Pillai College of Arts Commerce & Science, New Panvel retained Runners-up position and Silver Medal in Mumbai University Football Championship, were more than 200 college teams participated.
The team led by Vinil Poojari (T.Y.B.Com.) showed wonderful display of soccer, failed to convert a goal after attempting it for a dozens of time and positioning the ball more than 65% of total time duration. The defending champion and the finalist KC College never get an upper hand in the match scored a goal which is the only time they managed to attack PCACS. PCACS Eleven displayed a high degree of soccer skill throughout the tournament.
The following students of our college are selected to represent the University of Mumbai at All India Inter-University Ball Badminton (Men) Tournament 2017-18 to be organized by Yogi Vemana University, Vemanapuram, Kadapa (Andgra Pradesh).
1. Ashwinraja Fernando, S.Y.B.Com.(A.F.)
2. Shubham Vaishnav, F.Y.B.Com.(A.F.)
3. Sachin Choudhary, F.Y.B.Com.(A.F.)
4. Pradeep Ravriya, T.Y.B.M.S.(H.R.)
5. Naved Shaikh, S.Y.B.Com.(A.F.)
It is a double warmly for Pillai Volleyball as their Men won the Gold and the counterpart women’s Volleyball team led by Ankita Khatayat (T.Y.B.Com.) won Silver Medal at Mumbai University Inter Collegiate Women Volleyball Championship 2017-18 held at Podar College, Matunga from 3rd to 6th October, 2017. This is also came as a great achievement as team who ranked 13th managed to reach 2nd slot out of 62 college teams. Prerana Sharma, Akansha Pandey, Sweta Gowda and Sneha played good game of volleyball throughout the tournament.
PCACS Men Team won Gold Medal in Pep Sight Rifle Shooting Competition and the Women’s Team won the Gold Medal in Open Sight event. In Men’s Open Sight Team event the Pillai College of Arts Commerce and Science Men Team stood runners-up with Silver Medals. The PCACS team become the overall champions in Air Rifle Shooting Championship of Mumbai University.
Kiran Jadhav of Pillai College of Arts Commerce and Science, New Panvel won the individual champion in the Men’s Peep sight event and Miss. Kirandeep Saini of the same college won the Silver Medal in women’s Open Sight event. Another PCACS man Sumit Patil won Bronze Medal in Open Sight event.
Pillai College of Arts Commerce and Science, New Panvel Men’s Volleyball Team retained the runners-up title of Mumbai University Inter Collegiate Volleyball Championship held at K.B. Patil College, Vashi. The team lost to Thakur College in a five setter game (3-2).
Pillai College of Arts Commerce and Science, New Panvel Men Team won the Runners–up position in the Mumbai University Football Championship 2016-17. Team who leads with (2-0) till last ten minutes of the play lost at the end of final whistle against K.C. College, Mumbai by a slender margin 3-2.