1 SURANA COLLEGE #16, South End Road, Bengaluru-04 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-‘17 As Surana College completes 22 years of service in the field of education and the 19th batch of students leave the institution to face the world, we look back with gratitude the sacrifice and hard work of our beloved Founder Chairman, Sri G.C.Surana. Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants“. Today if we have seen further and gone forward, it is by standing on the shoulders of our Founder Chairman. We aspire to follow the vision and philosophy of our Founder to provide an all round education to our students. We thank our Chairman, GDA Foundation, Sri Dilip Surana for his pragmatic approach to various issues of the college and support. He had guided us to provide an education that encompasses the academic, physical, cultural, social and spiritual dimensions. Dr Archana Surana, our Managing Trustee advices and administers the affairs of the college efficiently on a day to day basis and we are most thankful to her. Her hard work and deep concern in planning and executing systematically all activities of the college with passion has helped us to nurture our precious students with care. The office is headed by Mr Girish.G and Mr.Karunasekara Reddy supported by their staff and we record our appreciation to them for manning the office with efficiency. We are indeed fortunate to have a team of well-qualified and efficient Heads of Departments, Librarians, Committee Chair persons and we record our deep gratitude to their contribution to the college. Our most valuable assets are our dedicated, motivated and contented teaching staff. These faithful people have brought this institution to the place of influence that it now enjoys. We are grateful to them. Our loyal and selfless field and support staff work round the clock to provide a clean and comfortable place for us to work in and we thank them.The Internal Quality Assurance Cell and the Academic/Administrative audit committee worked hard to assess and assure that quality was maintained. We are thankful to our Alumni and our parents who stand by us and encourage us.We are proud of our students. They include smart academicians, debaters, managers, creative writers, photographers, ramp models, quizzers, dancers, dramatists, scientists, athletes and even movie stars! You name them and we ANNUAL REPORTS 2016-‘17 2 SURANA COLLEGE #16, South End Road, Bengaluru-04 have them! They have been a potent force to contend with in various activities. May we exhort parents and staff who moulded them. In 1995 the college started with 22 students and 25 staff members. Today we have 1404 undergraduate students taking up Bangalore University Examinations in BA, BSc, BCA, BCom and BBA courses apart from the PG courses – MBA, MSc (Psy), MCA and M.Com. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1. VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT: Vision: To Become the Department of Excellence by Nurturing the students to become Best Managers and Entrepreneurs in diversified areas with high ethical and moral values Mission: To impart the knowledge of latest trend and development in the area of Business and Commerce and to attain academic excellence. 2. FACULTY PROFILE: YEARS OF S EXPERIENCE L SURA OT . NAME QUALIFICATION NA HER N COLL S O EGE 1 Mini K Abraham M.Com, M Phil 20 01 2 Mahalakshmi A M.Com, M Phil 15 03 L 3 Keerthi Arvind M.Com 10 02 4 Meera V M.Com, MFM 09 16 5 C R Sunitha M B A, M Phil (PhD) 06 07 6 Vinatha R M.Com 03 02 7 Sree Veena M R M.Com 02 03 8 Sathyanarayana M.Com, NET, KSET 01 02 R Vijay S Narayan M.Com, MBA 16 05 9 ANNUAL REPORTS 2016-‘17 3 SURANA COLLEGE #16, South End Road, Bengaluru-04 1 Akshaya B R M.Com, NET 3 04 0 mont hs 3. STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS: MINI K. ABRAHAM Authored book for a) V Semester B.Com, Life and General Insurance, Sunstar Publications. b) I semester MBA , Operations management, AMP Publications c )I semester MBA , Legal aspects of business, AMP Publications Set Question Papers for Autonomous Colleges like St.Josephs and NMKRV BOE Member at NMKRV College for Women Conducted VIVA for B.Com Students at NMKRV College for Women Presented paper at National Seminar at Surana PG College 8th Sept 2016, titled digital transformation, changes, challenges and choices – ‘A study on digital advertising and promotion in Banking sector’. Participated in Teacher chef competition conducted by IIHM on 21/9/16 Presented paper in international seminar at Adarsh Institute of Management and information technology on 18th and 19th Nov 2016 titled ‘The role of social media in Marketing’. Presented paper in national seminar at APS College on 22nd and 23rd Feb 2017, on ‘Straregies for achieving excellence in Business education ‘. Presented paper in national seminar at DC College, Kolar on 16th Feb 2017 on “Impact of cashless era on Small and Medium