Institutional Distinctiveness

M.L. Dahanukar College of Commerce is a premium institute in the western suburbs of Mumbai. We primarily specialise in the field of commerce and have a wide range of subjects like the traditional Bachelor as well as Masters in Commerce and more contemporary courses like Bachelor of Commerce in Management, Bachelor of Commerce in Accounts & Finance, Bachelor of Commerce in Banking and Insurance, Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Markets. The college also offers a Bachelor and Master of Science course in Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media and Multi Media.

The college also runs every year a few need based short term certificate courses for the benefit of students. These courses are in the fields of HR, IT, Banking, Accounts, Life Skills, Insurance, Commerce etc. These courses are normally for a period ranging from 30 to 40 hours and trained professionals from industry are engaged for the training.

The college has well equipped classrooms with every classroom connected with projectors. There are 4 computer labs with a total of 130 computers. Students have free access to this facility. The college also has a commitment towards the environment and so we have reduced our paper transactions by having online admission, online declaration of results, online notices, online payment facility etc.

The college has a well-stocked library with a wide choice of books for students and the staff enrichment. The library is open for students up to 09:00 p.m. in the evening. One of the unique features of our library is that we extend the library reading hall facility to outside students at a nominal fee as well and this is our commitment and contribution to the society.

The college has an in-house newsletter managed by the students with the valuable guidance from their teachers viz. The Students’ Press and The BAF Times, Accounts and Finance Dictionary, BBI Chrome and D Street Analyzer a Blog.

As an institute we understand that with academics we also have a responsibility to help students to develop their skills and encourage talent by organizing events under the head of extracurricular activities. Our Cultural committee undertakes the responsibility in full charge by arranging various activities. The students here learn to organize and also get a chance to showcase their talent.

Funstreet being the brain child of M.L.Dahanukar College's Cultural Committee is an event which is free of cost and is open for all. People from all age groups participate in the event and get the liberty to experience something out of the box or something which is not so in-routine. This can be said so because like every year we open the street for the public. As in, the normal transport of vehicles is diverted to the substitute roads and the event road then just gets filled with vast array of activities. The wide array of activities organized for the event consists of Vintage games, one-minute games, Yoga, Tug of war, Karaoke, musical chairs, Snakes & Ladders, Laughter club, Kids Zone, Art Work and Zumba.

Cultural Committee also takes care of inter collegiate festivals, where students represent our college in inter- college festivals of different colleges across Mumbai & Mumbai Suburban Area. Students participate in various types of activities like dance, drama, music, etc.

The college also has a state of art gymkhana which is well stocked with physical training equipment and also with indoor games like tennis and chess. We also have an outdoor volleyball court for the students to practice. We also appoint external coaches for training students in sports like fencing.

The college has a vibrant NSS unit along with a Rotaract Club, DLLE unit and Enactus functioning in the college. Students can volunteer to serve the society through these bodies.

In short, we can say that we try and provide opportunities for the development of the 3 H i.e., the Head (knowledge), Heart (value system) and Hand (skill).

As an institute we understand that with academics we also have a responsibility to help students to develop their skills and encourage talent by organizing events under the head of extra curricular activities. Our Cultural committee undertakes the responsibility in full charge by arranging various activities. The students here learn to organize and also get a chance to showcase their talent

Funstreet being the brain child of M.L.Dahanukar College's Cultural Committee is an event which is free of cost and is open for all. People from all age groups participate in the event and get the liberty to experience something out of the box or something which is not so in-routine. This can be said so because like every year we open the street for the public. As in, the normal transport of vehicles is diverted to the substitute roads and the event road then just gets filled with vast array of activities. This year too 'Funstreet' took place on the 'Gujarat Society' road on 8^th and 15^th December, 2019. We proudly organised 6^th and 7^th 'Funstreet' this academic year out of which the 7^th Funstreet held on 15^th December, 2019 was one of the best Funstreets ever experienced. A huge crowd of people participated in the event and enjoyed almost every activity organized. Approximately 2000 plus footfall was witnessed in the event area. The wide array of activities organized for the event consisted Vintage games, one-minute games, Yoga, Tug of war, Karaoke, musical chairs, Snakes & Ladders, Laughter club, Kids Zone, Art Work and Zumba.

Along with Funstreet, a movie promotion of a Marathi film 'Vicky Velingkar' was also undertaken. Free movie tickets were distributed among the students of our college and they were then asked to post their reviews on book my-show app or website.

Cultural Committee also takes care of inter collegiate festivals, where students represent our college in inter- college festivals of different colleges across Mumbai & Mumbai Suburban Area. Students participate in various types of activities like dance, drama, music, etc. list of prizes that were won by the students in this academic year 2019-20.

Mumbai University taking it's tradition of all this years had organized 52nd Youth Festival. Our students did make us proud by participating and winning many prizes for the event. The events in the festival are judged by experts and our students get a chance to learn competitive spirit and polish their talents. Our college is in 3rd zone area Bandra to Dahisar. This year more than 800 collages participate in Mumbai University Youth festival. There were 43 different competitions were held under Mumbai University Youth Festival. We participated nearly all 43 events like Music, Literary arts, Fine Arts, Classical instrumental (Percussion & Non- percussion), Classical Dance , Indian Folk Dance (group event), Theater selection including miming, mono acting, one act, storytelling , story writing, Jackpot, versality competition.