There was more than one reason to celebrate at the official opening of S P Jain's Singapore campus. Its presence marks the first Indian tertiary institution to have its own campus in the Republic. What's more, the school's projected first year student enrolment has already been surpassed, with 250 students signed up for its Global MBA programme.

S P Jain is one of India's top business schools offering post-graduate programmes in management, with campuses in Mumbai, Dubai and now, Singapore. The Singapore campus, located at Hyderabad Road, is housed in the former Institute of Dental Health.

"This early accomplishment speaks well of S P Jain's standing among Asian business schools, and probably testifies as well to the draw of the Singapore Education brand," says Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance. "It adds to and complements the range of offerings by other top institutions here. It also deepens the presence of quality Indian institutions in Singapore."