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Innovative Edtech company with a vision of creating millions of employable graduates around Asia

About

Smart Institute Pvt. Ltd is an education company which provides employment-oriented courses via online apps and offline learning centers. Diplomas & Degrees are offered in areas like Management, Banking, Finance, Real Estate, Digital Marketing, Media, etc.

Smart Institute is promoted by members of the Shahani Group, which has been part of the education sector for more than six decades & are on the management of 28 iconic colleges in Mumbai.

Initiatives

Smart Institute has Five main initiatives

Shahani Group

Shahani Group is an independent, education nonprofit organisation whose mission is to improve the practice of continuous learning, collaboration, and change in the education sector.

TSCFM

Courses are offered via a blended learning model in offline learning centres using the brand name Thadomal Shahani Centre For Management (TSCFM) across India. TSCFM’s main campus is located in Mumbai.

SAGE Foundation

Shahani Academic & Global Empowerment Foundation (SAGE) is the non-profit arm of Smart Institute that trains underprivileged youth to gain high paying white collar entry level jobs using grants from Indian and International funders.

Ask Talent Services

ATS is an innovative recruitment firm for entry level job placement. It uses an Artificial Intelligence driven system that combines behavioral neuroscience and data analytics to identify each graduate’s attitude, skills and knowledge using our proprietary A.S.K. Benchmarks framework & matches them to the right job.

ask.CAREERS

This offers a range of mobile apps that offer online job-oriented courses across various industry sectors. Most of these online courses give students job placement opportunities via our Ask Talent Services division.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Dr. Maya Shahani

Chairperson

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Dr. Akhil Shahani

Group Chief Executive Officer

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BOARD OF ADVISORS

Ronil Sujan

Ex-MD Rabo Bank, Asia Pacific

Devan Kampani

MD, JM Financial Investment Banking

Niranjan Hiranandani

Contact us

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5A Court Chambers, 35 New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020

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Dr. Maya Shahani

From the very beginning Ms. Shahani’s vision has been to build strong ethical and heart centric business leaders. Along with her work in education, she has been deeply involved in charity work, which has been recognized by The Bill Clinton Global Initiative. She works closely with the United Nations, the Global Dialogue Foundation (Australia) & the Cancer Patients Aid Association. She has received several awards in recognition of her work, including the Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Ethical Practices & the Extraordinary Lives Award from XL Foundation. She has also featured in the film ‘Dreamcatchers’; which showcasing people who have led transformational lives.

Dr. Akhil Shahani

An MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and Doctorate in Education from the University of Liverpool, Akhil is trying to bring international methods of education to India through the group’s various initiatives. He believes that quality education involves not only academic learning but also developing one’s network, personality, and values. He is also involved with Kaizen Private Equity, which invests in education and also mentors young entrepreneurs in his spare time. He has received many awards for his work in the education sector like the PIMR Award for Outstanding Educationist, Bharat Shiromani Award, the Bharat Gaurav Award and the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award including mentions in notable educational journals.