Kolhapur Institute of Technology is one of the pioneering institutes in Maharashtra started by a team of industrialists on self-financed basis in 1983. Recognizing the need of contemporary metallurgy industry then, KIT started the courses in Production Engineering, with other branches like Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering , Environmental Engineering.

The dynamic and proactive management of KIT’s College of Engineering Kolhapur took an early note of the significant role that was to be played by Biotechnology Engineers in future industrial development of biotechnology related processes and products by establishing department of Biotechnology Engineering in 2002 with approval from DTE and AICTE, India. It has a unique place in the development of Biotechnology engineering discipline in Maharashtra.

We currently offer B. Tech. (Biotechnology) programme at undergraduate and M.Tech (Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology) programme at post graduate level.