Established in 1983 with an initial annual intake of 15 students, the Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering was the first department in Assam to offer a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering under the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Assam. Initially affiliated with Gauhati University, the department became affiliated with Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) following its establishment in 2017.

Over the years, the department has steadily expanded its academic capacity and programmes. The annual student intake was increased from 15 to 30 in 1996 and subsequently to 60 …