The Mannalal Agrawal Skill and Technical Institute (MASTI), previously MAIT, is a world-class facility providing quality vocational courses like blockchain developer, AI & ML, web developer, animation, dress designing and tailoring, programming languages, tally, robotics and basic computers.
How MASTI Began
Named after Mr. Mannalal Agrawal, elder brother of our founder Purushottam Agrawal, the institute was started in Risod in 2018 under the Smart Learning Initiative of the Samta Foundation. Its mission is to enable students to learn skills previously available only in cities or at a high cost.
Our Approach
Through a systematic pedagogy, we help enhance IT and Technical skill, key life skills like logical thinking, analytical capacity, teamwork, leadership and organizational skills. With a disruptive technological approach, school and college students from rural regions are engaged and inspired to meet real-world engineering challenges and get an exposure to global working.
The dress designing course gives housewives a sense of freedom and an opportunity for self-employment or at stores. Children belonging to Muslim communities actively attend these courses, and dream big.
With the tally course taken up by shop owners, college-goers, and housewives, they are equipped to earn in a digital age.
Our Operations
Started by converting an old unused building into a training centre, the MAIT campus is built with attention to details, facilities, systems and people. The institute is led by an able principal, a dedicated team of trainers, and well-qualified computer teachers. While the Foundation bears all costs for trainers’ salaries and software packages, all courses are free. A one-time registration fee of Rs. 300 is applicable for all first admissions. Today, our students make us proud by faring brilliantly in internal competitions and participating in National Robotics Competitions.
From the Grassroots
Cataract: From Diagnosis to Cure
Our Initiatives

Healthcare
We collaborate with Government bodies to reach help in rural and tribal areas, where it is needed the most

Education
We set up computer labs and vocational infrastructure and provide trained teachers. Our computer curriculum has been designed by IIT, Bombay

Prisoner Transformation
We work with prison officers to conduct regular camps, cure patients of skin and eye diseases and improve the quality of life
Stories of Real Change

Nashik Prison: Success Story
Making inroads to provide healthcare and wellness for prisoners, bailing deserving inmates: an exemplary story

Swachhata Abhiyan: Story of Risod
Joining hands with the community and city council for a series of initiatives helped build a Clean & Green Risod

Palghar: Story of Transformation
A four-pronged attack to transform the district of Palghar holds the promise of change for future generations