Pillai's College of Arts, Commerce and Science Part A

Pillai’s College of Arts, Commerce and Science New Panvel

The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC 2007-2008 Part A

The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year.

With a view to excel in everything that we have undertaken at the college, QUALITY is paramount in all our endeavours. The plan of action chalked by IQAC for the academic year 2007 – 2008 towards quality enhancement is as follows:

Details of the plans of the institution for the academic year 2007– 2008: 1. To begin lectures on the first working day i.e. 09.06.2007.

2. To ensure 100% utilization of lecture timings.

3. To prepare and publish yearly academic calendar before the beginning of the academic year.

4. To provide maximum opportunities to students in terms of academics, sports, co- curricular activities and exposure to international advancements.

5. To make greater use of modern teaching methods like audio-visual screening, role plays, simulation, field visits and surveys, mock interviews, visits , dramas, assignments, presentations, projects amongst others.

6. To introduce a bi-annual research bulletin to encourage research culture among staff.

7. To introduce more practical sessions and lectures, than prescribed by the university, for subjects which are difficult.

8. To inform the guardians about the first term results of their wards, who have not faired well so that more effort can be put in the second term to avoid the failure of candidates.

9. To encourage Advance Learners.

10. To encourage mentoring by management, corporate guests, teachers, student to student, English speaking to vernacular students.

11. To give special attention to students participating in extra curricular activities.

12. To promptly redress student grievances.

13. To regularly maintain, repair and upgrade infrastructure to facilitate effective teaching- learning.

14. To make available online access to journals for the benefit of students and staff.

15. To update library with latest books, journals, CDs etc.

16. To introduce Centralized Assessment Project for question paper setting-Department – wise.

17. To introduce an Appraisal System for non -teaching staff.

18. To depute as many teachers as possible for seminars or workshops for enrichment of knowledge.

19. To encourage teachers for research work.

20. To arrange special programmes for non-teaching staff.

21. To work harder on fulfilling our social objectives.

22. Spreading social message through our annual college magazine.

23. To conduct greater number of seminars and workshops of National and International importance on our campus.

24. To encourage more students and teachers to participate in the International Exchange Program with St. Mary’s College of Business and Economics, California, U.S.A.

25. To organize visits for the students to various research centres for advanced knowledge in the field of biotechnology.

26. Strengthening the institution-industry linkages.

27. To introduce schemes for the economically challenged students.

28. To care for the environment by creating more awareness.

The IQAC has taken initiatives towards fulfillment of the above objectives which have been stated in the following pages. Progress was made in the following areas through the year.

 Academic Calender (2008-2009) has been prepared before the beginning of the first term of the academic year 2008-2009.

 We encouraged students to participate in international advanced training programmes with foreign universities, seminars and workshops to update them with contemporary knowledge.

 Lecture method of teaching was supplemented by use of audio visuals, group discussions, presentations, discussions on case studies, industrial visits, project work, field surveys, visits to research centers etc.

 Talks and Seminars on contemporary topics were organized for the benefit of the students.

 Additional tests, assignments, were conducted for final year students

 Guardian teachers were appointed for weaker students to provide special coaching to them.

 Guidance lectures on subjects which are difficult for the students were organized.

 Counseling for weak students after lecture hours to bring them to the class level.

 Conducted Test Series for the students.

 The parents of under-performing students were called to have a discussion with the class teacher and subject teacher.

 Advance Learners were given additional work, references and guidance. They are also awarded prizes as motivation.

 Notes prepared by teachers highlighting important points were given for different subjects. Copies of these notes are available in the library as well as on the college website - www.mes.ac.in

 Chapter- wise tests and additional preliminary examination for final year students.

 Attendance of the students was monitored on a monthly basis and action was taken.

 We keep a track of the performance of the students. Regular feedback was given to their parents.

 Problems book on accounting subjects are prepared by our teachers and supplied to the students at the time of admission. The students are required to bring it to the class room every day so that no time is wasted in dictation of problems. Copies of these notes are also available in the library and the college website.

 Revision lectures were arranged for different subjects for the benefit of the students.

 In-order to help vernacular medium students our language teacher gives more stress on presentations and oral communication in the classroom.

 Paper solution for difficult subjects was made available for the final year students.

 Students were motivated by awarding them with prizes on their academic and non- academic feats. The college has a points system in-order to ascertain the Best Student of the Year taking into account academic, attendance, discipline and extra curricular activities of the student.

Part B: 1. Activities reflecting the goals and objectives of the institution:

Our forte at Pillai’s has always been to mould the total personality of the student with relevant inputs of best practices and social awareness. We believe, everything we do should reflect and support the college’s mission and core values. Be it academics, music, sports or art, our activities contribute significantly to the total development of every student.

Our VISION is “Education for all”. To fulfill our vision we welcome students from diverse backgrounds irrespective of region, religion, caste, economic strata and academic performance in earlier years.

We believe in – providing quality education, creating employment opportunities, providing community service, overall personality development and respect for the environment.

To achieve our objectives a number of initiatives have been taken as mentioned below:

 Providing Quality Education

 We have entered in to a partnership with the prestigious St. Mary’s College of Business & Economics, California, and U.S.A. for hosting of exchange programmes for student & faculty members. Our students got the opportunity of being the recipients of an international advanced training programme designed specially for the Indian context. This Programme is an annual event and students and faculty from St. Mary’s college will also visit our college.Students of our college attended a Management Training

nd th Programme of three week (from 22 February to 11 March, 2008) at St. Mary’s and were exposed to a wide variety of business practices prevailing in America from marketing & finance to negotiation and ethical issues. They visited Genentech, Microsoft, Federal Reserve Bank USA, Target: Retail Store, Apple Computers, Intel and other companies where they learnt about trends in globalization and how US firms pursue global strategies.

There were interactive sessions with the regular American business school students and faculty drawn from a wide range of background and business interests. They received a certificate of training from the St. Mary's College of California. One of our students Ms. Shreya Shukla visited St. Mary’s for the second time as the Peer Advisor and was felicitated for her coordination. All the other students received certificated and mementos. Students were taken for sight seeing to Hollywood Universal Studios, Disneyland, Beverly Hills, Napa Valley and many other places.

List of students who attended the programme this year:

1. Ms. Shreya Shukla S.Y.B.M.S. 2. Ms. Priyanka J. F.Y.B.M.S. 3. Ms. Ms. Debashree Pol F.Y.B.Sc.I.T. 4. Ms. Kithu Varghese F.Y.B.Sc.I.T. 5. Ms. Manjiri Guldekar F.Y.BSc. Bio.Tech. 6. Mr. Rahul Shenoi F.Y.BSc. Bio.Tech. 7. Ms. Deepti Kismatrao F.Y.B.Com.Acc. Fin.

 We provide our students with paper solutions, notes on difficult subjects, guardian teachers, updated libraries, additional tests, incentives and awards to encourage them to be able to realize their potentials.

 Ms. Neha Dalal, a student of our college, was Mumbai University Topper in the subject of Computer Science at the T.Y.B.Sc. Examination held in March, 2007. She has scored 496 marks out of a total of 600 and has secured.82.67percentage. Additional coaching after lecture hours, solving past university papers, arranging expert guidance lectures, additional tests, were some of the initiatives taken by the faculty members which brought about this achievement.

 Various departments of our college have done their mite in contributing to the pool of youth power by providing the right skill-sets and the environment to unleash their potential. The following are their endeavours:

DEPARTMENT OF C.S. I.T.

 A number of guest lectures were organized for the students of T.Y.I.T and T.Y.C.S.

 Guardian Teachers were appointed for under performing students.

 Parents of students in the Attendance Defaulter list were called to discuss measures to improve their attendance.

 Test series was conducted for the students of F.Y./S.Y./T.Y. C.S./I.T. for every topic.

 Extra lectures were arranged for the students for solving problems. a) Swati V. took extra lecture for students of S.Y.I.T for C language. b) Mamta Nair took extra lecture for students of T.Y.I.T for C++. c) Ragita Nair took extra lecture for students of T.Y.I.T for Advanced Java.

 Paper solution for difficult subjects was given to the students of T.Y.C.S.

 Project work of T.Y.C.S. and T.Y.I.T. are started as soon as S.Y.C.S. and S.Y.I.T. exams are over so that students complete the project before regular lectures start.To help students in project, project guides are appointed. Prof. Abhijit Salvi & Prof. Pradeep P. conducted guidance session for the students to enable them to successfully complete their project work.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS  Organised Guidance Lecture for T.Y.B.Com. students in Business Economics (Paper III) on 25th January 2008. Resource Person: Prof. Rajam Rajgopalan HOD, Dept. of Economics, Podar College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai.

 Test series conducted for: F.Y.B.Com. – BusinessEconomics- I S.Y.B.Com. - BusinessEconomics- II T.Y.B.Com. – BusinessEconomics- III F.Y.B.Com. – Environmental Studies F.Y.B.Com. – Foundation Course-I S.Y.B.Com. – Foundation Course-II

 Students from F.Y.B.Com. were encouraged to give presentations on different topics from Foundation Course &Environmental Studies.

 Additional Lectures were conducted for Business Economics III for T.Y.B.Com. Number of lectures were increased to 4 per week from the University prescribed three.

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY

 Guidance lecture on Financial Accounting and Direct and Indirect tax for T.Y.B.Com. students on 1st of February, 2008. The resource person was Ms. Minaxi Rachcha from ICL College Vashi.

 Test series was conducted in the subject of Financial Accounting by Prof. Monali Ray for T.Y.B.Com. students.

 Test series was conducted in the subject of Direct and Indirect tax by Prof. Deepa Pillai for T.Y.B.Com. students.

 Special tests were conducted for the academically weak students of T.Y.B.Com. in the subject of Cost Accounting by Prof. Gajanan Wader.

 Advance Learners were encouraged to solve additional problems.

 Problems book on Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Cost Accounting are prepared by our teachers and supplied to the students at the time of admission. The students are required to bring it to the class room every day so that no time is wasted in dictation of problems. Copies of these notes are also available in the library.

DEPARTMENT OF B.COM. ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

 Paper presentation for F.Y. Acc. &Fin.students in the subject of Business Communication by Prof. Meenakshi Nandula.

 Extra lectures conducted by Prof. Abida Hawaldar in the subject of Cost Accounting for T.Y. Acc.&Fin. (V semester) students.

