Assam Engineering College, Guwahati was established in 1955.

Assam Engineering College (AEC), the first engineering college in the north-eastern India and a premier technical institute of the entire country, was inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in year of 1955. It is the premier technical institute of North East India and is located in the Jalukbari area of Guwahati city. AEC has been the hub of many academic and supplementary activities in Assam for almost six decades. It offers Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Courses in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Electronics and Telecommunication, Computer Science and Engineering, Instrumentation ENgineering and Industrial & Production Engineering. It also offers Masters of Engineering / Technology (ME/MTech) Courses in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Master in Computer Application (MCA) Course. All the departments are having research facility and offers PhD programs. AEC is affiliated to Gauhati University which was established in the year 1948. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

The College has a total campus area of around 400 acres. This includes Quarters for employees, Hostels for students, Gymnasium, Hospital, Post office, State Bank of India branch with ATM facility, Book stall, Canteen, Co-operative store, etc.

Faculties in AEC are inducted through a process of open advertisement throughout the country. The students are selected through entrance examinations held by the Government of Assam. The college is an example of cultural unity with students drawn from the different states in the country.

Apart from this the campus provides ample opportunities for developing extracurricular skills which include EDC, NCC, NSS, social, cultural and sports clubs. The Alumni of this institution have excelled in various spheres and are positioned very well globally in many leading government, public-sector and private organizations.

AEC hosts two inter-college fests annually, Pyrokinesis (cultural fest) and Udbhavanam (technical fest).

The fests draw large number of students from the colleges of north-eastern India and have been highly popular.

VISION:

To provide valuable resources for industry and society through excellence in technical education and research.

Mission:

To offer state-of-the-art undergraduate(B.E.), postgraduate(M.E.) and doctoral(Ph.D.) programmes.

To generate new knowledge by engaging in cutting-edge research.

To undertake collaborative projects with academia and industries.

To develop human intellectual capability to its fullest potential.