Bharath Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) started with Sri Lakshmi Ammal Educational Trust as the first self-financing Engineering College in Tamil Nadu in 1984 by Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan. The trust then established Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital in 1989. University by MHRD in July 2002, under section 3 of UGC Act 1956 and placed under the purview of new trust of Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER) It is functioning in a sprawling area of 603 acres of land with 1.3 crore sq.ft buildings located in six Campuses both in Tamil Nadu and Pudhucherry, equipped with the state of the art infrastructure facilities..