The Shree L.R. Tiwari School of Business Management (SLRTSBM) is founded on a governance model rooted in trust, participation, and purpose. Its systems are not designed to impose control, but to ensure coherence — to hold together the freedom, experimentation, and intellectual vibrancy that define the institution.
Governance at SLRTSBM is not a hierarchy of authority; it is a network of stewardship and accountability. It draws its spirit from the legacy of Shree L.R. Tiwari College of Engineering (SLRTCE), an institution that, for over fifteen years, has championed technology, innovation, and quality assurance within Rahul Education.
As an autonomous school operating under SLRTCE and affiliated with the University of Mumbai, SLRTSBM enjoys the flexibility to design its programs, develop its pedagogy, and define its future — while maintaining academic integrity, regulatory alignment, and institutional accountability.
The Governance Framework
The School operates under the Academic Council and Governing Body of SLRTCE, ensuring that academic, administrative, and financial decisions are transparent, evidence-based, and aligned with the School's mission.
At the core of SLRTSBM's academic integrity lies its Board of Studies (BoS), the statutory body responsible for framing, reviewing, and regulating the educational structure of its programs.
The BoS includes experienced academicians, industry practitioners, and external experts from allied domains, ensuring that every curriculum is interdisciplinary, future-oriented, and contextually relevant.
It is through the BoS that SLRTSBM continually redefines what management education can mean — bridging intellectual inquiry, social responsibility, and industrial application.
Various other committees — Quality Assurance, Research & Innovation and Student Development — form the pillars of participatory governance. A faculty member chairs each committee and includes student representation, ensuring that decision-making remains collaborative, responsive, and human-centred.
Institutional Partnerships and Collaborations
Partnerships are the arteries through which SLRTSBM connects to the larger world of ideas and impact. Collaborations are chosen not for prestige, but for their shared purpose and the opportunities they create in research, learning, and practice.
Through formal MoUs and working partnerships with industry bodies, academic institutions, and research organisations, SLRTSBM ensures that its learners are continually exposed to contemporary trends, emerging technologies, and diverse worldviews.
These partnerships facilitate joint research, internships, studio collaborations, study trips, and practitioner dialogues — ensuring that the School's pedagogy remains porous, relevant, and future-facing.
Each collaboration is treated as a relationship of mutual learning — where SLRTSBM contributes ideas, insight, and imagination as much as it receives.
The Rahul Education Network
As part of the larger Rahul Education ecosystem — an educational movement spanning K–12 to higher education — SLRTSBM inherits a legacy of over three decades of commitment to quality, inclusivity, and nation-building through learning.
The network connects the School to a wide array of institutions in engineering, law, architecture, education, science, and management, creating an environment where interdisciplinary collaboration is both possible and natural.
This proximity of disciplines enables shared studios, interdisciplinary electives, and cross-college projects, embodying the NEP 2020 vision of holistic, flexible education.
Towards a Future of Shared Governance
The governance philosophy of SLRTSBM evolves as the institution grows. As new programs and partnerships emerge, the School continues to refine its systems to ensure that leadership remains distributed, participatory, and accountable.
Future reforms include the establishment of a Board of Practice and Inquiry — a council composed of academics, alumni, industry mentors, and community representatives — to guide the School's evolving identity and academic directions.
The Promise of Continuity
Every structure at SLRTSBM — from faculty to governance to partnerships — exists to serve one purpose: to protect the School's intellectual independence and human integrity.
In a world governed by systems and scales, SLRTSBM chooses to be governed by meaning.
Members of Governing Body
Indraprakash Rai
Senior Vice President, Axis Bank
Dr. Archana Bhise
Associate Dean – Research and Development, NMIMS
Dr. Smita Shukla
Director, Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute of Financial and Management Studies