Today with an apace uprising economy , as India emerges as the preferred destination for leading MNC investments in IT, Software, Telecom, R&D, Automobile & Components, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Pharma & several offshore and outsourced operations, the "Knowledge based" and "Process Driven" Organizations become the norm, and the demand for knowledge workers, team leaders and managers is increasing at a phenomenal rate. The Sharda Educational Trust was therefore formed as an educational initiative in response to the emerging trends, by a group of leaders from industry, trade, business and academia with an affirm objective of providing "Professional Education to meet Global Challenges".

The Trust started off with it’s first venture in 1996 by establishing “Hindustan College of Science and Technology", located on the National Highway #2 between Agra and Mathura with a Student Strength of 60 and now has expanded to run fourteen colleges from four campuses with a strength of 12000 students, collectively termed as Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI). SGI Colleges are held in repute by the corporate world of trade & industry and increasingly more & more front running companies are sourcing their entry level professional manpower needs from these colleges. No wonder that the group is expanding almost @ 25% annually thus becoming the fastest growing group of educational institution; a growth driven by the trust in its promised performances and best practices.