Departments
Commerce
The Commerce Department at M.E.S. Vasant Joshi College of Arts & Commerce was established in 1972, offering a B. Com program with specialization in Accountancy. Over the years, it has expanded to include additional specializations and programs, becoming the largest department in the college, with 18 faculty members (including 6 Associate Professors and 12 Assistant Professors, of which 2 are on a contract basis and 1 on a lecture basis) for the academic year 2024-2025. Notably, 7 faculty members are proud alumni of the college. The Commerce Department continues to uphold its legacy of academic excellence, professional growth, and holistic student development. The Department was headed by visionary faculty as Heads of Department of Commerce.
At the early phase the Department was headed by multiple enthusiastic and dynamic leaders such as Assoc. Prof. V.T Kulkarni, later it was taken over by Assoc. Prof. Manoj Pednecar, Assoc. Prof. B.V. Kolekar, Assoc. Prof. V.V. Sail, Assoc. Prof. Rochana Kaharangate, Assoc. Prof. Champa R. Parab, and presently by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sancheliana Faria.
Research activities have been booming in the department over the years with total 5 faculty with doctorate degree Ph.D., 5 faculty with M.Phil Degree and 8 faculty currently pursuing Ph.D. degree.
FACULTY STRENGTH
B.COM PROGRAM EVOLUTION
- Financial Accounting
- Business Management
- Cost Accounting
- Banking & Financial Services
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2024-25
- Extension Programme Department Of Commerce-2024-2025
- Certificate Courses Conducted By Department Of Commerce- 2024-25
- Field Visits Department Of Commerce-2024-25
- Activities Of Undergraduate Department Of Commerce 2024-2025
- One day Workshop on "Outcome-Based Education: A Pathway to Excellence"
- Stock market in India- Opportunities and Challenges 2022-23
- Extension Activity -Joy of Giving
- Extension Activity - Children’s Day Celebrations at Asha Sadan Social Centre
- Law as a Career option in India
- Trash to Art Competition
- Bridge Course
- Entrepreneurship Development Cell
- Parents Orientation -B.Com
- Journey towards successful Entrepreneur
- Orientation on Chartered Accountant and Company Secretaries
- Session On Competitive Exam-Dept of Commerce
- Orientation programme for First Year B.Com Students
- Department -- Odd & Even Semester Activities for the year 2021-22
- Activities conducted for Academic Year 2021-22
- Report on Commerce Fiesta 2022
- Awareness Drive for new Age Careers
- Report of Commerce Dept. for academic year 2021-22
- Report of Commerce Dept. for academic year 2019-20
- Financial services in Digital India - Challenges and Opportunities
- Report on Annual Study Tour
- Commerce-Fiesta-2020
- Report of Commerce Dept. for academic year 2018-19
2021-22
Stock market in India- Opportunities and Challenges 2024-25


Commerce Fiesta 2022



COURSE OUTCOME (CO)
B.Com Honours NEP 2020 - CommercePROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME (PSO)
Programme Specific Outcome for - CommerceInformation Technology
The subject Computer Awareness was introduced in the year 1994 as a compulsory paper(only theory) at first year of B.A./B.Com. and also practical component without any marks weightage. In the year 2000 the paper was renamed as Information Technology (theory only) with 40 hours of compulsory practical component. From the Academic Year 2007-08 the paper continued as Information Technology I at Semester I level and Information Technology II at Semester II level of B. A./B.Com. with 40 hours of compulsory practical component, as the Goa University introduced Semester system to all its undergraduate Courses. From the Academic Year 2017-18, Goa University has introduced Choice Based Credit System and under this system the dept. of IT has introduced various Courses in the subject of Computer Science. From 2023-24 CCFUP under NEP2020 has been introduced
At present the dept. has two full time faculty, one is regular, the other is on contract basis, one is on Lecture basis and there are also one lab assitant and one lab attendant. The dept. has well established IT Laboratory with 18 computer systems and a server with high speed broad band Fiber Optic connectivity with 200 Mbps speed. The lab facilities are offered to all the students of B.A., B.Com. and also to the Staff members. The department also offers the service of IT Laboratory to conduct various activities such as student registration under GUMS, provide information of staff to Goa University under GUMS, activate and upgrade the laptops given to the students under Cyberage Scheme of Govt. of Goa, carry out project work of final year students and also carry out various academic activities for staff members.
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2024-25
- Session on "AI Learning Tools"
- Session on "Live Streaming : Union Budget 2025"
- Workshop on "Design and Usage of Google Forms"
- Workshop on "Video Editing as career opportunity"
- Certificate Course in "Basics of Computer Applications"
- “Online Quiz on World Computer Literacy Day”
- Awareness Programme on “Digital Security”
- Awareness Programme on "Cyber Safety" 2023-24
- Session on ERP
- One-Day State level Workshop on Latex
- Online Quiz on World Computer Literacy day
- Gretl 2022-23
- Role of Data Analytics in Actuarial Science
- Gretl
- Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan 2021-22
- Educational Field trip to GSL
- Best out of E-Waste
- A webinar on Digital Marketing
- Business Analytics using Spreadsheet and Statistical Package Gretel 2019-20
- Click to view IT report for the academic year 2019-20
- Best out of E-Waste Activity
- Talk on ERP module
- Conduct of ISA-II (Assignment) for the academic year 2019-2020 for SEM- II & IV.
The above activity is in tune with the notifications received from DHE, dated, 13/05/2019 and MHA, Govt. of India dated, 03/04/2019.
- Click to view IT report for the academic year 2018-19
Workshop on "AI Learning Tools"

