Department of Commerce

Overview

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The Department of Commerce was started in the year 1981 with few hundred students. With the passage of time the department has grown by leaps and bounds and at present there are 4 divisions of F.Y.B.Com, S.Y.B.Com and T.Y.B.Com as well. There are 1500 students admitted in various subjects of commerce for the academic year 2022-23.

The course commerce is taught in all three years of undergraduate commerce degree programme with additional one and two applied component papers in S.Y.B.Com and T.Y.B.Com respectively.

The College has been granted Autonomous status from the Academic Year 2020-21. The Department of Commerce had taken initiative and updated the syllabi of F.Y.B.Com, S.Y.B.Com which has been successfully implemented from the academic year 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively. The syllabus of T.Y.B.Com has been updated which will be implemented from the academic year 2023-24.

The Department every year organizes guest lectures, seminars, field visit taking into requirement of the courses in commerce stream for imparting a better understanding and insight of the course to the students as well as assist them to apply theoretical knowledge to practice. The faculty of the department regularly participates in seminars, workshops, faculty development programmes and conferences.

Objectives

  • The department aims at providing conceptual knowledge and application skills in the sphere of Commerce studies.
  • It also aims at to sharpen the student’s analytical and decision making ability.
  • The aim is to facilitate students with skills and abilities to become competent and assured of good careers and job placements such as Banking, Insurance, Law, Finance, Marketing, HR, in the field of Advertising - Copywriter, Dubbing artist, Models, Creative Art Assistants etc.
  • To develop entrepreneurship and managerial skills in students to enable them to establish and manage their business establishments effectively.
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  • The faculty of the department strives to inculcate the universal values and ethics amongst the students during the lectures which is a moral responsibility of the teacher. and emphasis is also laid on building relationship.
  • It aims at improving the thinking capacity, undertake research activities, to gain deep knowledge and better understanding of the course the assignments are given to the students as part of their internal assessment and very selective topics like, finding case studies, conducting interviews of the industry persons pertaining to the subject, internship, extension activities etc., and the students are evaluated on the basis of presentation which in turn enables them to to improve their presentation skills.

Courses Being Taught

  • F.Y.B.Com
  • (i) Commerce I (Introduction to Business)

    (ii) Commerce II (Introduction to Service)

  • S.Y.B.Com
  • (iii) Commerce III (Introduction to Production and Operation Management)

    (iv) Commerce IV (Introduction to Financial Services)

  • T.Y.B.Com
  • (v) Commerce V – (Marketing Management)

    (vi) Commerce VI – (Human Resource Management)

  • S.Y.B.Com
  • (B) Business Law I and II

    Discipline Specific Electives (DSE)

  • S.Y.B.Com
  • (i) Advertising I and II (Applied Component in Semester III and IV)

  • T.Y.B.Com
  • (ii) Export Marketing I and II (Applied Component in Semester V and VI)

    (iii) Entrepreneurship and Management of Small-Scale Industries I and II (Applied Component in Semester V and VI)

Staff

Mrs. Janvi Bhatia

Assistant Professor, HOD Commerce

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Ms. Nikita Dalvi

Assistant Professor

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Mr. Siddhesh Sawant

Assistant Professor

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Mrs. Namra Momin

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Ms. Vijaya Shejale

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Departmental Associations

Bhavans Chamber of Commerce (BCC) is the association of Department of Commerce and Accountancy. It is an association for Commerce Students. BCC has been established to achieve the following objectives:

  • To groom the personality of the students
  • To bring out their hidden talents
  • To remove their stage fear
  • To make them more competitive so that they can face the challenges of the world when they move out of the college
  • To improvise their talents & develop their overall personality

BCC organizes various activities which are student centric such as competitions, guest lectures, field visits, report writing, minutes writing, poster making competitions etc., BCC also organizes annual fest for commerce students “Vanijyam – The Fest”. Students hold the reins of the fest under the able guidance of faculty of commerce and accountancy and by doing the following activities there is an improvement in their overall personality development

  • Arrangements for the smooth conduct of fest.
  • Parameters for judging the events.
  • Helps in grooming the personality of the students
  • Helps to boost the morale and self-confidence of the students,
  • Assist in building leadership qualities, learn actual teaching of practical skills in management,
  • Enhances the ability to organize, plan, to do budgeting, learn the conflict resolution.

