Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Explained

Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) is a Public charitable trust in India that runs and operates many educational schools, colleges and institutions across India.

History

SVKM started in 1934 when it took over the Rashtriya Shala, a school established in 1921, in the wake of the Swadeshi Movement and Indian Independence Movement.[1] Over the years, it has made the Mumbai suburb of Vile Parle into an educational hub with over 40 schools and colleges under its wing. It has now spread to other Indian cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Indore, Navi Mumbai, among others.

Institutions

Some of the institutions under the SVKM umbrella are mentioned below.

FoundedName of Institution Location
1934Smt. Gokalibai Punamchand Pitambar High SchoolVile Parle, Mumbai
1961Mithibai College of Arts[2] Vile Parle, Mumbai
1961Chauhan Institute of ScienceVile Parle, Mumbai
1963Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal PolytechnicVile Parle, Mumbai
1964Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics[3] Vile Parle, Mumbai
1977Jitendra Chauhan College of LawVile Parle, Mumbai
1980Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and EconomicsVile Parle, Mumbai
1981SVKM's NMIMS[4] Vile Parle, Mumbai
1990Harkisan Mehta Institute of Media, Research and AnalysisVile Parle, Mumbai
1992Acharya A. V. Patel Junior CollegeVile Parle, Mumbai
1994Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering[5] Vile Parle, Mumbai
1997Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School & N. D. Parekh Pre-Primary School Vile Parle, Mumbai
2003Usha Pravin Gandhi College of ManagementVile Parle, Mumbai
2004Pravin Gandhi College of LawVile Parle, Mumbai
2004Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy Vile Parle, Mumbai
2006SVKM’s Institute of International StudiesVile Parle, Mumbai
2008Shri J. V. Parekh International SchoolVile Parle, Mumbai
2017SVKM's Institute of TechnologyDhule
2017SVKM's Institute of PharmacyDhule

Cultural festivals

SVKM's colleges organise some of Mumbai's most attended inter-college festivals such as Umang of Narsee Monjee College, which has been tagged as Asia's fastest growing festival,[6] and Kshitij of Mithibai College. From 13 to 16 January 2016, SVKM organised a festival called Yuva for the students and teachers of all institutions under its banner, holding competitions in 13 different sporting categories.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview. www.svkm.ac.in.
  2. Web site: Overview. mithibai.ac.in.
  3. Web site: History :: About Us :: Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics. www.nmcollege.in.
  4. Web site: about. www.nmims.edu.
  5. Web site: Overview. www.djsce.ac.in.
  6. Web site: 'Umang' Annual Fest of Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics [Aug 15-17, Mumbai]. 2 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) - DNA. dna.