BAF Department

BAF Department

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BAF Department


1)Brief History
Accounting and Finance plays a prominent role in today’s modern Business era. Accounting and Finance education equips students with the essential skills and know-how to pursue a huge variety of career possibilities in diverse sectors. One wishes expert like economist/ financialist / accountants with state-of-the-art practical expertise that can examine, evaluate, and analyse the intricacies of large-scale business and professions to achieve economic growth of an era or a country. Accounting and Finance also plays a vital role in the economic development of a country. Hence, education institutions are established to educate and train students in these field with greater emphasis on practical knowledge that shall take the advantage of this. With the view to bridge the gap between industry demand and the academic curricula and increasing demand for trained educated professionals in the field of Accountancy and Finance, the Department of Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance) i.e. BAF was introduced in the year 2016-17.

2)Brief Introduction about the Subject and its Significance
Vision: To make students ready to face upcoming career challenges in their professional field of Accountancy and Finance.
Mission: To foster academic career success through development of critical thinking, effective communication, creativity by providing opportunities, and experience that enable to grow, thrive, and explore.

About BAF:
BAF is a three-year comprehensive programme with the objective to improve self-employment and it provide benefits to corporate organizations by providing them with suitable trained students in the field of Accounting & Finance including Cost Accounting, Auditing, IT, Taxation, Economics, Business Law and Business communications, by mode of professional interactions, presentations, projects, guest lectures, industrial visits and internships. The Department of BAF aims at maintaining academic excellence and equipping students with the skills necessary to face the challenges of the business world in accounting and finance as well as all-round development of the student’s personality. It gives a global perspective on investment markets and asset classes, provide practical as well as theoretical knowledge on the processes and mechanics underlying investment, and build on students' existing numerical skills so that they can understand and practice investment-related mathematics. The reformed syllabus caters to the growing and varying needs of students to upscale and be competitive to the changing needs of the modern business world.

Academics:
Each year consists of two semesters, and, in all, the programme comprises various courses adopting and applying the modern evaluation system.

Eligibility:
XIIth passed Candidates in Commerce, Arts or Science who have scored a minimum of 45% marks in the first attempt or its equivalent.

3)Career Options for Students
After completion of BAF programme, the student can pursue various courses and build their career in the various areas including the following:
Chartered Accountant (CA)
Cost and Management Accountancy
Company Secretary (CS)
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Certified Public Accountant
Financial Analysts
Credit Analysts
Senior Accountant
Financial Planner
Master in Commerce (M.Com – Accounting and Finance)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting and Finance
Financial Risk Manager

4)Department Email Address:-
baf@wilsoncollege.edu

CA. Kruti Bavishi

Qualifications: Chartered Accountant, M.Com and UGC-NET

CA. Kruti Bavishi is leading as an Incharge of the Department of Bachelor of Accounting and Finance (i.e. BAF). She is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and holds a Master’s degree in Commerce. She has over 6 years of experience in income tax and international tax and has represented clients across various levels of taxation judiciary. During her stint with Price Waterhouse Coopers and Deloitte, she has worked for clients in sectors such as financial services, media, FMCG, etc. She has also contributed to various articles / books chapters published. Taking her corporate hands-on experience, she began her career in the field of education and in a short period is now leading the BAF department. CA. Kruti Bavishi is always keen on motivating students academically and encouraging them to develop requisite skills to cater the needs of the competitive business world.

Incharge , Assistant Professor

Ms. Fatma Marwari

Qualifications: Company Secretary, M.Com (Accountancy), UGC-NET (Commerce) and MH-SET (Commerce).

Ms. Fatma Marwari is an Assistant Professor, working as a teaching faculty for Department of BAF. She has been a visiting faculty in reputed colleges in the city of Mumbai and has also tutored undergraduate, post graduate and professional course students for more than 5 years in subjects like Accountancy, Financial Management, Taxation, Laws etc. Further, she has undergone Company Secretary Management Training for a period of 6 months in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Private Limited which has provided her with useful insights on the corporate front. Currently, she is a member of the Board of Studies (Accountancy) in HSNC University.

Assistant Professor

ACTIVITIES:

The Department of BAF regularly conducts Seminars, Technical Workshops, Quiz competitions and Guest lectures as it is considered an important part of the learning process. Further, the Internship initiatives help students of BAF to train and provide work experience under different sectors / industries be it from a large multinational corporation to a small start-up entity. The Department also ensures to conduct Parents-Teacher meetings on a regular basis. Other aspects which are taken care of, by the department of BAF, is encouraging the students to participate in research work through research papers/ publications conducted in conferences, organizing mentoring sessions as well as remedial lectures, placement drive etc. The Department of BAF also organizes Calligo, an annual Inter Collegiate fest Event. The Fest is sponsored by popular brands and hosts a variety of events including debate, competition, quiz etc. in the two days long fest.


BEST PRACTICES
The BAF Department ensures that the students excel academically as well as holistically through effective delivery of lectures and conduct of co-curricular activities which enhances their personal and professional growth. Following are some of the distinctive best practices of BAF Department :
Innovative, Interacting teaching including e-quiz, etc
Practical approach
Providing adequate basic understanding about Financial & Cost Accounting, Tax & Finance concepts to the Learners
Seminars and workshops related to syllabus content
Tutorials, group discussions, projects, Inquiry-based Learning and using modern technology in teaching the students.
Well qualified faculty

Testimonies of some of our Alumni:

1)Mr.Kaushal Vipul Kakaria (Year of passing: 2023)

Comment: As quoted “Wilson College helped me develop important social and leadership skills through interactive teaching sessions and the opportunity to take part in lots of student-run events. The knowledge and soft-skills I have developed at the College have been extremely valuable”.

2)Ms.Shirin Zafrullah Khan (Year of Passing: 2022)

Comment: As quoted “Being a student of Academic year 2021-2022, I cannot express enough gratitude towards the professors at Wilson college for the continuous guidance throughout the course in such difficult times. Thank You for setting up different types of interactive activities and learning processes despite each of us being at home. I am glad to have met a lot of talented people in my class and such experienced faculty. Thank you for helping me to be a confident person today.”

3)Ms.Syed Sayada Tooba (Year of Passing: 2022)

Comment: As quoted “My three years at Wilson College have been wonderful and a memory to cherish for a lifetime. The professors are knowledgeable and supportive. Apart from academics, I was also exposed to writing numerous research papers and participating in various activities, which helped me boost my confidence level. I want to express my gratitude to all the professors who taught me during my time at Wilson College.”

4)Mr.Tanvir Vinay Khilari (Year of passing: 2021)

Comment: As quoted “Studying in Wilson College has helped me discover my own potential under the guidance of the college’s learned and experienced faculty. After completing my graduation from Wilson College, I am confident of contributing my skill set in the corporate world.”

5)Mr.Aamir Mohd Iqbal Chataiwala (Year of Passing: 2020)

Comment: As quoted “Our journey as Wilson alumni is a testament to the transformative power of education, and we stand united in our commitment to making a difference in the world.”