NCRD’s Sterling Institute of Management Studies is a private institute established in 2004 and located in the urban area of Nerul, Navi Mumbai. It is an AICTE-approved institute affiliated with Mumbai University (MU), Mumbai. The institute has been graded ‘A+’ by NAAC; the campus is Burlington English Certified. In 2024, the institute was ranked 35th among India's elite non-IIM B-Schools by the Higher Education Review. NCRS’s Sterling Institute of Management Studies offers two programs at the PG level: Master of Computer Application (MCA) and Master of Management Studies (MMS). The MCA degree offered at NCRD’s SIMS is considered the flagship program, with a tuition fee of INR 1.19 lakh per annum and an intake capacity of 120 students. Applicants, to be eligible for admission, must hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% marks and appear for the MAH-MCA-CET. NCRD's Sterling Institute of Management Studies placement data for 2025 is unavailable. However, according to the 2023 plac