Elorine Kharkongor has been awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by the Education Department of North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, for her thesis titled ‘Total Quality Management (TQM) in Higher Education in Meghalaya’, which she completed under the supervision of Prof C. Nongbri and Dr. Rihunlang Rymbai. She is the granddaughter of Tlassibon Kharkongor, daughter of Bettimon Kharkongor and Ioanis Shadap, wife of Richmond Fylvester Rapthap, and a resident of Nongthymmai, Shillong.