The University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (or simply USTM) is a

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located at Ri-Bhoi, in the state of

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...

. It is the first State Private University in the entire

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. The University is established through the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya Act, 2008 of the

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. This University is a project of Education Research & Development Foundation (ERDF), the largest educational network in the North Eastern region of

. It has been accredited with 'A' by NAAC.

History

The University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) has been established under the provisions of University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya Act (No.6 of 2008) enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya and notified vide Gazette Notification No. LL(B)87/2008/21, dated 02.12.2008 of Government of Meghalaya. The University is empowered by University Grants Commission (UGC), to award degrees as specified by the UGC under section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956.

Recognition and accreditation

USTM is recognised by UGC and approved by AICTE, and NCTE,

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. USTM has also complied to UGC's 12(B) status.. The University was also recently Accredited with Grade "A" by NAAC and is amongst the first Private Universities in Northeast India to get an A Grade in its first Cycle itself.

Academics

The University is divided into following academic units:

School of Biological Sciences

* Biotechnology * Food Science & Technology * Botany * Zoology * Microbiology

School of Applied Science

* Chemistry * Physics * Disaster Management * Environmental Science * Geography * Mathematics

School of Social Science & Humanities

* English * Public Administration * Political Science * Rural Development * Library & Information Sciences * Sociology * Social Work

School of Media Sciences & Cultural Studies

* Media Sciences

School of Engineering Technology

* Electronics * Computer Application

School of Business Science

* Economics * Commerce * Business Administration

Prof. Qoumrul Hoque School of Education

* Education * Psychology * B.ED

School of Law and Research

* B.A.LLB * LLB * LLM

MoU & Collaboration

USTM has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with different Institutes & Universities: * North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Department of Space,

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* Universitas Ngurah Rai, Denpasar (UNR) *

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* CSIR-NEIST * CSIR-CRRI,

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* Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) * Aaranayak- A Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation * Bamboo & Cane Development Institute (BCDI) * National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam * Academy of excellence Kerala (Calicut)

References

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External links

USTM Official Webpage

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