SP Jain Institute of Management and Research - [SPJIMR]

About College

S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is a private graduate business school located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1981, SPJIMR was inaugurated by Margret Thatcher, the then British Prime Minister.  The institute was named after Sahu Shreyans Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain family. Initially it was affiliated to Bombay University but to provide itself more freedom in curriculum, it disaffiliated itself from the university.

• SPJIMR Campus is spread over a span of 45 acres in the heart of Mumbai city. The area is well joined with main express highways, and close to Andheri Station.
• The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) recognizes the two-year PGDM course as equivalent to an MBA degree of an Indian university. The two-year, residential Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) – full time is AICTE approved and received "A" grade accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of India in 2003. 
• The Association of MBAs (AMBA) has accorded accreditation to SPJIMR's one-year PGPM, two-year PGDM and the Executive Management Program (EMP).
• Today the institute has opened international campuses, Singapore (2006), Sydney (2012), and in Dubai (2004) managed under the names S P Jain Center of Management and S P Jain School of Global Management.
• Since 1994–95, it has been ranked consistently among the top 10 B-schools of India and also been in the top B-schools of Asia Pacific region. 

Academic Overview: SPJIMR offers two Post-Graduate Diploma programs equivalent to an MBA degree. The institute also offers other courses like Social Sector Management Program, Entrepreneurship Programs (Grow Your Business and Start Your Business) and Global Programs along with short-term courses for specialized needs. 
The Institute has the following Centers of Excellence:
•    Centre for Services, Sciences, Management and Engineering
•    Centre for Continuing Management Education
•    Center for Family Managed Business
•    Center for Entrepreneurship Development 
•    Center for Development of Corporate Citizenship
•    Center for Education in Social Sector

Placement Description:  SPJIMR has been an excellent institute in term of placements. It completed another successful placement season for the PGDM batch of 2014. This year witnessed participation of 101 companies to hire students. A brief compilation of placement statistics is given below-

• Total number of students eligible for placement- 228
• Total number of offers made- 246
• Number of participating companies- 101
• Number of Pre Placement Offers- 117
• Average salary of the batch- 17.2 lacs
• 70% of the batch has offers of Rs. 15 lacs and more
• 85% of the batch has salaries of Rs. 13 lacs and more

Sector wise companies and profiles offered were as follows-

Extracurricular: The Institute deeply believes in the all-round development of the students and this leads to the various clubs and activities that happen in the college like:

• GASP (Guild of Actors @ SP) who categorizes a play every year. 
• Elevator Pitch Contest.
• Lock, Stock & Trade (LST) is an annual national-level entrepreneurship event organized by SPJIMR in association with the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN).
• SPJIMR Academic Conclave (SAC) - A podium for development business-academia combination battered exclusively at the corporate members.

Facilities: The campus is equipped with all the modern comforts distinctive of a world-class educational establishment. The campus though modest and humble, comprises of all the requisite facilities.
The sports and entertainment facilities include playing fields, an Open Air Theatre and jogging tracks. The campus also boasts of Cultural Center, Lake, Yog Kutir, Institute of Holistic Health Sciences and Botanical Gardens. Some notable facilities are described below-

Festivals/Events: The institute organizes following events –

• Ojas- It is the business festival of SPJIMR. It was launched in 2009. It comprises of events and contests organized and managed by students.
• Sprint- Sprint is SPJIMR's annual sports meet.  The Sprint events include athletics (12 categories), cricket, football, swimming, chess, carom, basketball, badminton, volleyball etc.
• Spandan- It is the annual alumni reunion event organized by Alumni committee, held in December every year.

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