Nitte Education Trust, established in 1979, is a well-known leader in higher education. Nitte Education Trust was founded by the committed philanthropist and legal luminary Justice KS Hegde who strongly believed that education was pivotal to the overall progress of a community. The group includes the well-known industrialist- Mr. NV Hegde and eminent educationist- Dr. NR Shetty (twice Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University and presently President of ISTE) who share the same concern and commitment to the cause of community development through quality higher education.
The Trust manages a number of institutions in and around Nitte (Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka), Mangalore and Bangalore. To spread the Trust’s mission of affordable quality education and service to the community,various institutions of learning and service have been established including.