This university is a collaborative project of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Pakistan Educational Fund (PEF). By the collaborative efforts the foundations of the KIET were laid down in the 1997.The current location of the university at PAF BASE Korangi is prime and ideal. The beautiful campus of the institute is spread over 22 acres of land. The university showed remarkable growth and expansion since its inception. In the year 2002 a city campus was constructed at Shahrah-e-Faisal. This campus offers evening programs for the students who cannot attend the morning sessions due to work issues or domestic issues. Another satellite campus was built in North Nazimabad which runs Bachelors, Master, MPhil and PhD level degrees programs.