M.E.S.’s Vidyadhiraja College of Physical Education & Research (VCPER) was the first institution in the University of Mumbai to have started Physical Education in a building and play ground owned by the Society. The college mission is to prepare all round develop able physical education professionals to work for the totally fit society on the basis of “Health for all & sports for all”.

Mahatma Education Society is a not-for-profit trust in India that manages 48 educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and institutions of architecture, management, engineering, vocational education, and teacher training. It is one of the leading institutions for quality education, founded in the year 1970, is a living example of a vision linked irrevocably to national goals. Born in a time when education was deemed service, it set about bringing social and economic change through the proactive personal development of every child that came into its fold. The vision of Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai (Founder, Chairman and CEO, MES) and Dr. Daphne Pillai (Secretary, MES) guided the trust which grew from a single school into a multi-institution, multi-location group, delivering quality education at all levels.

Established in the year 1986, Mahatma Junior College of Education is the first unaided linguistic minority institution in Maharashtra to offer Diploma in Education. It has always been in the forefront in the field of elementary teacher training for the last three decades of its existence.

Mahatma Night Degree College of Arts & Commerce is permanently affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The college was established in 1986 with the primary objective of providing facilities for higher education for less privileged youth who cannot become full time students at day colleges.

Pillai College of Architecture (PiCA) is one of the pioneering Architecture School – Established in 1992. PiCA is an authorised NATA test centre for entrance examinations for the Architecture Degree Course. The programs offered are Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch. – five year degree course) and Master of Architecture in Urban Design (M.Arch. full time two year course).

University Grants Commission, New Delhi has conferred Autonomous Status to Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science on 24th June, 2019. The institution has risen from a simple beginning in 1998 to be the most popular institution catering successfully to the needs of rural, urban and global students with eight under-graduate and four post graduate programmes to over 4000 students.

Pillai College of Education and Research, managed by Mahatma Education Society was established in the year 1990 with the sole objective of producing teachers with noble and elevating quality, who in turn, will achieve extra-ordinary merits and attainments.

Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel was established in 2007 with NCTE recognition, Government approval and affiliation to Mumbai University. The institution is blessed with a striking and conducive environment keeping in mind the need of the present with a futuristic outlook. The building is designed with a purpose of creating virtual classrooms.

Mahatma Education Society’s Pillai College of Engineering, PCE, was established in 1999 as a self financed Malayalam Linguistic Minority Institute affiliated to University of Mumbai, approved by AICTE and Recognised by Govt. of Maharashtra. PCE is one of the top Engineering colleges in India awarded A+ grade by NAAC.

Pillai HOC College of Architecture (PHCOA) was established in 2010. PHCOA offers a five year full-time professional degree in architecture (B.Arch.) affiliated to the University of Mumbai. PHCOA is recognized by the Council of Architecture (COA), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of Maharashtra.

Pillai HOC College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Rasayani was established in the year 2008 by Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai, Chairman and CEO, MES whose vision was to provide students of Rasayani with quality education in a high-tech atmosphere. It is located in a picturesque location of a 35 acre campus of green environment where learning can be, indeed a pleasure.

Pillai HOC College of Education and Research, Rasayani is recognised by the NCTE, approved by the Government of Maharashtra and is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. As the college has been established in 2010, the college gets eligible for NAAC accreditation in the year June 2015.

PHCET has state-of-the-art facilities and distinguished faculty who have been a nurturing ground for students of high academic capabilities. It is established on a 14 acre of lush green campus with more than 3,00,000 sq. ft of built up area comprising of spacious classrooms, well-equipped laboratories and workshops, new age computer facilities and a well-stocked library which provide a stimulating educational environment within the college. PHCET is housed in an eleven storied building.

Established in 2009, Pillai HOC Institute of Management Studies and Research (PHiMSR) is affiliated to the University of Mumbai and recognised by the AICTE and the Government of Maharashtra. One of the Asia’s Largest Educational Campuses situated amongst nature, area near to upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport and in the heart of the largest industrial belt in Rasayani.

Pillai HOC Polytechnic (PHP) is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE); recognised by the Government of Maharashtra; and affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE)