A leading B-School in India
S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is a leading school of management situated in the heart of India’s financial centre, Mumbai. It is a part of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and is counted amongst the top management colleges in Mumbai. It functions as an autonomous institute with entrepreneurial agility and consistently ranks amongst the top ten best management institutes in India.
Inaugurated in 1981 by the then British Prime Minister, the Late Hon. Margaret Thatcher, SPJIMR’s mission is to Influence Practice and Promote Value-based Growth. It builds on this mission through pedagogic innovations and pioneering programmes, carving a distinctive path in management education. More than 1200 participants from diverse backgrounds are enrolled at any given time across a range of management programmes at SPJIMR.
SPJIMR has been awarded accreditation by the prestigious AACSB International -The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The PGDM, PGPM, FPM and PGP-GM programmes are approved by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
PGDM, PGPM, PGEMP, PGPGM, PGPFMB and PGPDM are accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), UK. The PGDM programme is also accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
About Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
SPJIMR, counted amongst the top business schools in India, is a constituent of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, India’s premier non-profit institution that has worked in the cause of education and for preserving and promoting India’s rich cultural heritage for decades.
The Bhavan was founded in 1938 by Kulapati Dr K.M. Munshi, an accomplished lawyer, constitutional expert, author and India’s agriculture minister who launched the Vanmahotsava initiative in 1950 that heralded the impulse for preserving ecology. Dr. Munshi founded the Bhavan with the blessings of Mahatma Gandhi and the active support of several eminent leaders like Sardar Patel, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Shri C. Rajagopalachari, Dr S. Radhakrishnan and many other scholars and professionals. The Bhavan is registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 and the Bombay Public Trust Act of 1950.
THE BHAVAN BELIEVES...
The Bhavan believes that revitalising ancient values and reintegrating them to suit the changing needs of modern times alone will give people the strength to assimilate whatever is good in the new, without being swept away from their traditional moorings.
The Bhavan believes that there are elements in all cultures which transcend all barriers and knit people together. Its ideal is Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: “The world is one family.” Its motto is Aa no bhadraah kratavo yantu vishwatah: “Let noble thoughts come to us from every side.”
The main purpose of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is to provide a modern bridge to span the past, the present and the future, built on the strong foundation of the fundamental values of life.
Our Programmes
SPJIMR offers post-graduate programmes for young Graduates, Executives, Entrepreneurs, Non-profits, Government, Returning Women and Family Businesses. These programmes offered at SPJIMR rank among the top MBA courses in India.
(1) Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), the two-year residential programme attracts some of the brightest young minds in India. It offers four specialisations- Finance, Information Management, Marketing and Operations and Supply Chain.
(2) Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) comprises 15-months of in-class learning followed by 3 months of Industry Immersion. This programme is ideal for participants who are looking for an Executive MBA. It is designed as a career accelerator that enables candidates with minimum 5 years of work experience and strong domain expertise, to move to expansive roles in general management.
(3) Global Management Programme (GMP) connects with some of the leading business schools globally and after 6 months of study GMP, students join internationally acclaimed partner schools to acquire a MS/MBA degree.
(4) Post Graduate Management Programme for Women (PGMPW) is an 11-month general management programme exclusively for women who have taken a career break and seek to return to a professional career.
(5) Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is the full-time doctoral programme designed to create world-class researchers and faculty in various disciplines of management.
(6) Post Graduate Programme in Family Managed Business (PGP-FMB) grooms new entrants to family businesses in India and Asia to enable organic growth for self and their family business.
(7) Post Graduate Executive Management Programme (PGEMP) is a 21-month programme conducted in a modular format and is designed for working executives with more than 5 years work experience.
(8) Post Graduate Programme in Development Management (PGPDM) is a 12- month modular programme, for professionals working in or intending to work for the social sector including NGOs, foundations, CSR functions of corporate/ for-profit organisations, social policy or welfare departments of governments and social enterprises.
(9) Post Graduate Programme in General Management (PGP-GM) designed for experienced professionals who are unable to take a career break for further education is offered from SPJIMR’s Delhi Centre
The Institute also runs short-term programmes like the:
A Global Outlook
SPJIMR has collaborated with some of the best business schools and universities from around the world to equip its participants with a diverse understanding of business and management across national and cultural boundaries,
Its GMP collaborates with reputed and FT-ranked Business Schools in the US: Brandeis University; Robert H. Smith School of Business; Stevens Institute of Technology and in Europe: EBS Universitat; IESEG School of Management; Nyenrode Business Universteit.
PGDM participants gain a holistic perspective in their area of specialisation at globally top-ranked B-Schools through the Global Fast Track (GFT). The GFT is an intense, three-week course towards the end of the third semester. The *partner B-schools include (but are not restricted to): Michigan State University (Eli Broad College of Business), Cornell University (Johnson School of Management), Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper School of Business) and schools in Europe and Asia.
PGPM students spend 3 weeks for advanced specialisation courses at top global B-schools through their International Immersions at: SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University; McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin and Broad College of Business, Michigan State University.
PGMPW participants gain global exposure through 6-day immersion programme at the University of St. Gallen, Zurich, Switzerland.Student would attend leadership courses offered by world-renowned professors, visit local and multinational corporations, network with business leaders and attend community events.
There is also an opportunity for students from PGDM to pursue specialised courses in leading foreign B-schools for a full semester as exchange students. A student pursuing his/her master’s programme at the home university is eligible for participating in the Exchange Programme. The exchange student is eligible to enroll in a minimum of one and more than one cluster and semester.
*The list of schools may change every year.
Our Legacy
Late Dr. M L Shrikant built, nurtured and led SPJIMR as its Dean for 28 years, seeing it rise into a giant of an institution that sits among the top 10 schools of management in India. As Hon. Dean, Dr Shrikant worked without a salary and crafted new courses and programmes, created innovative pedagogies and focused relentlessly on values and contribution, driving a revolution in the field of management education and setting SPJIMR on an unprecedented growth trajectory.
He positioned SPJIMR as an institution with a difference, noted for a good mix of Western efficiency and Eastern ethos within an ecosystem that encouraged performance with purpose. Apart from other initiatives, Dr. Shrikant conceived, nurtured, built and delivered the course ‘Science of Spirituality’, a unique blend of education and experience of leading business organisations along with his study of the Vedanta.
He was succeeded by Dr. Ranjan Banerjee who was the Dean of the institute from June 2015 to March 2021.
The new Dean Dr Varun Nagaraj has taken charge as of September 2021.
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"We teach that material success is important but it can ring hollow without an understanding of the deeper purpose that must guide our decisions and a spirit of service that must lead us to action." - Dr. Manesh L Shrikant
SPJIMR - Journey par excellence
SPJIMR is a top ranked institute noted as much for academic excellence as for its innovative programmes, an entrepreneurial approach and the idea of service to society. Watch SPJIMR’s journey of ‘courage’ and ‘heart’ here in a short film.
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