WELCOME TO SRI BALAJI SOCIETY, PUNE
WELCOME TO
SRI BALAJI SOCIETY, PUNE
Post liberalization, India has witnessed unprecedented industrial growth as global companies from across the world started investing in, and setting up their operations in India. With the growth of the industries and the service sector, grew the demand for trained professionals who could manage these businesses. Sri Balaji Society, built on the pillars of Discipline, Determination, and Dedication is an ongoing endeavour to transform raw talent into future corporate managers who can effectively handle corporate challenges and take businesses to greater heights.
Sri Balaji Society, Pune is a charitable trust established under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. The Society was Founded by its Founder and President Late Prof. Dr. (Col.) A. Balasubramanian assisted by the Directors of the respective Institutes and functions. The students are treated as student managers and groomed for the corporate career ahead.
Apart from the management institutes, Sri Balaji Society is also instrumental in bringing affordable education to the masses through its junior college, undergraduate college, and its law college located at another campus.
Founder PRESIDENT
Late Prof. Dr. (Col.) A. Balasubramanian
Late Prof. Dr. (Col.)
A. Balasubramanian
Founder Chancellor, Sri Balaji University, Pune
An eminent educationist from Pune, India
Founder Chancellor
Sri Balaji University, Pune
An eminent educationist from Pune, India
Prof. Dr. (Col.) A. Balasubramanian was an eminent educationist, philanthropist, gifted writer, and army officer. The founding father of Sri Balaji University, Pune (SBUP), Prof. Dr. (Col.) A. Balasubramanian, was a powerhouse of energy, dynamism and knowledge. His contributions had been instrumental in setting up Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) and was the ‘Atlas’ of the Sri Balaji University, Pune (SBUP).
A soldier and a student, Dr. (Col) A. Balasubramanian was also a trainer, a consultant, a gifted writer, an author and the pioneer who conceived the idea of creating the first Post Graduate Management Institute in India exclusively for the Defence Personnel and their dependents. A retired Army Personnel, he was the first Indian from Armed Forces in the history of India to be conferred the Honorary Rank of Colonel after retirement. Standing tall with him on this exclusive dais are famous sportsmen like Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra, Mahender Singh Dhoni and the famous actor, Mohanlal. Dr. (Col) A. Balasubramanian has had many feathers in his cap and is known for his creative, successful, and bold experiments in management education ventures.
He was a firm believer in the values of Discipline, Determination, and Dedication and left no stone unturned in ensuring that these values become the lifestyle of the MBA students enrolled in the Society. It’s a common belief that a man is a product of one’s environment. But for men with a strong will power, the environment is never a limiting factor. Prof. Bala was one such individual who has fought against the environmental factors to craft a fortune for himself. Born in the iron grip of poverty education was a scarce commodity to come by. To make a place for himself in the world, he left the comforts of a protected family life and joined an orphanage and completed his education up to high school. He then joined the Indian Army as a Sepoy and retired as a Subedar after a service of 28 years. While wearing the uniform, he acquired three post-graduate degrees with flying colors.
His inclination towards education and knowledge did not end with acquiring degrees for himself, but led him to create Sri Balaji University, Pune and the Institutes under it which have groomed more than 20000 managers to date. His scholarly attributes and commitment to students have ranked him as one of the leading lights in the field of education in India. Dr. (Col) A. Balasubramanian believes that ‘Education is the enhancer of knowledge, skill, and attitude. It is the energy of a nation. It is a source of discipline, dedication and determination necessary for transforming the effort into action for achieving the goal’.
In line with his beliefs, he steers the four prestigious management institutes in Pune, namely Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM), Balaji Institute of Technology & Management (BITM), Balaji Institute of International Business (BIIB) and Balaji Institute of Management & HRD (BIMHRD), collectively forming the powerhouse of education known as the Sri Balaji University (SBUP).
The other colleges are Balaji College of Arts, Science & Commerce (BCACS), Balaji Junior College of Arts, Commerce & Science (BCACS) and Balaji Law College (BLC) providing education to undergraduate students.
The vision and mission statement of Dr. (Col) A. Balasubramanian has been
- ‘Problems are Opportunities’– Not seeking problems but seeking the opportunities that are hidden within the problems and thinking out of the box and applying positive attitude in all situations.
- ‘Be Selfish’ – being financially independent by grooming oneself in the knowledge economy and taking full responsibility of oneself in all aspects of life- financial, health and relationships. If we all follow this principle, our families will be self-reliant leading eventually to our communities to become self-reliant and our nation to be self-reliant and yet connected.
Society members
Prof. Paramanandhan
Balasubramanian
President - Sri Balaji Society
Director - Finance, Sri Balaji Society
Mrs. Thilagavathy
Balasubramanian
Vice President - Sri Balaji Society
Mrs. Sushma
Paramanandhan
Secretary - Sri Balaji Society
Dr. Biju G. Pillai
Senior Director (IT and Admissions)
Director, BIIB
Dr. Dimple Saini
Senior Director (Corporate & Relations)
Dr. G.K. Shirude
Vice Chancellor, SBUP
Dr. Archana Srivastava
Director, BIMM
Dr. Sanjit Kumar Dash
Director, BITM