Eminent Alumni

  • Ms. Vinaya Kolte

    Assistant Professor, Department of Accountancy, Bhavans College (Aided Section)

    Durgesh C. Tiwari

    Co-founder and Director, Febble lives to express stories though Digital means

  • Gaurav Mhaldar

    Founder and Director of Bhavans Naatyasparsha - Screenplay writer for the Marathi daily soap “Pinkicha Vijay Aso” – 8 years of experience in art, theatre

    Mr. Aman Patel

    Retailers Association Skill Council of India (RASCI) Designation: Executive Training of Trainers (ToT) & Training of Assessors (ToA)

  • Mr. Shaikh Shahrukh

    Morgan Stanley Designation: Director

    Mr. Naitik Charania

    Entrepreneur Snapperlance Studio – Commercial Videos

  • Miss Neha Sharma

    Working with Qatar Airways FIFA Staff Designation: Qatar Duty free- Sales Personnel

Board of Studies

Sr. No.

Category

Name

Designation

1.

Prof. Janvi Bhatia

Head, & Chairperson

2.

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Dr. Shobana Vasudevan

Vice Chancellor for B. Com

3.

Dr. Khushpat Jain

I/C Director Government of Maharashtra, State Institute of Administrative Careers (SIAC) Mumbai, Associate Professor, Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, Homi Bhabha University (Subject Expert nominated by Academic Council outside parent University for Commerce – Panellist)

Associate Professor

4.

Dr. Shobha Dedhia

SNDT University (Subject Expert Nominated by Academic Council outside parent University for BMS)

HOD Commerce & Coordinator BMS

5.

Dr. Pooja Ramchandani

I/C Principal HR College of Commerce & Economics HSNC University (Subject Expert nominated by Academic Council outside parent University of Commerce – Panellist)

6.

Dr. Vijay Anand

Visiting Faculty, IIM & SPJIMR

7.

Dr. Vikram Shrotri

Jayramdas Patel College of Commerce & Management Studies.

Assistant Professor & Coordinator BMS

8.

Mr. Prashant Menon

Representative of Industry Strategy and Leadership Consultant, Executive Leadership and Team Coach and Founder Director at Workplace Dynamics, Co-founder at The Bento Coach

9.

Mr. Shahrukh Shaikh

Alumnus, Director Morgan Stanley.

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PO, PSO and CO of Revised Syllabus

The B.com. programme is formulated based on the inputs received from the members of Board of Studies of Bhavan’s College (Autonomous) and is geared to meet the standards prescribed by general commerce education. Our students besides studying the core subjects of accountancy and financial management, cost accountancy, commerce, business economics, business law get to choose from electives like travel and tourism, advertising, export marketing, rural marketing, operational research, direct and indirect taxation, etc. Some learning outcomes include:

PO A student completing Bachelor’s Degree Commerce program will be able to:
PO-1

Disciplinary Knowledge: The commerce and finance focused curriculum offers a number of specializations and practical exposures which would equip the student to face the modern-day challenges in commerce and business, like Industries, Banking Sectors, Insurance Companies, Financing companies, Transport Agencies, Warehousing

PO-2

Competency in Skills:After completing graduation, students can get skills regarding various aspects like Marketing Manager, Selling Manager, Administration abilities to run a Company. Students can independently start up their own business.

PO-3

Social Interaction: Ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams facilitate cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group and act together as a group or a team in the interests of a common cause. Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings

PO-4

Competitive exams: The program will empower the student to appear in various competitive exams or choice a profession of their choice like CA, CS, UPSC, LL.B etc

PO-5

Problem Solving: Problem Solving: Students undergoing this programme learn to logically question assertions, to recognize patterns and to distinguish between essential and irrelevant aspects of problems. This helps them to learn behave responsibly in a rapidly changing interdependent society

PO-6

Proficiency in Employments: This programme will help students to enhance their employability for Government jobs, jobs in banking, insurance and investment sectors, data analysis jobs, and jobs in various other public and private enterprises.

