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The Late Palaeoproterozoic Mayong granitoids of Assam constitute an important component of the continental crust and the Basement Gneissic Complex in the northern extension of the Shillong Plateau, north‐east India. The basement rocks of Shillong Plateau are considered as a continuation of the Central Indian Tectonic Zone. In this study, emphasis is given on the new zircon U–Pb age, Hf isotopic composition, and the tectonic implication of Late Palaeoproterozoic Mayong granitoids. The Mayong granitoids are essentially composed of quartz—K‐feldspar—plagioclase—biotite—hornblende as major minerals and titanite—zircon—allanite—bastnaesite—apatite—ilmenite as the accessory mineral phase. They show typical geochemical characteristics of A‐type granites, such as high silica (average 71.86 wt%), alkalies (average 8.01 wt%), Rb, Zr, Nb, Ga, and rare earth elements (except Eu); high FeOt/MgO and Ga/Al ratios, and low CaO, MgO, Ba, Sr, P, Eu, and Ti concentrations. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry zircon U–Pb dating indicates that they were emplaced at ~1,687 ± 35 Ma during the large‐scale magmatism of Late Palaeoproterozoic to Early Mesoproterozoic periods. Their zircon Hf model (TDM2) ages (1,833–2,257 Ma) in conjunction with trace elemental characteristics suggest that they were generated by the reworking/recycling of Early Palaeoproterozoic crust in an intraplate extensional tectonic environment. Thus, we conclude that these A‐type Late Palaeoproterozoic Mayong granitoids of the Shillong Plateau probably have a close genetic linkage with the magmatic event of the Columbia Supercontinent cycle during 1,687 ± 35 Ma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]