 Conducted tests in the subject of Economics for T.Y. Acc.&Fin. (V semester ) by Prof. Rinku Shantanu.

 Extra lectures conducted for T.Y. Acc. &Fin. (V semester) in Financial Accounting by Prof. Monali Ray and Prof. Deepa Pillai.

 Organised guest lecture on Management Accounting Techniques with special focus on Employment Opportunity in Equity Research’ by Dr. Kaustubh Sontakke from Pillai’s Institute of Management Studies and Research.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Guidance Lecture for T.Y.B.Com. students was conducted in the subject of Management and Production planning and Export marketing on 23rd January 2008 by Mr. Madhu Nair, Vice Principal, Cosmopolitans Valia College, Andheri

 Conducted test series for F.Y.B.Com. students in the subject of Commerce I.

 Conducted presentations for F.Y.BCom.on the topic ‘Business Turnaround Corporate Restructuring’

 Project work was given to students of Advertising, although not required as per university syllabus, in order to enhance their practical knowledge.

 Notes highlighting important points in Management and Production Planning are prepared by teachers and given to the students at the beginning of the term so that more time can be devoted to teaching during the lecture. Copies of these notes are available in the library.

DEPARTMENT OF LAW

 Projects in “Cooperative Sectors” for the commerce and Accounting &Finance students.

 Field surveys were organized for the cooperative sectors and data has been collected related to registration, administration, financial aspects and accounting policies, used by the co-operative entities.

DEPARTMENT OF BMS

 Extra lectures were conducted by Prof. Deepa Pillai in the subject of Finacial Accountancy for F.Y.B.M.S. (Sem.1) students.

 Subject of Quantitative Mathematics of T.Y.B.M.S. being difficult, the lectures on this subject is started as soon as S.Y.B.M.S. result is announced.

 Conducted test in the subject of logistics for T.Y.B.M.S.students (SemV) by Prof. Sachin Deshmukh.

 Guardian Teachers were appointed for under performing students.

th  Organised Guest lecture for S.Y.B.M.S. students in the subject of Marketing on 16 February 2008. The resource person was Prof. Deepa Makkad from ICL College, Vashi.

 Counseling was undertaken for the students whose performance was not satisfactory.

 Test Series conducted for the subject of Entrepreneurship for T.Y.B.M.S. by Prof. Smitha Nair.

 Test Series conducted for Marketing Research and IMTP for T.Y.B.M.S. students by Prof. Prerna Sharma.

 Parents of students in the Attendance Defaulter list were called to discuss measures to improve their attendance.

 Conducted Guest Lecture for F.Y.B.M.S. students in the month of February, 2008. The resource person was Ms. Apeksha Sharma, Legal Assistant, Kadam Associates.

 Conducted Guest Lecture for T.Y.B.M.S. students on Entrepreneurship. The resource person was Dr. Anish Pillai, Senior Associate Finance, SYNTEL.

 Conducted Guest Lecture for T.Y.B.M.S. students in the subject of Entrepreneurship on 10th and 11th March 2008. The resource person was Prof. Vivekanand Pawar from Babasaheb Gawade Institute of Management Studies and Research.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH 1. Audio visual screening on effective communication (an interactive session) was conducted. Feedback was taken where in students acknowledged that the screening helped them to view the theory taught to them in the class, in a practical way, because of the examples and illustrations.

2. Remedial English teaching to some students who having come from a vernacular background, found it difficult to understand concepts in English.

3. Multimedia CDs were purchased for the benefit of students and are available in the library.

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

 Students of first and second year attended summer training in various institutions, hospitals, pathology laboratories and manufacturing units.

 One student of third year and four students of second year participated in a Workshop on Statistics conducted by the Royal College, Mumbai.

 Three students of third year and two of second year attended a Marine Biotechnology symposium at Ruparel College during 18th January. 2008 and 20th January. 2008.

 Two students of third year and five of second year atended a Workshop on Nanotechnology and Latest Trends conducted at VPMs College (polytechnic) on January. 5th, 2008.

 Sixteen selected students of our college attended a Symposium at BARC. Life Science Symposium.

 Immunohematology training of ten days at IIH KEM campus successfully completed by 2 students of third year.

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

 Prof. Smitha Jayaram has given extra coaching for F.Y.B.Com for the mathematics subject.

 Prof. Sudha Ramesh gave extra coaching to ATKT students of F.Y.I.T. in the subject of Mathematics.

 Test Series was conducted for the F.Y.B.Com. students in the subject of Mathematics.

 Advance Learners were encouraged to solve problems involving higher mathematical abilities.

 Creating Employment Opportunities

There is a dedicated training and Placement Cell providing career guidance to all the students at or college. The Cell regularly conducts workshops on soft skills and company-specific tests and training programmes for successful selection of all eligible students. A fully computerized state-of-the-art air-conditioned auditorium is available for conducting pre-placement presentation to corporate bodies

 To enable our students to get an opportunity for a good placement a number of corporates are invited to the campus.

 Our students are exposed to the actual work environment through industrial visits.

 Our add-on courses in computers have helped our students to gain employment opportunities.

th nd  ‘Sambhav’ is a mega- marketing fair organized by our parent organization. (19 to 22 of January, 2008). The database of our students was forwarded to various corporates participating in the fair for increasing opportunities for employment.

 A number of joint campus interviews were organized which had participation from students from colleges in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. They are as follows:

Accenture (B.Sc. I.T. and C.S. 2008) A joint campus was organized for B.Sc. I.T. & B.Sc. C.S. on July 14th and 15th, 2007. 2 Students were selected.

Campus Ambassador Program for Infosys (B.Sc. I.T. C.S. B.A/B.Com./B.Sc./B.M.S.)

A campus Ambassador program was organized for all the streams for 2008 batch in September 2007. About 40 students from Pillai’s College appeared for the test. 10 students were short listed.

Nidhi Sharma (T.Y.I.T.) was chosen as the Campus Ambassador for I.T. giant, Infosys.

GUNNEBO (B.M.S. 2008 Batch) Campus interview was organized for the BPO on 11th December 2007. 11 students were selected.

ICICI Prudential (B.Sc. I.T. C.S. B.A./B.Com./B.Sc./ B.M.S.) A Campus interview was organized for the Pillai’s students of B.M.S .for the 2008 batch.

Infosys for I.T.-C.S. roles and for BPO (B.Sc. I.T. C.S. B.A./B.Com./B.Sc./ B.M.S.) A joint campus was organized for B.Sc. I.T. & B.Sc. C.S. for the I.T. roles and for the BPO roles for B.A., B.Com. and B.M.S. 2008 batch. Students from 30 colleges in Bombay ad New Bombay participated 2 students were selected for I.T. roles. 21 students were selected for BPO roles.

Effort (BPO for 2008 batch) Campus interview for the BPO roles- B.A., B.Com., B.M.S. 2008 batch.

Our students also participated in Joint Campus organized in Dhanukar College, Ville Parle. 3 students have been selected in Patni Computers.

 A seminar / Interactive session on skills facing the interview and GD by Ms. Yashodha Durge from PIMSR.

 Providing Community Service

 Through our annual college magazine we have made an attempt to highlight and create more awareness on burning social issues of particular importance to the youth for e.g. Aids, Female Foeticide etc. Our College received the Prestigious Prof. M.V. Chandgadkar Trophy for the Best College Magazine for 2006-2007 and the cover page was highly appreciated for spreading a social message.

 The college gives great importance to social up-liftment activities and the involvement of the students in this activities.We has a Social Awareness Cell, including all departments, to carry out our social objectives.

The following activities were organized by the cell in the right earnest:

1. Our students made a visit to Kalyani Mahila & Balak Seva Sanstha, New Panvel. They performed recreational activities and presented gifts to the inmates.

2. Participated in the Pulse Polio Vaccination Program of Government of India from 5th August to 10th August 2007 in New Panvel as well as Khanda Colony.

3. Computer association conducted educational campus to teach the peons and their children- “The Basics of Computers”. Two consecutive programs were conducted on 22-01-2008 & 3-02-2008 with participation of nearly 40 children and 10 peons. Knowledge of basics of computers such as M.S.Word, Paint, M.S.Access followed by software and hardware was shared with them.

4. Organized an AIDS awareness rally in New Panvel.

5. Remedial teaching for weaker sections in Kamothe area, which covered 3 schools.

6. Computer literacy program in Polio School, New Panvel.

7. Students of Computer Association arranged a workshop for teaching the poor.

NATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE The main of N.S.S. is to inculcate the spirit of social work and facilitate personality development of students. With this aim in mind the following activities were organized this year:

1. Pulse Polio Camp from 5th August to 10th August 2007 in New Panvel as well as Khanda Colony.

2. Blood Donation camp on 18th September 2007 in our college campus. Given 90 bottles to Civil Hospital Alibag, Raigad.

3. Tree Plantation Camp on 9th October 2007 in our college garden.

4. AIDS Rally.

5. Street plays to create AIDS awareness for factory workers at Hindalco and Shell Company, Taloja.

6. Free medical check- up camp in Khanda village.

7. Students attended Workshops & Exhibitions on social issues.

8. Literacy programme in the subject of maths and science for children in three villages in raigad district.

9. A ten day residential camp was organized at Rohinjan village from 22nd October to 31st October, 2007. Special activities that took place were construction of mud roads, painting of school and preservation of natural surroundings, cleaning school tanks making permanent concrete school stage, awareness on anti- dowry, anti –smoking, cleanliness etc.

10. Lectures were conducted on ethics and personality development for the students.

11. Students were encouraged to attend workshops and exhibitions to update them on current social problems.

 Overall Personality Development

To develop a well rounded personality of the students, the following committees have organized a number of activities.

STUDENTS COUNCIL

 To help students realize their potentials, we encourage them to participate in maximum number of in-house and inter-collegiate festivals.

 We organize Pillai’s Youth festival, which is an intra-collegiate fest, in which all colleges affiliated to the Pillai’s group participate.

 Our students have not only won district, state, national awards but also international awards in cultural activities.

 We encourage our students by providing them all the facilities that they require to compete at different levels. We provide them with choreographers for fashion shows& dances, musicians for singing performances etc.. We also provide them with conveyance and teachers accompany students for the different inter-collegiate events.

 The following days were celebrated in the said academic year:

th  7 July, 2007 Fresher’s Day for F.Y.B.Com., F.Y.B.Com. Acc. Fin.

