Maharashtra Academy of Engineering Education and Research’s (MAEER) MIT Group of Institutions was set up in 1983 by the visionary educationist Prof. Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad to provide higher education, along with a firm grounding in values. Today, it has grown into an educational conglomerate with 72+ institutes delivering education to over 70,000 students. MAEER believes that the union of science and spirituality alone will bring peace to humanity as said by Swami Vivekanand. MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul Schools (VGS) are spread across Maharashtra. VGS, Kothrud is centrally located in Pune on a 3-acre sprawling campus. It is one of the best English medium CBSE co-ed schools in the city.