Education Research & Development Foundation (ERDF) was founded by Mr. Mahbubul Hoque in 2005 in Guwahati, Assam, India to impart quality education. As such, the foundation has established a network of educational institutions from primary to higher education, across North East India within a remarkably short period encompassing a wider section of the society aspiring for education at different levels.

At present, ERDF has a student strength of over 9000 together in all the institutions under its umbrella with more than 20% of the strength being from the underprivileged sections of the society who are enjoying freeship and other privileges. Today, ERDF has emerged as a premier educational network in North East India with an outstanding record of performance aiming for further expansion in the educational sector. The establishment of the University of Science & Technology Meghalaya in 2011 is the culmination of its journey to empower society ensuring education at all levels.

The Foundation, since its inception, continuously engaged in hosting Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops on significant and relevant topics at both National and International levels. For the promotion of Research and Development activities, ERDF has already signed MoUs with several National and International organizations of repute.

In addition, the Foundation has initiated lots of other welfare activities such as free education to poor meritorious students, scholarships, endowment funds, fellowships, emergency treatment and medical assistance for the poor, interest-free loans, awareness campaigns, and rallies, street plays, relief drives, etc. It has also set up a Centre for Educational Rehabilitation to take care of different strife-affected students irrespective of caste or community to bring about peace, unity, and harmony through education.

ERDF has a strong determination to continue with its mission of spreading education to all nooks and corners of the region. It has the vision to establish a number of institutions for the uplift of education, especially in rural areas.

Vision 50 Academy is the newest venture of ERDF that came into existence to empower the competitive exam aspirants of northeast India, especially the meritorious and economically backward students who are otherwise deprived of the facility to compete for their dreams.