The year 1884 is a landmark year as the foundation stone was laid 132 years ago for Shri Vaishnav Group of Institutions by compassionate cloth merchants of Vaishnav cult of Indore, which was later reconstituted as Shri Vaishnav Sahayak Kapada Market Committee in the year 1934.
Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Trust believes in taking the nation forward by improving the quality of life of its citizens by continuously working in the sphere of education, health and environment. It has been established to promote education and research in various disciplines through academic Institutions for the benefit of all sections of the society, but not with profit motive. Under the able guidance of Shri Vaishnav Sahayak Kapada Market Committee, Shri Vaishnav Shekshanik Avam Parmarthik Nyas was established in the year 1981. Since then, Nyas has been working relentlessly for the upliftment of the society and country as a whole by providing better technical and and professional education, health facilities, schools and other services. Shri Vaishnav Sahayak Kapada Market Committee is running Colleges, Schools and Institutes of Professional Studies and Research and also rendering social service.
The history of Indore reveals that the ancestors of the founders of the city were the Zamindars and indigenous landholders of Malwa. Indore popularly known as “Mini Bombay” is a tier II city, the largest city of Indian State of Madhya Pradesh by population. Indore wields a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education and entertainment, and has been described as commercial capital of the state. Indore is the only city in India to host both, Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Management. The Times of India chose Indore to launch the First FM in the country, Radio Mirchi about one and half decades back. Indore is the largest economy in central India and is the business and trading capital of the state. The city holds a dominant position and is a vibrant centre for trade and commerce. The Information Technology sector is growing rapidly. Companies like Infosys and TCS have started the construction of their respective Set-ups in Indore.
Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Trust has sponsored the University to promote, manage and offer professional and vocational education, and to organize personality and other training and development programs. The University imparts higher education in varied disciplines with a view to make the students confident, vibrant, dynamic and competitive worldwide. It holds and conducts meetings, and participates in conferences, lectures, seminars and symposia and enters into relations with other societies, institutions, academies, colleges and universities to deal with them to help and guide the students to pursue professional and higher education for the purpose of advancing knowledge in various disciplines of education. Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya was established under Madhya Pradesh Niji Vishwavidyalya (Sthapna Avam Sanchalan) Adhiniyam 2007, amended in 2014 on January 8, 2015. The University is having several constituent institutes to impart quality education in the disciplines of Engineering, Forensic Science, Architecture, Management, Journalism and Mass Communication, Science, Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts and Computer Applications. The University commenced its first academic session in July 2016 with postgraduate, undergraduate integrated/ dual degree and doctoral programs in various disciplines through the following constituent institutions:
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Information Technology
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Forensic Science
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Architecture
Shri Vaishnav School of Management
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Science
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Computer Applications
Shri vaishnav Institute of Fine Arts
Faculty of Doctoral Studies and Research