Somaiya Vidyavihar University (SVU)

Somaiya Vidyavihar University has become a reality with over 61 years of rich experience in building and managing educational institutes of great repute, Somaiya Vidyavihar has become a Private University.

Somaiya Vidyavihar University is the first private university in Mumbai vide the Maharashtra Self- Financed Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act 2013. With this status, we now have the academic, administrative, and financial freedom, to achieve the dreams as imagined by our founders. We have a dream to build and support a world class institution, one that is proudly Indian, and excels in education, research and service.  Somaiya Vidyavihar University will be a place where knowledge is preserved, disseminated, and new knowledge is created. It will be global in the reach of its ideas and universal in its service.

In just five decades it has grown into a large educational complex with 34 institutions catering to diverse fields of education such as Humanities, Engineering, Education, Medicine, Management, Pure Sciences and Mass Communication, with more than 39000+ Students and 3000+ Faculties and staff on a throbbing 65 acre campus!

The Somaiya Vidyavihar Complex was founded in 1959 by late Shri K.J. Somaiya (1902-1999). Endowed with a sharp business acumen, a balanced perspective and a social bent of mind, Karamshibhai set up the Somaiya Trust in 1953 for furthering his dream of shaping young minds through quality education. For this purpose he bought a large area of land at Ghatkopar, then considered to be distant, meagrely populated.

Awards & Achievements:

• In the 1939 Shri K.J. Somaiya launched 2 sugar factories – in Sakarwadi and in Lakshmiwadi to mark the launch of his own sugar business.
• He soon came to be known as the Sugar King of India.
• He was the President of the Deccan Sugar Factories Association, the President of the Deccan Sugar Technologists Association.
• Karamshibhai laid the foundation for Somaiya Vidhyavihar in 1959.
• He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his service to society in 2000.
• Dr. S.K Somaiya was awarded “Honour of Appreciation” of his invaluable services for Interfaith Dialogue by Pontifical Institute for Foreign Mission Rome and Interfaith Dialogue Centre, SASSARI, Italy in May 2001.
• In July 2002 at New York, Dr. S.K Somaiya was awarded the prestigious “Luminosa Award” in recognition of his contribution to build religious unity through education.
• By Government of India Dr. S K Somaiya has conferred the title “Sanskrit Mitra” for rendering pioneering support to the activities for promotion and propagation of Sanskrit.

Scholarship:

The academic merit based scholarship is open to all somaiya students who have worked hard to maintain good grades in all previous academics. Merit based scholarships awards students based on academic achievement. This scholarship will consider not only academic achievements but will also consider students financial need.

Basic Criteria minimum 60 % in all the exams of educational record, Family income lower than 3 lakh, Any Somaiya vidyavihar or ayurvihar students