PES University, located in Bangalore, India is one of the country's leading teaching and research universities. The University is committed to providing "education for the real world" that inspires students to realize their potential. The University-students graduate with the ability to adapt to an intellectually and technologically changing environment. Over the years, this has been accomplished with the participative efforts of the management, staff, students and parents. PES University is ranked sixth in the Outlook-ICARE India University Rankings 2019 and is the only University in Karnataka to rank in the top 20.

Team Ninaada organises programs to highlight the vast, rich and varied Indian art forms by inviting legendary names to perform at the portals of PES University and also provides a platform for the University students to showcase their talents. Samarasa is the annual classical music and dance confluence, showcasing some of the biggest names in the Indian classical music and dance spectrum. Renowned artists such as Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Dr. RK Srikantan, Guru AV Anand, Guru Karai-kudi Mani, Vid. R K Padmanabha, Vid. Mysore Nagaraj and Dr. Mysore Manjunath, Pt. Gundecha Brothers, Pt. Rajan-Sajan Mishra, Vid. Ranjini-Gayatri, Vid. Vishaka Hari, Sonal Mansingh, Nirupama-Rajendra and others have performed for Samarasa

over the years