who we are

Few institutions can boast of bridging the gap between academics and the industry, like us. Hailing from the S.P. Mandali Trust - one of the oldest in India; Prin. L.N.Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool) has come to be known as one of the torchbearers for progressive higher education today.

WeSchool - Mumbai and Bengaluru - Established in 1977 Welingkar
Established in 1977, WeSchool works under the aegis of S.P. Mandali Trust, one of the oldest trusts in the space of education.

WeSchool has two campuses: Mumbai and Bengaluru.

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"The illiterate of this century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
- Alvin Toffler

At WeSchool, we are deeply inspired by these words of the great American writer and futurist. Undoubtedly, being convinced of the need for a radical change in management education, we decided to tread the path that leads to corporate revolution.

Emerging unarticulated needs and realities need a new approach both in terms of thought as well as action.

Cross disciplinary learning, discovering, scrutinizing, prototyping, learning to create and destroy-the mind's eye needs to be nurtured and differently so.

WeSchool has chosen the 'design thinking' approach towards management education. All our efforts and manifestations as a result stem from the integration of design thinking into management education.

We dream to create an environment conducive to experiential learning.

"We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on one's own feet. Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man." – Swami Vivekananda.

our leadership

We choose to tread the path less travelled. Our aspiration is to create a fertile environment conducive to experiential learning.

Our destination is to nurture citizens who can lead self, organisations and society.

Under the visionary leadership of the Governing Trust, and with ‘design thinking’ at the heart of all our efforts, we strive towards disseminating knowledge, to create and nurture the leaders of tomorrow.

About S.P. Mandali

Founded in 1888, Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali is one of the pioneers of educational societies in Maharashtra. It believes in building not just an institution but a knowledge centre – Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali. The institution since its inception is determined to building an environment that encourages the spirit of free thinking, thus imparting quality education to more than 45,000 students. S.P. Mandali owns educational institutions including pre-primary, primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, colleges for Arts, Science and Commerce, a school for hearing impaired children, a therapeutic drug monitoring laboratory, an institute carrying out research in Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine and management institutes.

The Mandali is registered both under The Societies Registration Act, 1860 and The Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. S.P.Mandali has had the fortune of receiving the blessings of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. For more details visit www.spmandali.org.in

managing council

Adv. Sohanlal Jain

Chairman

Shri. Shrikrishna Chitale

Vice-Chairman

Shri. Jayant Kirad

Member

Shri. Parag Thakur

Member

Shri. Rajendra Patwardhan

Member

Shri. Satish Pawar

Member

Adv. Mihir Prabhudesai

Member

Shri. Keshav Vaze

Member

Shri. Sudhir Kalkar

Member

Shri. Rajesh Patwardhan

Member

Adv. Damodar Bhandari

Member

Shri. Sunil Joshi

Member

Prof.Dr. Radhika Inamdar

Secretary

Accreditations and Affiliation

  • Accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for the following programs in Mumbai campus: PGDM, PGDM E-Business and PGDM Business design, PGDM Retail Management, PGDM Healthcare and PGDM Rural management .
  • Accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for the following programs in Bengaluru campus: PGDM, PGDM E-Business and PGDM Business Design and Innovation, PGDM Research and Business Analytics
  • Approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India for – All Full-time PGDM Courses at Mumbai and Bengaluru Campus
  • Accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for MMS program (Mumbai campus)
  • An autonomous institute affiliated to university of Mumbai

awards & rankings

Over the years, through hours of hard work and dedication of our staff and students, we’ve garnered an array of sought-after International and National accolades.

We continue to push the boundaries of what we can accomplish through learning, and these rankings bear testament to our passion for our cause.

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WeSchool is ranked 17th in private b schools by Outlook Magazine.

Outlook magazine ranked WeSchool 4th in West Zone, 17th in private B-Schools nationally in their Business School Ranking 2024

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WeSchool is ranked 19th in private b schools by Careers 360.

Careers 360 ranked WeSchool 19th in private B-Schools nationally in their Business School Ranking 2024

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WeSchool is ranked 14th in private b schools by Week Magazine.

The Week magazine ranked WeSchool 14th nationally in private B-Schools category, 8th in West Zone, 4th in Mumbai in their Business School Ranking 2023.

