Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) was established in Mumbai in the year 1981 by a leading public charitable education trust, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM). NMIMS was established with the initial intent to offer management programs at the Diploma and Masters’ (graduate) level. NMIMS was the first institution in the city of Mumbai to be awarded the AICTE recognition for its Post Graduate Diploma in Management program. Since then, NMIMS has progressed to offer programs at the diploma, masters’ (MBA) and the doctoral (Ph.D.) levels.