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SVKM's NMIMS Deemed-to-be University’s Mumbai Campus is conveniently located at JVPD Scheme, close to the Domestic and International Terminals of the airport in the financial and commercial capital of the country, Mumbai. It has seven Schools in its ambit with each School operating like an independent business unit and having its separate infrastructure.

The campus has 40,000 square feet of built up area. Each of the Schools have classrooms, seminar and the conference halls, MDP centres, Libraries, Computer centres that are fully air-conditioned and equipped with multimedia and other instructional hardware.

All classrooms on the campus are air-conditioned and have ceiling mounted LCDs. Most classrooms have a capacity of 60.

The R. M. Desai Library Learning Resource Centre at the NMIMS and the School of Business Management and libraries of each of the Schools are well furnished and air conditioned with a total stock of more than 47,000 volumes and subscribes to about 308 Indian and Foreign periodicals spanning all aspects of management. The libraries also house 520 video’s, 320 audio’s, 190 CD’s, 275 VCD’s, annual reports, management games, news clippings, newsletters and case studies. The open access system facilitates free use of books on the shelf.

In addition to the regular services, NMIMS also provides facilities like inter library loans, audio listening facilities, etc. A photocopier is available within the library to make extraction of information easier. The library also organizes book exhibitions during the year.

The library is a member of BCL (British Council Library), AIRC (American Information Resource Centre), BMA (Bombay Management Association), MANLIBNET (Management Library Network), AVEHI (Audio Video Edu Resource Centre), Advance Standard Council of India and ECCH (European Case Clearing House Ltd). Library also has tie ups with Harvard Business School for cases for other Harvard products.

Library services provided are – Reference Service, ILL-Inter Library Loan, Current Awareness Service (CAS), Info Alert/SDI – Selective Dissemination of Information, TOC of the day, Library Databases.

Today's business environment is more competitive than ever before and corporations that are capable of acting on today's business demands and realising tomorrow's opportunities have the cutting edge. Many of the Middle and Senior Management from leading companies have participated in the various Management Development Programs organized by NMIMS.

NMIMS houses a state-of-the-art Management Development Program(MDP) hall. MDPs for the industry are a regular feature of the NMIMS’s interaction with the corporate world. Programs are custom designed to suit the requirements of individual organizations and also retailed.

NMIMS has pioneered the initiative of scientifically assisting students in preparing for Group Discussions or Job Interviews by developing an Audio Interactive Language Lab on the campus. This move is mainly directed towards making the students display the right internal personality driven message to their recruiters during a corporate placement, group discussions or interviews that are lining-up in the campus. This is how the system functions: The teacher records and makes a master lesson with as many copies possible. The student does all his work on this pre-recorded tape copy. On playing back, the student gets the teacher's voice followed by his own, giving him an instant comparison of his performance with the model. There are separate audio consoles in which clusters of students are seated in demarcated boxes to conduct the practice sessions. So an original tape with the teacher's voice, the copies with the student's voice and the headphones for comparison arrive as the obvious audio instruments to learn the dictums in communication like a song.

The Computer Centres are equipped with branded 60 branded personal computers adequately supported by 4 MBPS leased line for Internet connectivity. They are also equipped with a wide range of licensed system software and applications software. The entire campus is connected with Wi-Fi network.

Higher education relies a lot on I.T. infrastructural resources. NMIMS has been consciously and consistently building its I.T. infrastructure since its inception. We have embraced technology to a very great extent.

The Campus Network is based on a fiber optic back bone and 100 MBPS Ethernet technologies. The Campus Network covers all schools, class rooms, library, faculty and staff. The intranet has 425 computers which are interconnected by a fiber optic network. Every classroom is equipped with PC and LCD projectors integrated with campus wide network.

In addition to the wired network, the entire campus has a parallel Secured wireless network. You will be able to access the entire networked resources from virtually anywhere in the campus.

Full Time students are equipped with a laptop, which allows them to access the learning resources available on the Campus Network and the Internet round the clock. Thus, it makes it possible for the students to access information resources anywhere and anytime in the campus.

All members on the intranet have access to Internet 24 hours a day, through 4 mbps Leased Line. The Internet bandwidth is being enhanced every year. This has been a pioneering effort by NMIMS.

