One Day Workshop on “Revised Syllabus of F.Y. B.A.M.M.C. (new nomenclature), Semester-1”
Date: Saturday, 20th July, 2019
Venue: Conclave, 3rd Floor
On 20th July 2019, Bachelor Of Mass Media (B.M.M.) Revision Workshop was held in the Conclave of Pillai College.
This session was Conducted to discuss the Revised Syllabus of First year Students (Semester 1) in Association with the Board of Studies, B.M.M. Department, University of Mumbai. The session was Graced with the Presence of Dr. Sunder Rajdeep, Chairperson of Board of Studies (B.M.M. Department). Other Resource Person also Attended the Session who were the Syllabus Setter of the Revised Subject. They Discussed the Syllabus and Methods of Teaching and giving Assignment. The Session Provided Prominent Knowledge about the New Changes in the Department of Mass Media. It also Highlighted that the Bachelor of Mass Media will now be called as Bachelor in Arts in Multimedia and Mass Communication as per the New Nomenclature.
Department of B.Com. Financial Markets organized a One Day Study Tour to National Institute of Securities Markets, Vashi on 15th July, 2019 for S.Y.B.Com. financial markets students. 25 students participated along with the teaching faculty Mrs. Prajakta Bapat where NiSM had organized a Workshop on Building Careers in Capital Markets. The students were guided about the career options available in capital markets and they also provided demo live market session where the students had hands-on experience of trading in the stock market.
Department of B.Com. Financial Markets organized a One Day Study Tour to National Institute of Securities Markets, Patalgana on 5th July, 2019 for T.Y.B.Com. Financial Markets students where 31 students participated along with the faculty Mrs. Jennie Prajith where NiSM had organized a ‘Workshop on Building Careers in Capital Markets’. The students were guided about the career options available in capital markets. They also provided demo live market session where the students had hands-on experience of trading in the stock market.
The incubation cell of PCACS organised a Seminar on “Entrepreneurship”, on the theme “Can You Be Your Own Boss?” on 28th June, 2019 between 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event started with the inaugural session and felicitation of speakers. The guest lecturers, Mr. Sagar Chandni, of CIBA (Head of community, partnership and collaboration) and Miss Geetanjali Agarwal, founder of tech start-up (Bizlem), addressed the students over the importance of entrepreneurship if the coming years, they also explained on how one can identify their business ideas and transform them into actual ventures. The students were also taught about how one should build their venture, business ideas and the need for development of entrepreneurial skills.
Entrepreneurship Development Cell organized a session on “How to Start your Business” on 27th June, 2019 at 2.30 p.m. in Conclave. The Guest Speaker for the session was Mrs. Anjali Gupta Nair, Founder and Director of A Divine Ariel Events International Pvt. Ltd. She is also an Internationally Certified Trainer, Business Entrepreneur and Professional Speaker. The session was attended by a total 98 Students. The session started with a brief introduction, where in the speaker addressed the audience about her journey of becoming an entrepreneur that is, from a shy school girl to a Business Owner. The session focused on “Mindset Building” as a preparatory ground for the entire journey of becoming an Entrepreneur. It was an interactive session wherein the students raised doubts; they also shared their business idea of becoming an entrepreneur.
The Department of B.Com. Financial Markets had organized Alumni Guest Lecture on 22nd June, 2019 Saturday, for S.Y.B.Com. Financial Markets on the topic “Future Prospects in Financial Markets” by Mr. Ashutosh Chavan – Deputy Manager, HDFC Bank, Panvel Branch. He provided the students insights on the different career options and the competitive exams available in the area of financial markets like Chartered Financial Analyst, Financial Risk Management, Chartered Wealth Manager, NSE’s Certified Courses, Mutual Fund Distributor, Banking Professional, NISM Certification’s, etc. He also guided the students’ how to appear for entrance exams and after getting the certification which are the areas for pursuing a job.
Department of B.Com. Accounting and Finance organized One Day National Seminar on “Consumer Awareness and Financial Literacy” in association with Consumer Guidance Society of India (CGSI) on 22nd June 2019, Saturday for second and third year B.Com. Accounting and Finance and B.M.S. students. Seminar was started with inauguration ceremony. Dr. Gajanan Wader, Principal and Mrs, Deepika Sharma, Vice Principal felicitated guest Mr. Thirthraj Pandey and resource person Mr. Ganesh Bhatt. Dr. Kavita Kathare introduced guest Mr. Thirthraj Pandey, Project Officer, Consumer Guidance Society of India and resource person Mr. Ganesh Bhatt, Master Trainer, R & G Institute of Professional Trainings Pvt. Ltd. from Dehardun, Uttarakhand. The seminar was organized in three sessions.
The schedule and time was as below.
Session I – 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. S.Y.B.Com. Accounting and Finance students
Session II – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. T.Y.B.Com. Accounting and Finance students
Session III – 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. S.Y. And T.Y. B.M.S. Students
Pandey sir guided students on consumer awareness with practical examples of cases of frauds with customers and awareness video. Bhatt sir guided on Finance, investment awareness, setting of financial goals and steps to be taken to achieve them. Seminar was concluded with vote of thanks session.
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.
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.