Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University is a private university near Panvel in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, established in 2018. Named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the institution was created as a multidisciplinary university serving the rapidly growing education and employment corridor around Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Raigad. Its campus near the Shedung Toll Plaza on the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway includes academic and administrative blocks, laboratories, hostels, sports areas and other student facilities. CSMU offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes across engineering and technology, management, science, commerce, arts and humanities, law, education, pharmacy, hospitality and other professional fields. The university emphasizes practical exposure through laboratories, workshops, industrial visits, seminars and cross-disciplinary learning. Research and innovation are part of its institutional agenda, supported by doctoral study, academic departments and collaborations. Professional disciplines operate within the relevant statutory and regulatory frameworks, and the university publicly lists recognition or engagement with bodies connected to law, pharmacy, architecture and higher education. CSMU also promotes student counselling, placement assistance, cultural activity and campus clubs as part of holistic development. Its location near Panvel places it close to one of India's largest metropolitan economies while retaining a self-contained campus environment. The university's identity is shaped by a broad academic portfolio, career-oriented professional education and an explicit emphasis on values, leadership and social responsibility. As a relatively young university, CSMU's institutional history is primarily a story of building multidisciplinary schools, regulatory systems, research structures and campus facilities after its 2018 establishment. Its continuing growth has also involved industry interaction, academic collaborations and implementation of multidisciplinary reforms associated with the National Education Policy. The Panvel location gives students access to the wider Mumbai region for internships, industry exposure and professional opportunities. Its broad subject mix allows students from very different professional areas to share one university environment while remaining close to Mumbai’s employment market.