The Computer Centre has over 60 Pentium IV PCs in LAN, Printers, Scanners, DVD burners, Digital Cameras. The Computer Resource Centre provides various network based services such as Internet, Groupware, Database, Proxy, Email, Laser Printing, and Laptops & standalone LCD Projectors.

The software environment includes SQL Server DBMS, SPSS, Rational Enterprise suite, MS Office (Campus Wide License), MS Projects, Simulation packages, Visual and Object Oriented Languages like Visual Basic & Visual C++ and Java.

NMIMS has deployed an integrated Institute Management System designed to track and manage the day-to-day activities of the NMIMS. It is a complete automated administration solution designed to enhance the productivity of staff through automated and integrated processes.

This system acts as an Online Transaction Processing system able to handle large volumes of data as well as a Management Information System that provides the much-needed management reporting.

The system covers the modules such as student and registration, employee/faculty details, attendance recording and reporting, time-table/schedules, examination and results, library management, integrated accounts/inventory, payroll, purchase and fixed assets.

The most significant benefit of this system has been the creation of a central repository of data on students, faculty, staff, programs and courses which can be seen by those who have the access rights.

All these initiatives have placed the NMIMS on a maturity level where it can expand to a new horizon and act as a model for the Indian academic institutions. The journey has just started; new vistas have opened new challenges of organizing, filtering, processing and preserving the enormous information and knowledge. The NMIMS has already put in place a plan to implement a Learning and Content Management system to manage the vast knowledge and create an online learning environment. Once this last leg of modernization gets accomplished, it has a potential to generate numerous knowledge hubs within the current framework. These hubs once synergized possess the power to accelerate knowledge capture and dissemination, thereby enabling NMIMS to compete in the global environment.

SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, one of the premier Universities of Higher Studies in India, has completed 27 years of its existence in the year 2008-09. NMIMS established in the year 1981 as Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, began its journey by offering a masters degree program in management studies, a course of the University of Mumbai with an intake of only 40 students and 4 full time faculty.

Today, NMIMS is one of the fastest growing and the top, private University in the country. It has undergone a tremendous transformation since its commencement. Today, it stands as a large imposing University with 7 specialized schools plus two off-Campus operations, with an intake of over 6000 students and over 200 full time faculty members. From its temporary location at Bhaidas Auditorium, NMIMS has moved to a large complex of over 40000 sq feet where it stands today as a landmark in Vile Parle, an affluent suburb of Mumbai.

NMIMS Deemed-to-be University has taken major initiatives in terms of programs, curriculum development, International Linkages, Placements and students' development. Today, the University is a globalized centre of learning, providing its students a balanced exposure to research, academics and practical aspects of the industry.

Today, NMIMS has seven Schools, two Satellite Operations and two Off-Campus Centres.

THE SEVEN SCHOOLS ARE:

THE SATELLITE OPERATIONS IN MUMBAI ARE:

THE TWO OFF-CAMPUS CENTRES ARE:

NMIMS has embarked on a new path in tune with our Corporate Social Responsibility and are offering the programs of the University at the Off Campus Centre in the tribal area of Maharashtra i.e. Shirpur. Initially programs under the Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering and School of Pharmacy & Technology Management are being offered. The quality standards at Shirpur match those at Mumbai.

At SVKM's NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, we transcend horizons! Going beyond the average, putting in that extra mile, extending ourselves to excel and win on all accounts. Going by the past track record, in the 28th year of our existence, we have witnessed a quantum jump in the success stories we have achieved and the milestones we have crossed. Winning the BMA Best Management Institute of the Year Award 5 times, BMA Best Teacher of Management of the Year Award 7 times and BMA Best Management Student of the Year Award 7 times, NMIMS has been consistently ranked amongst the top B-Schools in the country. NMIMS has been awarded the 'Golden Peacock Innovation Award-2007' and BMA's 'Outstanding Management Institute Award' for the last five years (2003-2008).

NMIMS Deemed-to-be University has a team of over 200 full time faculty members and over 200 visiting faculty, rich in academic and industry experience. The faculty members have a number of publications to their credit and are also involved in Research & Consultancy activities, which are needed to keep them abreast of the ever-changing and evolving corporate world.

