Raipur Institute of Technology (RIT) was established in the year 1995 under the aegis of Mahanadi Education Society by a group of eminent technocrats, industrialists, and management professionals coming from diverse backgrounds - industry, consultancy, academics & social development work with the aim of providing quality & contemporary technical education to the aspiring students, keeping in view the needs and challenges of the third millennium.

The institute is approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and the State Government Directorate of Technical Education, and is affiliated to Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University, Bhilai.