16th  July, 2007 Fresher’s Day for F.Y.B.Com., F.Y.B.Com. Acc. Fin.

th  4 August, 2007 Friendship Day

th  28 November, 2007 “Four Colour Day” 18

th  28 November. 2007 Blue day

th  29 November. 2007 Green day

th  30 November. 2007 Red Day

st  1 December. 2007“Saree/Tie-Chocolate Day

rd  3 December. 2007 Yellow Day”

th  19 December. 2007 Mismatch Day

th  5 January. 2008 Tattoo Day

th  25 January. 2008 Black & White Day

th  28 January. 2008 Rainbow Week

th  13 February.2008 Kurta Day

th  15 February. 2008 Traditional and Chocolate Day

 21-22 February.2008 “Pillais Youth Festival

th  15 August. Independence Day Celebrations

th  5 September.2007 Teachers Day celebration

th  24 December. 2007 Christmas celebration

th  26 January. 2008 Republic Day celebrations

GYMKHANA Sports activities play an equally crucial role in a students development along with academic inputs and hence our college gives great importance to participation in the same

th  Our college received the 8 rank in Mumbai University Sports. We have won innumerable prizes in different sports events.Some of them are listed below:

1. University of Mumbai Champions for Handball. (Womens’ ) 2. University of Mumbai Champions for Handball.(Mens’) 3. Winner of 5th Prashant Naik Handball Tournament. 4. Winner of 5th Pillais Sports Festival Handball Tournament. 5. Winner of Phonix Cup Handball Tournament. 6. Winner of Bhavans Handball Tournament organized by Bhavans College. 7. Winner of 1st Pillais Sports Festival Ball Badminton Tournament. 8. Winner of Inter- Collegiate Cricket tournament organized by MNS at Panvel. 9. Winner of Karnala opens held at Karnala Sports Academy in the Month December 2007. 10. Winner of Football Tournament organized by Reliance Group at 11. Reliance Colony Rasayani. 12. Mr.Manoj Singh of our college won Silver Medal in University of 13. Mumbai Wrestling Championship organized at Murbad on 8th September, 2007. 14. Ms.Triveni Bhagat of our college won Gold Medal in University of Mumbai Taekwondo Championship. 15. Winner of Karnala Volleyball Championship held at Karnala Sports Academy. 16. Winner of Karnala Volleyball Championship held at Karnala Sports Academy Panvel on 28th December 2006.

 Our student is the NAVI MUMBAI PIONEER OF PARKOUR.

Parkour is a physical art of French origin and this rare art has found home in the life of an enthusuiastic Pillaite, Mr. Akshat Bhargava, from S.Y.I.T.Our student is one of the two Navi Mumbai Pioneers of this art.

 The college has been able to shine in sports because of the encouragement given to students through unique facilities like hi-tech gymkhana and well trained national and international coaches. Mr. Prashant Mahale NIS Coach (Handball), Mr. Thomas K.M. , Former International Player in Handball (Asian Game Player), Mr. Sunil Poojari ,C-License Coach from FIFA,

 The college has made substantial investments in providing the state-of-the-art facilities for various sports.

 Conducted Residential and non-residential camps for the development of the students.

1. Conducted Residential Camp for Handball Boys Team for 18 days from 10th August to 27th August 2007 in which 23 players participated.

2. Conducted Non- Residential Camp for Handball Girls Team for 18 days from 10th August to 27th August 2007 in which 19 players participated

3. Conducted Residential Camp for Ball Badminton Boys Team for 20 days from 21stAugust to 9th September 2007 in which 18 players participated. 4. Conducted Non- Residential Camp for Ball Badminton Girls Team for 20 days from 21stAugust to 9th September 2007 in which 15 players participated.

5. Conducted Residential Camp for Volleyball Boys Team for 14 days from 1st to 14th October 2007 in which 20 players participated.

 Organised Tournaments at University Level.

1. Organized University of Mumbai Inter Collegiate Handball Championship for Men & Women in the Month of August & September 2007.

th nd rd 2. Organized 6 Pillai’s Sports Festival Handball Championship On 22 & 23 December 2007 in which 20 teams from all over Maharashtra participated.

3. Organized 1stPillais Sports Festival Ball Badminton Championship on 1st & 2nd December 2007 in which 16 teams from all over Maharashtra participated.

ASSOCIATIONS

ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION

The objective of Economics association is to attract and enhance students interest and enthusiasm towards Economics by organizing various events in the said subject. The following activities were arranged in the said academic year:

1. Debate Competition : BPOs: Boon or Bane First Prize : Ms. Divya Lall T.Y.B.M.S. First Prize : Mr. Prateek Lahoti S.Y.B.Com. Second Prize : Rucha Gavali T.Y.B.M.S.

2. Essay Competition : Call Centre Industry in India First Prize : Ms. Fatima Fakih F.Y.B.Com. Second Prize : Ms. Priyanka Ashok Jawalgaonkar F.Y.B.M.S. Third Prize : Ms. Glanda Nazareth F.Y.B.M.S.

3. Presentations on various economic issues: Globalisation and Issues, HRD, Disinvestment, Growth of Modern Retail in India, Bad Politics, India’s Poverty etc.

4. Report Writing : Retail Industry in India First Prize: Ms. Divya Lall T.Y.B.M.S.

5. Guidance Session for girl students: ‘Addressing Economic Rights of Women By Dr. Abhay Shette, Gynaecologist & Obstrician, New Panvel.

6. Business Plan Competition.

MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

This association aims to enrich knowledge of its members in the field of management and its allied areas. This year the association organized the following programmes for the students.

1. Poster Making Competition on Lifestyle Disease. 2. Debate Competition on the topic” Should railways be commercialized?” 3. Elocution Competition on the topic: Today’s Education: Boon or bane. 4. Article Writing Competition on the topic: Leaders are born or made. 5. Slogan Writing Competition on Global Warming 6. Quiz Competition

COMPUTER ASSOCIATION

Computer Association (League) has a vision to spread computer knowledge by motivating all the students to participate in several events.

1. IMPROMPTU (extempore), in which many students participated.

2. Debate Competition- Current topics related to the computer field and society was chosen.

3. Group Discussion - A topic was given on the spot to the participants and that helped them to improve their confidence level.

4. Presentations on topics from the computer field.

LITERARY ASSOCIATION

The Literary Association has been formed with an intention to pool the literary talents of first year students. The Inaugural meeting was conducted on July 30th, 2007, presided by Prof. Gajanan Wader. The following activities were organized:

1. Essay Writing Competition ( Stress free system of education) 2. Debate Competition (Increasing crime rate among Teens: Should Parental Control be increased.) 3. Poster Making Competition ( Child Labour) 4. Presentations by vernacular students specially to improve oral communication.

WOMENS CELL

Women’s cell endeavours to make students aware about gender equality. We also have the facility of a professional counselor, Mrs dipti Pillais for our girl students’ grievanceas if required.The following activities were conducted in the current academic year:

1. Lecture on “Drug Abuse” by Dr. Shanti Manadiar and her team from National Addiction Research Centre, Andhere on 23-08-07.

2. Our student Ms. Geeta Bhattarai of T.Y.B.Com. Participated in an Inter-Collegiate Elocution Competition on Youth and Anti-Dowry Movement organized jointly by Modern College and Anti Dowry Movement, Mumbai.

3. Guidance session for girl students on health issues by Dr. Abhay Shete: Gynaecologist and Obstrecian, navi Mumbai.

MAGAZINE

The “Spectrum”, our annual college magazine, is truly reflective of the budding talent at Pillai’s’, bringing out the best from the students and making them aware of their innate abilities.

Our College received the Prestigious Prof. M.V. Chandgadkar Trophy for the Best College Magazine for 2006-2007. We received the Certificate of Commendation given in appreciation for Excellence among college magazines received this year.

Through our college magazine we have made an attempt too highlight and create more awareness on burning social issues of particular importance to the youth for e.g. Aids, Female Foeticide etc.

We have introduced a new section in our magazine ‘Lens” which is the photography section where our students have contributed photographs clicked by them on current social issues and state of affairs.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

This year we have introduced Pillai’s Educational And Research bulletin is, a Bi- Annual Publication, to encourage research culture among staff.

PCACS News Bulletin is an in-house bulletin to share information on college events and activities.

“THE MAHATMITE” is the news bulletin of our parent institution , Mahatma Education Society, and carries news on our society’s activities, achievements and plans for the future.

INDUSTRIAL VISIT

Our students are exposed to the actual work environment through industrial visits. Venue Class . 1. Shimla & Chandigarh M.Sc.I.T.

2. Shimla & Chandigarh (Himachal Pradesh B.Com.Acc.Fin. Horticultural Produce Mktg. & Processing Cor. Ltd. Fruit Processing etc.

3. Mahad, Mumbai ( Privi Organics Ltd. ) B.Com.

4. Bangalore – Mysore (Soap Factory, Aarey Milk Centre etc.) B.M.S.

5. Goa (Various Dept. of Goa University, Kingfisher Bio.Tech. Breweries, NIO, NCAOR etc.

6. Bangalore& Ooty (Mind Tre Consultanct ,IIS T.Y.B.Sc.I.T. (Indian Institute of Science)

7. Bangalore & Ooty T.Y.B.Sc.C.S.

8. Bangalore & Ooty T.Y.Acc.Fin.

 Respect the environment

Our college immensely cares for the environment.

We continually make efforts to make students aware of their responsibilities of protecting nature. The entire concept of the campus is being one with nature, which is why the campus is situated amidst existing mango groves. Not one tree was uprooted to accommodate the college; rather the college was built to accommodate the mango trees within its confines.Along one of the

boundaries of the Campus runs the gently flowing Kalundre River undisturbed by the onset of 'civilization' along its shores.

 Sparrow Shelter Drive: Many NGOs have taken up the cause of Mumbai's declining sparrow population. Taking a cue from this we have put up sparrow shelters in different places of our campus to sensitize our students.

 We regularly carry out tree plantation drives not only on our campus but also in the neighbouring areas.

 Caring for Bee Hives. We have a large number of bee hives on our college building walls which have never been harmed by us.

