Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore started in 2002 as "Amrita Institute of Technology & Science" with a vision to produce quality engineers with service attitude for the benefit of the society and nation. The school was conceived of as the grooming ground for future engineering professionals of India. Initially it had only three branches: Computer Science, Electronics & Communication and Information Technology. It was then affiliated to the Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgum.

The Chairman of all these trusts and the Founder of this Institution is Mr.M.G. Sekar, BA, B.L , EX. M.L.A , M.P.And M.L.A an ideal educationist and pragmatic philanthropist, a man of large resourcefulness and lofty ideals. He philanthropy being consistently humanitarian and generously charitable and readily employs his wealth advance the education of youth and marks good use of this life which is a sacrifice, Prefers the path of rectitude and plunges in it with heart and soul by.......