The students are encouraged to undertake internship with companies. The focus at NMIMS is to develop a Complete Student, i.e. a combination of academic and co-curricular skills. We groom our students to face the challenges of the corporate world with a blend of social sensitivity. Besides the requisite managerial skills, the students also attain visionary, entrepreneurial and leadership skills.

NMIMS HAS WELL-DEVELOPED INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES WITH REPUTED UNIVERSITIES, LEADING TO INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR TEACHING, RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY AND FACULTY AND STUDENTS’ EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH:

A very important parameter of success for any B-School is its ability to offer corporate interface for its students, which enhances their practical knowledge to face the corporate world. NMIMS has built strong partnerships with the corporate world, providing training for staff, collaborating on research & development programs, consultancy assignments and corporate projects. NMIMS strives to build up industry-sponsored collaborative postgraduate programs, conducts workshops, seminars, and guest lectures for students to expose them to the realms of the corporate environment. Management Development Programs (MDPs) are an integral part of the University’s activities towards developing its interaction with the corporate world.

NMIMS has grown to this stature because it has dared to dream, but will never rest on laurels already achieved. With each passing day and each passing year, NMIMS plans for a better future. Geared towards dynamic growth in all fields, the University has bigger dreams for tomorrow.

Shri Amrish Patel

NMIMS commenced its journey 29 years ago as a Management Institute recognized by the Mumbai University. On the basis of SVKM’s invaluable contribution to the field of education, particularly in management learning, the institute was accorded the Deemed University status in 2003 by the Government of India, as per UGC recommendations.

Since then, the University has grown phenomenally, venturing into areas as diverse as technology, pharmacy, architecture, analytical science, commerce, and business education. It has broken new ground by offering the five year integrated MBA Tech. program, a unique combination of engineering and management; likewise, MBA Pharma Tech, an amalgam of Pharma Technology and Management, has also been introduced.

Our goal at the University is to design and deliver programs that cater to market requirements. We believe that given the socioeconomic dynamics of our nation, NMIMS has a special role to play in enhancing the employability of young Indians and helping the economy acquire a competitive edge. To this end, the various schools of the University have constantly been updating the programs and the pedagogy, while the faculty has actively been engaging in academic research. We are committed to making NMIMS a Centre for outstanding learning experience.

The University plans to set up campuses across India to address the need for quality education, thereby creating a pool of topnotch professionals.

I welcome you to discover our University.

NMIMS is amongst a select group of Universities in India to have seven schools under one campus. This diversity amongst learning disciplines creates an environment where students and faculty from varied backgrounds are given a platform to network with each other by sharing ideas and perspectives.

Be it in the sub-urban campus environment of Mumbai, or the traditional university township at Shirpur, students are encouraged to get the most out of their academic experience, and are given a unique opportunity to get one-on-one interactions with faculty members.

NMIMS, with a campus situated in the heart of Mumbai, provides excellent housing facilities for the students. The hostel accommodation for the students, both boys and girls, are situated at a stone’s throw from the college. The hostels are the closest thing to home, where the students get to share their lives with people from different walks of life. Both the hostels have excellent infrastructure and are well equipped to help students make the most of their time there. Having tea in the afternoon or night with friends when it is raining or when the heat is beating people down, this is just the beginning of an amazing time at NMIMS.

The NMIMS University hostel facility includes two full fledge hostel and four rented residential accommodations in Mumbai, separately for boys and girls. The students admitted (on first come first serve basis, preference is given to students from outside of Mumbai) to the hostel are entitled to stay in the hostel during the academic session only and are required to vacate the rooms during the summer vacations for maintenance work. Students are provided with all necessary facilities in the hostel along with some value added services. University has also arranged rented residential accommodation. These flats are also taken care by University itself. Hostel application form is available at our website. Hostel fee may change each year. Students are required to submit the hostel fee along with all necessary documents. Exact location of the accommodation is provided on our website 3 days before the start of classes. Students may take their refund only before start of classes with a deduction of Rs.3,000 as administration charges. After this, hostel fee may only be refunded incase his/her admission with the university is cancelled.