 Nature Club Nature club works on the objective of inculcating interest and awareness in the minds of young students regarding the value of environment and ways to care for it.The following activities were carried out by the club:

1. Poster Competition and Exhibition on nature related topics like – deforestation, rural scenic beauty, nature trails, & global warming. 2. Street plays were conducted on different issues to spread the “Go Green” message. Topics: Global Warming, Importance of Forest, Pollution and Environment amongst others. 3. Tree Plantation Programme at Rohinjan Village, Panvel, Raigad District. 4. Tree Plantation campaign in the college vicinity.

2. New academic programmes initiated (UG & PG):

We have received permission to start M.Sc. Bio. Tech. in the academic year 2008 – 2009

3. Innovations in curriculum design and transaction:

 We are affiliated to the University of Mumbai and so we follow the curriculum designed by the Board of Studies, Mumbai University.

 Staff members attend workshops and meetings related to syllabi reformation.

 Students are encouraged to participate in and present papers at seminars and workshops within and outside the college and are also given guidance for the same. Our Bio- Technology students have attended various workshops and symposiums and have also presented papers.

 Our staff uses various teaching methods to simplify the learning process and make it more interesting for the students. Apart from regular lectures we organize group discussions, audio-visual presentations, talks by experts on important topics, discussion on case studies and industrial visits, field surveys for the benefit of our students.

 Handbooks have been designed and printed by our teachers for subjects which the students find difficult.

 Students are encouraged to work on projects, though not compulsory for them, and present it with the latest teaching aids like power point presentations, O.H.P.

4. Inter- disciplinary programmes started:

 We are affiliated to the University of Mumbai which does not allow us to offer inter disciplinary programmes, but we do offer students add on courses in computers.

 We encourage students to participate in the international exchange programme with St. Mary’s College of Business and Economics, California, U.S.A.

 Our teachers are encouraged to participate in workshops, seminars and research forum which give them an opportunity to interact with colleagues from other disciplines, thus adding to their teaching skills and communications.

5. Examination reforms implemented:

a. We have started Centralized paper setting for B. Com., B.M.S., and B.Com. Accounting and Finance B.Sc. Computer Science and Information Technology, department- wise. All facilities are provided to create the right environment for the purpose mentioned.

b. The examination programme is announced in the beginning of the academic year through the academic calendar. The detailed programme regarding last date for portion completion, question paper submission, mark list submission and declaration of results are announced in advance and also displayed on the web site.

c. We had centralized in-semester examinations for B.M.S., B.Com. Accounts and Finance, B.Sc. Information Technology and Computer Science.

d. We conduct centralized assessment of answer papers for B. Com., B.M.S., and B.Com. Accounting and Finance B.Sc. Computer Science and Information Technology from 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. This ensures timely declaration of results.

e. Unfair Means Enquiry Committee headed by Mrs. Monali Ray and its members handled all the cases reported to it in a systematic manner. The committee members interacted with students and guardians and counseled them to avoid future recurrences of the same.

f. Moderation of answer papers was carried out for all subjects by the various departments.

g. Additional Preliminary Examination and Periodic Tests are held for Final Year students. h. Assignments are regularly collected from the students and detailed feedback is provided.

6. Number of candidates qualified: NET/SLET/GATE etc.:

 Ms. Kavita Baddi has been appointed who is qualified SET in Commerce.

7. Total no of seminar/workshops conducted:

 Our Research Forum organized a Seminar on “Academia and Society: Recent th research trends” (6 February.2008). Key note address was by Dr. Shefali Pandya, Head of the Dept. of Education, Mumbai University.

th  Seminar on “Stress Management” was conducted by our college on 29 September 2007.Key address was by Mrs. Milindar, Institute of Management Science & Religion, Mumbai.

 Organised a talk on Management Accounting Techniques with special focus on Employment Opportunity in Equity Research’ by Dr. Kaustubh Sontakke from Pillai’s Institute of Management Studies and Research.

 A Seminar / Interactive session on skills required for facing Interview and Group Discussion . Key Address by Ms. Yashodha Durge from PIMSR.

 A Talk on ‘Women Health’ by Dr. Abhay Shete, Gynaecologist and Obstetricians, New Panvel.

 A Talk on “Drug Abuse” by Dr. Shanti Manadiar and her team from National Addiction Research Centre, Andheri.

 Guest lectures were arranged for the final year students on subjects which are difficult for them.

8. Research projects:

Being a Commerce College, mainly undergraduate, we do not undertake research projects. However we have a separate department-Research Forum, which encourages students and staff for research activities.

9. Patents generated, if any: Not applicable to Commerce colleges.

10. New collaborative research programmes: Not applicable to Commerce colleges

11. Total research grants received from various agencies: None

12. Number of research scholars:

 Prof. Smitha Jayaram registered for the Ph.D. with Bharthiyar University. Her Topics is “Numerical Methods and Analysis.”

 .Prof. Gajanan Wader has registered for Ph.D. with Yashwantrao Chavan Open University in the subject of Accounts.

 Prof. Rinkoo Shantnu has registered for Ph.D with Muradabad University in the subject of Economics.

 Prof. Aarti Sukheja has registered for Ph.D with S.N.D.T. University in the subject of Economics.

13. Citation index of faculty members and impact factor: None

14. Honors/Awards to the faculty:

Visionary, Founder and CEO of the Pillai Group of Institutes felicitated for his valuable contribution as a Social and Institution Engineer at national and international levels.  On 6th December 2007, Dr. K.M. Vasudevan Pillai, visionary founder and CEO of the Pillai Group of Institutes, was felicitated by Dr. Vijay Kolhe, Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University for expanding the scope of education and making a difference at the national and international level.

 Our faculty, Prof. Rinkoo Shantnu, H.O.D. Economics received the Best Teacher Award for her valuable contribution to education. This award was presented to her by Mahatma Education Society, our parent institution.

 Our faculty Prof. Gajanan Wader, H.O.D. Law received the Best Research Paper Award, at a National Management Conference on “Financial risk, uncertainty and strategic management: A global perspective” at I.C.S.S.R. Conference Hall, Kalina University.The topic of his paper was: “Options- Risk, Uncertainty and Strategic Management”.

 Our College Editorial team (comprising teachers and students) received the Prestigious Prof. M.V. Chandgadkar Trophy for the Best College Magazine for 2006-2007. We received the Certificate of Commendation given in appreciation for Excellence among college magazines received for the academic year 2007-2008.

 Our faculty Prof. Seema Somani, H.O.D.,Commerce presented a paper which was selected out of 1000 papers received for the International Seminar on “Issues in International Scenario;Special Economic Zone and Business process Outsourcing” at University Of Mumbai, kalina campus.The topic of her paper was: “Special Economic Zones: The Road Ahead”.

Dr. K.N. Babu

Represented the college in the Life Sciences Symposium 2007 on “ DNA Damage, repair th th and their implications” at Barc, Multipurpose Hall from 5 December. 2007 to 7 December. 2007.

Sub -editor for the “Environmental Degradation and Management”, Volume- III 2007

Two research papers published jointly with Dr. K.M. Srinandhinidevi, Dr. Chitra Ramanan, “Studies on the effect of Decamethrin on Mosquito Control”, Vol-II, 2007, 71-74 & “Water quality of a River Ghadeshwar in New Panvel, Navi Mumbai receiving domestic sewage through an open drainage”.

Dr. Ms. S. Bharne

Attended the First Global Insight Conference on Leukaemia from 1-11 September, 2007 in Mumbai and later was given an opportunity to Visit USA.

Prof. Uttara Athawale

Invited as a Judge for an Inter-collegiate Quiz and Debate Competition at CKT College, Panvel.

Completed Orientation Programme organized by UGC Academic Staff College from 25th September to 24th October, 2007

Appointed as a moderator for VC++, Mumbai University.

Attended a Workshop in Mumbai University on “ Adhoc Sensors &Networks in December. 2007.

Prof. Smita Jayaram

Completed Orientation Programme organized by UGC Academic Staff College from 25th September to 24th October, 2007

Completed M.Phil. from Bharathiyar University.

Registered for Ph. D with Bharathiyar University. Topic is “Numerical Methods and Analysis.”

Prof. Gajanan Wader

Completed Refresher Course organized by UGC, Academic Staff College, Kalina Campus, from 18th October to 7th November, 2007.

Appointed as examiner in the subject of Financial Accounting for T.Y.B.Com, University Examination.

Prof. Monali Ray

Completed Refresher Course organized by UGC, Academic Staff College, Kalina Campus, from 18th October to 7th November, 2007.

Appointed as the examiner in the subject of Financial Accounting for T.Y.B.Com Examination.

Prof. Aarti Sukheja

Completed refresher course in Economics organized by UGC, Academic Staff College, Kalina Campus.

Completed Master of Business Administration from ICFAI University

Presented a paper on “New Perspectives in Employment” at a One Day National Conference NSVKMS MBA College on March 9th , 2008.

Appointed as an examiner in the subject of Business Economics for T.Y.B.Com, University Examination.

Attended one day state- level Workshop on New Methodology for Institutional Re- Accreditation by NAAC, Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Mumbai on February. 23rd, 2008.

Prof. Swati V. Registered for M.Phil. in Information Technology with YCMOU.

Prof. Sharayu K.

Registered for M.Phil Computer Science with Y.C.M.O.U.

Prof. Seema Somani

Appointed as an Examiner in the subject of Export Markting for T.Y. B. Com. University Examination.

Appointed as a member of All India Commerce Association.

Presented a paper on “Special Economic Zone” in the seminar organized by Research Forum.

Prof. Abida Hawaldar

Completed M.Phil. from Alagappa University.

Presented a paper on “Entrepreneurship culture with special focus on Women Entrepreneurs” in the Seminar organized by Nagpur University.

Ms. Kiran Sable Presented a paper on “Entrepreneurship culture with special focus on Women Entrepreneurs” in the Seminar organized by Nagpur University. . Prof. Ragita Nair Completed M.Phil in puter Science from by Alagappa University.

Prof. Rizvi S. Attended a Workshop on revised Syllabus for Foundation course_I for F.Y.B.Com. at K.P.B. Hinduja Collegeon July 21 2007.

Prof. Meenakshi Nandula Attended a one day Seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Contemporary American Literature on 7th February. 2008 at C.H.M. College, Ulhasnagar.

Prof. Prerna Sharma

Completed M.B.A. from Sikkim Manipal University.

Attended a seminar on “Ways to Improve the Academic Industry Interface for the B.M.S. th course”, conducted by Bombay Management Association, held on 18 February. 12008 at N.K. College, Mumbai.