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WeSchool is ranked 16th in private b schools by Outlook Magazine.

Outlook magazine ranked WeSchool 4th in West Zone, 16th in private B-Schools nationally in their Business School Ranking 2023

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national institutional ranking framework (nirf) list of 2023 ranks weschool, mumbai 73rd nationally

WeSchool is ranked 73rd nationally among the top B-Schools as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 conducted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

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WeSchool was awarded with 'RMAI Corporate Excellence Award 2023' in the 'Rural Marketing Association of India (RMAI) Conclave, 2023' at Delhi.

WeSchool is awarded with 'RMAI Corporate Excellence Award 2023' in the 'Rural Marketing Association of India (RMAI) Conclave, 2023' at Delhi. The award is in recognition of educational institutes, corporates and agencies who have done path breaking work in the rural domain.

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WeSchool is ranked 15th in private b schools

WeSchool is ranked 25th overall nationally, 15th in private b schools, 11th in west zone and 8th in private west zone by The Week magazine in their B School ranking 2022

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WeSchool ranked 14th Nationally by Business India

Business India magazine ranked WeSchool 14th Overall Nationally in their Business School Ranking 2022

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national institutional ranking framework (nirf) list of 2022 ranks WeSchool,mumbai 68th nationally

WeSchool is ranked 68th nationally among the top B-Schools as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022 conducted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

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WeSchool ranked 19th overall in Private B School category by Outlook

Outlook magazine ranks WeSchool 1st in Private affiliated colleges and 19th in private B-Schools nationally, 5th in West Zone and 1st in Mumbai in their Business School Ranking 2022

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the innovation cell, ministry of education, govt. of india has awarded weschool with a four star rating

WeSchool is honored with 4 stars for the IIC 3.0 by the Ministry of Education Innovation Cell for promoting innovation and start-up in campus during the Institution Innovation Council (IIC) calendar year 2020-21

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National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) list of 2021 ranks WeSchool, Mumbai in top 75 B Schools

WeSchool is among the top 75 B-Schools as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) conducted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

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26th Nationally and 11th in Private Bschool category

WeSchool ranked 26th Nationally and 11th among the private institutions by The Week in their India's Best B School ranking Survey.

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The Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India has awarded WeSchool with a five star rating

The Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India has awarded WeSchool with a five star rating for promoting innovation and start-up in campus during the Institution Innovation Council (IIC) calendar year 2019-20.

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top 50 educational institutes in India for its programs and initiatives on IPR

S. P. Mandali’s WeSchool India’s leading B-School is ranked among the top 50 educational institutes in India for its programs and initiatives on IPR, Innovation, Start-up and Entrepreneurship in the private/self-financed institutes category, Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020

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S.P. Mandali’s WeSchool is among the 6 Institute's from Mumbai to be ranked in the top 75 Management Institute's Nationally

S.P. Mandali’s WeSchool is among the 6 Institute's from Mumbai to be ranked in the top 75 Management Institute's Nationally, as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) list of 2020.

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WeSchool wins prestigious IMC Digital Technology Award 2020 for digital transformation

WeSchool is the proud recipient of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IMC) bestowed (IMC) Digital Technology Awards 2020 in category – large sector of the best project within the end user company – education for its’ project ‘Digital Transformation at WeSchool

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Best Performing Institution Innovation Council of West Zone (WRO)

WeSchool is officially recognised as the ‘Best Performing Institution Innovation Council of West Zone (WRO)’ during IIC calendar 2018- 2019 by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Innovation Cell (MIC) in co-ordination with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The award is for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship development on campus. WeSchool is now among India's top Institutions Innovation Council.

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WeSchool has been honoured with the AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Best Industry-Linked Institute for Management (Established).

WeSchool has been honoured with the AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Best Industry-Linked Institute for Management (Established).

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WeSchool has been honored the special jury mention for excellence in employability through industry engagement at the 6th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Award 2019, Delhi.

For having established a sustainable ecosystem for employability by collaborating with industry and demonstrating tangible outcomes, and by leveraging communities & technology, WeSchool was awarded the special jury mention for excellence in employability through industry engagement at the 6th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Award 2019, Delhi at the hands of Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari to WeSchool senior faculty team.

