Introduction

The department of Commerce was started with establishment of college in 1983. Taking into account the unique role played by commerce and management education in economic development of the nation, the institution has taken the remarkable decision to offer faculty of Commerce.

In 1983, the strength of the student was only 25 with a single faculty member. Second faculty member joined to department in the year 1984 and the third faculty member join the department in 1986. With increasing workload fourth faculty member joined the department in 1991. At presen the total student strength of the department has reached to 181 and 4 faculty members are imparting the knowledge.

Objectives of the Department

The department of Commerce was started with the following objectives

• To develop interest in Commerce education among the students.
• To enable the students to know the role of commerce education in the entrepreneurship development.
• To create employability in the region through provision of knowledge of self entrepreneurship.
• To prepare student for the competitive exam like NET, SET, MPSC, STI and Banking
• To aware student about the Indian economy, finance and budget of the country
• To provide practical knowledge to students about business type activities and make them self depended

Course offered by the Department:

B.Com. F.Y., B.Com. S. Y. & B. Com. T.Y. is the part of the Programme. CBCS (Chose Based Credit System) Adopted as per the rules and Regulation farmed by university. There are some cores subject and elective and SEC (Skill Enhancement Course) is conducted as per the syllabus provided by the university.

Faculty Member:

Currently four faculties are working in the department of commerce, the details are as follows:

Name	Qualification	Designation	Specialization	Experience	Retirement
Dr. S.G. Bhombe	M. Com., M.Phil. Ph.D.,	Professor	Marketing,	33	2023
Dr. S. M. Kolhe	M.Com., SET L.L.B., Ph.D., GDC&A	Professor	Taxation, Costing & Banking	33	2023
Mr. G. K. Kolekar	M. Com, NET, SET, PhD (Pursuing)	Asst. Professor	Corp. A/C, B. Stat. & Math	08	Till today
Dr. A. M. Deshpande	M. Com, MA(Economics ) PhD	Asst. Professor CHB	Fin. A/c, Income Tax Advance A/c	10	Till today
Dr. E. V. Gaikwad	M. Com, Ph. D	Asst. Professor CHB	Communication, Law, Economics	02	Till today
Dr. Neha Ghodekar	M. Com, Ph. D	Asst. Professor CHB	Fin. A/c, Cost A/c	01	Till today

Contribution of the faculty in College & University:

Sr. no.	Name of the Faculty	Contribution in working committees
01	Dr. S. G. Bhombe	College Committees Principal Coordinator of Consumer Store Coordinator of Commerce Forum Member of IQAC Member of Admission Committee oMember of NSS advisory Committee Member of Discipline Committee Member of Anti ragging Squad Member of Women Cell Member of Infrastructure Committee Member of Grievance Redressal Cell Member Felicitation Committee
		University Committees Worked as Paper Setter Member of B.O.S. (B. Economics) Worked for Paper Assessment
		College Committees Coordinator of IQAC Coordinator of UGC Committee Coordinator of Legal Literacy Cell Member of Admission Committee Member of Student Council Committee Member of Research Committee Member of Library Advisory Committee Member of Commerce Forum Member of Feedback Committee Member Soft Skill Development Committee Member of NAAC Steering Committee
02	Dr. S.M. Kolhe	University Committees Post Hold Chairmen of Board of Studies (M. Law) Member of B.O.S. (M. Law.) Member of Senate Member of Academic Council S.R.T.M.U. Nanded Member of Finance Committee Member of Annual Budget Committee Worked as Chairmen/ Member of Affiliation Committee Paper Setting Paper Assessment/ Moderator Expert for Selection Committees Member of Fiscal Committee

Research Contribution of the faculty:

A) Total Publication

Sr. No.	Name of The Faculty	Total Publication
01	Dr. S.G. Bhombe	30
02	Dr. S. M. Kolhe	50
03	Mr. G. K. Kolekar	10
04	Dr. A. M. Deshpande	10
05	Dr. E. V. Gaikwad	02
06	Dr. Neha Ghodekar	02

B) Paper published in Journal/Proceedings

Sr. No.	Name of The Faculty	Paper in Journal		Paper in Proceeding
		National	International	State	National	International
01	Dr. S.G. Bhombe	10	02	05	05	02
02	Dr. S. M. Kolhe	30	09	10	20	09

