About

The Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC) is a pioneering, premier degree commerce college in India, situated in the city of Pune, Maharashtra. The College was established in 1943 by the Deccan Education Society with a view to providing enlightened leadership and trained manpower in the field of commerce and business to the country which was on the threshold of independence.

The college has two sections; The Junior Wing of the college is for students graduating from school and it offers course in commerce stream for them, at the end of which students may appear for the Higher-Secondary State Certificate examination.The Senior Wing offers bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees in commerce, business and computer applications.
 

Details

Facilities and Services

The Extra-academic activities

The College provides ample opportunities and support to students who are good at sports, music, dramatics, elocution & debating , N.C.C., social service etc. The College has produced a very large number of students who have excelled in these fields at the national and international level.

Faculty

The College has a long tradition of attracting highly qualified persons on its faculty. A substantial number of teachers have research qualifications, authored text books and reference books, and have published research and review articles in periodicals and journals. There is a conscious effort on the part of the teachers to continuously improve their qualifications and competence by participating in seminars, workshops, refresher courses and by undertaking research projects sponsored by the UGC and other bodies.

Faculty

The college has excellent infra-structural facilities in terms of class-rooms, two major assembly halls, two-storeyed building for well-stocked library, staff quarters, a full-fledged sports ground, students’ hostel and common rooms for boys and girls.
 

Awards and Ranking

In 2009, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce was awarded an ‘A’ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). BMCC has been selected by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and awarded the status of ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ (CPE). In 2005, BMCC was ranked third in top ten commerce collges surveyed by India Today magazine.

The College has been recognized with several awards and prizes in the recent past. It won the First Prize from the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai for Annual Magazine ‘Artha Vyavahar – 2001’. It received the ‘Best College Award’ of the University of Pune in February, 2002 under the Quality ImprovementProgramme.