Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune commonly known as SIMS, Pune is one of India's most sought after B-Schools for defence personnel and their dependents and is ranked amongst the top B Schools offering full-time MBA in India.Being incepted in the year 1993, SIMS is a constituent of the prestigious Symbiosis International University and is one of the few recognized as a Centre for Entrepreneurship by Department of Science and Technology.SIMS offers the following programs :2 years full-time MBA programme diversified in specialisations of Marketing, Human Resources, Finance and Operations, (admissions via SNAP test).MBA (Executive), a 30 months program conducted separately on Weekdays in the evening, and Weekends – Saturdays & Sundays for the working professionals to build a solid foundation in all functional areas of business while gaining global, technology & entrepreneurial perspectives.SIMS also conducts various Management Development Programs (MDPs) which are short-duration and long-duration skill development programs for business managers.Brought to life with its dynamic cells and clubs, the various teams at SIMS have proved their mettle in organising and spearheading achievements in various intra and inter-college activities at prestigious levels. The student council has ten excelling cells namely Academic, Alumni, Branding, IT, Entrepreneurship, Editorial, Events, Infrastructure, Placement and Sports cell.Its spectacular clubs work as a backbone to promise a wholesome experience to student managers through Dance, Drama, Music, MUN, TedX, Production, Bloomberg, Research & Social Work opportunities.SIMS stands tall with its hundreds of student managers 'making a difference' with the skills and abilities acquired through the rigorous pedagogy with the instituteDriven by the vision of 'Promoting international understanding through quality education', SIMS has consistently excelled in sending well groomed & competitive alumni to the corporates