University of Science & Technology meghalaya

University of Science & Technology

The University of Science & Technology is sponsored and supported by a charitable trust 'ERD Foundation' based in Guwahati. Formed under State Legislature of Meghalaya in 2008, the University of Science & Technology Meghalaya is located in its Ri-Bhoi district. This private university of Meghalaya is privileged to award degrees at diverse levels as per the section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956. This ambitious university has been established to provide high-quality and industry-relevant education and training in a rather broad range of fields, to the undergraduate, postgraduate, and research students and professionals pertaining to the northeastern and other parts of India. The ERD Foundation (Education, Research, and Development Foundation) of Guwahati, has been successfully running two famous colleges and several schools and educational institutions in various places of the North-East India. These colleges are Regional College of Higher Education and Regional Institute of Science & Technology (RIST).

This University of Science & Technology Meghalaya is to provide and promote education, training, and research, in the fields of Engineering Science; Applied Life Sciences; Agriculture and Food Processing Sciences; Medical and Health Sciences; Management Science; Design and Architecture; Physical Sciences; Pharmaceutical Sciences; Physical Education and Sports Sciences; Media and Communication Technology; Education and Teaching Technology, and other areas of Science and Technology. Promoting education, employment, development, and prosperity in these fields, particularly in the regions of North-East India, is the ultimate objective of University of Science & Technology Meghalaya.

University of Science & Technology Campus

The campus of University of Science & Technology is being constructed at Umaduba and Hatimura villages, Killing Road, in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya, over about 500 acres. Academic and educational infrastructure is being raised to suit all above-mentioned purposes. Till this is fully constructed, academic buildings, laboratories, and libraries of the Regional College of Higher Education and the Regional Institute of Science & Technology, will be utilized for conducting classes and practical training. The University of Science & Technology Meghalaya facilities will be gradually increasing to support better education, training, and research.

University of Science & Technology Courses

In the first phase the following Schools are set up, which offer education and research in the subjects specified. Courses at Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Research levels are proposed in each of these fields. These University of Science & Technology Meghalaya courses are highly job-oriented. Moreover, theses cherished courses are taught by well-experienced and mellow University of Science & Technology Meghalaya faculties, for the best possible outcome.