Attended Seminar on Revision of B.M.S. Syllabus held on 15th Jan. 2008 at Vivek College of Commerce, Mumbai.

Prof. Deepa Pillai

Attended Seminar for Acc.&Fin.Subject at Chetana College on 19th March, 2008.

Prof. Kavita Baddi

Attended Seminar for Acc.&Fin.Subject at Chetana College on 19th March, 2008.

15 Internal resources generated:

 Fees from students are the main source of earnings for the college.

 In addition we have M.C.S.T. computer lab which is a part of our college. It generates revenue by offering certificate and diploma courses in computer studies at concessional rates.

16. Details of departments getting SAP, COSIST/DST, FIST, etc. Assistance/ recognition:

Not Applicable

17. Community services:

 The college gives great importance to social upliftment activities and the involvements of the students in this activities.We have a Social Awareness Cell to carry out our social objectives.

The following activities were organized by the cell in the right earnest:

o Our students made a visit to Kalyani Mahila & Balak Seva Sanstha, New Panvel.They performed recreational activities and presented gifts to the inmates.

th o Participated in the Pulse Polio Vaccination Program of Government of India from 5 August to 10th August 2007 in New Panvel as well as Khanda Colony.

th o Organized Blood Donation camp on 18 September 2007 in our college campus.Given 90 bottles to Civil Hospital Alibag, Raigad. Received Certificate from the Governor of Maharashtrafor the same.

 Computer association conducted educational campus to teach the peons and their children- “The Basics of Computers”. Two consecutive programs were conducted on 22-01-2008 & 3- 02-2008 with participation of nearly 40 children and 10 peons. Knowledge of basics of

computers such as M.S.Word, Paint, M.S.Access followed by software and hardware was shared with them.

o Organized an AIDS awareness rally in New Panvel.

o Remedial teaching for weaker sections in Kamothe area, which covered 3 schools.

o Computer literacy program in Polio School, New Panvel.

o Students of Computer Association arranged a workshop for teaching the poor.

th th  Pulse Polio Camp from 5 August to 10 August 2007 in New Panvel as well as Khanda Colony.

th  Blood Donation camp on 18 September 2007 in our college campus. Given 90 bottles to Civil Hospital Alibag, Raigad.

th  Tree Plantation Camp on 9 October 2007 in our college garden.

 AIDS Rally.

 Street plays to create AIDS awareness for factory workers at Hindalco and Shell Company, Taloja.

 Free medical check- up camp in Khanda village.

 Students attended Workshops & Exhibitions on social issues.

 Literacy programme in the subject of maths and science for children in three villages in raigad district.

nd  A ten day residential camp was organized at Rohinjan village from 22 October. to 31 October, 2007. Special activities that took place were construction of mud roads, painting of school and preservation of natural surroundings, cleaning school tanks, making permanent concrete school stage, awareness on anti- dowry, anti –smoking, cleanliness etc.

 Lectures were conducted on ethics and personality development for the students.

 Students were encouraged to attend workshops and exhibitions to update them on current social problems.

18. Number of teachers & officers newly recruited:

 Sixteen full time teachers were recruited in the year 2007-08.

19. Teaching & Non-teaching staff ratio:

 3:1

 Recruitment of staff is as per UGC guidelines.

 Our management appoints adhoc teachers to reduce the burden on the teachers and encourage them to get actively involved in research work.

 To help the T.Y.I.T. /T.Y.C.S. students we appoint additional project guides during vacation.

 University exams are supervised only by teachers as per University rules.

20. Improvements in the library services:

 The Learning Resource Centre continues to be an essential component of the Institution with outstanding vision & mission. The combination of carefully selected print and non-print resources accessible via library OPAC and supported by exceptionally responsive services, provides PCACS community with a library that is worthy of this world class institution.

 Online subscription of Journals for students and staff. We have subscribed to Multi- Media CDs and online journals costing five lacs this year for the benefit of students and staff. Students and staff are also allowed to issue CDs for their reference.

 We follow Open Access System through which students and faculty can search books themselves.

 Learning Resource Center has instituted a Best User Award. The following are the indicators for the selection of the best user:

1. Observation of Library Rules. 2. Use of Library resources in a systematic manner. 3. Behavior of user with library staff and within the library premises. 4. Transaction of knowledge resources in time. 5. Discipline of the user inside the reading hall.

This year the following received the awards: Faculty Dr. K. M. Srinandini Devi (Biotechnology)

Students Ms. Sony Thakur (F.Y.B.Com.)

Mr. Ajay Rawal (S.Y.I.T.) Mrs. Kavita Das (T.Y.C.S.)

 We have classified our knowledge resources according to the internationally recognized 21st Edition of Dewey Decimal Classification System.

 The OPAC (On-line Public Access Catalogue) is one of the most heavily used databases of the library & is accessible on all working days of the library. OPAC is searchable by author, title, accession number, subject and several other fields.

 The main task of reference service is to connect users with right information. It provides necessary assistance to users locating information or document of their choice. It is open from 0900 to 1700 hrs on all working days.

 The membership of the library for different categories of users stands as mentioned below. Category of membership Number of Users Students 2163 Faculty 61 Total 2124

 The library continues to maintain excellent relations with a number of other libraries including PIMSR, PIIT and PICA for exchange of books, journals, photocopies and videocassettes for mutual benefit of users.

 The library maintains a book bank comprising of textbooks for the benefit of students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and economically weaker section of the society. This year 51 students have been benefited by this facility.

 The library continued to provide the following current awareness services to order to alert users about the latest information of their interest :

1. List of Additions 2. News items display 3. Useful articles display 4. Faculty publications display 5. Display of Scholarship and fellowship information

 The library has a good team of officers and staff who are committed to their work. A number of officers and staff also participated in the training programs organized by the institute.

 We have library committee to formulate policies and guidelines for the smooth functioning of library activities.

 Students are exposed to thought provoking issues through the WallPaper and that makes a significant difference to their outlook and thinking. Our Library has a notice board for this purpose.

 Teachers can place requisition for books and can clear other queries by contacting our Librarian on [email protected] & [email protected]. Teachers also have been assigned email addresses so that they can mutually share information and remain in touch relating library activities. Students can also contact the Librarian on his email address.

21. Number of new books/ journals subscribed and their value:

 This year we have subscribed to Multi- Media CDs and online journals costing five lacs.

 The range of subjects represented by the library collection, which stands at 10269 volumes, reflects our institution’s ever growing zest for newer areas of study and research.

Total Library Collection

Collection Added during 2007-2008 Total as on 31st March 2008

Books 1479 10269 Cds 80 456 Project Reports 83 274 Special Collection 32 32 News Papers 5 5 Subscription to current Journals 8 8

Subject wise Report

Total No. of Subject Reference Books Total Amount Copies B.Com 4078 242 648798.13 B.Com A & F 609 77 106006.00 BMS 1422 168 301764.00

BSC – IT 1306 106 356098.00 BSC – CS 1203 131 362602.00 Bio-tech 624 159 409106.00 M.Com 414 102 111134.00 MSC – IT 415 60 120445.00

 All the newly acquired documents have been classified, catalogued and kept ready for use. Special care was taken to neatly maintain the library stacks to facilitate users to locate the desired document quickly, worn out labels were immediately replaced.

 The library also undertook binding of 300 volumes in-house.

 The catalogues of current publications in different subjects also brought out during the year and are available in the library.

22. Number of courses for which student assessment of teacher is introduced and the action taken on student feedback:

 For the academic year 2007 – 2008 computerized feedback was taken without disclosing the identity of the students.

 Computerized consolidated feedback was taken class wise, teacher wise and subject wise. Feedback was taken for all classes of B.Com., B.Com. Accounts & Finance, B.M.S., B.Sc. Computer Science, Information Technology and Biotechnology from all the students.

 A copy of feedback is filed in the personal file of the teacher; a copy is given to the H.O.D. and principal and to the teacher concerned so that he/she could work on further improvement. The lecturer is counseled firstly by the head of the department and then by the principal.

Improvement in feedback after counseling: Comparison between A.Y. 2006-07 & 2007-08 1. Lecturer form Computer Dept. (Visual Basic Pr.) T.Y.C.S. 2006-07 2007-08 32 36

Lecturer form Mathematics Dept. (Math II) S.Y.C.S.

2006-07 2007-08 31 45

 Job Evaluation & Satisfaction of teachers was assessed by evaluating the same.

23. Unit cost of education:

 Rs. 7568.

 Revision of fees as per university regulations.

 No resources mobilised through donations.

24. Computerization of administration and the process of admissions and examination results, issue of certificates:

 This year onwards we have made the admission forms available on web site. Our admission forms for all classes were available on web-site www.mes.ac.in.

 Entire admission process is computerized. Once a student is enrolled his / her entire information data is stored and used for receipts, identity cards and students list. This software has been developed by Software Development Department of our college.

 Attendance records of students attending lecturers of all classes is computerized.

 Our college examinations results preparation and printing of mark list are completely computerized. Printing of bonafide certificates, examination results and mark sheets have been computerized.

25. Increase in the infrastructural facilities:

 The college is located in New Panvel in a multi - dimensional education complex which has state-of-the-art infrastructure providing the right environment for learning.

 Increasing infrastructural facility is an ongoing process at our campus and being a a growing institution it is a never ending process.

 Three classrooms were converted into Audio Visual Rooms.

 Video conferencing rooms and a virtual learning centre have been provided. The technology used is VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal). It enables quality education independent of geographical location.

 Due to frequent load shedding, power to the campus was affected. In order to solve the problem generator has been installed to cater to the needs of the entire campus.

26. Technology up gradation:

 Additional upgraded computers have been installed for the staff with all other facilities.

 230 additional computers have been purchased this year.

 Computer programmes for students attendance and defaulters list.

 Attendance and examinations results displayed on the college website.

 Computer programmes to update student database.

 In house computer programmes for yearly evaluation of teachers.

 Smart cards are in use for attendance of teaching and non-teaching staff.

 Additional computers provided with more lab time given to improve student – computer ratio. Computer labs are open from 7.45 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

 Laser printers provided for exclusive use of students in all Labs.

 Internet and intranet services are provided

27. Computer and internet access and training to teachers and students:

 Teachers are all well versed in computers and make use of it while submitting question papers, mark sheets, reports etc. Computers are available in all the departments as well as in the office and in the library. Hence internet access is very easy, and is made available free of cost.

