Oriental Group of Institutes was started by the founder Chairman Shri K.L Thakral in the year 1995. It is a self-financed premier educational group imparting quality education in the disciplines of Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, and Advanced Computer Studies. The Institutes are approved by AICTE & Govt. of Madhya Pradesh and are affiliated to RGPV Bhopal. Oriental College of Management is affiliated to Barkatullah University Bhopal. At present Oriental has Colleges at Bhopal, Indore & Jabalpur and the group has a significant presence in the central region. A private University (Oriental University) is functioning with all its disciplines at Indore. Oriental Group is a Self-financed Organisation running under the Devi Shakuntala Thakral Charitable Foundation, Bhopal.