The Department of Information Science and engineering was established at the Yenepoya Institute of Technology (formerly Dr. M.V. Shetty Institute of Technology) in the year 2008 with an approved intake of 60 students. The department runs undergraduate programme in Information Science and engineering to impart value-laden education for students in the traditional and contemporary areas of information technology.

The department is recognized by AICTE and affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Belgaum. It has a broad based UG curriculum, which offers a unique mix of IT, computer networking and embedded system related courses enabling the students to take-up a professional career / higher studies in any of these areas. The main focus of the department is to evolve as a Centre of learning and training in the field of Information technology to contribute with innovations for the betterment of society. In order to cope up with the requirements of industries the department also has well-equipped laboratories with latest technologies. Department has well qualified, highly experienced and dedicated faculty members to guide the students in academics.