M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology was started by Sri. M S Ramaiah, an illustrious son of Karnataka under the Gokula Education Foundation in 1962. M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology has carved out for itself a big name all over the country and is recognized as a premier educational institution in India and has created a landmark in the history of technical education of India to impart much needed engineering education and an access was provided to all those who had been denied such an opportunity till then, in all parts of the country and outside.
Sri M S Ramaiah who is widely hailed as a visionary, educationist, industrialist and philanthropist saw to it that the institution, which commenced with only two disciplines, grew by leaps and bounds over the years. The institution now boasts of offering Bachelors programmes in twelve disciplines namely Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Computer Science & Engg, Industrial Engg & Management, Chemical Engg, Instrumentation Technology, Information Science & Engg, Medical Electronics, Telecommunication, Architecture, and Masters programmes in three disciplines namely Structural Engg, Manufacturing Science & Engg, Computer Applications, Computer Science & Engg, and Business ss Administration.