Department of Commerce (Financial Markets) - Activities & Events in 2019-20
Financial Markets Programme intends to promote higher level of intuitive and cognitive skills amongst the learners to make them better investors, traders and agents of tomorrow. “Finacle” our Monthly Student Journal continues to promote sound financial thinking amongst students about various perspectives to Financial Markets.
A Guest Lecture on 29th June, 2019 by Mr. Lalit Kumar Kashyap,an Ex-ONGCian representitive and Recipient of ‘National Safety Award’ by the President of India addressed the learners on the fragility and importance of protecting the environment in order to create awarness regaiding environmental issues among learners.
Gender Awarness and Sensitivity Lecture was scheduled on 6th July, 2019. The resource person, Ms. Mina Tilakraj, an Inner Power Optimizer and Travel Expert addressed the learners on ‘Gender Parity, Awarness and Sensitivity’. She higlited the gender bias war that leads to a disturbed social equation, expanding its constrains on an individual’s social and family development to strike a balanced equation among genders.
An Orientation Program to welcome the First-Year learners, themed “Aarambh” was organized on 22nd July, 2019, to provide a platform for young learners to showcase their talents and orient them to the prospects and procedures of College life for the years to come.
An Alumni Interaction with Mr. Jay Shah on 28th August, 2019, who shared his experience, provided important tips for preparing for various competitive exams and employment availability in financial markets.
‘Mockstock’, the Annual Intra-Collegiate Competition of the Department provides a real-life platform to role-play the stock market mechanism on 17th September, 2019. This competition provided a platform for the learners to understand trading in stock market, by trading various commodities, equities, IPO and different currencies and experience broking. Teams from different courses enthusiastically participated in the events.
Anti-Plastic Week, from 23rd to 28th September, 2019 was observed with an intention to create awareness regarding the hazards of plastic on the environment, through posters, videos and movies depicting anti-plastic ideology.
To provide a practical exposure a Study Tour to Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was scheduled on 1st October, 2019. Students got an opportunity to interact with SEBI officials and learnt about practices followed by SEBI while regulating the capital market of the nation.
Value Guidance Lecture by Ms. Mamta Pandya, Entreprenuer and Art of Living Trainer was organized on 14th January, 2020. The session aimed at bringing clarity of thought with respect to Goals in life and all the rightdoings and wrongdoings of life. She also taught the learners various excercises to boost their concentration and self calm.
‘Intelligent Investor’ was the theme for the Guest Lecture by Mr. Sunil Lala, CFO and Founder of S.L. Wealth that was organized on 20th January, 2020. He elucidated on the importance of early investing and setting financial goals, by providing tips for saving and investing with the example of componding interest. This instilled a sense of interest to inculcate a healthy saving practice at a young age among the learners.
Skill Development Lecture on ‘Equity Investing anf Trading’ was organized on 3rd February, 2020. Mr. Umakant Pathak, An Entrprenueur and Mr. Aditya Pose (Alumni), highlighted various oppurtinities in trading and investing in equities, through skills of understanding bar chats used while technical analysis to predict stock market behaviour by explaining the importance of discipline towards this market.
‘Finstreet – Let the Bull in you Growl’- The Intercollegiate Financial Festival was held on 7th February, 2020. More than 300 participants from 15 colleges participated in the event. The festival focused on providing a grass-root mock experience and a microscopic outlook into the financial market. The event was inaugurated by Mr.Mihir Kothalkar, CEO of 24 Karat Training. The festival caters to various events like Mock Stock, Crypto Chase, MCX Deal-icious, Money Multiplier, Fin-Bid and Casino. The festival promises to provide the best experience in Financial Market. N.K College, won the Best College and Hinduja College, won the runner up title.
Study Tour to ‘Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)’ was organized on 2nd March, 2020. The learners were exposed to the functioning of the stock exchange and learnt the origin of BSE, one of the oldest stock exchange of India. The tour was an interractive session that provided an insight to the learners regarding the various opprtunuities in the global stock market.
Webinar on the topic Managing the Crisis with Common Investment Strategies-1 st May2020 Covid 19 pandemic has affected our life not only health wise but also financially too. Many of us have a question in the mind, whether we need to re-evaluate our investments and how can manage the financial crisis. To address this issue, IQAC & Department of B.Com (Financial Markets) organised National Level Webinar on the topic, Managing the Crisis with Common Investment Strategies by Mr. Sanchit Taksali, Founder & Financial Planner, Investiture.in, on 1 st May 2020. Mr. Sanchit Taksali spoke about the various sectors of economy impacted by the Covid 19 and the effect on the stock prices of the companies under the sector.
Financial Quiz on the topic Impact of Covid 19 on Future Investment Pattern of Investors on 18 th May 2020. Information on the previous major financial crisis and how the financial market has overcome in the past as well some possible solutions for the present crisis was provided in a presentation. The sector which is worse affected as well as the opportunities available for the investors were given Based on the information questions were asked and the certificates were awarded
Social Out Reach/Extension Work
During the academic year learners participated in the the events organised by the college like, Swach Bharat Abhiyaan ,River Rally.They taught the students subjects like English and Mathematics in BMC School Hanuman Nagar.
Students have participated in many Intercollegiate competiotions and won many awards. BFM Department won the Runners Up trophy at ‘Mirage’ an Intercollegiate event organised by N.L College.
