Founded in 1984 to keep deserving students in school.
The Muslim Educational Society, Karimnagar began as a group of friends who wanted every young person in Karimnagar to be able to keep studying, whatever their family's circumstances. They registered the Society in 1984 and have served students ever since, irrespective of caste and creed.
Our mission
To help deserving students pursue their education through free courses, coaching, study material and scholarships.
Our founders
Dr. Mohd. Saleemuddin, Mohd. Muzafuruddin Ahmed, Mohd. Akthar Ali, Md. Aleemuddin, MA Zahoor Khalid and Dr. Masood Jafry were among the friends who had the idea in the early 1980s. They met Alhaj Shaikh Saleh Bin Shaikhan, a respected Karimnagar philanthropist known for his many works of welfare, who shared their wish to help deserving students. He became the Founder President, the strength that turned their vision into reality, and he gave the land for the Society's first institution.
Our history
- A group of friends has an idea. They discuss how to help young people continue their schooling and organize community programs together. They meet Shaikh Saleh Sahab, who joins them in turning the idea into a society.
- The Society is registered. The Muslim Education Society, Karimnagar is registered under No. 1733/1984, and opens Saleh National ITI at Salehnagar, Rekurthy, on land donated free of cost by Shaikh Saleh Sahab. Students train in four trades: Civil Draftsman, Fitter, Electrician and Diesel Mechanic, with 240 seats in each batch and only a nominal admission fee.
- Twenty years of technical training. Nearly 4,000 students passed the state technical board examinations. Many went on to Diploma, B.Tech or M.Tech studies and to work in India and abroad. The Society taught 800 deserving students free of charge.
- The ITI closes; the work continues. After many engineering colleges opened, demand for ITI courses fell, and the Society closed the ITI. It bought a commercial building on the main road opposite Manair Petrol Pump, Mukarampura, which is today's centre, and set aside funds to help deserving students in the name of the Shaikh Saleh Memorial Educational Trust.
- Free study material and community programs. Every year, about 7,000 to 8,000 students across the former Karimnagar district received books, notebooks, backpacks and other study material, from nursery to degree level, at no cost. The Society also held seminars and an Urdu teachers' training programme with Maulana Azad University.
- Silver Jubilee. The Society marks 25 years of service.
- Coaching for government jobs. From 2019, whenever the government announced recruitment, the Society began free coaching for TET, Gurukul and other teaching posts. This continued for about four years. It included TSPSC Group-4 coaching from January 2023, run together with the Telangana Urdu Trained Teachers Association, and Group-2, Group-3 and DSC batches in 2024.
- Scholarships and new skills. A group of seven students is selected for the long-term NEET coaching scholarship with Shaheen Academy, and two go on to win free seats under the government quota, one in MBBS and one in BDS. In September 2025, a delegation led by the President visits Shaheen Institutions in Bidar to see its AI training program and invites its team to start a similar program in Karimnagar.
- Free courses and coaching. The Society now runs free Spoken English and Computer Training courses, with a new batch every 3 months, a free NEET coaching scholarship every year, and free coaching for the latest Police Constable and Sub-Inspector recruitment together with Star Defense Academy. Both programs are open to students from all over Telangana and include hostel, food and books.
History to 2009 is from the Society's Silver Jubilee souvenir. Later entries are from the Society's own announcements.