For S.Y. B.Com

A student completing Bachelor’s Degree Commerce program will be able to:

PO Description
PO-1 Disciplinary Knowledge: The commerce and finance focused curriculum offers a number of specializations and practical exposures which would equip the student to face the modern-day challenges in commerce and business like Industries, Banking Sectors, Insurance Companies, Financing companies, Transport Agencies, Warehousing
PO-2 Competency in Skills: After completing graduation, students can get skills regarding various aspects like Marketing Manager, Selling Manager, Administration abilities to run a Company. Students can independently start up their own business.
PO-3 Social Interaction: Ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams; facilitate cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group and act together as a group or a team in the interests of a common cause. Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings
PO-4 Competitive Exams: The program will empower the student to appear in various competitive exams or choice a profession of their choice like CA, CS, UPSC, etc
PO-5 Problem Solving: Students undergoing this programme learn to logically question assertions, to recognize patterns and to distinguish between essential and irrelevant aspects of problems. This helps them to learn behave responsibly in a rapidly changing interdependent society.
PO-6 Proficiency in Employments: This programme will help students to enhance their employability for Government jobs, jobs in banking, insurance and investment sectors, data analysis jobs, and jobs in various other public and private enterprises.

PSO DESCRIPTION
The students are able to understand:
PSO-1

Learners will be able to recognize features and roles of businessmen entrepreneur, managers, consultant, which will help learners to posses knowledge and other soft skills and to react aptly when confronted with critical decision making.

PSO-2

The learner will have fundamental knowledge and skills in the area of entrepreneurship and will be able to venture into entrepreneurship as career option if she/he chooses to.

PSO-3

The learner will be able to critically analyze problems and situation from wide ranging areas like business and corporate sector, economy society, ecology and environment.

PSO-4

The learner will be able to make smooth progression to professional Courses

PSO-5

The learner will be aware of how to use technology for enhancing learning. She/he will be aware of how to make responsible use of technology and social media in communication,

PSO-6

Students will learn relevant managerial career skills, applying both quantitative and qualitative knowledge to their future career business

For S.Y. B.Com

The students are able to understand:

POS Description
POS-1 Learners will be able to recognize functions of management and financial services. Learners will be introduced with functions of Management, Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing & Controlling. This includes basic conceptual knowledge on Management and its Evolution and to familiarize and introduced students to Functions of Management which helps to connect with them with actual system of management. To update and create awareness regarding the recent tools and trends in Finance. To make them aware about Innovative Trends in Financial Services. Learners will be acquainted with the knowledge of working of Indian Financial system, Role of regulators and Recent Trends in Indian Financial System.
POS-2 After completing graduation, students can get skills regarding various aspects like working of an Organizations and financial sector and their departments, work culture, work environment, motivational factors etc. Besides what all opportunities are prevailing in the industry will be discussed with them.
POS-3 Ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams; facilitate cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group and act together as a group or a team in the interests of a common cause. Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings
POS-4 The program will empower the student to appear in various competitive exams or choice a profession of their choice like CA, CS, UPSC etc
POS-5 Students undergoing this programme learn to logically question assertions, to recognize patterns and to distinguish between essential and irrelevant aspects of problems. This helps them to learn behave responsibly in a rapidly changing interdependent society
POS-6 This programme will help students to enhance their employability for Government jobs, jobs in banking, insurance and investment sectors, data analysis jobs, and jobs in various other public and private enterprises.

Business Law I and II

The students are able to understand:

PSO Description
PSO-1 To understand the concept and provisions relating to agreement, contract, Special contracts under the Indian Contract Act 1872, recognize and differentiate the special contracts and identify their appropriate usages at varied business scenarios, the provisions of Negotiable Instruments, Sale of Goods Act, the fundamentals Information Technology especially E-Contracts.
PSO-2 The provisions relating to company, its formation, basic documents of company, meaning of member, director of company, CSR activities of the company, concept of ESOP, Partnership firm and LLP, the difference between partnership and LLP, enable them with skills to initiate entrepreneurial ventures such as LLP
PSO-3 The need of enacting a new Consumer Protection Act, 2019 rights of consumer, understanding about the linkages between Consumer Protection Act and Competition Act 2002
PSO-4 About the basic knowledge about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), its essentials, brief study about patent, copyright, trademark and provisions relating to registration.
PSO-5 That the introduction of case study in every module is to acquaint them with the practical knowledge of the various legal aspects involved in the course.
PSO-6 That study of business law will enable them to develop interest in legal studies and understand the necessity of legal education in detail.

