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Swachh Bharat Student Internship(SBSI) 2020 Course

Swachh Bharat Student Internship (SBSI) Course is an initiative of the Goa University from February to July 2021. The objective of this course was to engage the youth for achieving the vision of a CLEAN, GREEN and HYGIENIC INDIA. The course aimed to develop and enhance the leadership and management skills of the youth by engaging them for Swachh Bharat Mission. 2 groups with 13 NSS volunteers of S.Y.B.Com enrolled for this course. 12 volunteers completed the course.

The area of work selected for the internship was “Waste Management” and “Sanitation and Hygiene”. The activities were carried out in the adopted village under the mentorship of Mr Ainsley Bernard and Mr Shrikant Madar.

The SBSI 2020 evaluation for compiling the merit list for SBSI 2020 cash awards at the College level was held on 2nd and 3rd of August 2021 through Google meet. This was organised by the SBSI 2020 team at Goa University. There were 15 presentations from 8 participating colleges assessed by the SBSI Evaluation committee comprising of 9 members.

The following team of interns guided by SBSI mentor, Mr Ainsley Bernard, won the 2nd Consolation Prize of Rs.5,000/-

1. Mr. Gourish Bhatikar

2. Mr. Abhishek Patel

3. Mr. Jai Patel

4. Ms. Luvica Fernandes

5. Ms. Roshni Khatun

6. Mr. Mhamadhasm Bilal Mulla

7. Mr. Akash Paswan

The team of interns guided by SBSI mentor, Mr. Shrikant Basappa Madar, won the 5th Consolation Prize of Rs.5,000/-

1. Mr. Jackson Rodrigues

2. Ms. Amanda Fernandes

3. Ms. Rania Rebello

4. Ms. Nikita Langote

5. Ms. Richa Raju Redkar

Graduation and Farewell function for the M.Com Part II students

The Post-Graduate Department organized the Graduation and Farewell function for the M.Com Part II students on 30th July 2021 via the Google Meet Platform. The students of M.Com Part I bid farewell to their seniors with great zeal and enthusiasm. The comperes for the Program were Ms. Usma Shaikh and Ms. Siddhi Guinde students of M.Com Part I. It was a morning filled with mixed emotions for everyone present in the virtual meeting to witness the official send-off for the outgoing batch of M.Com Part II students, class 2019-2021.

The students recalled all their memories during their 2 years in the Department. Following this was a song medley dedicated to the fantastic seniors by Ms. Shristi Patel, student of Part I. Some exciting and fun online games were also organized and different titles were awarded to the passing out students based on their personality and talents.

Later the faculty of the department conveyed their best wishes and wished all the students good luck for their future endeavors. They urged students to do their best and face life’s challenges with confidence.

The Part II students shared their views and experience about the Department and gave their valuable feedback and recalled their journey in the College for the last two years. They expressed their deep love and gratitude towards the institution and the teachers for constantly motivating and guiding them during these 2 years of their post-graduation journey. The Principal Dr. Prita Mallya addressed the students and wished them all the best for their future prospects.

It was a colorful and a participative virtual farewell. All the students enjoyed the program thoroughly. The day was a memorable one both for the outgoing batch and the teachers. Overall the event was a grand success.

Visit to Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

The faculty members of the Post-Graduate Department visited the office of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Panjim on 29th July 2021 at 2.00 pm. The objective of the visit was to identify opportunities for linking with CII for the purpose of Recruitment and Placement of the Post-Graduate students of our college.

Mr. Azzan Sheikh, HR Executive of CII gave a brief introduction about CII and the initiatives of CII to conduct Job Drives in various institutions and locations.  He explained in detail the procedure and the formalities required to be completed for conducting the job drive for the M.Com students in our college. He further discussed the specifics of the Job Drive to be conducted at the College campus, along with the details of the recruiters to be invited for campus placement, the job description and the number of job openings in each company across various categories was discussed. The infrastructural requirement to conduct the job drive was also assessed by Mr. Sheikh.

Probable dates for the job drive were discussed and the recruiters were shortlisted based on the job profile and students’ qualifications. It was a very fruitful and interactive session.

Session on Self-Care for Teachers

The Counselling Cell organised a session on “Self-Care for Teachers” for all the teaching staff members of the College on July 29, 2021. The Resource Person was the College Counsellor, Ms. Amba Prabhu. This session focused on what is self-care and why it is important, especially for those in the field of academics. Before beginning the session the participants were given a small activity in which they had to write down their daily routine and identify the activities they do for themselves. The Resource Person began the session with discussion on health and its components. She specifically focused on mental health and how to improve it. She also focused on how a teacher’s job can be stressful.

