History
Padmabhushan Shri Karamshibhai Jethabhai Somaiya, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, established Somaiya VidyaVihar in 1959, with a vision to serve the education needs of the society at an affordable cost. Somaiya Vidyavihar, spread over 72 acres (290,000 m2) of green land, is home to faculties such as Management, Engineering, Humanities, Science, Commerce, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Journalism & Mass Communication, Linguistics and Religion.
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research was established in 1981 as a part of K. J. Somaiya Trust and Somaiya Vidyavihar with the objective of providing state-of-the-art education in management and allied areas.
The institute was inaugurated by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the present prime minister of India, and has since established itself among the top B-Schools in India.
Somaiya believed that independent India should provide equal education opportunities to every eligible Indian. A man of great foresight, he founded the Somaiya Vidyavihar, which today is a mini university comprising 33 educational institutions in the heart of Mumbai, 2500 teaching/non-teaching staff and catering to the needs of nearly 25000 students.
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