The word 'Symbiosis' is a biological term to describe a mutually beneficial
co-existence of two living organisms. To those who know Symbiosis, and its
founder Dr Shantaram Balwant Mujumdar, it is not surprising that he chose this
word. Dr Mujumdar was a professor of botany in the well known Fergusson College
in Pune, in 1971, when an extraordinary incidence inspired him to start an
International Cultural and Educational Centre. He named it Symbiosis. It was to
be a home away from home for the international students who came to study in
India. Symbiosis is a unique space where foreign students can exist in harmony
with Indian students.
You can read more of this fascinating story in Dr Mujumdar's own words in his
book 'Symbiosis - Biography of an Idea' (Macmillan India Ltd).
Dr Mujumdar's dream of realising the ancient Indian philosophy of Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam - the world is one family - is a thriving reality today. Students
from more than 60 countries from all over the world, and every State and Union
Territory in India, havecometo Symbiosis. The Symbiosis family has grown to 37
institutions, several of which are acknowledged to be among the finest in the
country. It has about 45,000 students on its 18 campuses in 7 cities, and more
than 1,40,000 enrolled in distance-learning courses, studying more than 120
courses in diverse fields such as Management of Business, Finance, Human
Resource, International Trade, Information Technology, Mass Communication, Law,
Arts and Commerce.
Symbiosis Institutes such as SIBM, SIIB, SIMS, SCMHRD, SITM, SSLC and SIMC
together attract over 350 of India's top companies for campus recruitments. All
Symbiosis Institutes achieve 100% placements every year.
In 2002, the Government of India conferred on Symbiosis the status of “deemed
to be University”. In 2006, the University Grants Commission renamed the
university as Symbiosis International University.
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