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WeSchool positioned 18th nationally by Business Today in their Business School Survey 2019

WeSchool positioned 18th nationally by Business Today in their Business School Survey 2019

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WeSchool is the only B-School in Mumbai to receive a four star rating as IIC among institutes in Western Region

MHRD's Innovation Cell has announced zone wise star rating for the Institute Innovation Councils (IICs) based on their performance for IIC Calendar Year 2018-19. WeSchool is the only B-School in Mumbai to receive a four star rating as IIC among institutes in Western Region. WeSchool features in the top 25 performing IICs, India

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nhrdn (national hrd network)

WeSchool has been ranked 11th among the top Private B-Schools India category, India by NHRDN ( National HRD Network ) B-School Ranking 2018-2019

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national institutional ranking framework (nirf)

WeSchool is ranked among the top 100 B-Schools as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) conducted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, 2019

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academic award 'special mention by jury'

WeSchool has been honoured to receive the Academic Award 'Special mention by Jury' for excellence in Management Education at the 40th BMA award function

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BMA Corporate Leadership Award for Academic Excellence

WeSchool won the award for the Best Management Institute (Pvt. Tier 1) at 39th BMA (Bombay Management Association) Corporate Leadership Awards 2018 for Academic Excellence. This is in recognition of outstanding performance of the Institute and Excellence in Management Education.

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Champion of Rural Markets 2018, Economic Times

WeSchool has been felicitated as 'Champion of Rural Markets 2018' for advocating rural growth through Management Education, at the 6th Annual Economic Times, Rural Strategy Summit, Delhi.

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Top 50-75 B-Schools

WeSchool is among the top 50-75 B-Schools as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) conducted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

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15th in Private B-School Category nationally and 12th in West Zone

WeSchool ranked 15th in Private B-School Category nationally and 12th in West Zone by Times of India in their Business School Survey 2018.

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16th in Private B-School Category, Outlook

WeSchool ranked 16th in the Private B-School Category nationally by Outlook in their Business School Survey 2018.

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12th in Private B-School Category nationally and 11th in West Zone

WeSchool ranked 12th in the Private B-School Category nationally and 11th in the West Zone by Times of India in their Business School Survey 2017.

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Ranked 16th in Private B-School Category nationally and 12th in West Zone

WeSchool ranked 16th in the Private B-School Category nationally and 12th in the West Zone by Business Today in their Business School Survey 2017.

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11th & 5th in Private B- School category

WeSchool ranked overall 11th & 5th in Private B- School category as per Business India magazine in their B-School survey 2017.

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Top 50 B-Schools

WeSchool is among the top 50 B-Schools as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) conducted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

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19th in Private B-School Category nationally and 14th in West Zone

WeSchool ranked 19th in the Private B-School Category nationally and 14th in the West Zone by The Week in their Business School Survey 2017.

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16th in Private B-School Category nationally

WeSchool ranked 16th in the Private B-School Category nationally by Outlook in their Business School Survey 2017.

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1st in Innovation in Management Education

Weschool won 1st prize in the Innovation in Management Education category at the NHRD conference 2016 for Creating Global Citizen Leaders with WeSchool's GCL program.

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Best Innovative Institute

WeSchool won the award for the Best Innovative Institute by Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM) in the year 2016.

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BMA Academic Excellence award

WeSchool, Bengaluru was conferred the BMA Academic Excellence award, 2016

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Emerging Management Institute

WeSchool Bengaluru was awarded the Best Industry Linked Emerging Management Institute by AICTE-CII, 2016

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BMA Best B-School award

WeSchool Bengaluru received the BMA - Best B-School award, 2015

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Best Industry Linked Management Institute

WeSchool won the National Award for the Best Industry Linked Management Institute in India in the year 2015 awarded by AICTE-CII.

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Autonomous status

WeSchool is the first self-financed (non-minority) management institute in Mumbai to be awarded Autonomous status for all its University programmes by the University of Mumbai in the year 2015.

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BMA Outstanding Institute of Management of the Year Award

WeSchool won the BMA Outstanding Institute of Management of the Year Award by the Bombay Management Association in 2015.