Mahatma Gandhi University is among the foremost of the developing generation of Indian Universities, modern in outlook and prolific in new methods and ideas. The School of Computer Sciences department stands on a beautiful sloping site called Priyadarshini Hills of Mahatma Gandhi University, thirteen kilometers to the north of Kottayam town of Kerala, India.

Solemnly started on October 2, 1983, on the 115th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the University has already established strong and growing industrial links. The faculty members and the students of the University collaborate closely with many industries on a varied range of research topics. In addition to formal teaching, the University encourages graduate students to gain experience in their fields of research from the industry. Mahatma Gandhi University has earned a national reputation in providing graduate and post-graduate learning opportunities in frontier areas of science and technology, especially in medical and electronic sciences.

Kottayam is a pleasant, growing town. Geographically situated in the middle of Travancore region, which forms the southern part of Kerala, Kottayam has many tourist spots in the state within easy reach. Large rubber plantations are common scenes in the northern and eastern parts of the district. Kottayam is also the seat of many leading newspapers of the country. It is the first city that has achieved 100 percent literacy in India. Hence the state's tourist maps designate Kottayam as the Land of Letters, Lakes and Latex. 

    Since inception, Sixteen batches have passed out with flying colours from the School of Computer Sciences department. Currently there are two full-time batches ( 2009-2011) and (2010-2012) of M.Sc. students at the school.