The hostels contain every required facility from the Gymnasiums to the Table Tennis room and facilities for other sports. The Boy’s hostel has ample space to play outdoor sports and is frequented mostly during the evenings.

Students are treated to good quality, affordable food in the hostel messes There are also a large number of road side food stalls as well as major restaurants which provide a variety of options to students. All this ensures that food is the least of the worries of the budding managers of tomorrow.

The International Exchange Program gives students the opportunity to study for one term at one of our prestigious business school partners located around the world. Exchange program is an opportunity to expand your horizons and experience the global marketplace first-hand. Studying abroad, experiencing different cultures, and learning to speak several languages increase a student’s marketability upon graduation.

The International student exchange programme promotes a greater understanding of the multiple perspectives of the international issues and increases the competencies of students who will live and work in an increasingly interdependent world.

THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES TO BE GAINED BY STUDYING OVERSEAS:

Through these experiences students not only enrich their degrees with international perspectives, but also gain a broader view of the world. They also learn new life skills and grow personally. Many have found improved their career prospects, because they now stand out from the crowd. And all of this has been gained while traveling and exploring the world.

NMIMS has always held an impeccable placement record since its inception.

Few prominent companies visiting the campus include Nomura Services Brothers, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Hindustan Unilever, ITC Ltd, Marico Industries, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel.

It is ensured that students get to select from diversified range of companies coming from different fields like Banking and Finance, IT/ITes. Equity research and Investment Banking, Engineering Pharmacy, etc.,

The NMIMS University has been very successful in providing its students with excellent placement opportunities. The overall placement activities are categorized in to three categories:

This is an excellent platform for the students to apply the theoretical concepts gained in the classroom, while gaining sufficient corporate exposure.

A sizeable number of students who come to NMIMS have diverse industrial experience and rich acumen of technically competent knowledge skills. Their profiles range from financial analysis to sales and distribution profiles, thus providing an excellent opportunity to the companies to select from a varied talent pool.

The placement season at NMIMS reaches its crescendo at the time of executive placements, which is the last leg of the process. This is a platform for the budding managers to touch base with the various companies which would come to recruit fresher and beginners in respective domains.

The SBM has been actively engaging industry and academia to conduct case study based courses. A large number of areas covering the areas of finance, marketing, Human Resources and Behavioral Sciences, Operations and Decision sciences are conducted using the same.

A mentorship programme has been put in place to ensure outstation students are at ease in matters relating to their lives at the School. A group of students is put under a faculty who acts as his mentor. A Buddy Concept is another way to make the students at home. A final year student is attached to a freshman to interact, advise and enlighten him with various procedures of the university.

As the campus is in the heart of the financial capital of the country - Mumbai, for students it is an ideal opportunity to learn and interact through corporate projects. The IIPC cell, with its objective to promote industry-academia linkage places emphasis on learning by applying theoretical concepts learned in the classroom on live Industry projects. These corporate projects vary from 1-3 months.

Workshops and Seminars aimed at equipping the students with the right skill-sets to face industry complexities with confidence are conducted by eminent personalities from the industry on array of issues critical to creating a holistic perspective for the student.

Academic learning is reinforced with industry leaders visiting the campus to address key issues prevalent in the corporate world and insights on key features.

Held in the month of November, Paragana - The annual management festival of NMIMS is the opportunity when corporate heavy-weights descend upon the campus to ideate, exchange and enlighten views on a theme of national and international importance. In 2007, the theme was Iceberg India: Discoveries beneath the surface, attended by luminaries of the corporate world. The event showcases the managerial talent of the entire student community which takes the onus of organizing the event.

Regular sessions are conducted to equip students with tools to aid their learning in the form of tutorials for specific marketing finance and statistical tools like SPSS, Advanced MS – Excel, IRS, Six-Sigma Certifications etc. Besides this, the School lays emphasis on Corporate / simulation games / contests / events to stimulate a dynamic learning environment.

Students at the MBA programmes have to undergo a two month summer internship at a corporate facility. It is expected that students apply their learning in practical situations during this period.

With globalization being the norm of the day, NMIMS has well developed international linkages with reputed universities leading to international assignments for teaching, research & consultancy and faculty and students’ exchange programmes with