and short-term programmes. These focused on Executive Education and was designed to meet the needs of middle to senior-level executives. In 2019, a new building opened with state-of-the-art classrooms, group work rooms, a Design Thinking Lab, a new library and an MDP room. It also has a new auditorium named after Dr. M. L. Shrikant. March 2020 saw the world grapple with COVID-19 bringing life to a halt. SPJIMR pushed back and brought all the programmes online within 24 hours of the lockdown. Academics, inaugurations, farewells, meetings went online seamlessly. In September 2021 Dr. Varun Nagaraj took over as the dean of the institute following Dr. Ranjan Banerjee who led the institute until early 2021. Campus SPJIMR is situated on a 45-acre campus, in the metropolis of Mumbai. The campus is equipped with hostels, Wi-Fi, cafeterias and recreation spots like a large lake. The Delhi Centre of SPJIMR is spread over 13,000 square feet, in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Campus, on Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Academics SPJIMR offers several post graduate full-time programmes, such as: 2-year, Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) 15-month, Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) 11-month, Post Graduate Management Programme for Women (PGMPW) 6-months at the Global Management programme (GMP), India and completion of the programme at partner schools in Europe/USA. Full-time doctoral programme, Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) Modular programmes, such as: 18-month modular programme for family businesses, the Post Graduate Family Managed Business (PGFMB) programme. 21-month modular programme for working executives, the Post Graduate Executive Management Programme (PGEMP). 2-year executive programme at the Delhi centre, the Post Graduate Programme in General Management (PGP-GM). 18-month executive management programme for professionals working in the social development sector, Post Graduate Programme in Development Management (PGPDM) Short-term programmes offered: Start Your Business (SYB) Grow Your Business (GYB) Management Development Programmes (MDPs) Doing Business in India (DBI) Rankings Internationally, SPJIMR was ranked in the 151–200 band in the QS "Global MBA Rankings 2023" and 27 in Asia. It was ranked 44 in the world in Financial Times "Masters in Management 2022" ranking. In India, SPJIMR was ranked 21 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) management ranking of 2022. It was ranked fifth by Business Today "India's Top Five B-Schools Yearly Ranking In 2022". Accreditation SPJIMR has been awarded accreditation by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). SPJIMR's PGDM programme has been granted “A” grade accreditation of