Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Co-operative Management (VAMNICOM), Pune was established in 1964. Its affiliated to Pune University.

Its a Central Institute of Management for Consumer's Business (CIMCOB) at Bombay by the Ministry of Community Development and Cooperation.

CIMCOB was merged with the National Cooperative College and Research Institute (NCCRI) to form the present National Institute.

As a tribute to the doyen of the Cooperative Movement late Shri Vaikunth Mehta, the National Institute was named after him, as Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM) in April 1967.

The Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management has been contributing over the years to the Cooperative Movement through its activities viz. Management Training, Management Education, Research & Publication, Consultancy, and other related activities.

The mission of VAMNICOM is to facilitate building cadres of professional managers to man key positions in the ever growing number of co-operatives through management development, training, education, research and consultancy.

The Institute is located close to Pune University campus off University Road. It is 7 kms away from Pune railway station & 15 kms from the Pune air port taxies. 

VISION

VAMNICOM is conceived as an intellectual nerve centre for the co-operative movement. It caters to management development through training, education, research and consultancy needs of various co-operative organisations, government departments and other national bodies.

MISSION

The mission of VAMNICOM is to facilitate building cadres of professional managers to man key positions in the ever growing number of co-operatives through management development, training, education, research and consultancy.