ERDF to open RIST in Meghalaya

SILCHAR, May 23: Education Research and Development Foundation (ERDF), a premiere educational institute, is expanding its domain in the field of technical education as it has now completed its arrangements for starting its state-of-the-art engineering college named as the Regional Institute of Science & Technology (RIST).

The Institute has been already inspected by the expert teams from All India Council for Technology Education (AICTE), New Delhi and North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong and is expected to function from the coming academic session (2009-2010). ERDF chairman Mohbubul Haque stated this in a press meet here today. Haque said that unnecessary red-tapism of Dispur has forced him to knock the doors of Meghalaya government which has eventually extended all sort of co-operation and assistance to his project.

Situated on a picturesque hill in Ninth Mile (opposite CRPF Group centre), in Baridua area of Ri Bhoi District, Meghalaya, RIST is well connected to the National Highway – the Guwahati-Shillong road.

It is only six km from Dispur (Guwahati), the capital of Asom and 85 km from Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. The serene atmosphere of the location is ideal for academic pursuits.While RIST has been designed and built in compliance with the highest global standard, its teaching and learning facilities will comprise of the advanced element of contemporary academic support system.

RIST will offer BTech course in Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Electronics Engineering.It is to be noted that one of ERDF’s flagship institution is Central IT, Guwahati affiliated to Sikkim Manipal University, having over 3,500 students on its rolls pursuing various professional courses.This College has maintained its position among the three best Centres of the University at the national level for four consecutive years now.

Further, the other flagship institute of the Foundation is the Regional College of Higher Education (RCHE), Guwahati affiliated to the North Eastern Hill University, Shillong . It offers seven professional courses giving the student wide choices of subject for higher studies.

Hague said, ERDF wanted to ensure that education at the grass root level also gets its attention. Accordingly, the Central Public School, CPS-1, affiliated to CBSE was set up at Patharkandi in Karimganj district in 2008. Encouraged by its success and conceding to popular demand, ERDF will lay the foundation of CPS-2 at Badarpur tomorrow. This school is expected to become operational from the academic year 2010-2011.

Today’s press meet was also addressed by Assam University pro-vice chancellor Prof G D Sharma, M I Laskar, Dr B U Barbhuiya, Assam University deputy registrar Bibhas Dev. THE SENTINEL