Dr. S.B.Mujumdar established Symbiosis in the year 1971.

Symbiosis is a term in life science, meaning “Living together of two different organisms for the benefit of each other.” Dr. Mujumdar himself being a professor of Botany, thought this name apt for the institutions.
Thus the institution was founded to alleviate the problems faced by foreign students coming to India. At that time these problems included accommodation, meals, medical care, guidance, coaching, information about the city, etc.

Symbiosis has come a long way since then. Today it is home to students from more than 60 different countries. These students are offered the best learning resources, industry exposure, a strong international students’ alumni network, a global recognition, and above all, a truly enriching Indian experience.

Symbiosis today comprises of 33 institutes imparting quality education in diverse disciplines. It has over 25,000 on campus students who hail from all states of India and from 63 different countries and over a hundred thousand students undergoing their distance learning programme. In 2002, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India conferred on Symbiosis the status of a Deemed to be University.

Dr. Mujumdar has set up “Symbiosis Knowledge Village” on its university campus at village Lavale, Tal. Mulshi, Dist-Pune, where foreign and Indian students can live together in hostels, learn together in classrooms, play together on sports fields and eat together in cafeterias.

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