Vaikunthlal Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNlCOM), started as a cooperative training college in 1947. Later, in 1964, responding to the training needs of the cooperative sector, Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management was formed. The Institute is an intellectual nerve center for the cooperative movement and has been functioning as the apex management training institute for over 50 years, catering to the management development, training, research and consultancy needs of various government departments and other national bodies.