The Institute of Applied Art's history first began with the founding of its sister school, the Sir J. J.

In preparation for the looming war many committees were set up to review excess government expenditure and divert money to defense needs.

The committee recommended that the school be shut down, claiming that it only contributed to furthering personal talents of artists and was of no use to society in general.

A direct contribution of this section was to aid the war preparations of the government by designing propaganda and public awareness posters.

The students trained at the CAS soon found that they were in considerable demand from the commercial industries of Mumbai (then Bombay) to design publicity material.

School of Art, as it offered a direct means of earning a livelihood to skilled artists who had completed the course.

Soon, this once-small section of the school began receiving more student applications than the main part of the institute.

Notable deans in recent years have been H. G. Hanmante, Prof. Kamat and M. G. Rajadhyaksha.

Institute of Applied Art has been involved with several projects on social awareness that include "Know the Five-Year Plan "in the 1950s, "Our Himalayas" during the 1963 Sino-Indian War, and the "International Tourist Fair — Bombay" in 1965.

This would clear the way to a much-needed revamp of the quality of teaching and infrastructure and bring modern day requirements to the school.

The campus is located in South Mumbai (opposite CSMT station) and houses the Sir J. J.

The most renowned building on the campus is the century-and-half-old wood and stone bungalow that was Rudyard Kipling's birthplace.

Institute of Applied Art, this identically-split-bungalow attracts numerous Kipling-enthusiasts from all over the world.

During the tenure of the last residing dean, Prof. M. G. Rajadhyaksha, a bust of Rudyard Kipling was also unveiled at the entrance to this bungalow as homage to the legendary writer of works such as The Jungle Book and If—.