Regional Institute of Science and Technology

Regional Institute of Science & Technology (RIST), an engineering college of par excellence is the 4th venture of ERD Foundation, Guwahati. RIST provides B.Tech Courses approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, Ministry of HRD, Govt of India & is affiliated to North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, the first Prestigious Central University in the North Eastern part of India. RIST is the largest Technical campus of North east India spread over an area of 130 acres, aptly named as Techno City. The contours of Technical Education in India have seen manifold changes in recent times. The staggering demand for technical manpower in the different sectors have necessitated the need to harness a rich talent pool of human resources equipped with the latest know how to complement this demand in a relevant manner. The scope of a Technical Institution in 21st Century India is derived from this challenge of imparting not only quality education, but also in providing a practicable skill set, relevant to the need of the times. The genesis of The Regional Institute of Science & Technology (RIST) can be attributed to this very challenge.