It was established in 2014 with the active support of the Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar.

Nitish Kumar, chief minister of Bihar, in a meeting attended by core committee members, directed officials concerned to complete recruitment of faculty for the institute by March 2014, so that the academic work could begin from the coming academic session July–August 2014.

Many management events, competitions, and workshops are organised by various committees throughout the year.

The curriculum primarily focuses on imparting competencies necessary for participatory governance and management of resources, enterprises, institutions and interventions.

The programme design consists of mutually reinforcing classroom and experiential learning interspersed at regular intervals.