St. Francis Institute of Management & Research (SFIMAR) was established in 2002 by “The Society of the Congregation of Franciscan Brothers” to impart quality education in the field of Business Management. It is recognized by AICTE, New Delhi and has been granted permanent affiliation by the University of Mumbai. SFIMAR is Grade ‘A’ accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

The college has a well functional Placement Cell which provides placement assistance to its students. Highest CTC offered to students at SFIMAR is around INR 10 LPA. It also provides internship opportunities for studnets worth upto INR 15 K/ Month. Some of the top recruiters are ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, LineData, Deutsche Bank, RedWall Media Pvt. Ltd., Morningstar, NJ Group, Word Xpress, Lodha, Vedam, and many more.

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St. Francis Institute of Management & Research Key Points

  • NAAC Accreditated with Grade 'A' and ISO 9001:2008 Certified
  • Signed MoU with Ottawa University, USA and Binary University, Malaysia
  • SFIMAR was awarded ‘The Most Upcoming B-School Award 2015’ by ASSOCHAM.
  • Awarded Higher Education Management College of the Year 2017 by Higher Education Review.
  • SFIMAR was awarded the OFFICE SAFETY AWARDS 2018 by BCCI.
  • Candidates can apply online to the SFIMAR on the official website of the college.
  • Admission to the PGDM course is done based on the candidate’s performance in CAT/ XAT/ GMAT
  • SFIMAR, Mumbai has state of the art infrastructure which provides various facilities to the students.
  • The PGDM course offered by SFIMAR is a unique “Three Dimensional” course. 
  • The new normal witnessed the unprecedented measures of SFIMAR practising Synchronous learning through online lectures via MS Teams, Zoom and Asynchronous learning through uploading e-content on Microsoft Teams and Google Classrooms to add flexibility and accessibility to learning.
  • During the pandemic, faculty members, as a hand holding exercise, supported the students through mentor-mentee interactions and personal counselling.

St. Francis Institute of Management & Research Courses

SFIMAR, Mumbai offers various Diploma, Postgraduate and Research level programs in the discipline of Management. The details of the courses offered are provided in the table given below: 

Courses Specialization Eligibility Criteria
MMS Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Operations, Information Technology Hold a Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline from a recognized university along with a valid CAT/ MAT/ GMAT score
MBA Financial Management, Marketing Management
 
PGDM Operations Management, Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, Systems Management Hold a Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks in any discipline along with a valid CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/ MAH CET Score
PhD Management Passed post graduation in relevant discipline with 55% marks along with a valid UGC NET Score

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St. Francis Institute of Management & Research Admission

Out of total 180 seats, 51% seats (92 seats) are reserved for Christian Religious Minority candidates & balance 49% seats (88 seats) are allotted for all the category candidates.

  1. During the CAP round, if there are no sufficient Minority Candidates to allot, other then Christian Minority Candidates and Open Category conditions are alloted to the remaining Seats.
  2. Against Minority Seats vacancy, other Category Candidates are admitted by the Institutions.
  3. If any Seats remain vacant after the CAP rounds, the Institute can admit all Category Candidtes who have registered with DTE

For CAP Minority & CAP Quota

  • DTE CAP Notification on the DTE/ARA/CET Cell Maharashtra Website.
  • Fill up Registration form online for CET at DTE/ARA/CET Cell Maharashtra website with application fee of INR1000 or INR 800 as may be the case
  • Appear for CET conducted by DTE/CET Cell, Maharashtra.
  • CAP document Scrutiny/E-Scrutiny commencement at the designated Facilitation Center (FC). 
  • Application & documents shall be verified and confirmed by the Scrutiny through Offline mode/E-Scrutiny Center through online mode.
  • Display of Provisional Merit List for Admission at the DTE/ARA/CET Cell Maharashtra Website.

For Institutional Seats

  • Applications are scrutinized and the Institute prepares General Merit list based on the score of entrance test such as MAH-MBA/MMS-CET/CAT/CMAT of all the applications received.
  • The merit list of candidates is prepared and displayed on the notice board and also Institute website.
  • Students are called for counseling as per schedule displayed on the Notice board. The students go through counseling process.
  • The counseled students of the first round are required to submit documents and pay the fees within the stipulated date given in the schedule.

St. Francis Institute of Management & Research Placement

SFIMAR, Mumbai has a dedicated Placement Cell headed by experts and professionals who provides placement assistance to its students. The cell provides campus placement through campus recruitment as well as organizing lectures, seminars, group discussions, mock interviews etc. for career guidance, entrepreneurship and personality development.

