The Matrusri Education Society was founded in 1980 by a group of visionaries and philanthropists such as Arshadharmasri Late Sri Maturi Venkata Subba Rao as Founder Secretary, Maturi Gopala Rao, the architect of Nagarjunasagar Dam as Founder Chairman, besides industrialists, doctors, businessmen, administrators and advocates. The society established Maturi Venkata Subba Rao Engineering College or MVSR Engineering College, affiliated with Osmania University, in 1981 which is now located in a campus at Nadergul, RR Dist., Andhra Pradesh. The college was accredited by AICTE and approved by NBA. MVSR Engineering College was founded in 1981 with three disciplines. The student strength at present is over 2,300. There are 160 faculty and 180 supporting staff. The college celebrated its Silver Jubilee in February 2007. MVSR, a self financing institute, was established to provide technical education in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and affiliated to the Osmania University. MVSR is ranked among the top 20 private engineering colleges in India by EFY research. The campus is spread over 18.