C) Chapter in Books/ Books Publication & Books Edited

Sr. No.	Name of The Faculty	Chapters in Book	Books Published	Books Edited
01	Dr. S.G. Bhombe	15	01	08
02	Dr. S. M. Kolhe	20	03	08

D) Paper presented & Attended conference/ Seminar/ Symposia/ Workshop

Sr. No.	Name of The Faculty	Paper presented			Attended
		State	National	International	State	National	International
01	Dr. S.G. Bhombe	10	10	02	10	10	02
02	Dr. S. M. Kolhe	10	30	10	50	20	10

Awards/ Reorganization Received by Faculty& Student

Faculty

• Dr. S. G. Bhombe : Awarded by Shabd Sahyadri Pratishthan Parbhani, Best literary Worker Award
• Dr. S. M. Kolhe: Appreciation letter by Shivaji College, Omeraga at international conference on Globalization of Cooperative Sector

Students

• oKu. Mayuri Pote : Gold medal for Best Rangoli in Youth festival held in Nanded by S.R.T.M.U. Nanded

Academic and other Memberships/ Participation

Dr. S. G. Bhombe

• Chairman, Shivar Charitable Trust, Mathala

Dr. S. M. Kolhe

• Life Member of Indian Commerce Association
• Vice president of Marathwada Commerce & Management Science Association

Research Guidance (Ph.D. / M.Phil.)

Dr. S. G. Bhombe

• Registered: 04 students for Ph.D.
  01 Students Awarded in Ph D

Dr. S. M. Kolhe

• Registered : 05 students for Ph.D.
  09 Students Awarded in Ph D

Teaching Methods Adopted by the faculty:

• Interaction
• ICT Based Teaching
• Group Discussion / Seminar
• Use of Chart
• Field visit

List of eminent academicians / visitors to the department

• Dr. M.N.Sondge (Head, department of commerce D.S.M. College, Parbhani and Academic Council Member S.R.T.M. University Nanded)
• Dr. R.D. Deshmukh (Dean, faculty of commerce, S.R.T.M. University Nanded)
• Dr. J. J, Ahirrao (Eminent author, Vice president of Marathwada Commerce and Management Science Association and Member faculty of commerce, Dr. B.A.M. University Auaranagabad)
• Dr. S. J. Agrawal (Chairman of B.O.S. Accounting and Applied Statistics, S.R.T.M. University Nanded)
• Dr. P.Y. Harkal (Eminent Author and B.O.S. Member S.R.T.M. University Nanded)
• Prof. S.V.Jadhav (I.T. Expert and Ex- HOD of Business Studies)
• CA Sachin M. Bhombe (Chartered Accountant)
• CMA Parag Rane (Chapter Aurangabad )
• Dr. Yashwant Shitole (Carrier Katta)

Placement of Alumni:

