Mahindra University is a private multidisciplinary university in Hyderabad, Telangana, sponsored by Mahindra Educational Institutions, a not-for-profit entity associated with the Mahindra Group. The university was notified in 2020 under Telangana's private-university legislation. Its immediate academic predecessor was Mahindra École Centrale, an engineering institution created in 2014 through collaboration between the Mahindra Group and École Centrale Paris. The 2020 university transition expanded the original engineering focus into a broader academic model. Mahindra University houses the École Centrale School of Engineering and has developed schools in management, law, education, media and liberal arts. Its academic philosophy emphasizes interdisciplinary learning, emerging technologies, humanities, ethics, design and entrepreneurship. The Hyderabad campus supports research laboratories, project-based learning and links with industry, reflecting the sponsor's technology and business background. The institution's history is therefore a two-stage development: Mahindra École Centrale in 2014 and Mahindra University in 2020. The transition created a framework for adding non-engineering schools while retaining the engineering school's international academic roots. The university aims to combine technology with humanistic and managerial perspectives rather than operate as a narrowly technical institution. Its engineering lineage began with Mahindra École Centrale in 2014 through collaboration with École Centrale Paris. The university's evolution reflects a deliberate shift from a specialist engineering college to a multidisciplinary university. University-transition phase — Mahindra École Centrale became the École Centrale School of Engineering within the new university. July 2020 — Mahindra University was publicly announced as the next stage of the institution's development. The university is sponsored by Mahindra Educational Institutions, associated with the Mahindra Group. 2014 onward — The engineering school developed interdisciplinary teaching, research and international academic linkages. 20 May 2020 — Telangana issued the ordinance enabling the establishment of Mahindra University. Schools in management, law, education, media and liberal arts broaden the structure. Located at Bahadurpally in Hyderabad, Telangana.