Consistently rated as A+ and ranked among the top 20 B- Schools in India(Indian Management/All India Management Association(AIMA)/Outlook-Sept.2008) Padmabhushan (Late) Shri Karamshibhai Jethabhai Somaiya, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, established Somaiya VidyaVihar in 1959, with a vision to serve the educational needs of the society at an affordable cost. Somaiya Vidyavihar, spread over 72 acres of green land, is home to various faculties such as Management, Engineering,.......

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).

SNDT Womens University is the first Womens university in India as well as in South-East Asia. The University was founded by Maharshi Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1916 for a noble cause of Womens Education. The first five women graduated in 1921 from this University. The University Headquarters is in Churchgate Campus, Mumbai and the other two campuses of this University are at Juhu, Mumbai and Karve Road, Pune.

The University of Mumbai (known earlier as University of Bombay) is one of the oldest and premier Universities in India. It was established in 1857 consequent upon "Woods Education Dispatch", and it is one amongst the first three Universities in India.