Department of B.M.S. celebrated the department’s 2nd 50 Golden Saturday on 15th June, 2019. Jeffin Ani Johns CEO and co founder of BrandKeeda and group CEO for JTE Group of Companies was invited for a session on “Being Entrepreneur”.
Jeffin Ani John holds double masters from ICFAI and he is Certified lean 6 sigma green belt professional, Government of india certified in digital marketing, entrepreneurship mentoring, worked with over 120 clients from India, US and middle eastern countries, Holds multiple awards and recognitions such as top 3 in young leaders of tomorrow by economic times for consecutive 2 years, iMSME top young leaders in India, India 5000 awards and top 30 under 30 young edupreneurs in India by Brainfeed Magazine, Nominated last year to represent India in European startup festival conducted in Turin, Italy, Alumni of 2012 B.M.S. batch of PCACS.
The National Service Scheme of Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science celebrated the second Golden Saturday with Alumni on 20th April, 2019 on account of 50 years of Mahatma Education Society in 2020.
Mr. Charanjeet Singh, President, Raigad District & National Vice President of Justice and Fundamental Rights was the Guest Alumni for the celebration of this Golden Saturday. It was a wonderful session and N.S.S. volunteers took part enthusiastically and everybody celebrated the day with much fervor.
On 20th April, 2019, PCACS Placement Department celebrated a day, which is part of Golden Saturdays with Alumni on account of 50 years of M.E.S in 2020. PCACS and Placement Cell hosted an event named, “Formation of Alumni Expert Forum”. This event was conducted in Admission Cell .We invited our Alumni to discuss and form a team to Mentor and Guide the current students.
Team Members Names are as follows:
- Mr. Bishal Bose
- Mr.Binoj Pillai
- Mr.Vineet Rathod
- Nabil.A.Mira
- Aparna.C.Nair
- Jeffin Ani Johns
- Jagadish Prajapati
- Sanket Patil
- Ankita Bhujade
- Rahul Mathre
Event: PCACS and Placement Department celebrating Golden Saturday on 20th April, 2019 with our Alumni.
The objective of this event is to form a group with the alumni from different streams wherein they can help the current students to help and clear their doubts and guide them. The idea behind formation of this forum is to provide an Industry/Corporate guidance, Career counselling and mentoring upcoming batches every year.
One Day NAAC sponsored National Level Workshop on the theme “AQAR Writing & Submission in the light of new NAAC guidelines” was organized by IQAC on 30th March, 2019 at Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science, New Panvel, in which 48 delegates participated.
The Workshop provided a platform for discussion on AQAR writing in the light of New NAAC Guidelines. Session I was addressed by Dr. Jessy Pious, IQAC Coordinator, Ramnarain Ruia College in which Criterion 7 was discussed at length with a focus on how to develop & sustain best practices in institutions. With regards to institutional distinctiveness it was shared that every institution should evolve practices that it would like to be recognized for which makes it ‘distinct’, or, one of its kinds. Such attributes must be reflected in all its activities.
Session II was addressed by Mr. B. S. Ponmudiraj, Deputy Advisor, NAAC, Bengaluru in which Guidelines for Submission of Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) by Accredited Institutions as per the Revised Accreditation Framework in November, 2017 was discussed at length. It was shared that institutions Accredited by NAAC need to submit AQAR online.
Dr. S. T. Gadade, Secretary, Janardhan Bhagat Shikhshan Prasarak Sanstha, Panvel & Principal, Ramsheth Thakur College of Science and Commerce, Kharghar expressed his views on the Workshop. It was shared that IQAC has to ensure that whatever is done in the institution for “education” is done efficiently and effectively with high standards. The role of the coordinator of the IQAC in triggering and sustaining the quality momentum was highlighted.
The concluding session of the Workshop resolved the doubts and queries of the delegated towards AQAR Preparation and Submission. The Workshop concluded with the Valedictory Function.
Department of B.Com. conducted a ‘Youth Forum’ in accordance to celebration of “50 Golden Saturdays” with Alumni marking the Golden Jubilee of MES on 30th March, 2019 wherein students were guided on how to discover their Inner Drive by Ms. Nikhitha Nair and Mr. Rejith Nair of 2018 Batch. Post the address, the students presented their views on ideas that influence the Youth, viz.
Post the address, the students presented their views on ideas that influence the Youth, viz. Physical Appearance and Talent, Self Awareness, Self Motivation and Personality Development. The event concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Asst. Prof. Gurpreet Kaur Khalsa.
On 24th March 2019, students from Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science volunteered the household survey. It was conducted in the villages of Maharashtra on behalf of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.
The mission of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is to enable participating higher educational institutions to work with the people of rural India in identifying development challenges and evolving appropriate solutions for accelerating sustainable growth.
Under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, a flagship program of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Government of India, UGC has selected our institution to fulfill the objectives. As per the guidelines the NSS unit of Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science has adopted five villages namely Nevali, Pale Bk, Valap, Nitalas and Vavanje under this program for Baseline Household survey as well as village survey. 30 student volunteers headed by a Professor have completed the survey as per the prescribed format given by the Government. In total 163 student volunteers collected data from these villages with the help of Gram Panchayat and the data has been uploaded online on the reporting portal of UBA website. Currently the unit is waiting for the government funds to execute the plans and to meet the requirements of the villages
On 23rd March, 2019, PCACS’s Placement Department celebrated a day, which is part of Golden Saturdays with Alumni on account of 50 years of M.E.S. in 2020. PCACS and Placement Cell hosted an event named, ‘Career Talk : Research & Placement Program’. This event was conducted in the auditorium for F.Y. & S.Y. students of all streams from commerce and science departments.
We invited our Alumni as the chief guests and resource speakers for this event.
Names are as follows:
1) Name: Mr. Ravindra Vilas Malpute
Designation: Cloud Cunstaltant Engineer
Company Name: Capgemini
awarded as Inovation engineer in automation in Zensar
2) Name: Mr. Akshay Desai
Designation: Program control service
Company Name: Accenture
Formally working with lionbridge as associate project manager
Other alumni and our guests for this event were Mr. Ruben Mathew, Mr. Samson J., Mr. Sai Prashant, Mr. Niral, Mr. Anuvind and Mr. Vishal.
The objective of the event was to orient the F.Y. and S.Y. students about the placement / internship training and guidance. The topics covered in this event were soft skills, awareness and preparedness for career / job and communication skills. The event was very beneficial to prepare students to step in the corporate world and soar high in their respective fields. PCACS Placement Department is aptly set up, not only to get right job, but also to guide each of its student to get into the right career.
On account of completion of 50 years of Mahatma Education Society’s & 20 Years of Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science has initiated 50 Golden Saturdays Celebration as a part of which Department of B.Com. Financial Markets has organised Alumni Meet on 23rd March, 2019.
On this occasion B.Com. in Financial Markets alumni Mr. Akshay Kumbhar (Batch 2012-13), who works in HDFC Bank, Mumbai as a Deputy Manager of Custodian Services and Mr. Ankit Pingale (Batch 2013-14), who works in Morning Star Ltd. Company in Vashi as a Research Analyst, were invited to orient F.Y. & S.Y.B.Com. Financial Markets students on Scope & Opportunities available in the stream of Financial Markets and were also the judge for Quiz competition organized by the department.