Yenepoya University was founded by the late Mr Yenepoya Moideen Kunhi. It was established in 1991. The IAE sponsored the formation of a new trust, the Yenepoya University, which after due process of inspection by the University Grants Commission (UGC), was recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India on 27 February 2008, vide their notification No. F.9-11/2007-U.3(A). The Yenepoya University is the first private University in the District of Dakshin Kannada (South Canara). The University maintains its social commitment through conducting free medical, eye & dental camps, in the community.