Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) provides a holistic model of the learning process and a multilinear model of adult development, both of which are consistent with what we know about how people learn, grow, and develop. Experiential learning theory defines learning as the process whereby knowledge, skills, and values are created through the transformation of experience. Knowledge results from the combination of grasping and transforming experience. It is distinct from rote and didactic learning, in which the learner plays a comparatively passive role.

The University Grants Commission encourages the use of experiential learning stating that, “Learners must have ample scope to formulate their own queries and have multiple interpretations of knowledge through self-search and experiential learning.”

To emphasize the importance of experiential learning, MLCU encourages the broad use of experiential strategies and tools, recommending that at least half of the learning time be spent in experiential learning.

MLCU is privileged to have many partners in various corporate, service and professional sectors serving society with high commitment and expertise in different parts of the country. These organizations provide MLCU students with invaluable exposure and experience.

Hospitals and Healthcare Centres

• Apollo Hospitals, Main, Chennai, TN
• Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Bansara Eye Centre, Shillong
• Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bangalore
• Bethany Hospital, Shillong
• Children’s Hospital, Shillong
• CSI Mission General Hospital, Tamil Nadu
• CSI Somervell Memorial Medical College, Kerala
• CSI Rainy Multispecialty Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• CSI Mission Hospital, Bangalore
• Christian Hospital, Rayagada District, Orissa
• Dr. Jeyasekharan Medical Trust Hospital, Tamil Nadu
• GudalurAdivasi Hospital, Tamil Nadu
• Jowai Civil Hopital, West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
• Nazareth Hospital, Shillong
• Nongstoin PHC, Meghalaya
• Shillong Civil Hospital, Meghalaya
• SANKER, Shillong
• Woodland Hospital, Shillong

Partners for Field Placements and Internships

Government Organizations

• District Rural Development Agency, Nagaland
• Department of Information Technology, Govt of Meghalaya
• Centre for Community Initiative, Manipur
• Directorate of Social Welfare, Meghalaya
• Directorate of Social Welfare, Nagaland
• Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training, Govt of Meghalaya
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Umiam, Meghalaya
• Integrated Basin Development & Livelihood Promotion Programme, Meghalaya
• Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India
• Integrated Child Protection Scheme, Meghalaya
• Integrated Women and Child Development Centre, Manipur
• Incredible India, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Division of Social Sciences, Umiam, Meghalaya
• Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited, UmiamRiBhoi District, Meghalaya
• Meghalaya Tourism Development Corporation, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Meghalaya Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium, Shillong
• Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA)
• Meghalaya Rural Development Society, Meghalaya
• Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited, Shillong
• Meghalaya Basin Development Authority, Shillong
• Meghalaya Health Insurance Scheme, DHS, Shillong
• Meghalaya State Vector Borne Disease Control Society, DHS, Shillong
• Mizoram Social Defense and Rehabilitation Board, Mizoram
• Nagaland State Social Welfare Board, Nagaland
• National Health Mission, Meghalaya
• North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCOMP), Meghalaya
• North Eastern Electronic Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), Shillong
• Office of the Medical & Health Officer, I/C Dawki PHC, Meghalaya
• Office of Block Development Officer, Umsning C&RD Block, Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya
• Office of the Superintendent of Taxes, East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya
• Office of the Block Development Officer, Khliehriat C & RD Block, Meghalaya
• Office of District Urban Planner, West Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya
• Power Grid Corporation of India, Shillong, Meghalaya
• State Rural Roads Development Agency, PMGSY, Govt of Meghalaya
• Soil and Water Conservation, Shillong, Meghalaya
• State Resource Centre for Women, Manipur
• Women’s Economic Development Society, Meghalaya

Corporate and Business Organizations

• Vanrap Tours & Travels, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Cement Manufacturing Company Limited, Lumshnong, Meghalaya
• Clara Tours, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Camp Fire Trails, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Cox & Kings, Kolkata, West Bengal
• Golden Arrows, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank (HDFC), Shillong
• Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI), Shillong
• Khyriem Information Technology Essential Services (KITES), Shillong
• InTown Solutions, Shillong
• Life Insurance Corporation, Shillong
• Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd, Shillong
• Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive Products, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Makemytrip.com, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Mawmluh Cherra Cement Limited, Meghalaya
• Marboh Bamboo Products PVT LTD, Shillong
• Mercy Tours, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
• Meghalaya Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd
• Media Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, Shillong
• Modrina Auto Enterprises
• Mott Macdonald, Meghalaya
• Natasha Tours, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Oriental Insurance Company
• Pinewood Hotel, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Rani Motors, Shillong, Meghalaya
• RMG Video Collection, Jowai, Meghalaya
• Sundare Hotel, Tura, Meghalaya
• Social Forestry Department, Government of Meghalaya
• Shillong Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd (SCUB)
• State Bank of India, Shillong
• SS NET COM Private Limited, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Shillong

