At the invitation of the Bishop of Chickmagalur, Rt Rev. John Baptist Sequeira, in June 1990, authenticated by the lease of 1.7 acres of land adjacent to the parish Church of Hassan for a period of 99 years, the province began construction of the Don Bosco Technical Institute. On 31st May 1994 the first Salesian community took up residence in the new building.

Source: http://dbbangalore.org/houses/karnataka/hassan/