Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
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નરસી મોનજી વાણિજ્ય અને આર્થિક નો કોલેજ, મુંબઇ | |
| Motto | Template:Lang-gu 'Shiksheyma Shrestha' |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Excellence in Education |
| Type | Higher Secondary School Certificate (+2), Under Graduation and Post Graduation |
| Established | 1964 |
| President | Shri Amrish Patel |
| Students | 6,000+ |
| Location | , , 19°6′10.31″N 72°50′11.36″E / 19.1028639°N 72.8364889°E |
| Language | English |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| Affiliations | National Assessment and Accreditation Council Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education |
| Website | nmcollege.in/ |
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics (popularly known as NM College) is a tertiary education college for commercial studies and economics affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It was awarded a re-accreditation 'A' by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council peer team.[1] It is situated in JVPD Scheme, Juhu, Vile Parle (W) and was established in 1964 by Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM), a charitable trust that runs a number of academic institutions.
Curriculum
The institute offers its students to pursue a degree in various commercial disciplines:
- Regular H.S.C
- Vocational H.S.C
- Regular B.Com
- B.Com (Accounting & Finance)
- B.Com (Financial Markets)
- Bachelor of Management Studies [B.M.S]
- B.Sc (Information Technology)
- Master of Commerce [M.Com]
The college follows the curriculum laid down by the University of Mumbai. The institute focuses on the overall development of the students. The college regularly organises industrial visits (IV) to help the students to get a practical insight into the functioning of an organisation.
The college tries to match its syllabus with the curriculum of national commercial bodies like ICAI, ICSI, ICWAI, etc. The current in charge principal of the college is Dr. Parag Ajagaonkar.
Library
I.J. Patel library covers a total area of 7400 sq. ft. divided in two floors. The college has a library with a capacity of more than 300 students. The library is equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity, UGC Network Resource Center and OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue). The library has an institutional membership of the British Council Library, Indian Commerce Association and Maharashtra Economic Development Council. The college keeps the library open Monday to Saturday from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.[2]
Festivals
The college has around 20 societies and clubs where students join in according to their passion and interests. Clubs include Debate and Literary society, Planning Forum, Women Development Cell, etc.
Umang, Drishti and Insight are the three festivals held annually by the college. Umang is NM College's cultural festival whereas Drishti is NM's management festival, Insight is the NM's business, finance and economics festival. Students work enthusiastically to make the festivals a success. The main attractions of Umang are dance, music, drama, fashion show, etc. Umang tagged as the 'Asia's Fastest Growing College Fest' every year attracts more than 50000 youths from all over the country.
Likewise, Drishti organizes talk-shows, pro-nites and other management related events. Whereas, Insight conducts business conclave, international summits, workshops, seminars, etc. which enlighten and illuminates the students. The Rotary club of the college affiliated to the Rotary International also organize 'Rotofest' in the month of January.
Notable alumni
- Nita Ambani, industrialist[3]
- Tanveer Khan], film director
- Dhaval Bathia, author
- Harman Baweja, actor
- Vikas Bhalla, actor
- Priyanka Chaturvedi, spokesperson, Indian National Congress
- Juhi Chawla, actress
- Makarand Deshpande, film director
- Paresh Ganatra, comedian/actor
- Anupama Gokhale, sportsperson
- Ashutosh Gowariker, film director
- Dilip Joshi, comedian/actor
- Sharman Joshi, actor
- Aamir Khan, actor[4]
- Kunal Khemu, actor
- Amaal Mallik, musician
- Yasin Merchant, sportsperson
- Firoz Sajid Nadiadwala, film director[3]
- Arundathi Nag, theatre artist
- Murcyleen Peerzada, islamic speaker
- Paresh Rawal, actor/politician, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha[4]
- Vipul Amrutlal Shah, film director
- Anita Sood, sportsperson
- Deepak Tijori, director/actor[4]
- Divyank Turakhia, industrialist
References
- ^ Template:Cite article
- ^ http://nmcollege.in/AboutUs/Library.aspx
- ^ a b "Nita Ambani [Biography]". matpal.com. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Kulkarni, Ronjita (7 November 2002). "Character artiste Deepak Tijori turns filmmaker". Rediff.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.