The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Government of India set up The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) through an Act of Parliament (RGIPT Act 2007). Under the privileged guidance and association, Energy Institute, Bengaluru (EIB), Centre of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology is operating since 2018 in transit campus in Bengaluru. For setting up the Institute as a Centre of Excellence, a land of 150 acres has been allotted to RGIPT by Government of Karnataka in Kambalipura, Hosakote Taluk in Bengaluru.

EIB is envisioned to be a distinguished research institute offering cutting edge academic programmes and research in the domain of energy. The purpose of EIB is to drive societal growth through research and development activities, Energy innovation and entrepreneurship. The Institute aims in conducting leading-edge industrial, technological, and fundamental research in the field of energy; Offer quality education to students; offer shot-term training course to Industrial professionals in the field of energy. The Institute is also aiming to create an Energy Experience Centre, Incubation Cell /E-Cell, Office of licensing and commercialization to facilitate immersive experience of energy technologies.