V. G. Vaze College
| V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Kelkar College) | |
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| Address | |
  V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Kelkar College) Location in Mumbai | |
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Mithagar Road Mulund, Maharashtra, 400081 India | |
| Coordinates | 19°09′47″N 72°57′27″E / 19.162990°N 72.957544°ECoordinates: 19°09′47″N 72°57′27″E / 19.162990°N 72.957544°E |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1984 |
| Founder | Shri Govind Damdodar alias Bhausaheb Kelkar |
| Principal | Dr. B. B. Sharma |
| Vice principal |
Dr. Pramod Pabrekar (Degree College) CA Vidyadhar Joshi (Junior College) |
| Medium of language | English |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Affiliation | University of Mumbai |
| Website | VazeCollge.net |
Vinayak Ganesh Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce (more commonly known as Kelkar College), a Mumbai University affiliated college located in Mulund East, Mumbai, boasts as "the youngest college to get permanent affiliation from the university. The Kelkar Education Trust, in memory of its founder trustee, late Shri Annasaheb Vaze, established Vinayak Ganesh Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce in 1984. The college campus is located on a 2.5 acre plot with 1,90,000 sq ft of built up area.
History
Bhausaheb Kelkar was an industrialist who manufactured fragrances. He had been promoting educational activities through donations to institutions and grants to underprivileged students. A Kelkar Education Trust was set up by Bhausaheb in Mulund in 1979 to start a college.[1] Kelkar College was started by the Kelkar-Vaze family in the year 1984. The college managed to get affiliation from University of Mumbai soon and is the youngest college to get permanent affiliation from the university of Mumbai.[2]
Location
It is located at Mithagar area of Mulund East, a northeastern suburb of Mumbai.
Management
College Administration
Dr. B.B.Sharma, Principal
Dr. Pramod Pabrekar, Vice-Principal(Degree College)
CA. Vidyadhar Joshi, Vice-Principal (Junior College)
Mrs. Aparajita Roy Supervisor (Junior College)
Local Managing Committee
Dr.M.R.Kurup, Secretary, Kelkar Education Trust (KET)
Mrs. Jyoti Bhadkamkar, Member
Mr. Gaurav D. Sathaye, Management Nominee
Mr. A.D.Bhorkar, Management Nominee
Mr.J.S.Sutar, Teacher Member
Dr.(Ms.)Preeta Nilesh, Teacher Member
Mr.Anil Naik, Teacher Member
Mrs. Kranti S. Ghadigaonkar, Non-Teaching Staff Member
School Committee
Ms. Jyoti Bhadkamkar, Member
Dr. M.R.Kurup, Member
Mr.Mihir Bhadkamkar, Member
Mr. A.D.Bhorkar, Member
Principal (Dr.) B.B.Sharma, Secretary
Ms. Jayashree Shaligram, Teacher Member
Mr. D.M.Bhat, Non Teaching Staff Member
Mr. Vidyadhar Joshi, Special Invitee
Ms. Aparajita Roy, Special Invitee
Affiliation and accreditation
The College is permanently affiliated to the University of Mumbai since 1990. It was also later recognized by UGC(University grants commission).[3] Kelkar College is the first affiliated Arts, Science and Commerce institution in the state of Maharashtra which was assessed for accreditation by National Assessement and Accreditation Council(NAAC), which the institution of UGC had started. College received five star status in 1998, reassessed in 2005 and assessed for third cycle in 2012 (Third time) with an "A" grade from NAAC.[4]
Courses
The college offers various professional courses, Post graduate programs, and advanced diploma under the dual degree program.
- PhD: Economics, Zoology, Chemistry, Botany, Life sciences
- PG Programmes: PG by research in Botany, Zoology, Chemistry
- PG by papers in Zoology, Chemistry, MSc IT, MSc Biotech
- UG Degree: Commerce, Arts and Science. In all 122 subject combinations.
- Self-financing Collaborative programme: Post Graduate Diploma in Perfumery and Cosmetic Management[5][6]
Facilities
The College offers necessary facilities such as:
- Library
- Reading rooms
- Audio-visual library
- Air conditioned auditorium equipped with 16 mm projector, overhead/slide/LCD projectors
- Info Tech center
- Gymkhana,
- Gymnasium
- Canteen
- Conference room
- Students common room
- Cultural activity room
Students' Council
As per section 40 (4) of Maharashtra University Act, 1994,[7] the College has set up a body of 17 representative students, on behalf of all the students of the college.
The list of 17 representatives for the academic year 2014-15:
- Manas Madrecha, represents FY Commerce
- Dipali Gupta, represents SY Commerce
- Pooja Ramchandran, represents TY Commerce
- Rasika rawal, represents FY Science
- Chinmay Potnis, represents SY Science
- Shreyas Khade, represents TY Science
- Anuja Sathe, represents FY Arts
- Vishaka Patil, represents SY Arts
- Sneha Ramchandran, represents TY Arts
- Duaa Syed, represents FY BMM
- Shamail Syed, represents SY BMM
- Rutuja Bhagwat, represents TY BMM
- Nimish Shetty, represents Gymkhana department
- Aakansha Naidu, represents Culture department
- Chitra Khandizod, represents NSS unit
- Richa Parmar, special reserved girl nominee
- Kajol Pandit, special reserved girl nominee
Festival
The college hosts an inter college festival named “Dimensions”.[8] It generally takes place during the month of December/January every year. Every year a theme is chosen, and accordingly the fest revolves around it. This year's (2014) theme is "Tour De World", a French phrase, meaning World-Tour. [9]
In order to facilitate smooth management, there are various departments, headed by the chosen respective students.
- Head pf Designing and Online Promotion
- Head of External PR (Marketing and Publicity)
- Head of Internal PR Department
- Head of Fine Arts Department
- Head of Culture & Promotion
- Head of Accounting & Finance
- Head of Celebrity Management
- Head of Back Office Department & Faculty Room In-charge
- Head of Administration Department
- Head of Souvenir Department
- Head of Back-office Department
- Head of Help-Desk and Security
- Head of Hospitality Department
- Head of the Anchoring Department
- Head of Events Department
- Head of Technical Department
Famous alumni
- Yukta Mookhey, Former Miss World
- Manasi Salvi, Hindi Television Actress
See also
References
- ↑ "Kelkar Trust's Vaze College blends sports with studies - Hindustan Times". http://www.hindustantimes.com/''. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome to V.G.Vaze College". Vazecollege.net. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome to V.G.Vaze College". Vazecollege.net. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome to V.G.Vaze College". Vazecollege.net. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome to V.G.Vaze College". Vazecollege.net. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Vaze College Mumbai Cosmetology Centre". http://www.favors101.info''. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ The Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 (PDF). pp. 51–53. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dimensions - Kelkar College Fest". www.vazecollege.net. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Facebook Post Officially Launching DImensions Theme (2014)". https://www.facebook.com/dimensions2014''. Retrieved 6 October 2014.