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Symbiosis International University
Motto	Vasudev Kutumbakam
Motto in English	The world is one family
Established	2002
Type	Private
Chancellor	Dr. S. B. Mujumdar
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. M. S. Raste
Location	Pune, Maharashtra, India 18°31′04″N 73°48′53″E / 18.5177°N 73.8148°E / 18.5177; 73.8148Coordinates: 18°31′04″N 73°48′53″E / 18.5177°N 73.8148°E / 18.5177; 73.8148
Campus	Urban,multiples[1]
Mascot	The comman man,[2]
Affiliations	UGC,AICTE
Website	www.siu.edu.in

Symbiosis International University (S.I.U) is a private co-educational, multi-institutional University located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It has been given official recognition by the UGC and the AICTE. The Indian NAAC has conferred an 'A' grade to the University. SIU is part of the Symbiosis Society which is its managing body.

The Society was established in 1971 by Padmashree Dr. S.B. Mujumdar to promote world understanding between Indian and foreign students through education. SIU was given autonomous status in 2002 by the Ministry of Human Resources Development^[3] and since then has opened many more institutes affiliated to it.

Symbiosis International University has 19 Academic Institutions^[4] spread over 9 campuses in Pune, Nashik and Bengaluru^[1]. It is host to over 45,000 Indian and International students on campus and over 1,00,000 students off-campus. All these institutes form part of the Symbiosis Society, with the other institutes in the Society being affiliated to various other bodies.Students from about 64 countries are enrolled in its one or the other course.

Many of these campuses are fully residential and include recreational facilities including swimming pools, amphitheaters & health care centres.

Contents 1 History 2 Programmes and Courses 3 Campuses with Institutes 3.1 Lavale Campus 3.2 S. B. Road Campus 3.3 Atur Campus 3.4 Kirkee Campus 3.5 Vimannagar Campus 3.6 Nasik Campus 3.7 Hinjewadi Campus 3.8 Model Colony Campus 3.9 Bangalore Campus 4 Board of management 5 Admissions 6 Future Campuses 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] History

The first institutions belonging to the Symbiosis Society were established in 1971, and were affiliated to the University of Pune.

In 2002, as part of a larger program to grant autonomy to institutions of academic excellence, the Ministry of Human Resources Development conferred the "Deemed to be University" status on three institutes under the Symbiosis umbrella - the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) and Symbiosis Society's Law College^[3].

In 2006 the University Grants Commission withdrew the word "Deemed" and renamed the institution as "Symbiosis International University".

[edit] Programmes and Courses

Symbiosis offers a total of 71 programmes with 117 courses by its institutes. The categories offered are:

• Telecom Management
• Law
• Management
• Computer Studies
• Health Sciences
• Media, Communication & Design
• Humanities
• Engineering
• Geo-Informatics
• Language
• Economics

A full listing of programmes offered in the 2009-2010 Academic Session can be found here.

[edit] Campuses with Institutes

Symbiosis has several campuses housing multiple institutes within each.

[edit] Lavale Campus

1. Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management
2. Symbiosis Institute of Technology
3. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
4. Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication

[edit] S. B. Road Campus

1. Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences
2. Symbiosis Society's Law College
3. Symbiosis College of Nursing
4. Symbiosis School of Economics

[edit] Atur Campus

1. Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research
2. Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics

[edit] Kirkee Campus

1. Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)

[edit] Vimannagar Campus

1. Symbiosis Institute of Design
2. Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication
3. Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (Under-Graduate)

[edit] Nasik Campus

1. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management

[edit] Hinjewadi Campus

1. Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development
2. Symbiosis Institute of International Business
3. Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology

[edit] Model Colony Campus

1. English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis

[edit] Bangalore Campus

1. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management

[edit] Board of management

Members of Board of Management of SIU

Notification No. SIU/28/235 dated 24 April 2009

A. Vice Chancellor

 	1. Dr. M. S. Raste 	 	  

B. Deans Of Faculties

 	1. Shaila Kagal, Faculty of Computer Studies 	2. Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar,Faculty of Health Sciences 	3. Mr. Ujjwalkumar Chowdhury,Faculty Of Media, Communication and Design 	 	  

C. Nominees of the Chancellor

 	1. Dr. P. J. Lavakare	Country Partner, Institute Of International Education 	2. Mr. Ravi Pandit	Chairman and Group CEO, KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd. 	3. Dr. Sanjay Dhande	Director, IIT, Kanpur 	 	  	 	  

D. Nominee of the Chairman, UGC

 	1. Mr. Pradeep Bhargav	Managing Director, Cummins Generator Technologies India Ltd. 	 	  

E. Nominee of the Government of India

 	1. Vacant—F.	Nominee of Funding agency 	 	  	1. Ms. Swati Mujumdar,Director, SCDL  	 	  

G. Three Teachers according to Seniority

 	1. Mr. H. C. Hajare,Faculty Of Law 	2. Dr. Mrs. Rajani Gupte,Faculty Of Management 	3. Mr. Vinay Mundada,Faculty Of Media, Communication and Design  	 	  

H. Nominee of Sponsoring Society

 	1. Dr. Mrs. Vidya Yeravdekar,Principal Director, Symbiosis Society.  	 	  

I. Registrar

 	Mr. Sivakumar Mathada,Registrar, SIU  

[edit] Admissions

• Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) is a common written test for the admission processes of undergraduate institutes of Symbiosis International University. It is a mandatory written test for admission into undergraduate programmes of all Symbiosis institutes.
• Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is a common written test for the admission processes of Post-graduate Institutes of Symbiosis International University. It is a mandatory written test for admission into any Post-graduate programme offered by the Institutes.

[edit] Future Campuses

1. Lavasa, Pune Campus
2. Noida, Delhi Campus
3. Hyderabad Campus
4. Baner, Pune Campus

[edit] See also

• List of universities in India
• Universities and colleges in India
• Education in India
• Distance Education Council
• University Grants Commission (India)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Symbiosis International University
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
• Symbiosis Institute of International Business
• Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication
• Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
• Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development
• Symbiosis Society
• Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research
• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
• Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies
• Symbiosis institute of health sciences
• List of Programmes

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