Department of Bachelor in Management Strudies (BMS)

Objectives of BMS:

• The BMS department was established in the academic year 1999-2000 when the University of Mumbai offered it as a self financing course.

• To create an additional avenue of self-employment for students and also to benefit industry by providing them with suitable trained persons.

• To prepare students to exploit opportunities being newly created in the management profession.

• To provide adequate basic understanding about management education among the students.

• To give adequate exposure to the students about operational environment in the field of management.

• To inculcate training in the use of modern technology for the benefit of all parties concerned.

At R.J.College, our aim is to make the BMS students IDEAL by:

·         Imparting Managerial Skills.

·         Developing Entrepreneurial Abilities.

·         Exposing them to Business Environment.

·         Advancement of Personality.

·         Leadership through Integrated Learning.

A glimpse of our initiatives linked with our Aim:

1.      The Managerial Skills are imparted by sound teaching techniques in accordance with the laid down syllabus by the University. Value addition is done through Guest Lectures. We have close ties with Bombay Management Association and Dr. P.N.Singh Centre for HRD. Students are sent to benefit from the Evening Lectures organized by Bombay Management Association mainly in Mumbai Downtown. Students attend Leadership Convention organized by Dr. P.N.Singh Centre for HRD.  In the summer between First and Second Year, each student is required to read a book (other than a text book or a reference book) and then submit a Book Review.

Faculty plays important role in developing managerial skills of a student. Approx. 60% of the teaching is imparted by Visiting Faculty. We draw visiting faculty from academic as well as business background. At the end of each semester, evaluation of a faculty is done by the students. A faculty scoring less than 3.00 on 5.00 scales is discontinued.

Teaching Methodology adopted is as under:

• Lectures, Group Discussions, Case Study Method and Management Games are used to make the students learn various management concepts.

• Students discuss various management concepts in Group Discussions and Debates. This helps them to improve their communication skills.

• Case Study method is also used extensively so that our students learn from real life situations, thus sharpening their analytical skills.

• Role playing technique is used to polish their Negotiation Skills.

• We use learn-while-you-play concept through Management Games.  

2.      Students’ Entrepreneurial abilities are developed by organizing games on Creativity. We have a Cultural Committee comprising of 9 students – three from each year. They plan an annual event titled Kshitij. The theme for 2007-08 “Our Concern for Environment – Now or Never”. Planning to execution, every thing is handled by the Committee.

Kshitij is the Management Event of the Department of R.J. College. During 200-03 the theme was “Kshitij: Entrepreneurship – An Emerging Horizon.” A competition on Business Plan Presentation was the key attraction. The theme for 2003-04 was “Kshitij: A Panorama of Services”. The theme for 2004-05 was “Kshitij: Management Thoughts and Practices in India”. The theme for 2005-06 was “Kshitij: Ad-Tantra”. The theme for 2006-07 was “Kshitij: Success through Development of Soft Skills”.

3.      Exposure to Business Environment is done in multiple ways :-

• Projects, which involve field work, are a part of Internal Assessment. Projects are undertaken individually or in groups.

• Each student has to undergo Summer Placement of at least 6 Weeks duration in the summer between Second and Third Year.           

• An Industrial Visit of 2 to 4 days is planned outside Mumbai. In 2008, the students went to Hyderabad. In the past students have visited Nashik, Silvassa and Goa. Faculty members accompany the students.

• Advancement of Personality begins with the First Year. Newly admitted student undergo Programme ACE (Foundation Programme on Accounts, Computers & English grammar). Through out, the students are encouraged to participate in Intra and Inter-Collegiate Events.

• We place high emphasis on nurturing the Values in the students.

• Leadership potential is developed under our unique initiative of promoting Rotaract Club of R.J.College. This Club is rated among the top 5 institution-based Clubs in   Mumbai.

•      The Rotaract Club of R.J.College was Chartered on 10^th Oct. 2000. It’s ongoing projects are collection of   old news papers, domestic waste etc. and contributing the monetary proceeds to an orphanage and organizing a talent search of school children in various soft skills and hard skills called “TALAASH” over 4000 students participated in the current year.

Learning Resources:

 There is a separate Library for BMS. The students have access to the Central Library as well as Departmental Library. The Departmental Library has about 1200 books. Updating is done on the recommendation of the faculty members as well as Library Committee, comprising of 9 students – 3 from each year. The Library also subscribes to 16 periodicals and magazines (list available). Each student is provided two cards, one for the book and another for the periodical or magazine. There are 6 computers and 2 laptops. Internet connection is also provided. There are 3 Over Head Projectors.

Modern Teaching Techniques:

• The Department has 6 Desktop Computers, 2 Laptop Computers, 2 LCD Projectors and 3 Over Head Projectors.

• The Department has an Internet Access. Students are encouraged to use the Internet.

• The Students are trained to prepare Power Point Presentations and use them in the Class.

• We have an excellent Audio and Video Library. Regular Screening of management material is done.

• Educational Films are also screened. This year “Chak De India “ and “Tare Zameen Par “ were shown to the students in our Seminar Hall.

• Students are encouraged to subscribe a Business Daily and a Business Magazine. This year they subscribed “Business Line” and “Business India”.

Faculty Profile:

Prof J C Saboo, an expert in Entrepreneurship is the course coordinator and Mrs Selvi Nadar, who is an MBA is the core faculty. Large number of invited faculties are drawn from industries and service sectors to teach the course in a relevant manner.