Somaiya Vidyavihar University
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| Somaiya Vidyavihar | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
, , 400077 India | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1959 |
| Founder | Shri K.J. Somaiya |
| Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Website | somaiya.edu |
Somaiya Vidyavihar is an private university located in the Vidyavihar suburb of Mumbai. It is the second largest campus in Mumbai, superseded only by the Powai campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB). It is approximately of 60 acres (24 ha).
The entire campus is owned and operated by the 'Somaiya Trust'. It is also has a sister campus in Sion, nother suburb of Mumbai, called Somaiya Ayurvihar.[1]
Colleges
It hosts a number of reputed educational institutions with country-wide recognition.
Some of the same are:
- K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR)
- K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering (KJSCE)
- K.J. Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce (KJSAC)
- K.J. Somaiya Polytechnic Institute
- K.J. Somaiya College of Science & Commerce (KJSSC)
- S.K. Somaiya College of Arts, Science & Commerce (SKCASC)
- K.J. Somaiya Junior College of Arts & Commerce (KJSJCAC)
- S.K. Somaiya Vinay Mandir (SKSVM)
Apart from the above-mentioned colleges it has 45 different courses it offers to students, it also hosts The Somaiya School, a CBSE affiliated school operated by the same educational trust.The campus also facilitates hostels for both Boys and girls.
Somaiya Vidyavihar University
On 26 August 2019, Somaiya Vidyavihar announced that it would be "the first ever private university in Mumbai." and that apart from KJCAC, KJSSC & SKCASC, all the others would be included in the newly formed private university while these would retain their current status with the University of Mumbai.[2]
This means that KJSCAC will still enjoy the 'autonomus' status which it has been granted earlier. While the other institutes, SKSCASC and KJSSC, will remain as University of Mumbai affiliated institutes. These above mentioned chose to remain in the University of Mumbai because of the aid that they receive from it.
Somaiya vidyavihar is an educational trust that has built educational institutions in Mumbai, Rural Maharashtra and Karnataka
See also
References
- ^ "Somaiya Ayurvihar Official Website". Somaiya Ayurvihar.
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External links
- Somaiya Vidhyavihar (Official Website)
- K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering (Official Website)
- riidl (Official Website)
- S.K.Somaiya College (Official Website)