Hindustan College of Science and Technology (HCST), Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Most of the programs are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The college is the first venture of Sharda Educational Trust, which was formed in 1995. The trust is a conglomerate of 14 colleges, the largest education trust in northern India. It is collectively known as Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI).
Hindustan College of Science and Technology is situated at the 26 km stone on the Agra-Delhi Highway (NH-2). The college is housed in its own building complex, with 100,000 square metres of covered area, on a plot of 34 acres.
The institute is affiliated to the Mahamaya Technical University, Gautam Buddha Nagar. The institute was affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow until it was bifurcated and the college came under the jurisdiction of the present university.
Before the formation of UPTU, the institute was affiliated to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra for the award of B.Tech. degrees. Some courses in the college are still affiliated to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University.
