The JOSEPHITE tradition started in Bangalore with the opening of the St. Josephs European High School by the Paris Foreign Mission Fathers in 1858. In 1884 St. Josephs College was established. It has grown steadily and today has more than 6000 students enrolled at the Undergraduate and Post Graduate Courses in Arts, Science, Commerce, Computer and Management disciplines.

Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research was established in the year 1977, with a focus of giving a new dimension to business studies. It is a part of Shikshana Prasaraka Manadali, which has 40 prominent institutions and at any time has over 7000 enrolled students across the country. Some of the other well-known institutes run by S.P.Mandali, are the Ruia College of Arts and Science (Mumbai), Podar College of Commerce (Mumbai) and S.P. College (Pune).

Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), a premiere Jesuit Institution with exceptional world wide linkage, strives at the holistic formation of world class leaders with unmatched professional competence and a strong ethical perspective. LIBA endeavours to contribute to the sustained development and inclusive growth of the nation and the world at large by forming men and women imbued with a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Amity is currently a leading education provider in India. Amity University, Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), India, is a private University established under State Legislature. AMITY is the single largest private university in India, recognized by Govt. of India, and we have excelled in the education arena continuously for the last 15 years.

AIM was established in the year 1996 under the aegis of a non-profitable autonomous body called All India Asian Education Foundation (AIAEF), registered under Indian Societies Registration Act,XXI of 1860. The growth of the institute has been spectacular in a short span of time.