Advertising I & II

The students are able to understand:

PSO Description
PSO-1 To understand the advertising culture prevailing in India as well as international level. It enables them to understand how advertisements have been associated with society and its various aspects.
PSO-2 Learners will be able to analyze the ethical, social, economic and legal aspect of advertising. This makes to have overall perspective of advertisement from all dimensions. Learners can get better insights of advertisement and it’s impact in this globalized world.
PSO-3 Develop skill of required in advertisement as it has multiple domains. This enables learners to understand how advertisement agency functions and it’s roles.
PSO-4 It will enable learner to select best media platform according to the requirement of advertisement as they will be aware of different types of media and its advantages and disadvantages.
PSO-5 It will enable them to evaluate the Pre and Post impact of Advertisement campaign and also will be able to understand the different types of campaigns.
PSO-6 Learners will be able to develop creative skills in field of advertising where they might consider advertisement as their career options in future.

For T.Y. B.Com.

The students are able to understand:

PSO Description
PSO-1 The basic concepts of marketing management, evolution of marketing, with new concepts of experiential and contextual marketing & to identify the role and responsibility of marketing manager.
PSO-2 To design appropriate mix for successful marketing goods and services and study latest marketing trends with respect to 7p’s.
PSO-3 To acquaint learners new marketing career opportunities and make them understand new strategies for making marketing campaigns.
PSO-4 To make the students understand the role & responsibility of the Human Resource Manager, to make them understand work culture, human resource policies, interview process, different new trends in human resource management.
PSO-5 To design a human resource plan keeping in mind the recruitment and needs of training.
PSO-6 To study the merits and demerits of different performance appraisal system and latest trends in human resource.

Export Marketing I & II

The students are able to understand:

PSO Description
PSO-1 The skills in the field of export marketing which will enable them to get acquainted in the career options of export marketing.
PSO-2 It will help the learners to get familiarize with the role of the government and various institutions in export marketing.
PSO-3 There will be financial growth as the exporters will enabled to deal in foreign market.
PSO-4 The updated procedures and documentation required for carrying out the export marketing which will help them in carrying out their export marketing business in future.
PSO-5 The learners will get the better insight with respect to the product planning and pricing decisions for export marketing which is an important aspect of the same.

Entrepreneurship & Management of Small-Scale Industries I & II

The students are able to understand:

PSO Description
PSO-1 The conceptual knowledge and evolution of entrepreneurship which will assist them in acquainting in developing an entrepreneurial project.
PSO-2 The challenges faced by the entrepreneurs to make and implement financial & marketing plan for setting up the business unit.
PSO-3 It will enhance the skills of learners in setting up their own entrepreneurial venture in future.
PSO-4 The study of MSME will enable the learners to have the information about the procedural formalities of SSI/SME/MSME in setting up the same.
PSO-5 The various schemes of the government for the growth and expansion of the SSI/MSE/MSME will enable the learners to get the benefit of the same for setting up their own entrepreneurial venture.

F.Y.B.Com: Introduction to Business

Semester I: After successful completion of the course, the learner should be able:

  • Understand the steps in starting business enterprise.
  • Develop business Plan & prepare project report.
  • Identify strategy suitable for growth of business organisation.
  • Identify best practices in Indian style and western style

F.Y.B.Com: Introduction to Service

Semester II: After successful completion of the course, the learner should be able to:

  • Identify service sector which are growing.
  • Manage service organizations effectively.
  • Analyse working of different companies in different categories of service sector.
  • Create customer-oriented culture in the organization.

For S.Y. B.Com.

Commerce III: Introduction to Production and Operation Management

  • To make learners understand about management and planning and its Function.
  • To create awareness among the students the challenges faced by Managers and functioning of Business Organization.
  • To make the learners understand the basic concept of Production Management, Inventory Management and Quality Management and Operation Management.

Commerce IV: Introduction to Financial Services

  • To Acquaint the learners with the knowledge of working of Indian Financial system, Role of regulators and Recent Trends in Indian Financial System.
  • To Acquaint and make leaners aware about Indian Financial Market and its Growth in Banking
  • To make learners aware of recent tools and financial instruments with regulatory framework in finance.
  • To Acquaint the learners with career opportunities in Financial Sector.