 Students also make extensive use of the computers for making presentations, project work, reference work by internet surfing etc. Computer and Internet facility is available free of charge for students.

 Free access to computer upto 6p.m. to all students.

 Since we have a well developed, fully established I.T. Department , consultancy is given to the teachers and non-teaching staff, easily regarding new computer programmes, as and when needed.

 Computers are reserved in the lab for staff for internet surfing.

 Internet facility is available free of cost from 7.45 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

 Higher band with capacities were hired from the source ISP companies to provide uninterrupted internet services to teachers and students.

28. Financial aid to students:

 With reference to the applications of the following students it is decided by the committee that they will be granted concession in fees for the academic year 2007-2008 in terms ofpercentage.

Sl. No Name of the Student Class Concession Percentage 1. Pooja Shivaji Ramugade T.Y.BCom B 5410 2. Likitha Umesh Maindan T.Y.BCom B 5410 3. Priyanka Singh Digvijay T.Y.B.M.S 6970 4. Sakina S.Y.BCom A 2935 5. Dhanashri Srinivas F.Y.BCom A 1900 6. Sheetal U. PAtil F.Y.BCom B 1900+3000MCST

 Book Bank is a facility introduced by or college with the aim of helping the financially backward students by providing them text books on various subjects by collecting a meager deposit amount which will be returned back to them while returning the books at the end of the year. This year 51 students have been benefited by this facility.

 Installment facility is given to students for payment of fees.

 Waiver in fees of certain financially backward students is practiced .

 University toppers, class toppers and subject toppers are given attractive prizes on the annual prize distribution day.

 We give scholarship to sports students who are financially weak and need assistance. This year the following received sports scholarship:

Name Class Game Amount 1. Baishali Biswas S.Y.B.Com. Ball Badminton 2900 2. Gosai Priya S.Y.B.Com. HandBall 4135 3. Pandeti Jansi S.Y.C.S. HandBall 9845 4. Bhagat Triveni S.Y.B.Com. HandBall 3000 5. Aruta Patil F.Y.B.M.S. HandBall 6240 6. Bhosale Prajakta S.Y.B.Com. HandBall 5909 7. Neha Poojari F.Y.I.T. HandBall 5000 8. Cleophas Fernandes S.Y.B.Com. FootBall 3100 9. Adhish Maity T.Y.B.Com. FootBall 5210 10. Vaibhav Tiwrekar S.Y.B.Com. Cricket 1900 11. Sachin Shinde S.Y.B.Com. FootBall 2935 12. Navin Sadul S.Y.B.Com. FootBall 1900 13. Pawan Bhagat S.Y.C.S. FootBall 6000 14. Mohd.Kasim F.Y.I.T. FootBall 5000 15. Amit Yadav T.Y.B.Com. FootBall 4910 16. Monish B. T.Y.B.Com. FootBall 4910 17. Kunal Prasad T.Y.B.Com. FootBall 3485 18. Suhel Nair T.Y.B.Com. FootBall 4960 19. Bhushan Tube F.Y.B.M.S. FootBall 3040

29. Activities and support from Alumni Association:

 Alumni Association provides a forum for the alumni to connect back to the college and to assist present students in shaping their careers.

 We make use of the expertise and knowledge of our alumni for the benefit of our present students.

 Our alumni regularly visit the college to share their experiences and guide students on academic and non-academic matters.

 We have been able to continue to develop linkages with the corporate world through the ex-students who have been placed in good companies.

 We had one meeting in each term with the members of alumni association.

 Members of alumni association were invited for the annual function of the college.

 At our college sports festival we organized special events like Tug of war for the alumni’s.

30. Activities and support from the Parent -Teacher Association:

 We have continuous interaction with the parents through parent- teacher meetings(one-to-one basis) .These meetings are organized by each department to discuss various issues regarding student’s academic/non-academic performance, attendance, discipline, exam pattern, study tours, certificate courses etc. All teachers and parent actively participated in the discussions. Suggestions from parents were implemented.

 The meeting of the parents of defaulter students was called at the end of the first term. This resulted in improving the attendance and the results in the second term.

 Parents were given the mobile numbers of the concerned class teachers so that they can have regular and direct feedback about their children with relation to attendance and performance.

 The class teachers are available for meeting parents between 11.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m.

 The Vice Principal meets regularly parents of atleast 5 to 10 students whose attendance progress is not satisfactory.

31. Health Services:

 We have a Health Committee in our college to propagate health awareness among students and staff.

 First Aid boxes are available and are regularly checked. Replacement of medicine is done as and when required.

 This year we arranged Yoga sessions for the benefit of our students.

 Lecture on “Drug Abuse” by Dr. Shanti Manadiar and her team from National Addiction Research Centre, Andheri on 23rd August, 2007.

 Guidance Session for girl students on health issue by Dr. Abhay Shete, Gynaecologist and Obstetrician, New Panvel.

 Free Blood - Group Detection Camp was organized for all staff members.

 We have a canteen committee inorder to keep a check and improve the functioning of the canteen Student repsentatives are includeds in the same. Regular meetings are held for prompt redressal of canteen related problems.

th  Participated in the Pulse Polio Vaccination Program of Government of India from 5 August to 10th August 2007 in New Panvel as well as Khanda Colony.

th  Organized Blood Donation camp on 18 September 2007 in our college campus.Given 90 bottles to Civil Hospital Alibag, Raigad. Received Certificate from the Governor of Maharashtrafor the same.

 Organized an AIDS awareness rally in New Panvel.

 Street plays to create AIDS awareness for factory workers at Hindalco and Shell company, Taloja.

 Free medical check- up camp in Khanda village.

th  Lecture on Stress Management by Mrs. Millindar on 29 Sept.2007 for teaching and non-teaching staff.

32. Performance in sports activities: th Our college was ranked 8 in the Mumbai University Ranking of sports .At Pillais’ sports has always been regarded as an integral part of education.

HANDBALL (Men)

1) Winner of University of Mumbai Inter-collegiate Handball Tournament hosted by our College in the month September 2007.

 Our Boys have won this trophy for the Fourth consecutive year.

 Our team has never lost a single match for the last 4 Years.

 10 Players of our college were the members of the Mumbai University team which participated in All India Inter-University Handball Championship held at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

2) Semifinalist in 30th Junior Maharashtra State Handball Championship organized by Maharashtra State Handball Association at Akola from 8th to 10th June, 2007.

3) Winner of 5th Prashant Naik Handball Tournament organized by CHM College at Maxi Ground, Kalyan in the month of October, 2007.

4) Semifinalist in 36th Senior Maharashtra State Handball Championship organized by Maharashtra State Handball Association at Chandrapur from 12th to 14th November, 2007.

5) Winner of 5th Pillais Sports Festival Handball Tournament organized by Our College in which 20 teams from all over Maharashtra participated.

6) Runner Up of 2nd Ryan Invitation Handball Tournament organized by St.Joseph High School & Junior College, Kalamboli, in January ,2008.

7) Winner of Phonix Cup Handball Tournament organized by Phonix Sports Club, in December, 2007, Naigaon Police Ground Parel.

8) Winner of Bhavans Handball Tournament organized by Bhavans College in December, 2007.

HANDBALL (WOMEN)

1) Winner of University of Mumbai Inter-collegiate Handball Tournament hosted by our College in September, 2007.

 Our Girls have won this trophy for the Third consecutive year.

 Our team has never lost a single match for the last 3 Years

2) Quarter finalist in 30th Junior Maharashtra State Handball Championship organized by Maharashtra State Handball Association at Sangli in July, 2007.

3) Ms.Jansi Pandeti & Ms.Rajani Allhat of our College were the member of Maharashtra Team which Secured 2nd place in the 30th Junior Girls National Handball Championship at Delhi organized by Handball Federation of India.

BALL BADMINTON (MEN)

1) Silver Medalist in University of Mumbai Inter-collegiate Ball Badminton Tournament held at CHM College Ulashnagar in the month September 2007.

2) Winner of 1st Pillais Sports Festival Ball Badminton Tournament organized by Our College in the month December 2007 in which 18 teams from all over Maharashtra Participated.

3) Runner Up in 53rd Junior Maharashtra State Ball Badminton Championship organized by Maharashtra State Ball Badminton Association at Akola from 18th to 20th January, 2008.

4) Mr.Amar & Mr. Ameya S. of our College was the member of Maharashtra Team in the Junior Boys National Handball Championship at A.P. organized by Handball Federation of India.

5) Semi Finalist in 53rd Senior Maharashtra State Ball Badminton Championship organized by Maharashtra State Ball Badminton Association at Wardha from 11th to 13th February, 2008.

BALL BADMINTON (WOMEN)

1) Silver Medalist in University of Mumbai Inter-collegiate Ball Badminton Tournament held at CHM College Ulashnagar in the month September 2007.

2) 3rd Place in 53rd Senior Maharashtra State Ball Badminton Championship organized by Maharashtra State Ball Badminton Association at Wardha from 11th to 13th February, 2008.

3) Ms.Nivedita & Ms.Baishali Bishwas of our College was the member of Mumbai University Team in the All India Inter University Ball Badminton Championship at Hyderabad.

CRICKET

1) Winner in University of Mumbai Inter-collegiate Cricket Navi Mumbai & Raigad Zonal Finals organized Azad Maidan in the month October 2007.

2) Pre-Quarter Finalist in University of Mumbai Inter-Zonal Cricket Championship organized at Azad Maidan.

3) Winner of Inter Collegiate Cricket tournament organized by MNS at Panvel.

BASKETBALL (MEN)

1) Quarter Finalist in University of Mumbai Inter-collegiate Basket Ball Tournament held at University Sports Pavilion Marine Lines.

2) Winner of Karnala opens held at Karnala Sports Academy in December 2007.

FOOTBALL

1. Winner of Football Tournament organized by Reliance Group at Reliance Colony, Rasayani.

2. Runner up in Football Championship organized by C.K.T. College on 4th & 5th October 2007, in which teams from Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai & Raigad District participated.

3. Mr.Adesh Maity and Mr.Cleophas Fernandes was member of the Mumbai University football team which won the South West Zone Inter University Football Championship.

