Maharashtra Institute of Technology World Peace University,(MIT-WPU) is a private university located in Kothrud, Pune, India.It is a part of the MIT Group of Institutions.

It is officially named Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University. It was established under the Government of Maharashtra Act No. XXXV 2017 and recognized by the University Grants Commission.

The university was formerly known as the Maharashtra Institute of Technology which was established in 1983 as the first college of the MAEER group of institutions, and was one of the first private engineering colleges in Maharastra. MAEER was affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), which turned into MIT World Peace University, a private university under the guidance of Revered Prof (Dr.) Vishwanath D Karad.