Astral Institute of Technology and Research, Indore was established in 1950. It is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi proudyogiki Vishwa vidyalaya, Bhopal,

Astral Institute of Technology & Research is approved by All India Council of Technical education, New Delhi a government of Indian Body, Department of Technical Education.

Governemnt of Madhya Pradesh and  a university of technology of Madhya Pradesh and Devi Akhilya University for MBA program. It is an institute of Vijayvargiya Public Educational Society.

The world class campus of ASTRAL Institute of Technology and Research is built on sprawling 12 acres at Bypass Road, the upcoming place of Indore. ASTRAL will set new standards for institutions of higher learning in the state. It intends to create an entity that will aspire to be best in the country. The institute is a non-profit organization devoted to education, training, research and consultancy in the areas of Technology, Management, Governance and Development. The institute has associated itself with those areas of technology and other disciplines, which have a bearing on Management / Governance / Development.

In the paradigm of lifelong education the importance of the institution has acquired further strategic dimensions. For intance, higher education development as well as the focal point of learning in society, it is also a repository and creator of knowledge. It will operate in close collaboration with reputed Engineering and other relevant institutions in India and overseas, with an emphasis on international orientation.

More over, Astral is the principal instrument for passing on the accumulated experience, cultural and scientific of humanity.

The institute is approved by ALL INDIA COUNCIL OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION (AICTE), New Delhi a Government of India Body, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION (www.mptechedu.org), Government of Madhya Pradesh and Affiliated RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA (www.rgtu.net), BHOPAL, a University of Technology of Madhya Pradesh and DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY for MBA Program.

Institute aims at serving as a bridge between theory and practice in the field of Technopreneurship.

* Supports in-house research in the areas of major concerns in entrepreneurship.

* Catalyses the process of networking researchers and institutions in the sphere of entrepreneurship.

* Encourages young researchers to make use of intellectual and other resources at the Centre to make valuable contributions to the knowledge on entrepreneurship.

* Promotes collaborative research endeavors with institutions and individuals outside the Centre.

* Disseminate and share various research findings among planners, policy-makers and academicians.

* Organizes seminars, workshops, Colloquy and training.

VISION.

To be an academic institutions in dynamic equilibrium with its social ecological and economic environment striving continuously for excellence in education, transforming students in to committed technocrats, with high moral and ethical values, research and technological services who provide an impetus to the global economy.

MISSION

We are community of scholars that believe in knowledge acquisition, its transference and application as necessary actions in diverse and inclusive environment. Our primary mission is to further the knowledge and practice of the engineering and technology profession in the state and the nation, providing the highest quality and innovative learning / teaching environment in undergraduate and graduate curricula, preparing a diverse student body to be effective, contributing members of a technological society and life-long learners.

The mission of the education society is to apply modern technology.

* To create and sustain a community of learning in which students acquire knowledge and learn to apply it professionally with due consideration for ethical, ecological, and economic issues.

* To Established a center of excellence for imparting industry related education to produce professional fully equipped with skills and managerial capabilities to accomplish the objective entrusted upon them.

* To provide knowledge-based technological & managerial services to satisy the needs of society and the industry.

* To develop an institute of excellence by adopting the best teaching learning practices.

* To modernize the technical educational infrastructure of Madhya Pradesh.

* To provide new opportunities for women engineers in the state of receive modern education advanced technical skill training and higher education.

* To establish a world class platform of creation, dissemination of knowledge in the field of Information Technology through research, pedagogy, and consultation.