Established in 1992, the Indian Institute of Aeronautical Engineering (IIAE) in Dehradun is a renowned college specializing in aircraft engineering. It is affiliated with the University of America (USA) and is approved by OTHM (UK) for Endorsed Learning Programme.IAE Dehradun offers Bachelors's (Level 6) and IHD programs (Level 5) in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering which provide students with balanced theoretical as well as practical knowledge.

The IIAE curriculum provides students with a good understanding of aviation and aerospace education. The IIAE program enhances students' knowledge in the areas of aircraft design, aerodynamics, aircraft structures, airplane propulsion, flight dynamics and controls, aircraft materials, avionics and aviation business. This enables them to work or pursue higher education in all areas of aerospace, aeronautics and aviation in India or abroad.

IIAE Dehradun (one of the oldest and best aeronautical engineering colleges in India for foreign degree courses in aeronautical as well as aerospace engineering) enables students to make a difference. It provides an opportunity to highly motivated youth from diverse backgrounds to cross the boundaries of race, religion, ethnicity, class, gender and nationality and develop a critical consciousness about the issues and causes of division in our world.

Aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates find roles in areas such as aircraft and component design, aircraft manufacturing, maintenance and testing, flight simulation, patent engineering, systems engineering and structure engineering. Aerospace engineering offers employment opportunities in various companies involved in the design and manufacturing of aircraft and related aspects of the industry.