Mgit was established in 1997 by the Chaitanya Bharathi Educational Society (CBES) at Gandipet, Hyderabad with an affiliation to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. The campus of MGIT is spread over 30 acres with a constructed area of 2,50,787 sq ft. The college offers 8 undergraduate programmes in B.Tech (Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Mechatronics, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering) and 4 postgraduate programmes in M.Tech.