Workshop on "Video Editing as a career opportunity"

Awareness Programme on the topic Cyber Safety 2024-25

Awareness Programme on the topic Digital Security 2024-25

One day State level programme on Latex 2023-24

Session on ERP 2023-24

Session on Gretl 2023-24


Best out of E-Waste Competition 2019-20









Mathematics & Statistics
In our college the subjects of Mathematics and Statistics were offered as compulsory subjects for the B.Com. programme from 1972-2017. After the introduction of CBCS – Commercial Arithmetic was taught as core course from 2017-18 till 2022-23 (for B.Com. semester I and II) and Business Statistics as generic elective Course (for B.Com. semester III and IV) from 2018-19 till 2023-24.
Since 2023-24, after the introduction of NEP, Business Mathematics I and Business Mathematics II are taught as SEC courses for B.Com. semester I and II students respectively and Mathematical Techniques for
Competitive Exams and Descriptive Statistics as Multidisciplinary Courses for B.Com. semester I and II students respectively. Business Statistics I and Business Statistics II (VET) are taught as minor papers for B.Com. semester III and IV students respectively from 2024-25.
There are 02 faculty members in the department of Mathematics and Statistics out of this 01 is full time regular faculty and the other one is lecture basis. 01 faculty member of department has cleared CSIR-NET as well SET exam. 01 faculty has Authored (as main author) a book titled Commercial Arithmetic I (ISBN –978-81-941207-5-9) for B.Com. Semester I students of Goa University.
Teachers of department of Mathematics and Statistics are engaged in conducting various activities for students like organizing innovative competitions which involve real life applications of Mathematics. The department also conducts sessions and workshops on Mathematical softwares etc.
- Session on WolframAlpha 2024-25
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics Activities Annual Report 2023-24
- One-Day State level Workshop on Latex
- Annual Report
- Inaugural Function of Certificate Course in Verbal Reasoning
- Certificate Course in Verbal Reasoning
- National Level Webinar_Role of Data Analytics in Actuarial Science_20Oct2022
- Annual Report 2021-22
- Time Series Analysis using Gretl software
- Click to view Mathematics & Statistics Dept. activity report for the academic year 2020-21
- Online Talk on Statistical_Quality_Control
- Click to view Mathematics & Statistics Dept. activity report for the academic year 2019-2020
- Click to view Mathematics & Statistics Dept. activity report for the academic year 2018-2019
- Art-and-Culture-poster-competition-2018-2019
- Click to view Mathematics & Statistics Dept. activity report for the academic year 2017-2018
- Rangoli-competition-by-department-of-mathematics-2017-2018
- Click to view Mathematics & Statistics Dept. activity report for the academic year 2016-2017
- Maths-greeting-card-making-competition-2016-2017
- Click to view Mathematics & Statistics Dept. activity report for the academic year 2015-2016
- Maths-poster-competition-2015-2016
- Click to view Mathematics & Statistics Dept. activity report for the academic year 2014-2015
2024-25
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
Session on WolframAplha


State Level Workshop on Latex-2023-24



Certificate course in Verbal Reasoning -2022-23


National Level Webinar on Role of Data Analytics in Actuarial Science -2022-23

Session on Gretl 2021-22

Talk on Statistical Quality Control 2020-21

Poster Making Competition 2018-19




Rangoli Competition 2017-18




Greeting Card Making Competition 2016-17






Poster Making Competition 2015-16





Environmental Studies
The Department offers a Value Added Course (VAC) in Environmental Studies for the Semester I and Semester II students of the College