The S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is a private non-profit post-graduate management school based in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1981 under the aegis of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, The institute offers several full-time and part-time management programmes. History In 1981, SPJIMR was inaugurated by the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, as the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Institute for Master of Management Studies. The first batch joined the institute for the Master of Management Studies, or MMS programme. The class of 1983 was placed in several top companies, including BPCL, HDFC Ltd., Johnson & Johnson, Wipro, Asian Paints, Nerolac Paints Ltd, and Godrej & Boyce. In 1986, Dr. M.L. Shrikant joined the institute as the dean and led the institution for almost three decades, introducing new methods of teaching and imparting management education In 1992, SPJIMR acquired an autonomous status. The MMS programme was then renamed as PGDM. In 1994 and 1995, Development of Corporate Citizenship (DoCC) and ADMAP (Assessment and Development of Managerial and Administrative Potential) were launched respectively. PGDM students work with non-profit organisations in rural India for six weeks as part of DoCC. Students from PGDM work in committees as part of ADMAP. This helps develop skills to enhance their managerial potential. In 2000, autumn internships were started for the PGDM students after they completed their specialisation phase. This ensured that they were more industry ready. In June 2015, Dr. M.L. Shrikant was succeeded by Dr. Ranjan Banerjee as the dean of the institute. In 2016, SPJIMR's new rebranded logo was unveiled. The five upward strokes represent the five personality attributes of the new SPJIMR brand – authentic, dynamic, grounded, innovative, and socially sensitive. In 2016 SPJIMR collaborated with Harvard Business School (HBS) Publishing to be the national training partner for teaching using business simulations. SPJIMR also set up a Design Thinking lab, to make learning more relevant and practical. The Post Graduate Management Programme for Women (PGMPW) was launched in 2016. The programme is a full-time management programme for women who have taken a career break and seek to return to their professional careers. SPJIMR also launched the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) in 2016 to prepare the next generation of academic researchers and thought leaders. In 2018, SPJIMR received the accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), International. The Delhi centre was also inaugurated in the same year with long-term