The University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) is the first state-private University of Science and Technology in the entire North East India—a university that has been awarded the accreditation rating of “A Grade” in its first cycle of assessment by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in 2021. The university is only 10 years old and is sponsored by the ERD Foundation, Guwahati, and have already been ranked among the top 200 universities in India in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022. The university has been established in a picturesque landscape surrounded by tranquil greenery on the Assam-Meghalaya border at Baridua, 9th mile, opposite to the CRPF Camp, Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya. It is about 85 km from Shillong, the Capital of Meghalaya and 6 kms from Dispur, the capital of Assam. The campus is well connected by rail and air; and is only 15 km away from Guwahati Railway Station and 30 km from Guwahati International Airport.

The university has been established under the provisions of the 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 December 2, 2008, of the Government of Meghalaya. USTM is empowered by the University Grants Commission to award degrees as specified by the UGC under Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956. It has also received the necessary approval from AICTE, New Delhi; NCTE, ERC, Bhubaneswar; Pharmacy Council of India; and BCI, New Delhi, to run MBA, B.Ed., D. Pharm, B. Pharm, LLB (H) and BALLB (H) programmes respectively.