An institute established in May 1983, KIT reflects the vision of leading industrialists and educationalists. KIT's college of engineering, Kolhapur has been granted 'Autonomous' status by UGC New Delhi. Spread over a sprawling 30 acres, the natural form of the landscape has been preserved. The spacious campus houses the main building, hostels for boys & girls, workshops with a built-up area of around 23,500 sq. m. and an innovative waste recycling system, windmills, gardens dotted with solar powered lamps. The structure embraces within its fold classrooms, drawing halls, laboratories (computer & science), seminar halls, library, canteen, open-air auditorium, and a gymnasium. The interiors have been crafted keeping in mind the fact that ‘ambience does inspire and stimulate intellectual endeavours’. The playground overlooking the main building is where all the outdoor activities are held.