The Malviya National Institute of Technology at Jaipur was established in 1963. MNIT is one among the elite group of institution for engineering education in India. Students are selected through AIEEE which is an all India exam and one of the most toughest exam of it's kind in the world. The students making into MNIT are toppers of AIEEE, every year. The institute is fully funded by MHRD, the Government of, India, New Delhi. The institute's full time director is Prof. I.K.Bhat.The Chairman of the Board of Governors is renowned leader Dr. Karan Singh (recipient of the Padma Vibhushan in 2005). The institute is one of the Centres of Excellence in the country established by the MHRD, government of India. The Institute formerly known as Malaviya Regional Engineering College was established in 1962, as a joint venture of the government of India and government of Rajasthan. In 1963, the college started functioning from its temporary campus at Pilani and admitted 30 students each in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The college moved to the present campus to Jaipur in 1965. The college was inspired by the educationist Pt.