On 28th February 2019, Health Check-Up Committee organized a Workshop on “Dental Health”. It was conducted for the teaching and non-teaching staff of PCACS in the Conclave. Dr. Shantana Satish Bartakke educated the importance of dental health through an interactive session named ‘Mouth Matters’.
The session included topics like oral hygiene importance and methods. She emphasized on the easy ways of maintaining the dental health. Dr. Shantana had a very interactive approach throughout the session, which was liked the staff of PCACS.
Pillai’s College has always believed in providing the best opportunities to students, to enhance their future. In a move to reinforce this, a session was conducted by representatives of the Indian School of Media on 26th February, 2019.
The Indian School of Media offered students in the B.M.M. stream, a glimpse of their diploma programs. The diplomas offered were for both undergraduate and post-graduate course students. The institute has also conducted a contest for scholarship, which can be won on the basis of creative achievements of the students. Students were thrilled at this prospect of getting exposure about such renowned programs, with employment opportunities in desirable industry leaders.
The Indian School of Media is an IIT-IIM Alumni initiative, established in 2011.
The Department of Bachelor of Mass Media organized its first Golden Saturday with PCACS alumni and HT Cafe Journalist Gayathri Menon.
On 16th February 2019, the students of TYBMM were bestowed upon with a session related to the job opportunities based on Print Journalism. The session was conducted by PCACS Alumni Gayathri Menon, who shared her journey as an aspiring editor, juggling through various different magazine productions, until she found the perfect job for herself at HT Cafe. She spoke about the decisions she took, and the few regrets she gathered along the way. Her journey greatly inspired the students, who themselves are on the verge of creating their own unique stories.
Convocation Ceremony for all undergraduate and post graduate programmes for the Academic year 2017-2018 will be held on Saturday, 16th February, 2019. Venue: Auditorium (7th Floor)
Schedule for the Convocation Ceremony
Programme | Timings | In-charges for Certificate Distribution |
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Under graduate programmes (Science & Arts) Reporting time: 9:30 a.m. |
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B.Sc. Computer Science | 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Mrs. Deepika Sharma |
B.Sc. Information Technology | 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | |
B.Sc. Biotechnology | 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Mrs. Bindu Rajaguru |
B.M.M. | 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Mrs. Surekha Sudan Raja |
Under graduate programmes (Commerce) Reporting time: 11:30 a.m. |
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B.M.S. | 12:00 noon -12:15 p.m. | Mrs. Nithya Varghese |
B.Com. Accounting & Finance | 12:15 p.m.– 12:30 p.m. | Mrs. Sunita Saini |
B.Com. Financial Market | 12:30 p.m.– 12:45 p.m. | Mrs. Jennie Prajith |
B.Com. | 12:45 p.m. -1:00 p.m. | Dr. Kiran Deshmukh |
Post graduate programmes Reporting time: 12:30 p.m. |
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M.Com. | 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Dr. Daphne Pillai |
M.Sc. Information Technology | 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Mrs. Sujata Shahabade |
M.Sc. Biotechnology | 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Mr. Gopakumar Pillai |
The Department of B.M.S. and B.Sc. I.T. & B.Sc. C.S. of Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science, New Panvel organized a One Day International Conference titled “Role of Engaging Digitalization in Socio-Economic Growth and Nation Building” on 15th December, 2018. The sponsors for the event were CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments) and Finmark Financials. The session was attended by 30 participants from all over India as well as abroad.
The Conference was inaugurated by:
- Dr. Meghavi Banerjee
Professor, Head Strategic Alliances
Head & Partner at Lincoln University of Business & Management, UAE - Dr. Hiren Dand
Coordinator, Department of Information Technology at Mulund College of Commerce - Dr. Anjum Ara Ahmed
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
The conference provided a platform to disseminate business intelligence where in leading academicians and researchers interacted and shared their valuable experiences, ideas, innovations and research for changing and dynamic issues in different subjects.
The conference was very informative and thought-provoking. It gave insight on digitalization in Socio-Economic Growth and Nation Building. The conference concluded with Valedictory followed by lunch.
Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science witnessed a tough match against Thakur College in Mumbai University Volleyball Boys Tournament Finale on 13th December 2018.
PCACS Boys Volleyball Team with the Gold medal
Teams played 5 set of matches, where PCACS won gold medal by winning 3 set out of 5 against Thakur College. Despite of various nail biting matches against various colleges, it was not just a stroke of luck that Pillai’s boys battled to clinch the championship and won gold medal for the college.
The Upcoming star Taekwondo players of Pillai College of Arts Commerce & Science, New Panvel won 2 Gold Medals and 2 Silver Medals at IInd Mumbai Consul General Cup-2018 National Level Taekwondo Championship held at Pune from 18th – 20th October, 2018.
The sibling Ayushi Bhakta (S.Y.) and her brother Kabir Bhakta (F.Y.) strikes Gold Medals and Ritesh Ramesh (F.Y.) won Silver Medal in the tournament.
Kabir Bhakta and Ritesh Ramesh
The Pillai College Football team defeated Thakur College 2-0 to be crowned the 2018 Mumbai University inter-college Football Champions. The match was played at the Mumbai University Grounds in Marine Lines under some sweltering heat.
The star of the show was undoubtedly striker, Ashish Lalge who scored two amazing solo goals in the second half to make sure Pillai College won the title this time around after falling in the finals the last two years. This was Pillai College’s 2nd title and 6th consecutive time playing in the finals. More than 200 colleges participated in the tournament.
The first half was an even encounter and ended with the score locked at 0-0 with both teams battling hard on the defensive end with Pillai’s midfield duo of Yash Vanveru and Vinod Pandey forming a rock solid core for their team. A lot of the players looked tired and weary since they were playing their 4th match in the space of 4 days under some scorching temperatures.
With the contest evenly poised till the 60th minute, it took a moment of individual brilliance to break the deadlock. Pillai’s star striker, Ashish Lalge picked up the ball on the right wing, cut back inside and unleashed a powerful left footed shot from outside the box to beat the diving keeper. It seemed as though Pillai would cruise from then on but a lapse in concentration sent a Thakur player through on goal and Pillai defender Abu Hamza had no option but to foul him. He received a red card for the foul and Pillai were down to 10 men for the final 15 minutes of the match. Thakur College were looking to pile on the pressure but Ashish gave Pillai some breathing room after he scored his second goal soon thereafter from a very similar angle to his first. Pillai College held on despite some nervy moments to win the match 2-0 in front of some boisterous support from their students who had packed the stands to witness the match.
This was Pillai College’s 2nd title and 6th consecutive final appearance with captain Daniel Muthu having been part of both victorious teams. He was overjoyed with his team’s performance and took the time to thank his coaches Mangesh Desai and K.T John for their motivation and support.
The Sports Director of Pillai College, Mr. Padmakshan Padmanabhan was really proud of the way the team played over the course of the last two weeks under the extreme Mumbai heat. He pointed out that this was their 2nd Team gold medal for the year as the Pillai Handball team won the Mumbai University Handball Championship as well.
Pillai College has been producing some top footballing talent in the past few years with many of their players now playing at the highest levels in Indian football. Rahul Bheke, one of India’s best defenders, currently plays for ISL side Bengaluru FC. Nikhil Poojary, who was part of the Pillai squad that won the title in 2015 plays for the Indian National Football team and recently signed a contract to play for the ISL team, FC Pune City. Defender Pratik Chaudhari is a veteran ISL player and currently plays for Jamshedpur FC. There are 3 other players who currently ply their trade in the I – League, Abhishek Ambekar (Mohun Bagan), Rahul Das (Minerva Punjab) and Vinil Poojary (Churchill Brothers).
The squad that won the 2018 Mumbai University Football Title is listed below.
Daniel Muthu, Abu Hamza, Sunil Thakur, Abhijit Tawhare, Kartik Shetty, Ashish Lalge, Sylvester Fernandes, Kartik Yenurkar, Yash Vanveru, Vinod Pandey, Nitin Chaudhary, Saudagar Mate, Kaif Khan, Sanchit Singh, Saud Shaikh, Prathamesh Rokde, Nikhil Patil, Soham P.