Overview
Ex-Som, The Alumni Association of the college, although always functioning from early days was formally established in the year 2009 by registering with Assistant Registrar of Societies, Greater Mumbai vide registration # 2570 of 2009 GBBSD and Joint Charity Commissioner of Greater Mumbai.
The main objective being to create a forum where the alumni can give back to the college what they learned from here and bring in their valued experience to be shared with the current students so that knowledge multiplies. The association aims to bring alumni to together to create a pool of experience, talent and other resource which shall be involved in various activities like mentoring students, arranging and / or conducting seminars and workshops, raise funds to provide assistance to under privileged students, imparting life skill training and many more for the benefit of students and society at large.
The association feel happy & proud to see alumni making remarkable contributions in various fields of arts & culture, fashion, performing arts, social service & politics, NCC, sports, education, literary, journalism, civil services, industry & entrepreneurship, finance, corporate management and many more.
The college motto has always & “Gyandev Tu Kaivalyam” meaning Knowledge Alone Liberates.
The alumni of this college have always been in the forefront of multiple activities for the college including, amongst other:
The Alumni Association also contributes to students’ growth through financial means by providing scholarships for economically backward and meritorious students.
Some alumni are also now teaching in the college as professors / lecturers or working as non-teaching staff members with great distinction. Lately the immediate past as well as current Principal, Vice Principal, Dean of the college is also an Alumni of this college!!
Board of Studies & Academic Council: The Alumni Association is actively involved in the academic revision mechanism of the college. Representatives from the Ex-Som take part in the Board of Studies and Academic Council meetings and provide important suggestions on quality enhancement of teaching and learning processes.
Our Alumni help students to join industry / consultants / professional as trainee / employment. Many students undergo CA Article training under our Alumni who are practicing Chartered Accountants. They also provide employment opportunities to students in their firms / client organizations so the students’ learning can translate into application & they have hands on experience of delivery at ground zero.
The Alumni Association also contributes to students’ growth through financial means by providing scholarships for economically backward and meritorious students.
Current Management Committee
Below Alumni members are elected and appointed as Management Committee members in the Annual General Meeting held on 25th September 2021
Dr. Veena Sanekar
Chairperson
Mr. Shyjo Paul
General Secretary
Mr. Dinesh Gaikwad
Joint Secretary
Mr. Jaydev Rajgopal
Joint Secretary
CA Nileshkumar Agarwal
Treasurer
Dr. Satish Pandey
Advisor
Dr. Satyawan Hanegave
Advisor
Dr. Anita Thakkar
Member
Mr. Amit Monde
Member
Mr. Manoj Kotian
Member
Mr. Naresh Mate
Member
Mrs. Krishna Nair
Member
Current College Association Members
Below Alumni Staff members are appointed as Alumni Association Coordinator Committee Members for the academic year 2022-23 by the college
CA Nileshkumar Agarwal
Coordinator
Dr Mrunal Bhatt
Member
Dr Shobha Mathew
Member
Dr Flora Pandya
Member
Mrs. Prasanna Suvarna
Member
Mr. Fenil Dedhiya
Member
Ms. Ananya Ghosh
Member
Mr. Sagar Chotaliya
Member
The Alumni Association extends financial assistance to deserving students to continue & complete their education. Over past many years association has been able to raise funds from Alumni which are utilized for sponsoring and extending advance for payment of fees.
Mr. Virendra Bakshi
Social worker & leader
Mr. Pavitra Bhatt
Famous Classical Dancer
Miss Sini Shetty
Femina Miss India World 2022
Smt. Vijaya Wad
Author, Educationist and Ex Chairperson of Marathi Vishwakosh - Government of Maharashtra
Mr. Shivaji Sutar
Indian Railway Traffic Service - Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway, Mumbai
Mr. Vasudevan Pillai
Founder, Chembur Education Society
Smt. Chitra Mudgal
Sahitya Academy Winner
Smt. Sarita Mali
Awardee 'Chancellor Fellowship' by the University of California, USA to pursue PhD in Hindi Literature
Dr. Satish Pandey
Dean, Languages at S K Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce
Mr. Vikram Singh
Director, Citicorp Services India Private Limited
Mr. Jaidev Rajgopal
Vice President, HDFC Bank
CA Sachin Negandhi
Senior Partner, K S Aiyar & Co, Chartered Accountant
CA Kiran Kotak
AGM, Digital Supply Chain Finance, ICICI Bank
Smt. Uttara Mone
Founder, Director - Miti Creations
Mr. Manoj Kotian
International Referee for Basketball
Smt. Kalpana Sathe
News Reader, Mumbai Doordarshan
Smt. Suwarna Joshi
News Reader, IBN Lokmat
Mr. Akshay Antani
Journalist
Mr. Sachin Lungse
Journalist, Lokmat
Mr. Anurag Tripathi
Sr Journalist, Navbharat Times
Dr. Veena Sanekar
I/c Principal & HoD – Dept of Marathi
Dr. Satyawan Hanegave
Vice-Principal & HoD – Dept of English
Dr. Hemali Sanghavi
Dean - Academics & HoD – Dept of History
Dr Mrunal Bhatt
HoD - Dept of Sanskrit
Dr Shobha Mathew
Asst. Professor - Dept of Commerce
CA Nilesh Agrawal
Asst. Professor - Dept of Accountancy
Dr Flora Pandya
Asst. Professor - Dept of Economics
Dr. Anita Thakkar
Asst. Teacher - Hindi
Dr. Priti Dave
Asst. Teacher - Gujarati
Mrs. Prasanna Suvarna
Asst. Teacher - Sociology
Mrs. Payal Parmar
Faculty - Dept of Accountancy
Mr. Sagar Chotaliya
Faculty - Dept of Gujarati
Ms. Heena Kokku
Teacher - Commerce
Ms. Purva Risbud
Teacher – Economics
Ms. Mugdha Risbud
Faculty - Sanskrit
Mr. Amit Monde
Jr. Clerk
Mr. Prashant Amberkar
Peon