Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, and Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the newly developed state-of-the-art Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering, performed Bhoomi Pujan of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM)’s upcoming Educational Complex and inaugurated the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Building, in Mumbai.
Fadnavis stated that Mumbai is now the start-up capital of India and Maharashtra is leading in start-ups and urged that ecosystem for start-ups has to be strengthened. He stated that the youth need an enabling environment, both from the government and academia and said “we will incubate an ecosystem for the youth to lead the country”.
Dharmendra Pradhan urged the youth to become entrepreneurs, use technology to solve the problems of the world, contribute to the country’s GDP, give employment and uplift the underprivileged.
The Chancellor of SVKM and NMIMS, Shri Amrish R. Patel, MLAs Ameet Satam and Parag Alavani, former MLA Kripashankar Singh were also present amongst the dignitaries on the occasion.
The state-of-the-art facilities have been developed by Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) University. These include advanced labs focused on Industry 4.0 technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR-VR), and 3D Printing. This inauguration marks a significant milestone in India’s journey towards educational excellence and reaffirms the nation’s commitment to supporting innovation and upholding global standards in higher education.
