Alva’s Education Foundation® (AEF) was born out of the entrepreneurial vision of Dr. M Mohan Alva, an ayurvedic doctor, an educationalist and a social reformer in Moodubidri, South India. Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology is a premier engineering college situated in Mijar was founded in 2008 by AEF to provide affordable quality professional education to the youth of this underdeveloped region.

AIET in its endeavour to excel in teaching, research and service offers Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, IT Enabled Services Engineering, and Civil Engineering. AIET also offers a post graduate degree in Business Administration.
Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mijar, Moodbidri is a premier Engineering Institute of Alva’s Education Foundation, established in the year 2008, located adjacent to Mangalore-Sholapur National Highway, which is 24 Kms from Mangalore International Airport. The college is recognized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi & Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi. The college is certified to the ISO 9001: 2008 standards. The college is ranked as one of the best Technical Institute in South Canara region. The institute offers under graduate programs in 5 branches of Engineering – Computer Science & Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics & Communications Engineering, Information Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. The college offers the following postgraduate programs- Master of Technology, Master of Business Administration. M. Tech courses offered in Thermal Power Engg., Computer Science & Engineering, VLSI Design & Embedded Systems. Five departments at the institute has been recognized as research centers by Visvesvaraya Technological University