St. Francis Institute of Management and Research

St. Francis Institute of Management & Research (SFIMAR)Type| Education and research institution

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Established| 2002
Location|

Mumbai

Campus| Urban
Website| sfimar.org

St. Francis Institute of Management and Research is a Management Institute located in Borivali West, Mumbai. The college is popularly known as SFIMAR. The college is rated as 'A+' grade college by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the second NAAC cycle.[citation needed]

## History[edit]

The Society of Franciscan Brothers was founded in 1901 in Mandapeshwar, in Eksar village, then, in the Northwest corner of Mumbai city. The Society was established to look after and educate the orphans in Mumbai and the surrounding areas. A formal Orphanage and a School was established in 1908. The Congregation has now 68 centres in India, running Orphanages, Schools, Technical Education Centres, Informal Technical Education Centres for School dropouts, Leprosy Centres, Agricultural Training Farms, Youth Centres, Clinics, Dispensaries, Hospitals etc. The main focus in all these activities are oriented around the orphans, the poor, and the lower middle class without any other distinctions whatsoever. They have spread into South America, Sri Lanka, Germany, Switzerland & Italy for similar type of work with Mumbai as the Headquarters. SFIMAR has been awarded ISO- 9001 -2015 by Det Norske Veritas Management which assures consistency of the prescribed high quality of students through needed robust academic and allied systems in place.

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## Programmes offered[edit]

SFIMAR offers Master of Management Studies (MMS) & Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), a management course guided by Mumbai University.
SFIMAR offers specializations in:

* Finance
* Marketing
* Human Resources
* IT
* Operations

## Campus[edit]

The Institute is located in Borivali, Mumbai at 19°14′N 72°51′E﻿ / ﻿19.24°N 72.85°E﻿ / 19.24; 72.85.

## References[edit]

* Official SFIMAR website

19°14′N 72°51′E﻿ / ﻿19.24°N 72.85°E﻿ / 19.24; 72.85