Department of 'BAF'

The Department of BAF organised two inter-collegiate competitions to help Faculty Members and Students cope with the Covid-induced Lockdown:

•    Between August 2 and 6, 2020, a photography contest titled “A View from the Windows” was organised. Participants were expected to photograph images only from the windows. Participants had to fill up a Google form and upload their photo in it. The winners were Mr. Chayan Bhattacharjee (Faculty Member, Patkar-Varde College) and Mr. Karan Singh Jaiswal (Student, R.K. Talreja College). A runner-up prize was issued to Mr. Saurabh Panchamiya (Faculty Member, St. Rock’s College). Certificates of Participation were issued to all.

•    An article-writing competition titled “Pen Down Your Mind” was organised to allow participants to express their ideas about topics such as “Role of a Housewife”, and “Hope Stories”. Participants had to fill up a Google form and upload their article in it. The winners were Ms. Savita Punjabi (Faculty Member, Bharat College of Arts and Commerce) and Ms. Karishma Punjabi (Student, R.K. Talreja College). Certificates of Participation were issued to all.

Short-video Competition

Between July 12 and 15, 2020, an Intercollegiate Short-video Competition titled “Quarantine Diaries” was organised. Participants were required to submit videos of 90 seconds’ duration of life during the Lockdown, on themes such as cooking, online lectures and exercising. The First Prize was bagged by Shubham Baniya (Patkar-Varde College) and the Second Prize went to Kirti Prithiani (CHM College). All participants were also awarded certificates of participation.

Alumni interaction

    On July 24, as an Alumni and Student Integral Programme, CMA Venkatesh Aacharya was invited to speak to Students. The session was attended by 210 Students. Mr. Acharya spoke on the various careers available in the area of accountancy and finance, such as taxation, cost accountancy, banks,insurance companies, loan and mortgage, share market and Government jobs. In addition, Mr. Venkatesh stressed the need to develop soft skills to be able to succeed in one’s chosen career, as well as the importance of constantly updating one’s skills.

National Webinar on “Crisis Intervention”

 

The Department of BCom (Accounting and Finance) (BAF) organised a National Webinar on “Crisis Intervention” on July 11, 2020. The resource persons were Ms. Snighdha Mishra, Founder of Life Surfers and The Mind Life Project, and Dr. Rekha Wagani, Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Science,  University of Mumbai. The Webinar was attended by 120 participants.
Ms. Mishra spoke of the impact of the Lockdown on mental health, and the social and personal role of individuals in dealing with the current situation effectively. In Dr. Wagani’s talk, she focused on the myths surrounding clinical depression and the measures to overcome it, recognising the signs and symptoms of suicidal thoughts, as well as measures to help such individuals.
The resource persons addressed participants’ queries at the end of the session.

 

photography contest

 

Between August 2 and 6, 2020, a photography contest titled “A View from the Windows” was organised. Participants were expected to photograph images only from the windows. Participants had to fill up a Google form and upload their photo in it. The winners were Mr. Chayan Bhattacharjee (Faculty Member, Patkar-Varde College) and Mr. Karan Singh Jaiswal (Student, R.K. Talreja College). A runner-up prize was issued to Mr. Saurabh Panchamiya (Faculty Member, St. Rock’s College). Certificates of Participation were issued to all.

 

 Article-Writing Competition

 

  An article-writing competition titled “Pen Down Your Mind” was organised to allow participants to express their ideas about topics such as “Role of a Housewife”, and “Hope Stories”. Participants had to fill up a Google form and upload their article in it. The winners were Ms. Savita Punjabi (Faculty Member, Bharat College of Arts and Commerce) and Ms. Karishma Punjabi (Student, R.K. Talreja College). Certificates of Participation were issued to all.

Learn Google

On September 16, 2020, a Webinar on “GOOGLE” was organised for BAF Students.

Faculty Members Ms. Ruchi Bhakta and Ms. Nidhi Borana discussed various tools and techniques of Google used for educational purposes. Tools such as Google Forms and its features, using add-ons in Google like form-limiter, Certify ‘em, form-timer and other were discussed, and participants’ queries were also resolved.

The Webinar was attended by 160 Students and 6 Teachers