Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
| Type | Graduation, Post Graduation, Junior College |
|---|---|
| Established | 1964 |
| President | Shri Amrish Patel |
| Principal | Amee H. Vora |
| Students | 6,000+ |
| Location |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 19°6′10.31″N 72°50′11.36″E / 19.1028639°N 72.8364889°ECoordinates: 19°6′10.31″N 72°50′11.36″E / 19.1028639°N 72.8364889°E |
| Language | English |
| Colours | Blue, White |
| Affiliations | University of Mumbai |
| Website | nmcollege.in/ |
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics (popularly known as NM College) is a college for commercial studies and economics affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It is situated in JVPD scheme, Vile Parle West and was established in 1964 by Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM), a charitable trust that runs a number of academic institutions. It was accredited 'B++' grade by NAAC in 2004. The college is known for its difficult level of examinations, stringent rules for discipline and unfavourable system followed for attendance. It is amongst the leading commerce colleges in India.
Curriculum
These two-year vocational courses can be started after the Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) examinations. At the end the student appears for the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations, but with different subjects than the normal ones. After that there is the opportunity to join the first year of the B.Com.
The college has recently diversified into various extracurricular activities. Its students are actively involved in the various College Festivals of other Mumbai Colleges, such as St. Xavier's "Malhar", Sydenham's "Brouhaha" and IIT-B's "Mood Indigo". And it has its own festival Umang. The college is also associated with Rotary International and worldwide social youth organisation: Rotaract. It has chartered its own, Rotaract Club of N.M. College engages in various social and self-development activities.
The current principal of the college is Mrs.Amee Vora.
Festivals
College has around 20 societies and clubs where students can join in according to their interests.
Umang and Drishti are the two festivals held annually by the college. Umang is NM College's cultural festival while the later one is its management festival. Students work enthusiastically to make the festivals a success. The main attractions of Umang are dance, drama, fashion show and of Drishti are pronite, various management events.
Notable alumni
- Priyanka Chaturvedi, spokesperson, Indian National Congress
- Aamir khan,actor[1]
- Rani Mukherjee, actress
- Aditya Narayan, singer
- Bhagyashree Patwardhan, actress
- Tusshar Kapoor, actor
- Kunal Khemu, actor
- Juhi Chawla, actress
- Madhu Sapre, Miss Universe 2nd runner up
- Raima Sen, actress
- Riya Sen, actress
- Atul Pareek, actress
- Rahul Sharma, Santoor player
- Harman Baweja, actor
- Paresh Ganatra, actor
- Vikas Bhalla, actor
- Paresh Rawal, actor[1]
- Deepak Tijori, actor and director[1]
- Vipul Amrutlal Shah, film director[1]
See also
- Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amruthben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics
- Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kulkarni, Ronjita (7 November 2002). "Character artiste Deepak Tijori turns filmmaker". Rediff.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.