender equality.
• Dibrugarh UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliating university for the Master of Social Work (MSW) programme. Bosco Institute is the first institute to offer MSW under Dibrugarh University since 2008. The 2-year full-time MSW programme combines theory and fieldwork.
• 34 Partner Organizations in IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO partner organizations implementing projects related to empowerment of children, adolescents, youth, sustainable livelihoods, education, and gender equality. DKA-Kfb Support Team organizes capacity building trainings, monitors implementation of 43 projects, and facilitates student internships.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Villgro: India-based impact-incubator funding early-stage social enterprises. Comparable because it operates in the same youth-led social-enterprise incubation space that Youth Involve and the NODE Fellowship target.

Direct peers

• Madras School of Social Work: Chennai-based institution offering a 2-year full-time MSW with a strong fieldwork orientation. Directly comparable as a specialized MSW provider with similar pedagogy (theory + fieldwork + community engagement).
• Xavier Institute of Social Service: Ranchi-based institute offering MSW and rural development programs under a Jesuit educational tradition akin to Bosco Institute's Don Bosco roots. Closely comparable in mission, governance, and student mix.
• Delhi School of Social Work (University of Delhi): University of Delhi's social-work department offering MSW. Directly comparable as a graduate social-work program with the same theory-plus-fieldwork structure serving bachelor-degree holders.
• Karve Institute of Social Service: Maharashtra-based MSW provider with similar theoretical + fieldwork pedagogy. Comparable as a niche graduate social-work training institute focused on community development and social action.

Regional players

• IIT Guwahati Technology Incubation Centre: Premier Northeast technology institution with an active startup incubation ecosystem. Regional peer for talent competition and co-incubation of tech-enabled social ventures overlapping with The Hub Jorhat's audience.
• North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU): Central university serving the Northeast with postgraduate and doctoral programs. Regional peer because it competes for the same Northeast students and faculty as a higher-education destination.

Broad incumbents

• T-Hub: India's largest startup incubator based in Hyderabad. Comparable as a hub operator providing co-working, makerspace, and incubation services akin to The Hub Jorhat, but at a vastly different scale.
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS): India's premier social-work and social-sciences university with flagship MSW and related degrees. Comparable because it sets the national benchmark for graduate social-work education against which Bosco Institute's MSW is positioned.
• Don Bosco Network India (Higher Education): Network of Don Bosco higher-education institutions across India applying the same Salesian educational philosophy. Broader incumbent sharing Bosco Institute's pedagogical DNA and operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/bosco_institute

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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