Higher Education · Mumbai
SNDT Women's University, officially Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University, is the first women's university in India and South-East Asia, founded in 1916 by Maharshi Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve. It has campuses in Mumbai (Churchgate and Juhu), Pune, Shrivardhan, and Chandrapur, with a presence across seven states and one union territory. The university offers diverse professional, technical, and liberal arts programs, serving approximately 50,000 students with 1100 teaching and non-teaching staff. Its motto is 'An enlightened woman is a source of infinite strength'.