Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Symbiosis Institute Pune

Symbiosis Institute, Pune is one of the premier educational institutes in India. Mr. Shantaram Mazumdar established it 35 years ago, with an aim that students from all over the world could live, study, eat, sing and dance together, here at Symbiosis Institute, Pune and go back as friends and ambassadors of this nation.

Today, Symbiosis Institute, Pune has more than 33 schools, colleges and institutes; spread over 9 campuses in Pune, Nasik and Kolhapur, conducting more than 120 courses for about 90,000 students coming from 33 nations all over the world.

The spirit of Symbiosis is best found in the material form in the Vishwabhavan - a towering 12-storey structure in Pune that houses the international hostel, an Afro-Asian museum, a modern auditorium, conference hall, canteen and cafeteria. Next to the Vishwabhavan are the Symbiosis Health Centre with medical facilities, a modern gymnasium and aerobics and yoga halls.

The Symbiosis family comprises of:
  • Symbiosis International Cultural Centre
  • English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis (ELTIS)
  • Symbiosis Society's Law College
  • Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM)
  • Dr Ambedkar Institute of Research in Law and Development
  • Symbiosis Society's College of Arts and Commerce and Computer Science
  • Symbiosis Nursery School and Symbiosis Primary School
  • Symbiosis Secondary School
  • Symbiosis International School
  • Symbiosis Open School
  • Symbiosis Kindergarten, Nasik
  • Symbiosis School, Nasik
  • Symbiosis Society's Vidyavardhini High School, Harali, Dist. Kolhapur
  • Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR)
  • Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication (SIMC)
  • Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)
  • Symbiosis Institute for Management Studies (SIMS) for defence personnel and their dependents
  • Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD)
  • Symbiosis Spa
  • Symbiosis Society's Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum & Memorial
  • Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM)
  • Symbiosis Centre of Health Care (SCHC)
  • Symbiosis Centre of Information Technology (SCIT)
  • Symbiosis Institute of Foreign Languages (SIFL)
  • Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL)
  • Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies - Undergraduate
  • Symbiosis International Educational Centre, Deemed University
  • Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID)
  • Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics (SIG)
  • Symbiosis Institute for Teacher Education
  • Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM)

About Symbiosis

Symbiosis is one of India’s leading educational Institutions imparting quality education for over 30 years. Symbiosis is a family of 34 academic institutions spread across 14 campuses in and around Pune, sister city to Mumbai - India's commercial capital.

It is host to over 45,000 Indian and International students on campus and over 1,00,000 students off campus.

These campuses epitomize the Symbiosis motto, “Promoting International Understanding through Quality Education” and are a beehive of international students from all across the globe, being privy to Indian culture and hospitality. Many of these campuses are fully residential and recreational facilities include swimming pools, amphitheaters & Health Care centres. Keeping its excellent track record in mind, in 2002, the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India conferred the “ Deemed to be University” status on Symbiosis, and further in 2006 the University Grants Commission, Government of India vide its notification withdrew the word Deemed and renamed the University as Symbiosis International University.