Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM), a Public Charitable Trust registered under the Societies Registration Act and Bombay Public Trust Act has become synonymous with excellence, pragmatism and vision in the field of Indian education, exceptional faculty appointments and the latest and the best in infrastructure and learning environment. The SVKM, committed to the cause of providing high quality education at various levels, has over the past 70 years grown into an educational foundation promoting global thinking consistent with national interest and promoting the values, professionalism, social sensitivity and dynamic entrepreneurship to more than 40,000 students through over 25 prestigious institutions.

Chief among them is the much acclaimed and sought after, in terms of student admissions and campus placements, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies (NMIMS University): an ISO 9001:2000 certified institution, which was established in 1981 and has gained University status since 2003. NMIMS is replicating its success by opening off campus centers at Shirpur, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Hyderabad.