Model Institute of Engineering and Technology was established in 1996 after approval of the AICTE was received, making it the first engineering college in the private sector in J&K. However, the first batch of students was admitted in the 1999 subsequent to the formulation of policies of the J&K Government governing higher technical education. Since, then MIET has graduated 16 batches of engineering students and made significant progress while adhering to its founding ideals. MIET is the flagship institution of the MIER Group (Model Institute of Education and Research) which has a glorious legacy of over 85 years. it is the oldest educational group in Jammu and Kashmir and a role-model for private educational enterprise. The MIER group started out as the first private school in J&K, the Model Academy. The school has produced alumni of the Stature of Gen. J.J Singh, H.E. Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and Former Chief of the Indian Army, Dr. A.S. Anand, Former Chief Justice of India and Admiral Arun Prakash, Former Chief of the Naval Staff of India. The MIER group also operates the MIER College of Education, setup in 1981, J&K's first private college of education and the only college of education in J&K to be accorded with the "Autonomous Status" by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It was recently re-accredited with “A+” grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It offers the M.Ed, B.Ed and B.Ed Special Education programme in Mental Retardation which is again the first of its kind in the state.