4) Mr.Milind Jadhav, Mr.Bhushan Tube and Mr.Suhel Nair were member Of U-21 Maharashtra Football team which participated in the All India U-21 Football Nationals held at Madhurai month February 2008.

5) Mr.Milind Jadhav, Mr.Bhushan Tube, Mr.Shailesh Jadhav and Mr.Virendra Jadhav were member Of U-19 Air India Football team which participated in the Football Nationals held at Jamshedpur.

6) Mr.Virendra Jadhav were member Of U-19 Maharashtra Football team Which participated in the All India U-19 Football Nationals held at Faridabad Delhi.

WRESTLING

Mr.Manoj Singh of our college won Silver Medal in University of Mumbai Wrestling Championship organized at Murbad on 8th September, 2007.

TAEKWONDO

Ms.Triveni Bhagat of our college won Gold Medal in University of Mumbai Taekwondo Championship.

VOLLEYBALL (MEN)

1. Won University of Mumbai Inter-collegiate Volleyball Navi Mumbai & Raigad Zonal Finals organized at Karjat College in the month September 2007.

2. Fourth Place in University of Mumbai Inter-Zonal Volleyball Championship organized at University Sports Pavilion in October 2007.

3. Three Students were the member of Mumbai University Team for All India Inter University Volleyball Championship.

4. Winner of Karnala Volleyball Championship held at Karnala Sports Academy Panvel on 28th December 2006.

5. Our Boys won the Volleyball Championship at the Navi Mumbai Olympics organized by Sports Village at Vashi.

6. Our Boys won the Volleyball Championship at Sector 7 New Panvel Organized by Congress Youth Committee New Panvel.

VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN)

1. Third Place in University of Mumbai Inter-Zonal Volleyball Championship organized at University Sports Pavilion in the month October 2007.

2. Ms.Priya Gosai was member of the Mumbai University Volley team which won the Ashwamegh at Nashik.

3. Winner of Karnala Volleyball Championship held at Karnala Sports Academy Panvel on 28th December 2006.

4. Our Girls won the Volleyball Championship at the Navi Mumbai Olympics organized by Sports Village at Vashi.

33. Incentives to outstanding sportspersons:  We give scholarship to sports students who are financially weak and need assistance.

 We appoint National and international level coaches for the benefit of our sports students. This year some of the coaches who have trained our students are as given below:

1. Mr. Thomas K.M. Former International Player in Handball (Asian Game Player)

2. Mr. Sunil Poojari C-License Coach from FIFA

3. Mr. Bhaskar Maity Former International Player- Football

 Students who participate in sports are provided all the required guidance and help so as to enable them to catch with other students. Special coaching was organized for them.

 Participating students get concessions in the attendance and we conduct extra tests for them.

 Kits have been provided free of cost to all students who have participated in sports. And many availed of fee concessions upto 100 percent.

 All students participating in any sports events are given free transport allowance.

 10 extra marks are added to their total marks at the final examination.

 Additional examinations were conducted for those students who could not appear for their regular examination due to tournaments which coincided with the same dates.

 Our college organizes annual residential sports camp to train and motivate our students to participate in inter-collegiate as well as intra-collegiate sports tournaments.

 We also host tournaments at all levels in our college campus.

 We have an annual event “Pillais Sports Festival” in which other colleges are also invited.

34. Students achievements and awards:

ACADEMICS

 Ms. Neha Dalal, a student of Pillai’s College of Arts, Commerce and Science, has topped the Mumbai University Merit List in the subject of Computer Science at the T.Y.B.Sc. Examination held in March, 2007. She has scored 496 marks out of a total of 600 and has secured.82.67percentage.

 We achieved the following rate of success in the academic year 2007-2008

Discipline Appeared Passed % of success T.Y.B.Sc. (IT) Vth Sem. 63 44 69.84 T.Y.B.Sc. (CS)(2006-2007) 46 17 36.95 T.Y.B.M.S. Vth Sem. 83 45 54.21 T.Y.B.Com. (2006-2007) 195 108 55.38 T.Y.B.Com. (A/F) Vth Sem 44 39 88.63 M.Sc. IT (Part I) 11 07 63.63 M.Sc. IT (Part II) 16 16 100 M.Com. (Part I) 30 05 16.66 M.Com. (Part II) 10 07 70 T.Y.B.Sc. (Bio.Tech.) 3 2 2 8 8 7.50

MAGAZINE

 Our Student Editors received the Prestigious Prof. M.V. Chandgadkar Trophy for the Best College Magazine for 2006-2007. We received the Certificate of

Commendation given in appreciation for Excellence among college magazines received this year.

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

 Students of Pillai's College of Arts, Commerce and Science attended a Management Training Program of three weeks (from 22nd February. to 11th March2008) at the prestigious St. Mary's College of Business and Economics, Moraga, California USA.One of our students Ms. Shreya Shukla Visitede St. Marys for the second time as the Peer Advisor and was felicitaed for her coordination. All the other students received certificated and mementos.Students were taken for sight seeing to Hollywood Universal Studios, Disneyland, Beverly Hills, Napa Valley and many other places.

PLACEMENT  Nidhi Sharma (T.Y.I.T.) was chosen as the Campus Ambassador for I.T. giant, Infosys.

CULTURALS

 Our student Mr. Bhaskar of F.Y.B.M.S. is presently in Europe for participation in an International exhibition where his art work is displayed.He has won 130 district level, 42 states and five national awards.selected to represent India as child artist at the SAARC Summit in Sri lanka. He is interested in chess and has been awarded 2058 rating by AICF.

 Our student is the Navi mumbai pioneer of parkour , a physical art of French origin. this rare art has found home in the life of an enthusuiastic Pillite Mr. Akshat Bhargava from S.Y.I.T.Our student is one of the two Navi Mumbai Pioneers of this art.

 Our students have participated in many inter-collegiate and University level prizes and have won prizes in the same.

1. We won Prizes at the 4oth Inter-collegiate Mumbai University festival 2007 (Zonals).

PRIZES AT ZONALS 1ST Prize : Indian Classical Mr. Gune Akshay Instrumental (Non-Per) Indian Light Vocal Mr. Kale Anurag Rangoli Miss Parulekar Sarika

IInd Prize Debate Group B Miss. Ghoshal Mily Miss Heena Raj On the Spot Painting Mr. Bhaskar Prakash Mimicry Mr. Satwik Patel Western Instrument Mr. Kamlesh Khamitkar

2. We won Prizes at the 4oth Inter-collegiate Mumbai University festival 2007 (Finals)

PRIZES IN FINALS Western Instrument 1st Mr. Kamlesh Khamitkar Prize Indian Classical Mr. Gune Akshay Instrument (Non-Per) IInd Prize Consolation Prize in Mr. Satwik Patel Mimicry

3. Inter Collegiate Fest, SNDT College, King Circle

WON AT RANGOLI Consolation Prize Miss. Sonali Parulekar S.Y.BCom-C

4. Winners at Pillais youth Festival 2007-08

1ST Prize : Mimicry Mr. Satwik Patel Solo dance Ms. Ramya Ramanan IInd Prize Salad Decoration Ms. Payal Shrikhane Fashion Show Ms. Neha & Group IIIrd Prize Personality Contest Ms. Afsha Jiwani Elocution Mr. Hrishikesh Varkedkar Essay Writing Mr. Nathaneil V. Poetry Competition Mr. Mukesh rajput Folk dance Mr. Jarnail & Group Mehandi Mr. Kiran Agrawal

SPORTS We have been ranked 8th in the Mumbai University ranking of sports.

35. Activities of the Guidance and Counseling Unit:

 Regular guidance and counseling is provided the students as regards their personal and career dilemmas.

 The counseling unit has a separate counselor , Mrs. Deepti Pillai to attend to students who were identified with some behavioural problems, mental tensions and career guidance.

 The following students were counseled and their problems were successfully solved:

Komal Kashid F.Y.C.S.

Shweta Gaikwad F.Y.B.Com.

Lionel Alwa T.Y.B.M.S.

Aashish Dughal S.Y.B.M.S.

Nilesh Pawar S.Y.I.T.

Surud S.Y.I.T.

 We have updated our library with books on career guidance and books on competitive exams for the benefit of our students.

36. Placement services provided to students:

 Our college has a separate placement cell through which campus interviews of various corporates are arranged. Many students have been successfully placed with different companies.

 List of students selected in various organizations in 2007-2008 year

Infosys ( Campus Ambassador Program 2007) 1. Ms. Nidhi Sharma T.Y.I.T.

Infosys BPO (2007) 1. Ms. Poonam Lemoriya T.Y.I.T. 2. Ms. Rajeswari Kadam T.Y.I.T. 3. Ms. Konica Ghosh T.Y.I.T. 4. Ms. Chaitali Satpati T.Y.I.T. 5. Ms. Shebani Das T.Y.I.T. 6. Ms. Pooja Thakkar T.Y.C.S. 7. Mr. Sanket Changule T.Y.C.S. 8. Ms. Anchala Chavan T.Y.B.M.S. 9. Ms. Shruthy Gangadharan T.Y.B.M.S. 10. Ms. Priyanka Singh T.Y.B.M.S. 11. Ms. Anitaraj Patil T.Y.B.M.S. 12. Mr. Sachin Peter T.Y.B.M.S. 13. Mr. Kartik Tulsidaran T.Y.B.M.S. 14. Mr. Ranjit Nair T.Y.B.M.S. 15. Mr. Ratish Gopalkrisna T.Y.B.M.S. 16. Ms. Paromita Mahapatia T.Y.B.Com.Acc. & Fin. 17. Ms. Amruta Salvi T.Y.B.Com.Acc. & Fin. 18. Mr. Brilliant Mhatre T.Y.B.Com.Acc. & Fin. 19. Mr. Anikot Mandlik T.Y.B.Com.Acc. & Fin. 20. Mr. Unnikrishnan T.Y.B.Com. 21. Mr. Shiva Unnikrishnan T.Y.B.Com. 22. Ms. Shwetha Rao T.Y.C.S.

