ROLAND EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE TRUST (RECT)
The ROLAND EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE TRUST was registered on 19th November 1997 under THE REGISTRATION OF TRUST ACT 1882 with Trust No 409 of 1997. The registered office of the society is situated at Gandhi Nagar, 2nd Line, Berhampur, Ganjam District, Odisha, India.
The founder chairman of the trust was Late Dr. J Surya Rao, a great philanthropist with a vision to extend technical education to rural students.
His foresight, pioneering effort, leadership, and quest for promoting technical education led to the establishment of the Roland Institute of Technology (RIT) in Golanthara, Ganjam District, in 2001.