North Eastern Regional Institute Of Science And Technology NERIST, Nirjuli

About North Eastern Regional Institute Of Science And Technology NERIST, Nirjuli

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology NERIST, Nirjuli was established in 1984 by the Government of India. It got the status of deemed to be university under UGC Act. The Institute was set up initially as a project of the North Eastern Council for providing a system of education to create technical manpower at various levels for the development of the North Eastern Region of the country.

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology or NERIST is a science and technology oriented higher education institute in Nirjuli, Itanagar, in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Established in 1984, it is a deemed-to-be-university, autonomous, fully funded and controlled by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.The institute is managed by a Board of Management, comprising representatives of MHRD, the eight beneficiary states of the North Eastern region, AICTE and educationists. The state governor of Arunachal Pradesh is the de facto head of the highest body, NERIST Society, which consists of education ministers of all North Eastern States. The Board of Management is headed by the Chairman, Prof. Umesh Chandra Ray.

The under graduate programmes of Engineering are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation NBA.

The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology NERIST is a unique Institute of its kind in the country, having unconventional and innovative academic programmes. It was established in 1983 by the Government of India. Its foundation stone was laid by former President of India Late Giani Zail Singh on 4th March 1984. The Institute was set up initially as a project of the North Eastern Council NEC for providing a system of education to create technical manpower at various levels for the development of the North Eastern Region of the country.

Its approach is to encourage a policy of vocationalisation at the +2 level and to allow motivated students to go for degree level while letting others to go out of the Institute to enrich their profession with some years of industrial experience. It is an autonomous and fully funded Institute controlled by the Ministry of Human Resource Development MHRD, Govt. of India with effect from April 1, 1994. It got the status of a deemed to be university on 31st May 2005 under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. It is governed by the Board of Management BoM comprising the representatives of the MHRD, Govt. of India, the eight beneficiary states of the North Eastern States, AICTE and eminent educationists. It is fully residential, and is spread over in 513 acres of land.

Vision
To produce professionals with competency for pursuing excellence in Science and Technology Education, Research, and Entrepreneurship with ethical values and social sensitivity for offering specialized services to the society meeting the global requirements and standards in a multicultural environment.

Mission
Creating a niche in the field of science and technology education and research through an innovative modular system.

Producing globally competitive technical and scientific manpower in different disciplines with high ethical values and with particular reference to the North Eastern region.

Inducing in engineers/technologists and trainees a mind-set full of creativity to pursue excellence with focus on stakeholders, accountability, environment and people.

Developing collaborations with world class R&D organizations, industries, and educational institutions in India and abroad for attaining excellence in teaching, research and consultancy practices.