Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research was established under the aegis of Sri Lakshmi Ammal Educational Trust with the aim of imparting higher knowledge in Science and Technology to the aspiring boys and girls, so that they can emerge as competent scientists, engineers, technologists, and healthcare specialist of repute. BIST was started in the year 1984 and acquired deemed to be University status in the year 2003 by University Grants Commission (UGC).
The Institute has been for 39 years is committed to the grand task of providing quality education, which will transform the students into efficient and successful careerists. Students who have graduated from BIHER are already serving in responsible positions, in India and abroad.