K.N.S Institute of technology was established in the year 2001 by Sri Late C.K Jaffer Sharief, Former Union Railway Minister, Govt. of India in the memory of his Son Late. Sri Khader Nawaz Sharief and was inaugurated on 17th October 2002, in the presence of Shri Late Dr. Raja Ramanna , renowned Scientist of World repute and first chairman of KNSIT Governing council, Dr. Natarajan former Chairman AICTE, New Delhi, Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy, Former Vice-Chancellor Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi.

KNSIT is built on a sprawling 20 acre campus with Superior infrastructure. The vibrant campus of the institution was designed  to give more learning space to students. The Departmental blocks are superior in architecture. The campus is well-equipped with  facilities that any student may require -from the cafeteria and hostel to state-of-the-art laboratories and seminar halls.

Over 2 lakh square feet of instructional space with spacious classrooms,well – equipped laboratories and more. The classrooms are designed in such a way as to facilitate customized attention to each student.The laboratories are equipped with state of the art infrastructure and latest instrument pertaining to the syllabus prescribed by Visvesvaraya Technological University.

Separate blocks are built for each specialized subject mainly to achieve more focus on each area of discipline. Under the hawk’s eye vision of Hon’ble Chairman and Management, there has been continuous work towards the growth and development of the institution to compete in the global technological challenges.