Enterprises”. Participated in FDP held in ITM Business school on 25th Nov 2016 titled ‘Empowering the Guru in transforming the Shishya’. Attended FDP conducted by Surana College on Enpowerment of Educational Professionals on 4th March 2017. Resource person in BU syllabus discussion held in ASC Degree College on 21st Jan 2017. BOE Member at Mount Carmel College for M.Com. MAHALAKSHMI A. L. Set Question Paper for an Autonomous College Presented paper at National Seminar at Surana PG College 8th Sept 2016 titled ‘Digital assessment in recruitment and selection in Organisations’. Co authored books on a) I semester MBA , Operations management, AMP Publications ANNUAL REPORTS 2016-‘17 4 SURANA COLLEGE #16, South End Road, Bengaluru-04 b) I semester MBA , Legal aspects of business, AMP Publications c) Co-authored book on Banking and finance for V Sem , Sunstar publications Participated in Teacher chef competition conducted by IIHM on 21/9/16 Judged Inter collegiate event at PES College on 28/9/16 for the event ‘Lecture context’ Presented paper in national seminar at APS College on 22nd and 23rd feb 2017, on ‘Straregies for achieving excellence in Business education ‘. Presented paper in national seminar at DC College, Kolar on 16th feb 2017 on “Impact of cashless era on Small and Medium Enterprises”. Participated in FDP held in ITM Business school on 25th Nov 2016 ‘Empowering the Guru in transforming the Shishya’. Attended FDP conducted by Surana College on Enpowerment of Educational Professionals on 4th March 2017. KEERTHI ARVIND Co authored book for I semester MBA, HRM , AMP Publications Set Question Paper for Autonomous College Co-authored book on IFRS for VI Sem B.Com by Thakur Publishers MEERA V Authored books a) IV Semester B.Com, Stock and commodity, Sunstar Publications b) II Semester, B.ComMarketing and services management, Sunstar Publications c) I semester MBA , Operations management, AMP Publications d)I semester MBA , Legal aspects of business, AMP Publications e) V Sem , B.Com, Banking and finance, Sunstar publications Set Question Paper for an Autonomous College Participated in Teacher chef competition conducted by IIHM on 21/9/2016 Presented paper in national seminar at APS College on 22nd and 23rd Feb 2017 ‘ Strategies and policies for global competency in Business Education-Indian Context’ Presented paper in national seminar at RJS Institute of management studies on 11th Jan 2017 on ‘Integrating Ethical Values with E-HR practices Participated in FDP held in ITM Business School on 25th Nov 2016 ‘Empowering the Guru in transforming the Shishya’. Attended FDP conducted by Surana College on Enpowerment of Educational Professionals on 4th March 2017. ANNUAL REPORTS 2016-‘17 5 SURANA COLLEGE #16, South End Road, Bengaluru-04 Resource person in BU syllabus discussion held in ASC Degree College on 21st Jan 2017. SUNITHA CR Mrs Sunitha CR registered for PhD at CMR University Co-authored book on Stock and commodity Markets for IV Sem B.Com, by Sunstar publishers Set Question Papers for Autonomous College BOE Member at Jyothinivas College for Women Authored book for V Semester B.Com, Life and General Insurance, Sunstar Publications Participated in Teacher chef competition conducted by IIHM Co-authored book on HRM for I semester MBA, AMP Publications Presented paper at National Seminar at Surana PG College 8th Sept 2016. Presented paper in national seminar at APS College on 22nd and 23rd feb 2017 on ‘ Strategies and policies for global competency in Business Education-Indian Context’ Presented paper in national seminar at RJS Institute of management studies on 11th Jan 2017 on ‘Sustaining competitiveness through best employment practices’ Participated in FDP held in ITM Business school on 25th Nov 2016 ‘Empowering the Guru in transforming the Shishya’. Attended FDP conducted by Surana College on Enpowerment of Educational Professionals on 4th March 2017. VINATHA B.R Set Question Papers for Autonomous College Attended Seminer on Goods and Service Tax in association with ICAI organised by Surana College on 20/4/16 Participated in Teacher chef competition conducted by IIHM Presented paper in national seminar at APS College on 22nd and 23rd Feb 2017 on ‘ Strategies and policies for global competency in Business Education-Indian Context’ Presented paper in national seminar at RJS Institute of management studies on 11th Jan 2017 on ‘Integrating Ethical Values with E-HR practices Participated in FDP held in ITM Business school on 25th Nov 2016 ‘Empowering the Guru in transforming the Shishya’. Attended FDP conducted by Surana College on Enpowerment of Educational Professionals on 4th March 2017 SREE VEENA Set Question Paper for Autonomous College ANNUAL REPORTS 2016-‘17 6 SURANA COLLEGE #16, South End Road, Bengaluru-04 Attended Seminer on Goods and Service Tax in association with ICAI organised by Surana College titled ‘A study on digital advertising and promotion in Banking sector’.