Bharati Vidyapeeth, the parent body of Bharati Vidyapeeth University was established in 1964 with the objective of bringing about intellectual awakening and contributes to building national human capital through education. Since its inception, it has been endeavoring towards its mission of social transformation through dynamic education through a network of multitude institutes in varied disciplines including management science.

Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development was established at Pune, in 1978, to extend its outreach in the field of management and entrepreneurship development. At IMED management education is disseminated in conventional as well as emerging inter-disciplinary areas leading to degrees and diplomas viz.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA–Gen)
• Master of Business Administration–Human Resource (MBA–HR)
• Master of Business Administration–Biotechnology (MBA–BT)
• Master of Business Administration–Information Technology (MBA–IT)
• Master of Business Administration–Business Analytics (MBA–BA)
• Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
• Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil)
• Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D)

IMED has also developed a strong research orientation flourishing through its MPhil and PhD programmes in management.

With the intention of meeting new millennium challenges of competitiveness based on human capabilities, these management programmes offer teaching and learning through a blend of traditional curricula, research, consultancy, advanced information centers and extension activities. This is enabled through a judicious mix of internal and external resource persons drawn widely from industry and academics. For which the institution has created bilateral and multilateral alliances and partnerships to host, support, participate and contribute to research and academic activities so as to promote the cause of management education and the learner beneficiary.