She spoke in detail about self-care, the challenges faced by people to include self-care in their routine. She also discussed reframing the negative statements into positive affirmations. She then went on to explain different areas of self-care.

She also spoke about different myths about self-care. After debunking some myths she spoke about the importance of self-care in our lives and more so in the lives of the teachers. She also spoke about a TedTalk video on Self-Care by Susan Winters. She spoke about three self-care activities – physical activity, stillness and earthing, which if practiced can reduce the chances of physical illnesses and also improve mental health. Lastly a small video was screened on self-care.

The floor was open for participants to share their inputs about self-care and to ask any questions or queries if they had any. The session concluded at 9:30 a.m.  38 teachers participated in the activity.

Poster and Essay Writing competition On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas

The NCC Army Wing of the College organized an online Poster and Essay Writing Competition on 26th July, 2021 on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Kargil Diwas is celebrated on 26th of July to commemorate India`s victory over Pakistan during the Kargil War of 1999. Students participated enthusiastically.

Ms. Janice Gomes, M.Com -II bagged the First Place & Ms. Evelyn D’Costa of TY B.Com – C bagged the First and Second Place respectively for the essay competition. In the Poster competition Mr. Pratam Nagvekar FY B.Com – C got the First Place & Miss. Disha Gaonkar FY B.Com C got the Second Place. E-Certificates were provided to all participants. ANO Lt. Sandesh Gaonkar was the coordinator for the event.

“Financial Services & Industry 4.0: Untapped Career Potential Opportunities”

The BBA(Financial Services) Department of VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics organized an Online Session on “Financial Services & Industry 4.0: Untapped Career Potential Opportunities” for XII Standard Students on 24th July 2021 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. using Google Meet platform.

The Resource Person for the session was an alumnus of the BBA(FS) Department – Mr. Chirag Majithia, Founder at Shreeji Financial Investments, Margao, Goa. Prof. Prita D. Mallya, Principal of the College, welcomed the Guest Speaker followed by his introduction by Mr. Mayuresh Adsul, Assistant Professor of Commerce.

Mr. Chirag Majithia started the session with a brief introduction on the Financial Services sector – he said it should rather be called an industry. He said the banking industry is the backbone of India’s financial services industry and provided an elaborate explanation on the following topics:

Banking
Stock Market
Mutual Funds

During the session, Mr. Majithia laid emphasis on the importance of fundamental and SWOT analysis of business, the opportunities available in the industry of finance and also shared his knowledge and experience he gained through the BBA(Financial Services) programme.

Mr. Chirag Majithia concluded the session by stating that the financial services industry has a wide scope as it is multifaceted, offering a variety of positions that cater to different skills and interests. He also mentioned that the students must plan and take control of their future making informed choices about their education. Later, Ms. Swati D. Bhat, Assistant Professor of Management briefly introduced the BBA(FS) programme to the audience.

47 participants attended the session. The session ended at 11:00 a.m. with a Vote of Thanks delivered by Mr. Mayuresh Adsul, Assistant Professor of Commerce. The session was coordinated by Ms. Lizia V. Gomes, Assistant Professor of Commerce.

Webinar on “Roadmap To Promising Careers in The IT Sector”

The Department of Computer Science organized a webinar on “Roadmap to promising careers in the IT sector” on 24th July 2021. The session began at 12 noon. Ms. Nashita da Silva, a student of TYBCA, welcomed all the participants for the webinar. Vice Principal Dr. Rodney Da Silva delivered the welcome address. He encouraged the students to ask their queries to the Resource Person Mr. Sunil Morajkar, Head of Hardware Engineering, Advanced Bio Mechanics Respiratory Care Pvt Ltd Bangalore
Ms. Sparsha Mandreker, introduced the Resource Person for the webinar. Mr. Morajkar spoke about various career opportunities available after completing graduation in Bachelor of Computer Applications. He also spoke about the skill sets to be acquired to enhance their qualifications and knowledge. After the session a Q&A session was held which was handled by Ms. Ruchika Chaudhary, student of FYBCA.
Mr. Sumit Kumar, Head of the Department, Computer Science, spoke about the Department of Computer Science and lastly proposed the Vote of Thanks.
72 participants attended the webinar though Google meet. The webinar was live streamed on Shree Damodar College YouTube channel which had 16 participants.
Ms. Sparsha S. Mandreker & Ms. Megha Mohan were the webinar coordinators.

