• The first venture of the foundation Central
IT College is
rated as the No. 1 center in North Eastern India & ranked
2nd in the country by Sikkim Manipal University, has also
been selected as the Nodal Centre of the entire North
Eastern region. SMU conferred UNIVERSITY EXCELLENCE AWARD
for the last 5 consecutive years. More than 5,000 students
have so far passed out from CITC and have found gainful
employment in India and abroad.
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Established “Regional
College of Higher Education” in
2007.The first batch of the college for year 2007-2010
academic session came out with flying colour in the
university final examination conducted by North East Hill
University (NEHU)-Shillong & brought glory for the college
by acquiring top positions in individual subjects. The
pass percentage of the batch is 100% and most of the
students secured first class. Out of 10 positions in
university examination, 2 (3rd & 9th) positions in
Biotechnology, 4 (5th, 6th, 7th & 8th) positions in
Biochemistry, 4 (2nd, 4th, 7th & 8th) positions in BCA and
3 (5th, 7th & 10th) positions in BBA acquired by RCHE
students in 2010 3rd year final university examination. In
2011 final examination also, RCHE students once again
showed their quality by securing top positions, in
addition to very good pass percentage.
•
In the year 2008, set up a school
affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi in the name of “Central
Public School” at
Patharkandi in a rural border area of Karimganj District.
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Established “Regional
Institute of Science & Technology” (RIST), a
state of the art Engineering college at 9th Mile,
Meghalaya approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to
NEHU, Shillong with six engineering streams in 2009.
•
Another CBSE school was inaugurated by His
Excellency Shri. R. S. Mooshahary, Governor of Meghalaya
on 21st January, 2010 at Badarpur.
•
In 2011, the dream project of ERDF – University
of Science & Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) –
came into being under the provisions of USTM Act (No.6 of
2008) enacted by Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya and
notified vide Notification No LL(B)87/2008/21, dt.
02.12.2008 of Government of Meghalaya, established in a
400 acres of picturesque landscape surrounded by
mesmerizing greenery in the Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya
on the Guwahati Shillong Road, 6 km from Dispur & km from
Shillong.
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An unique initiative taken by the
foundation to give Free
Education &
fee relaxation to meritorious students belonging to
families living Below
Poverty Line (BPL) &
economically weaker sections specially from
underprivileged rural areas. Already more than 1000
students are availing this facility studying in courses
like B. Tech, BCA, MCA etc. in various institutes run by
the foundation. More than 500 of these students have
already passed out & are successfully placed in different
organizations making the efforts of ERDF fruitfull.
Special relaxation in fee & free admission facility is
also benefiting the deserving students in the two CBSE
schools situated in rural areas.
•
Extends merit cum means scholarship for
brilliant students pursuing higher education elsewhere in
India. Prof
Qoumrul Hoque Memorial Scholarship is
given every year to 25 meritorious and economically weaker
section students of the Barak Valley Region.
•
Signed MoU with
CSIR –NEIST on February 24th, 2012 with an objective to
motivate the upcoming science students, technocrats,
research scholars & faculties to contribute towards
research & innovative works for the scientific &
technological development of the region.
•
Another MoU signed
with CSIR- Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New
Delhi on 03/05/2012 for promoting research, development
and innovation in the region in the areas of roads and
bridges, traffic & transportation, ground improvement and
geotechnical engineering, rural roads, pavements design,
environment and road safety.
•
Inaugurated the “Centre
for International Studies” under
the University in presence of His Excellency High
Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, Mr. Tarik Ahmad Karim
& Governor of Meghalaya, Shri R.S. Mooshahary, followed by
a panel
discussion on “India -Bangladesh Relations : Beyond Trade
and Commerce” focusing
on international issues such as trade and business
opportunities, better bilateral relations, sharing of
resources between the nations, exchange of technology,
higher and technical education, promotion of peace and
understanding.
•
An international MoU has
been signed with HiTec Education Centre, Ireland promoting
exchange of faculty, exchange of students,
summer/foundation courses, individual and joint research
programmes, curriculum development projects,
establishments of joint institutes etc.
•
MBA course
at School of Business Studies of USTM got approval from
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),
New Delhi.
•
Started IAS
Coaching classes
under Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Centre for Coaching & Guidance
(FACC) with an unique scheme called "HOQUE-20" where
20 brilliant students from economically backward families
will be fully sponsored by the foundation.
•
Honourable Chief
Minister of Assam, Shri
Tarun Gogoi formally
inaugurated FACC on 6th November, 2012.
•
In the loving memory of the Chairman's late
mother, the foundation laying ceremony of Khairun
Nessa Begum Women’s College was
held on 10th November, 2012 at Badarpur in Karimganj
District of Assam which is a bold step of the foundation
to break the barriers in Female Education specially for
the downtrodden rural women from the minority communities.
•
Centre for Educational
Rehabilitation (CER) was
formally inaugurated on 14th November, 2012 by
rehabilitating more than 400 strife affected students of
BTAD in the first phase.
•
Signed MoU with Bamboo
& Cane Development Institute (BCDI), Agartala,
set up by office of Development Commissioner
(Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India,
represented by Shri S. S. Gupta, Chairman, National Centre
for Design & Product Development on 20th December, 2012 to
start B.Tech course in Cane & Bamboo Technology, PG
Diploma in Bamboo cultivation & research programmes.
•
Signed MoU with STARMASS Environment
Technologies Corporation, USA.
•
Inaugurated Techno
City Campus News within
the campus to keep the students update with the current
national and international happenings as well as the
internal events, career related news like competitive
examinations, higher education, job opportunities etc.
•
Prof. Qoumrul Hoque School of Education (PQSE)
has received the approval vide
letter no. ERC/7-170.6.5/NCTE/B.Ed./2014/24375 dated
03/03/2014 from National
Council for Teachers’ Education (NCTE), ERC,
Bhubaneswar to introduce B.Ed. courses from the academic
session 2014-15 with an intake capacity of hundred.
•
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on
13th day of December 2014 with Tezpur University.
•
A Memorandum of Academic Consultancy was signed on
29th of November, 2014 with National Institute of
Technology, Silchar.
