SVKM entrusts SAP to upskill students and boost staff productivity

MUMBAI, INDIA: Sri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) has collaborated with SAP Education to provide certified SAP training courses as supplement to the curriculum. It has also implemented SAP SuccessFactors to effectively manage its expanding faculty and staff count. has adopted SAP solutions to transform the way it engages with students and its staff.

SVKM runs around 30 educational establishments in Mumbai and across India which include premier institutions like NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, Mithibai College, NM College of Commerce, D.J. Sanghvi College of Engineering and several others.

The Trust felt the necessity to enhance students’ employability by providing them access to industry-leading training courses on enterprise software and processes to supplement the syllabus.

It also recognized the need to revamp its entire HR operations in an automated manner and boost productivity and performance of its faculty and staff.

SVKM worked with SAP Education Partner Seed Infotech and Yash Technologies to implement SAP Education courses and SAP SuccessFactors respectively.

“The SVKM Trust aims to impart world-class knowledge services across sectors and geographies through its institutions,” said Amrish Patel, President & Trustee, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal and Chancellor, NMIMS. “This will improve our students’ ability to explore cross-market opportunities as well as help us realize a wholesome approach to holistic engagement with our faculty and staff.”

“It is vital for them to create a conducive environment for empowering students with the latest industry skills as well as boosting their faculty and staff performance. With SAP, they will have the capability to bring alive both the goals and become industry pioneers by leading the requisite transformation,” said Avinash Kumar Purwar, Vice President, Global Partner Operations and Head of Emerging Business, SAP India.