Webinar on ‘Careers In Commerce’

The College organized a live webinar on the topic ‘Careers in Commerce’ for prospective students and their parents on 23rd July 2021. The Speaker for the session was CMA Deepak Row, an ex-student of the College. The webinar began at 11:05 am and ended at 12:30 pm. It was screened live through Google Meet and the College YouTube channel.
Prof. Dr. Prita D. Mallya, Principal of the College welcomed the participants and gave an overview of the webinar. Thenceforward, the participants were made familiar with the objectives of the webinar. The Programme Coordinator for B.Com, Dr. Edwin Barreto presented virtual glimpses of the College. Dr. Lina Sadekar, Associate Professor in Commerce introduced the resource person.
The Resource Person addressed the students and the parents and placed before them the whole range of careers in Sales and Marketing, Human Resource, Finance and related areas. He highlighted the various processes involved in each of these areas and the opportunities available within these processes. He also informed about the courses that could be taken up for better job prospects. He shared his rich experiences during his early career and offered suggestions and tips to the participants. The Resource Person also addressed the career-related queries put across in the chat box.
Dr. Rodney D’Silva, Vice-Principal of the College proposed the Vote of Thanks. 191 participants attended the webinar through the online screening platforms. The participants provided a very positive feedback about the webinar. Dr. Sheetal Arondekar and Mr. Gajanan Haldankar were the teachers in charge of the webinar.

Visit to “Forum for Innovation, Incubation, Research and Entrepreneurship (FiiRE)”

Dr. Shami Pai, Dr. Maithili Naik and Ms. Muktali Kunkolienkar, visited the FiiRE incubation centre at Don Bosco Engineering College, Fatorda, Margao-Goa on July 19, 2021 from11.00 am to 12.45 pm, with the objective to activate the College Incubation Centre. The faculty members got an opportunity to interact with D.S. Prashant, CEO, FiiRE, Venugopal TR, Incubation Manager, FiiRE and Sudip Faldesai, Project Officer, State Innovation Council Goa. The interaction commenced with a presentation by Mr. Venugopal on the idea behind establishing FiiRE and the facilities offered to entrepreneurs and start-ups. He briefed the faculty members on the entire process involved in providing assistance to companies. He highlighted that FiiRE prefers assisting Start-ups working in the field of Agriculture and Rural ecosystem. Mr. Venugopal showed the work cubicles, Co-working space, and other amenities available at FiiRE for start-up promoters.

Mr. Prashant discussed with the faculty members the proposed plan to activate the Incubation Centre at Shree Damodar College. He inquired with the faculty members the motive behind volunteering for this proposal and the capabilities or entrepreneurial qualities inherent in their students. He also mentioned that for the successful functioning of the Incubation Centre, it is essential that the drive for pushing it ahead should come from the students. He highlighted the importance of having at least one successful start-up student case on the campus to motivate the other students. Mr. Prashant asked the faculty members to prepare a workable plan of action for activation of the incubation facility at their institution and share it with him prior to the next meeting. He agreed to visit the institution on the 3rd August 2021 to take the discussion ahead.

The faculty also got an opportunity to interact with Mr. Sudip Faldesai, Project Officer, Goa State Innovation Council. Mr. Faldesai briefed the faculty on the various research and innovation schemes of State Government available to students –faculty and gave a tour of the STEM laboratory setup by Goa State Innovation Council for public at Don Bosco Engineering College, Fatorda- Margao, Goa.

Guest Lecture

The Post-Graduate Department organized an online Guest Lecture in the subject of Cost Management and Controls for the students of M.Com-II on 16th July 2021 from 10.00-11.00am on Google Meet platform. The Resource Person for the session was Mr. Shailendra Veluskar, Partner at Kris Manufacturing Company, Kakoda-Goa. Assistant Professor Ms. Pooja Shanbhag and faculty incharge of the activity, addressed the participants and welcomed the Resource Person for the session. Ms. Elaine Sequeira, student of M.Com-II introduced the Speaker to the audience.

The Guest Faculty commenced the session by explaining his entrepreneurial journey and the hardships that he faced in the initial stages of setting up his business. He gave a brief description about his business model and further shared his experience of starting his own manufacturing unit in Goa and how he managed to capture the market share within a short period of time, with the help of innovative marketing strategies and good market research.
Mr. Veluskar briefed the students on the practical aspects of cost accounting and management giving relevant examples. He elaborated in detail the type of machinery used, sourcing of raw materials, manufacturing process, application of products in the construction industry, etc. He guided the students on how to price the product correctly without compromising on quality. Mr. Veluskar also shared his experience on cost management strategies that he followed during the pandemic and his future plans.

The Speaker addressed all the queries raised by the students at the end of the session. Students provided positive feedback about the session, stating that it was extremely enriching, informative and interactive. Ms. Gayatri Samant, student of M.Com-II proposed the Vote of Thanks. 29students attended the lecture.