The foundation is headed by Mr. DM Shinde, an agriculturist by profession & an academician by nature. Shinde believes that the budding engineers must be provided exposure to the ground realities of different sections of our society, including ‘bottom of the pyramid’ & these engineers need to be equipped with tools for solving real life problems. The Chairman is supported by the secretary of the trust, who is himself an engineering postgraduate & having more than 20 years of industrial & academic experience. The executive team comprises academicians & professionals having doctoral & postgraduate degrees in their respective fields of expertise, with an average of 25 years experience in academia & profession. We sensed a gap between the skill demands of society from an engineer & the skills imparted to an average engineering graduate during the undergraduate programme. As a result, we decided to launch an engineering institute, where inculcating in young minds the right attitude would be a culture. Our uniqueness lies in an innovative approach toward technical education, where, while remaining in the academic framework of the affiliating university, we would be striving to give varied, hands - on exposure to the students regarding industrial practices & state of the art technology. At present, we are in application stage of AICTE & looking forward to launch the institute from the academic year 2012 - 13.