Infosys Technologies (2007)

1. Ms. Deepmala Misra T.Y.C.S. 2. Ms. Anu Jaiswal T.Y.C.S.

Wipro BPO ( B. Sc.I.T.2007)

1. Ms. Chaitali Satpati T.Y.I.T. 2. Ms. Nidhi Sharma T.Y.I.T. 3. Ms. Sayali Patki T.Y.I.T. 4. Ms. Nitu Singh T.Y.I.T. 5. Mr. Sameer Sen T.Y.I.T. 6. Mr. Rachna Thakkar T.Y.I.T. 7. Mr. Naveen Ganapathy T.Y.I.T. 8. Mr. Ajinkya Lad T.Y.I.T. 9. Mr. Aditya Rikmane T.Y.I.T. 10. Ms. Shswati Kandu T.Y.C.S. 11. Mr. Francis Alphonso T.Y.C.S.

Accenture (B.Sc. IT and C.S. 2007)

1. Ms. Nidhi Sharma T.Y.I.T. 2. Ms. Krupa Wanogekar T.Y.I.T.

Patni Computers (B.Sc. IT and C.S 2007) 1. Ms. Priyanka Kamble T.Y.I.T. 2. Mr. Debanjan Banerjee T.Y.I.T. 3. Ms. Pooja Thakkar T.Y.C.S. 4. Mr. Ameya Soman T.Y.C.S.

 The Cell regularly conducts workshops on soft skills and company-specific tests and training programmes for successful selection of all eligible students. A seminar / Interactive session on skills facing the interview and GD by Ms. Yashodha Durge from PIMSR.

 A fully computerized state-of-the-art air-conditioned auditorium is available for conducting pre-placement presentation to corporate bodies

 We organize industrial visits for all streams to expose them to actual work environment.

 Our add-on courses in computers have helped our students to gain employment opportunities.

th  ‘Sambhav’ is a mega- marketing fair organized by our parent organization. (19 to 22nd of January, 2008). The database of our students was forwarded to various corporates participating in the fair for increasing opportunities for employment.

 A number of joint campus interviews were organized which had participation from students from colleges in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. They are as follows:

1. Accenture (B.Sc. I.T. and C.S. 2008)

2. Campus Ambassador Program for Infosys (B.Sc. I.T. C.S. B.A/B.Com./B.Sc./B.M.S.)

3. GUNNEBO (B.M.S. 2008 Batch)

4. ICICI Prudential (B.Sc. I.T. C.S. B.A./B.Com./B.Sc./ B.M.S.)

5. Infosys for I.T.-C.S. roles and for BPO (B.Sc. I.T. C.S. B.A./B.Com./B.Sc./ B.M.S.)

6. Effort (BPO for 2008 batch)

37. Development program for non-teaching staff:

 We encourage our non-teaching staff to have further education.  Our Library staff have attended the following Workshops and Seminars:

1. Attended one day state level seminar on “Teaching methodologies and libraries in digital age” held at Sree Narayan Guru College of Commerce, Chembur

2. State Level Conference attended on the theme of “ Teaching Methodologies and Libraries th in Digital Era” held on 27 February. 2007 in Mumbai.

3. Lecture attended on “ Knowledge Society and Life Long Learning: A Role of Librarian” held on 16th June 2007 in TISS, Mumbai.

4. Seminar attended on the theme of “ Changing Dimensions of academic Libraries and th Impact of NAAC “ held on 17 Oct. 2007 in Mumbai.

5. Attended two-Day Workshop on open Source Software Tools for Library Professionals: Integrated Library System_ Koha And Content Management System- Drupal organized by Open Source Software Resource Centre, C-DAC Mumbai on November. 29-30, 2007.

 Our IT Department helps to update knowledge related to computers for the non- teaching staff if and when required.

 College Gymkhana committee arranged Carom, Table Tennis , Cricket Tournaments for the non-teaching staff members.

 For the benefit of our non-teaching staff we have added books in the library that will give general literature and knowledge in all subjects.

38. Grievance cell and healthy practices of the organisation

GRIEVANCE CELL  This Cell has been set up for prompt redressal of students’ grievances.

 The Grievance Cell has taken up several key issues covering student grievances which were aptly redressed. Grievances pertaining to basic facilities provided by the college were redressed. We have a personal counselor for our student grievance cell.

 The college encourages students, teaching and non-teaching staff to come up to the grievance cell and state their problems. During the current academic year some of the problems relating to canteen menu, classrooms etc. was effectively addressed.

 A separate box was provided in which students and teachers could drop their grievances. This box was opened once a week.

 An email id was provided to the students and teachers so that they can get in direct contact with the Vice Principal ( [email protected])

 All the grievances receive are properly maintained in a separate file for future reference.

HEALTHY PRACTICES

 Along with other facilities we give hospital care and bear expenses for students who meet with contingencies.

 We have constituted awards for the ‘Best Teacher’ and “Best library User” to encourage staff to carry on with the good work.

 Our college Staff Colloquim organized a lecture on Stress Management by Mrs. Milindar, Institute of Management Science & Religion, Mumbai on 29th Sept. 2007 for the teaching and non-teaching staff.

 Increasing opportunities for teachers to develop through tie ups with national and international universities.Our staff have an opportunity to visit international universities and seminars.

 We encourage teachers to participate in workshops seminars at state / national level. The registration fees and traveling expenses are reimbursed by the college.

 Teachers are encouraged to attend faculty development programmes.Two teachers attended orientation programme and three were sent for refresher courses in this academic year.. All other teachers extended their help for readjusting the time table.

 Management supports teachers whenever they wish to study further. Necessary books are also ordered in the library on receipt of requisition from the teacher concerned.

 Duty leave is allowed to teachers for CAP work, workshops/seminars/conferences etc.

 Term end lunch for teaching staff was sponsored by the college.

 Non teaching staff and grade IV employees can take loan at lower interest rate from the society.

 Free computer education is given to non- teaching staff.

 We encourage non-teaching staff to take up further studies. We give them various concessions, facilities, adjustment in timings etc. We grant their leave during their exam period. We also allow them to use our library facilities, computer facilities and internet facilities if needed.

 Whenever there are out station industrial visits, we encourage some of our grade IV employees to join in and their tickets and stay are sponsored.

 We have many awards and scholarships to motivate the students. Annualy we announce the “Best Library User Award” and the “Best Student Award” .This year the Best Student Award was received by Ms. Afsha Jiwani from T.Y.Acc. Fin.

 The college encourages the maximum number of students to participate in the intercollegiate competitions. We pay necessary registration fees, travel allowances and refreshment.

 We encourage students to participate in various work shops, leadership programmes of N.S.S. and students’ council and the expenses are borne by the college.

 We have our annual publications in which students and staff are encouraged to contribute.

38. Linkages developed with National and International academic research bodies.

In the yearsgone by we have successfully forayed into several new vistas like the International Management Training Programme at California which culminated into a joint venture with St. Mary’s College of Business & Economics, California, and U.S.A. for hosting of exchange programmes for student & faculty members. Students of Pillai's College of Arts, Commerce and Science attended a Management Training Program of three weeks (from 22nd February. to 11th March2008) at the prestigious St. Mary's College of Business and Economics, Moraga, California USA.

Students were exposed to a wide variety of business practices prevailing in America. They visited Genentech, Microsoft, Federal Reserve Bank USA, Target: Retail Store, Apple Computers, Intel and other companies where they learnt about trends in globalization and how US firms pursue global strategies.There were interactive sessions with the regular American business school students and faculty drawn from a wide range of background and business interests. They received a certificate of training from the St. Mary's College of California. 71

One of our students Ms. Shreya Shukla Visitede St. Marys for the second time as the Peer Advisor and was felicitaed for her coordination. All the other students received certificated and mementos.Students were taken for sight seeing to Hollywood Universal Studios, Disneyland, Beverly Hills, Napa Valley and many other places. Dr. Daphne Pillai, Principal of Pillai’s College of Arts, Commerce & Science, Dr. R. Chandran, Director of Pillai’s Management Institute and Ms. Nivedita Shreyans, Chief PRO of the campus accompanied the exchange of students.

39. Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add:

 Dr. K.M. Vasudevan Pillai, visionary founder and CEO of the Pillai Group of Institutes, was felicitated by Dr. Vijay Kolhe, Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University for expanding the scope of education and making a difference at the national and international level.

 Ms. Neha Dalal, a student of our college, was Mumbai University Topper in the subject of Computer Science at the T.Y.B.Sc. Examination held in March, 2007.

 Students of our college attended a Management Training Programme of three week (from nd th 22 February. to 11 March2008) at the prestigious St. Mary’s College of Business & Economics, California, and U.S.A.

 Our College received the Prestigious Prof. M.V. Chandgadkar Trophy for the Best College Magazine for 2006-2007 and the cover page was highly appreciated for spreading a social message.

th  Our college received the 8 rank in Mumbai University Sports.

 This year we have introduced Pillai’s Educational And Research bulletin is, a Bi- Annual Publication, to encourage research culture among staff.

 Nidhi Sharma (T.Y.I.T.) was chosen as the Campus Ambassador for I.T. giant, Infosys.

 Our student Mr. Bhaskar of F.Y.B.M.S. is presently in Europe for participation in an International exhibition where his art work is displayed.He has won 130 district level, 42 state and five national awards.selected to represent India as child artist at the SAARC Summit in Sri lanka. He is interested in chess and has been awarded 2058 rating by AICF.

Part C:

Details of the plan for the academic year 2008– 09 1. To begin the lectures on the first working day i.e. 09.06.2008 2. To ensure 100% utilization of lecture timings. 3. To publish academic calendar before the beginning of the academic year. 4. To continue with centralized in-semester examination for B.M.S.,B.Sc. IT, B.Sc. Computer science and B.Com Accounting & Finance and announce the date at the beginning of the semester through the academic calendar. 5. To continue with practice of completion of projects in the vacation before starting of the semester so that regular teaching hours are not affected. 6. To introduce greater innovations in teaching methodology. 7. To introduce more practical sessions and lectures than prescribed by the university for subjects which are difficult. 8. To put in more efforts to address the deficiencies of weak students. 9. To inform the guardians about the first term results of their wards, who have not fared well so that the percentage of failures can be reduced. 10. To depute as many teachers as possible for seminars or workshops for refinement and enrichment. 11. To organize seminars and workshops of national and international importance in the campus. 12. To encourage teachers and students to participate in the international exchange management programme with St. Mary’s University of Business and Economics, USA. 13. To widen the scope of the placement cell. 14. Widen the scope of industry-institution linkage. 15. To involve ours teachers and students in many interesting activities related to nature and protection of environment.

______DR. DAPHNE PILLAI MS. AARTI SUKHEJA (Principal) (Co-ordinator)