Jorhat Engineering College founded in 1960 by the government of Assam, is the second government engineering college in Assam, northeast India. The college, affiliated with Dibrugarh University, is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education. Jorhat Engineering College, the premier institution of North East India and the second Government Engineering College of Assam came into existence on 7 January 1959 at H.R.H.P.O.W. Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jorhat with the then Principal of the Institute, Sri H.N. Barua also as the Principal in-charge of Jorhat Engineering College. The College started functioning with admission of its first batch of students in Civil Engineering, on 10 October 1960.