SFIMAR Final Placements Report

Number of Students 112
Companies Participated 188
New Recruiters 50
Number of PPOs/PPIs 3
Highest CTC INR 10.00 LPA
Average Package INR 4.5 LPA
Median Package INR 4 LPA
Major Sector Financial Services, IT & Banking
Top Recruiters SS&C GlobeOp, BlackRock Services Pvt. Ltd, VIVO, L & T Infotech, ICICI Group, e-Emphasys Systems Pvt. Ltd., Nomura, ITC Ltd., Morgan Stanley,Indian Express, Carnival Group

SFIMAR SUMMER Placements Report

Number of Students 137
Companies Participated 100
New Recruiters 25
Highest Stipend 15 K/ Month
Average Stipend 6 K/ Month
Median Stipend 3 K/ Month
Major Sector Financial Services, Banking & Consulting
Top Recruiters Jets Digital (International SIP), Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, Bassein Catholic Cooperative Bank Ltd., Outlook Group, Vikalp Education, Finmudra Advisory Services, ICICI Bank, Insplore Consultants Pvt. Ltd., NNEELL's Invest, Onex Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Tenhard India Pvt. Ltd., Anand Rathi Financial Services

St. Francis Institute of Management & Research Scholarship

Scholarships are declared by the Govt. of India / Govt. of Maharashtra for the students admitted for approved courses in the Professional Educational Institutes.  We have various types of scholarship under the different criteria, as follows:

  1.  Govt. of India Freeships / Scholarships under Reserved categories of SC/ /VJNT/OBC/SBC by the Dept. of Social Justice and Special Assistance – students admitted through the Centralized Admission Process and benefitted as per the provisions made in the Constitution of India.  Income below 2.00 lakhs scholarship and above 2.00 lakhs Freeship for SC /SBC/VJNT students.  For OBC – 50% Tuition Fee Reimbursement having Family Annual Income below 8.00 lakhs.
  2. Rajarshee Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Tuition Fee Reimbursement Scheme (EBC) – Candidates admitted through CAP rounds and having Annual Family Income limit below 8.00 Lacs are entitled for getting the 50% of Tuition Fee reimbursed by the Government of Maharashtra.
  3. Scholarship for students pursuing higher and professional education from the Minority community – by the State Government of Maharashtra having their Annual Family income below 8.00 Lakhs.
  4. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Hostel Maintenance Allowance Scheme for the Hosteller students.
  5. Minority Scholarship on the National Scholarships portal by the Central Govt. for students from Minority communities having Annual Family Income 2.50 lacs.

The important documents for all the above scholarship as follows:

  1. Domicile Certificate
  2. Caste / Caste Validity / Non-Creamy Layer for the respective Caste
  3. Income Certificate from the Tehsildar
  4. 10,12,Graduation mark Sheets

St. Francis Institute of Management & Research Facilities

SFIMAR, Mumbai has state of the art infrastructure which provides various facilities to facilitate the students. The facilities provided by the college are:

  • Library: The college has a well-stocked library with over 14393 books on various aspects of management studies. The college library is the member of Developing Library Network (DELNET), National Digital Library (NDL) and INFLIBNET N-LIST Consortia, through which it can access about 6000 peer reviewed e-journals and over 31,35,000 E-Books from reputed publishers and institutions.
  • Computer Lab: SFIMAR, Mumbai has a well-equipped computer lab which includes latest computers, laptops, printers, scanners and projectors thereby encouraging its pedagogy of non-classroom learning.
  • Classroom: The college has a well equipped air-conditioned classroom and is very spacious and well equipped with projector, white board, audio visual sound system and podium facility for teaching and learning enhancement. 

St. Francis Institute of Management & Research Faculty

The faculty at St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai are highly experienced and well qualified. The college has 36 core faculty members and 10 visiting faculty members who provide proper guidance to the students through their experience. The faculty members are helpful, supportive and have proper understanding in their area of expertise.

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St. Francis Institute of Management & Research FAQs

Ques. How to apply at SFIMAR, Mumbai?

Ans. Candidates can apply to the college through online mode by filling the application form and paying the application fee for the same.

Ques. Does SFIMAR, Mumbai provide hostel facilities?

Ans. Yes, St. Francis Institute offers hostel facilities for the students. The hostels are well equipped with basic facilities which provide comfortable stay to the students that facilitate them in their studies.

Ques. Is there any entrance exam to take admission in MMS, MFM at SFIMAR, Mumbai?

Ans. The admission to St. Francis, Mumbai is done on the basis of the marks scored in the national level entrance examination. 

Ques. Does SFIMAR, Mumbai provides scholarships to the students?

Ans. St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai provides scholarships to the students on merit-cum-means basis to the students who have good academic record or students belonging to low income groups.