Sports

• Langsning Sports Club, Shillong

Educational Institutions

• Bethany Society, Meghalaya
• Bellefonte Community College, Shillong
• Bangalore Conservatory, Bangalore, Karnataka
• Buddha Vidyalaya Secondary School, Shillong
• Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI), Meghalaya
• Brookside Adventist Higher Secondary School, Shillong
• Dainty Buds School, Shillong
• Douglas Memorial School, Shillong
• Dinet Manik Syiem Memorial School, Shillong
• Eriben Presbyterian Secondary School, Nongthymmai, Shillong
• East End Chambers Secondary School, Shillong
• Garo Union Secondary School, Shillong
• Hill Crest Higher Secondary School, Shillong
• National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), Shillong
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mawphlang, Meghalaya
• KJP Synod Sepngi Higher Secondary School, West Khasi Hill District
• Laban Assamese Girls’ Higher Secondary School
• Laban Presbyterian Higher Secondary School, Shillong
• Malki Presbyterian Secondary School, Shillong
• Mawngap District Christian Multipurpose Higher Secondary School, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
• Mawlai Presbyterian College, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Mary Rice Centre for Special Education, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Mayfair Secondary School, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Nora Evalyn Secondary School, Shillong
• Nongtalang College, Nongtalang, West Khasi Hills
• Pila Rapsang Memorial Secondary School, Shillong
• Pearly Dew Higher Secondary School
• Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute and Management
• Risa Secondary School, Shillong
• Royal Academy Secondary School, Shillong
• School and Centre for the Hearing Handicapped Children, Shillong, Meghalaya
• Shillong Public School, Shillong
• St. Edmund’s College, Shillong
• St. Xavier’s School, Shillong
• St. Peters School, Shillong
• Xavier Residential School, Shillong

Churches

• All Saints’ Cathedral
• Pohkseh Presbyterian Church, Shillong
• Ummulong Presbyterian Church, Ummulong, West Jaintia Hills District

NGOs

• Action North East Trust, Assam
• Bosco Integrated Development Society, Shillong
• DwarJingkyrmen, Meghalaya
• Grassroots, Meghalaya
• Hope Orphanage Trust, Mawkyrwat, Meghalaya
• Human Rights Law Network, Delhi
• Ebenezer Home, Nagaland
• Enfold, Bangalore
• Faith Foundation, Meghalaya
• HasiruDala, Bangalore
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN)
• Jana UnnayanSamiti Tripura (JUST) Tripura
• Kripa Foundation
• KokborokTeiHukumu Mission, Tripura
• Lamjingshai, Meghalaya
• Manbha Foundation
• Mercy Home, Shillong
• NEIMA Orphanage, Laitmynrieng
• Network of Naga People, Nagaland
• New Hope Centre, Meghalaya
• North East Educational and Development Society (NEEDS)
• Prodigals Home, Nagaland
• Reach Shillong Ministry
• Shelter Home for Boys, Reach Shillong Ministries
• Shillong Society for the Performing Arts
• ShishuShikshaGhar, Meghalaya
• Tribal Health Initiative, Tamil Nadu
• Voluntary Health Association of Meghalaya (Female Injecting Drug Users), Meghalaya
• Voluntary Health Association of Meghalaya, Meghalaya
• William E Lewis Boys Home, Meghalaya
• World Vision, Meghalaya

Villages

• Lumsohpieng Village, Meghalaya
• Mawphlang Lyngdohship, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya
• Mawpun Kshaid Village, RiBhoi District, Meghalaya
• Nongtraw Village, Meghalaya
• Nongtymmai Village, Meghalaya
• Swer Village, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
• Umsawnengbri Village
• Umtung Village, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya