Department of Commerce

Introduction

Year of Establishment : 1998

Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG (B.A. and B.Com.)

Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : 6 Semesters

Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 330:1

Vision

Mission

Future plans

  • To impart new and innovative methods of teaching.
  • Career counseling
  • Organization of Workshops/Seminars for the students.

Awards / Recognitions

Visitors

Sr. No. Name Designation Programme
1. Dr. Kailash Anekar Principal Syllabus change of B. Law

Publications/Research/Projects

3 Minor Research Projects Funded by Board of College and University Development (BCUD), University of Mumbai during 2009-2010, 2012-2013 & 2015-16.

Publication per faculty: 12
∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students : 12

Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database – International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : Nil

  • Monographs : Nil
  • Chapter in Books : nil
  • Books Edited : Nil
  • Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers: Nil
  • Citation Index : nil
  • SNIP : Nil
  • SJR: Nil
  • Impact factor: Nil
  • h-index: nil

Student projects

  • Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme : 20%
  • Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies : Nil

Seminars/Conferences/Workshops

  • National
  • International
  • Special and guest lectures, presentations, study tours are arranged for the students apart from class room teaching.

Teaching Methods

The students are given classroom teaching in normal course of academic activity. The slow learners are given extra coaching. The computer laboratory of the College provides information about accounting software to the students.

SWOC

Strengths

  • The College has full-fledge computer laboratory which can provide hands-on-training of accounting software to the students of the College.
  • The College has considerable number of reference books, textbooks, journals in the library along with internet facility for the students and teachers.
  • The students of the department actively participate in social and cultural activity of the College.
  • Academic and career counseling to the students.

Weakness

  • Students being employed find it difficult to devote sufficient time.
  • Most of the students are first generation learners.
  • Paucity of time due to Choice based credit system introduced by the UOM

Opportunities

  • There is ample scope for entering into new areas of advanced technologies in commerce.
  • More knowledge can be imparted through ICT.

Challenges

  • Adverse student-teacher ratio.
  • Insufficient employment opportunities.
  • Course contents not according to industry requirements.

Activities

Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: The students and faculty members are associated with social activities in tribal areas through NSS in the College.

Dr. Preeti Soni Commerce

Dr. Preeti Kantilal Soni

M.Com., NET, Ph.D.

Specialization: Cost Accounting

Date of Joining: 01/01/2006

Profile

Prof. Badgujar Commerce

Prof. Yogesh Ashok Badgujar

M.Com. M.Phil.

Specialization: Management Accounting

Date of Joining: 2012-13

Profile

Faculty as members in
a)National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards…. :
1. Maharashtra Commerce Association