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Department of Commerce

Driving professional excellence and commercial innovation since 1964.

About Department

The Department of Commerce was introduced at the very inception of Samarth Mahavidyalaya in 1964. For over 60 years, it has remained a major faculty of the institution, often seeing a larger enrollment than the Arts faculty. In its early years, it was one of the largest departments with 6 full-time lecturers. While the team size evolved due to senior staff retirements, the department maintains its academic rigor with three full-time senior professors.

Meeting Higher Education Needs:

Historically, undergraduate students in the Lakhani area faced significant hurdles in pursuing post-graduation due to financial constraints and the lack of local PG colleges. Recognizing this, our Management and founder Principal launched M.Com. classes in the 1985-86 academic session. This initiative fulfilled a long-standing demand and has since provided countless students with the opportunity to pursue higher commercial studies locally.

60+

Years of Legacy

1986

PG (M.Com) Started

Faculty Profile

Dr. Mrs. Sunanda Kewalram Deshpande

Dr. Mrs. Sunanda Kewalram Deshpande

Professor (HOD)

Qualification

M.Com, NET, Ph.D.

Experience

UG: 19 years, PG: 16 years

Email

sunanda0703@gmail.com

Status

Active

Publications & Research

Books = 03, Research Papers = 40

Dr. Suresh Narayanrao Banspal

Dr. Suresh Narayanrao Banspal

Associate Professor

Qualification

M.Com., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Experience

17 years

Email

sureshbanspal6@gmail.com

Status

Active

Publications & Research

Books/Chapters = 01, Research Papers = 55

Dr. Sangita Pankaj Hadge

Dr. Sangita Pankaj Hadge

Associate Professor

Qualification

M.Com., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Experience

15 years

Email

sangitahadge@gmail.com

Status

Active

Publications & Research

Research Papers = 18

Activities/Events

One Day State Level Seminar20 February 2006

Share Market - Opportunities and Challenges

Hon. Maruti Gendruji Javanjar (Chairman, Shriram Finance)

Completed
National Level Conference1 October 2012

Indian Agricultural Policy and Farmer Suicide

Hon. Nana Patole (MLA), Dr. Damodar Parida

Completed
Awareness Webinar1 November 2022

Awareness about Stock Market

Dr. Rashmi Hirlekar (Sindhudurg)

Completed
National One-Day Webinar11 February 2023

Budget - 2023

Hon. Dr. Sudhir Wardhalwar (Pune)

Completed