The Government of  Andhra  Pradesh,  in  the late seventies, realizing  the popular  demand for  enhancement of facilities  for engineering education, adopted a far reaching and progressive policy of encouraging philanthropic organizations to establish and manage  technical institutions without straining  the already meager financial resources of the state. As a consequence  of such a policy decision, Kakatiya  Institute of Technology and Science, popularly known  as KITS, was established at Warangal in  the academic year 1980-81. The institute over a period of  two  decades and more,  had substantially improved its infrastructural facilities, attracted academicians of proven competence onto its faculty and gained recognition amongst academic circles.