Vidya Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) was established in August 2003 with the aim of providing outcome based education to students of engineering and technology.  An experiential mission statement aligned to a futuristic vision holds the entire institution and the stakeholders together in the continuous pursuit of excellence. In order to achieve the education objectives, scaling up the eco and infrastructures, vitalizing teaching-learning structures and resources, and engineering of proactive procedures and practices are instituted, as continuously evolving governance measures.   VAST offers to its UG and PG students, value based education founded on fundamentals and core competence, research orientation, and social and life skills.
 
The quality policy of research formulated by the distinguished scientist Dr. Gangan Prathap and the eminent academic Prof. KBM Nambudirippad engages the whole campus and beyond in research activities at various levels.

Vidya Academy of Science & Technology is a unit of Vidya International Charitable Trust. The trust was constituted with a vision to provide state-of-the-art higher education and training to our younger generation who will be highly sought after by leading business houses world wide.