ERDF was conceived for
imparting top quality professional and technical education in
the fields of engineering science, management science,
information technology and computer science; applied sciences
such as biotechnology and biochemistry etc. with a view to
ensuring all round professional development of the students of
the North Eastern part of India in general and Assam &
Meghalaya in particular, keeping the interests of the deprived
sections uppermost in its priority list. In short it has made
education affordable and brought it within the reach of people
for whom educating their children was always a distant dream.
ERDF always focuses on the
empowerment of education as inscribed in its logo “empowering
education”.
Here is a chronological list
of educational initiatives taken up by the Foundation :
A Brief about the
Institutions under the Foundation:
In its ten year of
existence Central IT College (CITC) has come a long way from
the days of its inception in 2001 with only 18 students and
four computers. Today, it is a ISO 9001-2000 certified
college boasting of more than 3,000 students and 70 faculty
members. It is rated as the No. 2 SMU study centre in entire
India. It has also been selected as the Nodal Centre for the
Eastern region to conduct Biotechnology practical. Today
CITC has 6 departments i.e. Computer Science, Management
Sciences, Biotechnology, Allied Health Sciences, Journalism
& Mass Communication and Arts & Humanities
The College was
established with an aim to put a stop to the brain drain
problem in Assam and the North Eastern region. The
meritorious students of the region manage to get admitted to
good colleges in Deptt.s of their preference but it's the
average students who go out of the region searching for good
institutions imparting professional courses and as a result
shell out lakhs of rupees in the process. Imparting
professional courses at a much lesser rate minus donations &
the travel cost to other states CITC is catering to the
section of students that form the maximum percent in the
overall educational scenario of a state, which was one of
the objectives of establishing this college.
The main endeavor of the
College has always been to provide the students with
professional training and it has been successful in the
sense that the College has quite an impressive placement
record. Along with professional training the College also
involves its students in various social welfare activities
to instill in them a sense of duty towards the society
For more details visit: www.citc.co.in
Established in 2007, this
is the first college in Assam which introduced Bachelor
degrees in Biotechnology and Biochemistry, and the first
college in the state affiliated to the prestigious central
university North Eastern Hill University- Shillong. The
college is equipped with modern building with all the latest
state of the art Biotechnology and Biochemistry
laboratories. The college also teaches the courses in
Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor in Computer
Application, B.Sc Electronics, Bachelor in Social Works and
B.Sc Environmental Science. This college has received
recognition from all corners for its quality education and
results shown by its students in the last couple of years.
For more details visit: www.rche.co.in
The dawn of 16/ 04/ 2008
saw the birth of Central Public School (CPS) the first
school run by ERD Foundation under the Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE), covering seven acres of land
adjacent to the national highway in Patharkandi in rural
border area of Karimganj District . The primary objective of
setting up CPS-P was to provide quality education to the
deprived and under privileges children of the rural areas at
an affordable cost. The present Strength of the school is
around 500+ students and with 40 + Teaching Staff. The
school has been able to bring a quantum change in the field
of primary and secondary education in the area.
For more details visit: www.cpspatharkandi.org
Regional Institute of
Science and Technology (RIST) is situated on a picturesque
hill in 9th Mile, opposite CRPF Group Centre, Khanapara,
well connected to the National Highway, the Guwahati
Shillong road. It is only 6 km from the capital of Assam,
Dispur and 85 km from the Capital of Meghalaya, Shillong.
The campus is 15 km from Guwahati Railway station, 40 km
from LGBI Airport, Guwahati. The RIST has become operational
form the session 2009. The natural surroundings of the
Institute are such that they provide an ideal ambience for
academic pursuits. The campus is spread over an area of 16
acres, aptly named as Techno City. RIST is located in a
scenic surrounding with lush green hillocks providing
tranquil environment for excellent academic pursuits,
equipped with all modern amenities and infrastructure to
facilitate intellectual growth and nurture students with a
better understanding of today’s technological competence
build up to meet the dynamic socio-industrial needs and
demands. In a short span of time RIST has developed
infrastructure and intellectual competence necessary to
deliver quality education comparable to the best in the
country. RIST has integrated a host of modern facilities
within its premises conducive for healthy intellectual
pursuits and professional developments which include
academic complex houses, spacious lecture halls, well
stacked libraries, computer labs with the latest hardware
and software, well equipped labs and workshops, conference
hall, administrative infrastructure and excellent student
amenities.
RIST at present offers
B.Tech. Programs in Computer Sc. & Engineering, Information
Technology, Electronics & Communication Engineering,
Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering and
Mechanical Engineering. All the courses are approved by All
India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi,
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India and is affiliated to North
Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong.
For more details visit: www.rist.ac.in
Impressed by the success
of the CPS- Patharkandi, the second CBSE affiliated school
was started by ERD Foundation at Badarpur in the Karimganj
District in the year 2010 spreading over 3acres of land. The
present Strength of the school is around 450+ students and
with 35 + Teaching Staff. The school has been able to bring
a quantum change in the field of primary and secondary
education in the area. The School has leave no stone
unturned to hone the skills of these students. The school
boosts an unparallel infrastructure in the region with well
equipped residential facilities. The school is affiliated to
CBSE, New Delhi.
For more details visit: www.cpsbadarpur.org
Another dream project of
ERDF, The University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM)
was established under the provisions of the University of
Science and Technology, Meghalaya Act (No.6 of 2008)
enacted by Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya State and
notified vide Notification No LL(B)87/2008/21, dt.
02.12.2008 of Government of Meghalaya. The USTM will be
established in a 400 acres of picturesque landscape
surrounded by mesmerizing greenery under Umduba area of 9th
Mile in Ri-Bhoi District on the GS Road.
For more details of the
University, visit: www.ustm.ac.in
Khairun Nessa
Begum Women’s College the 8th venture of ERD Foundation is
to be established at Badarpur. The college is affiliated to
Assam University, Silchar & it is operational from the
session 2015-2016.
In order to
break the barriers in female education especially for the
downtrodden rural women from minority communities the
foundation has decided to set up Khairun Nessa Begum Women’s
College. Whereas the minority women literacy rate in Assam
is only 40% and accordingly women’s participation is also
very less in higher education. This decision of the
foundation is encouraged by the recommendations made by the
Committee on Girls’ Education, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of
India.
For more details of the
University, visit: www.knbwomenscollege.org