Sr. No.	Name	Position Held	Address
Employed
1	Mr. Narayan Shinde	Junior Lecturer	D.S.M. College, Jintur
2	Mr. Gajbhare	Sales Tax Officer	Parbhani
3	Mr. Kaldate Kanchan	Branch Manager	LIC office Parbhani
4	Mr. Vajir Rambhau	Junior Lecturer	Saibaba College, Itoli
5	Mr. Kadam Subhash	Principal	S.B. Jr. College, Bori
6	Mr. Sawandkar	Senior Lecturer	Nutan College, Selu
7	Mr. Pathan	Senior Lecturer	Moulana Azad College, Aurangabad
8	Mr. Khandagale Bapu	Recovery Officer	J.A. Bank, Jintur
9	Mr.Chibhade	Traffic Controller	S. T. Stand, Jintur
10	Mr. Makode Dnyaneshwar	Asst. Secretary	Market Committee, Mumbai
11	Mr. Ade Devidas	Asst. Auditor	DDR Office, Latur
12	Mrs. Gulve	Teacher	Sidheshwar School, Jintur
13	Mrs. Bhawale Vandana	LIC Officer	LIC Office, Parbhani
14	Mr. Ganpurkar Anil	Junior Lecturer	S.B. Jr. College, Jintur
15	Mr. Devkar Rajesh	Junior Lecturer	D.S.M. College, Jintur
16	Mr. Kute Dilip	Asst. Account Officer	Z.P., Parbhani
17	Mr. Ghuge Ashok	Police Inspector	Nanded
18	Mr. Dabhade Vishwanath	Clerk	MSEB, Vaijapur
19	Mr. Thite	Senior Lecturer	L.B.S.College, Partur
20	Mr. Shukla	Section Officer	Z.P., Parbhani
21	Mr. Kute Arjun	Teacher	Pangri, Tq. Jintur
22	Mrs. Khedkar Varsha	Passing Officer	Urban Bank, Jintur
23	Mr. Akash Suryakumar Sadawarte	Teacher	DSM College, Jintur
24	Mr. Bhise Kondiba Subhan	Teacher	Mandhani, Tq. Jintur
25	Bhutkar Ravindra Wamanrao	Advocate	Jintur
26	Patil Dinesh Shesherao	O.S. Shaley Poshan Ahar	Akkalkot, Dist. Solapur
27	Dipak Prakash Kulkarni	MSEB	Pune
Self-Employed
1	Mr. Ali Javed	C.A.	Aurangabad
2	Mr. Deshmukh Adil	C.A.	Aurangabad
3	Mr. Kokadwar	C.A.	Mumbai
4	Mr. Toshniwal Raman	Businessman	Jintur
5	Mr. Toshniwal Shrinivas	Businessman	Jintur
6	Mr. Chidrawar Sachin	Businessman	Jintur
7	Adv. Kalamkar Darshan	Advocate	Parbhani
8	Adv. Gadhiya Mahesh	Advocate	Aurangabad
9	Adv. Sarada	Advocate	Jintur
10	Adv. Tiwari	Advocate	Jintur
11	Adv. Charthankar	Advocate	Jintur
12	Adv. Kausadikar	Advocate	Jintur
13	Mr. Pampalkar	Businessman	Jintur
14	Adv. Sonwane	Advocate	Jintur
15	Mr. Yeramwar Prashant	Businessman	Jintur
16	Mr. Shah Sachin	Businessman	Jintur
17	Mr. Chidrawar Kedar	Businessman	Jintur
18	Mr. Ransingh Sunil	Businessman	Jintur
19	Mr. Chidrawar Ashish	Businessman	Jintur
20	Mr. Dargad	Businessman	Jintur
21	Mr. Kure Mangesh	Businessman	Jintur
22	Mr. Kokadwar Nitin	Businessman	Jintur
23	Dilip Soni	Businessman	Jintur
24	Karale Dilip Madhukar	Businessman	Jintur
25	Mandhane Mayur	Businessman	Jintur
26	Rampurkar	Businessman	Jintur

Strengths of the Departments:

1. All faculties are highly qualified and well experienced and actively engaged in research.
2. Dr. P.B.Vajir and Dr. S.M.Kolhe are recognised as Research Guide in Commerce by S.R.T.M.U. Nanded
3. Dr. S.M. Kolhe and Dr. P.B. Vajir are recognized as P.G. Teacher.
4. Dr. S.M. Kolhe elected as member of Senate , Academic Council, Faculty of Commerce, BOS in Commercial and Mercantile law, Chairmen of Commercial and Mercantile law, Account and Finance Committee & Budget Committee of the S.R.T.M.University, Nanded
5. Dr. P.B.Vajir elected as Member of B.O.S. Accounts And Applied Statistics and Member of 32/5 Committee
6. Published various Paper, Books by the faculties

Weaknesses of the Department:

1. P.G. Course in Commerce is not available
2. Unable to provide practical knowledge to students
3. Department is not recognized as a research centre

Opportunities:

1. Enriching the scope of consultancy services
2. The department has opportunity to run the short term courses like computerized accounting, Store Management, Auditing and Accounting, E-Commerce
3. Department is sharing research facilities with Department of Commerce and Management D.S.M. College, Parbhani.

Challenges:

1. More number of students in a class leading to high student teacher ratio
2. Majority of students taking admission are from rural and economically backward and tribal areas.
3. To create employability in the region

Future plan:

1. Arranging a National Conference in post- accreditation period
2. Starting M.Com. course
3. A Major Research Project to be undertaken by staff
4. Addition to teaching and learning facilities
5. MoU with industries and organize campus selection process for students