This second Engineering College established by the Somaiya Trust in the year 2001, at Ayurvihar campus, Sion, was initiated with a first batch of 180 undergraduate students and three branches in Engineering—namely Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Information Technology.
Subsequently, The Electronics Department was founded in the year 2004 and since then the Institute has strived towards providing the necessary dynamism to all its stakeholders in the light of expanding knowledge and changing socio-economic requirements of the modern society.
KJSIT is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) & the Govt. of Maharashtra with a permanent affiliation to the University of Mumbai (UOM). It is accredited with “A” Grade and 3.21 CGPA in its 1 st cycle for 5 years duration by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and it’s three programs - Computer Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Electronics Engineering - are accredited by National Board of Accreditation. KJSIT is bestowed upon the “BEST COLLEGE AWARD” by the University of Mumbai in urban region and “Best Engineering College Award" by CSI local chapter and also from ISTE Maharashtra and Goa Section.
Moreover, KJSIT has introduced a Post Graduate engineering program in Artificial Intelligence from the Academic Year 2019-20.