RNS Group Chairman, Dr. R N SHETTY, is a pioneer in the field of technical education. The RNS School of Architecture (RNSSA) is added to the group’s already existing educational facilities in the campus to commemorate his 90th birthday.

RN Shetty Trust is a philanthrophic act of our esteemed Chairman, who owns the RNS Group of Companies, who are into construction, apartments, power generation, Hotels, car dealership, manufacturing of vitrified tiles, etc. The mission of the promoting body is to foster and educate the younger generation of Architecture students to work towards burning issues as mentioned below:

1. Housing for the urban poor and eradication of Poverty
2. Rural Housing and rural settlement planning
3. Cost effective technology for the masses
4. Sustainabililty issues in shaping the Built-environment

With an intention to provide quality architectural education the group has established RNSSA, to produce the best Architects in the country. RNSSA is approved by the Coun­cil of Architecture, New Delhi and affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological Universi­ty, Belagavi.