Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce is a college affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University(formerly Pune University). The College was established in 1943, in Pune by the Deccan Education Society. Chandrashekhar Agashe, the Managing Agent of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd., was instrumental in getting a donation of Rs 2,00,000/- for the college from the Syndicate, hence the name Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce.
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The college has two sections; The Junior Wing of the college is for students graduating from school and it offers course in commerce stream for them, at the end of which students may appear for the Higher-Secondary State Certificate examination. The Senior Wing offers bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees in commerce, business and computer applications. The college also offers doctoral and autonomous programs. BMCC offers Masters in Business Administration (MBA) course from the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University.
D. G. Karve, an economist and some time Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India was the First Principal of the College. BMCC has recently earned the award of 'College with potential for excellence' from UGC.
History
D G Karve, the first principal of the college, stated the mission of the college as "To make a citizen of India as fully endowed materially, intellectually and morally as the citizens of the most advanced country of the world is our collective aim." It started as the College of Commerce in the Amphi theatre of the Fergusson College on June 20, 1943. Sir Ardeshir Dalal formally inaugurated the college on June 24, 1943. Chandrashekhar Agashe, managing agent of Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate donated Rs 2 lakhs to the college, which was renamed as the Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce. The naming ceremony was performed by Sir Chintamanrao Deshmukh, the then Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, on November 11, 1944.
Till 1949, BMCC was affiliated with the Bombay University, which had a larger province under its jurisdiction. At that time also, BMCC was recognised as one of the best colleges. After 1949, it became affiliated with University of Pune.
Golden Jubilee
BMCC celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1993-94, when an academic project named CGA - BMTRC (Chandrashekhar Govind Agashe Business Motivation, Training and Research Centre) was undertaken. The CGA BMTRC Building, the Nav Maharashtra Hall and the Computer Laboratory were inaugurated on 2 August 1998.
Diamond Jubilee
In 2005, the Diamond Jubilee was celebrated by the college with Prime Minister and economist Manmohan Singh as the chief guest. The 'Prin. D. G. Karve Chair in Commerce & Economics', an academic activity for research and development, was launched at this occasion.
Academics
The majors offered are as follows.
Commerce Courses
- Higher Secondary Certificate - Commerce
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Master of Commerce
- Master of Philosophy (Commerce)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Commerce
Professional Courses
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Business Management (International Business)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (Computer Application)
Courses under YCMOU
BMCC is a recognised study centre of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik
- Master of Business Administration
- PGDIB
- PGDT
- PGDBF
Courses under language laboratary
- German
- Spanish
- Basic English
- Advance English
- French
- Japanese
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Tamil
Autonomous Courses
- Computerised Accounts Writing
- Business English
Awards and Rankings
In 2009, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce was awarded an 'A' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). BMCC has been selected by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and awarded the status of 'College with Potential for Excellence' (CPE). In 2005, BMCC was ranked third in top ten commerce collges surveyed by India Today magazine.
The College has been recognized with several awards and prizes in the recent past. It won the First Prize from the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai for Annual Magazine 'Artha Vyavahar - 2001'. It received the 'Best College Award' of the University of Pune in February, 2002 under the Quality Improvement Programme. The college also received the 'Best NSS Unit Award' of the University of Pune in February, 2004. Several teachers and administrative staff members of the college have also been felicitated by the University, Pune Municipal Corporation and many other social bodies for their outstanding contribution. Recently, the annual magazine 'Artha Vyavahar' has been recognized by the University with Best Magazine Award.
Alumni
BMCC's illustrious alumni include:
- Ashutosh Agashe - MD, Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate
- Cyrus Poonawalla- Chairman, Poonawalla Group
- Dnyaneshwar Agashe - Cricketer
- Mohan Joshi - Actor
- Saurabh Gadgil - Chairman and MD, PNG Jewellers
- Sharad Pawar - Politician
- Sulajja Firodia Motwani - Vice Chairperson, Kinetic Engineering Limited
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