The National Kannada Education Society (NKES) has a long and proven record in the field of Education. It was founded in 1939, at the behest of Bharat Ratna, Sir. M. Visvesvaraya, the then Dewan of Princely State Mysore and one of the founders of modern India.This institution is registered as a Society under the Maharashtra Societies Act, 1880 vide its registration no. 973/1939-40. It is also registered as a Charitable Trust under Bombay Charitable Public Trust Act, 1950 vide its registration no. F-166 (BOM) and is a recognized Linguistic Minority Institution in the state of Maharashtra.
NKE Society runs the NKES group of institutions in its campus at Wadala (west) Mumbai which comprises of Pre-Primary , Primary, Secondary, Junior College and Degree College. Having succeeded in its efforts of imparting basic education over the years, the Society foresees a great need to address the demands of increasingly diverse business environment. and role that technology is playing in order to give Indians, not only a level playing field to compete with the rest of the world, but also to provide an edge to lead the world. It is in this context that the NKE Society has established an Institute of Management to train professionals who would contribute in every way to improve the business environment.
The aim of NKE society is to create and develop a kind of infrastructure, facilities and environment in all its educational institutions, which gives the students an opportunity to compete with the best in the world. Sir. M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Management Studies And Research was created to meet the expectations of the Industry and the aspirations of young minds who want to study business management and become leaders.