Business Law I and II

Business Law I: Semester III

  • The learners will be able to understand the concept and provisions relating to agreement, contract, Special contracts under the Indian Contract Act 1872. Further get acquainted with the provisions of Negotiable Instruments, Sale of Goods Act, Information Technology especially E-Contracts.
  • The learners would develop interest in legal studies.
  • The learners will understand the necessity of legal education in detail.

Business Law II: Semester IV

  • The learners will get the insight about the provisions relating to company, its formation, basic documents of company, meaning of member, director of company, CSR activities of the company, concept of ESOP, Partnership firm and LLP, the difference between partnership and LLP.
  • The learners will be able to understand the need of enacting a new Consumer Protection Act, 2019 rights of consumer, consumer courts at three different levels, features of Competition Act.
  • To make learners aware of recent tools and financial instruments with regulatory framework in finance.
  • The learners will get acquainted with the basic knowledge about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), its essentials, brief study about patent, copyright, trademark and provisions relating to registration.

Advertising I & II

Advertising I: Semester III

  • Learners will be able to understand the advertising culture prevailing in India.
  • Learners will be acquainted with the ethical, social, economic and legal aspect of advertising.
  • Learners will be able to develop skills required in the field of advertising.

​Advertising II: Semester IV

  • Learners will be able to select best media platform according to the requirement of ad
  • Learners will be able to develop creative skills in field of advertising
  • Learners will be able to evaluate the Pre and Post Advertisement campaign.

T.Y. B.Com.

Marketing Management: ​Semester V

  • To make the learner understand the basic concepts of marketing management, evolution of marketing & to identify the role and responsibility of marketing manager.
  • To enable learners in designing an appropriate marketing mix in accordance with latest marketing trends.
  • To assist the learner to enhance their marketing skills to meet the demands of industry.

Human Resource Management: Semester VI

  • To design a human resource plan keeping in mind the recruitment and needs of training
  • To facilitate the learner in understanding the roles & responsibilities of the Human Resource Manager.
  • To study the merits and demerits of different performance appraisal system and latest trends in human resource.
  • To develop the holistic insights in developing and managing human relations.

Export Marketing I & II

Applied Component in T.Y.B.Com: ​Semester V

  • Learners will be able to enhance their skills in the field of export marketing.
  • Learner will be able to analyze the principle of international business and strategies adopted by firms for exporting products globally.
  • Learners will familiarize with the role of government and various institutions in export marketing.

Applied Component in T.Y.B.Com: Semester VI

  • To make the learner acquire knowledge of different terminologies used in International Marketing, Foreign Trade & Foreign Exchange.
  • To make the learner understand the need and importance of exports for development of the country.
  • To acquaint learners with various product planning and pricing decisions undertaken for successful export marketing.

Entrepreneurship & Management of Small Scale Industries I & II

Applied Component in T.Y.B.Com: ​Semester V

  • To make the students understand challenges faced by entrepreneurs, to make a financial & marketing plan for business unit.
  • Learner will be able to enhance their skills in setting up their entrepreneurial venture.

Applied Component in T.Y.B.Com: Semester VI

  • Learner will be acquainted with the procedural formalities for setting up SSI/SME/MSME.
  • Learner will get insight about the various schemes provided for the growth and expansion of SSI/SME/MSME.

List of Students placed in Various Organizations

Sr No  Name of the student  Name of the Organization 
01 Ms. Priya Omprakash Sharma  ICICI Bank 
02 Mr. Maullick Mohit Sanghvi Price Water Coopers 
03 Entrepreneur: Started Digital Marketing Agency: INCINC Media 
04 Ms. Deepika Nandwani  Fedex Credit Finance Service 
05 Mr. Mohd. Tanzeel Faizur Rahman  Travel Plus Venture Pvt Ltd 
06

Ms. Aliya Zubair Pradhan  Carrier Media India Pvt. Ltd 
07 Ms. Suyesha Ashok Uttekar  Deloitte – Audit Analyst 
08 Mr. Sachin Pandey  HDFC Ergo Health Insurance 
09

Mr. Akshay Yelwe  Deutsche Bank – client service analyst 
10

Ms. Tanya Suresh Shinde  Prudent Asset India Private Limited – Financial analyst