Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) – one of the first private engineering colleges in the state – was set up under Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Educational Research (MAEER) to meet the long felt need for a centre of excellence in scientific and educational research. This engineering college remains the flagship institute of MIT Group, which now includes 10 state-of-the-art educational campuses across Maharashtra, and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya. It provides world-class education in the fields of Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Insurance, Telecom, Design, Food Technology, Retail, Business Administration and Governance. In appreciation of the work done by MAEER under the World Peace Centre and through value-based universal education, UNESCO bestowed upon the World Peace Centre the Chair for Human Rights, Democracy, Peace and Tolerance in 1998.