Yashwant Vidyapeeth, Karad was founded in the year 1965 by Hon’ble B.T. Kinikar Sir with the aim of providing quality education to students in the rural area. In the year 1983, Smt. Premalatai Chavan Polytechnic, Karad was founded and is amongst the first 8 Diploma Private Institutes in the state of Maharashtra. Sir has worked tirelessly all his life to strive to make as much as educational facilities available to students in the Satara district and nearby areas that too at a few low cost. Even at the age of 86, Sir still keeps daily monitoring of all the various schools and colleges of the Trust and constantly motivates all the staff to achieve greater success.
B.T.Kinikar Sir was a Teacher prior to the establishment of Yashwant Vidyapeeth, Karad and along with his wife, Late Mrs. S B Kinikar started various classes and courses for women and children. Sir’s contribution to the field of education has garnered him with various awards at State and National level.