Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce B.Com Review By Rishi Sharma

BMCC is located in the heart of the city. The college is nearby many famous colleges of Pune like Symbiosis, MMCC, and Fergusson College. Therefore, the interaction among the students of other colleges was quite common. The inference that one can draw out from those conversation is that BMCC is by far the best than any other colleges. I became a part of this college through centralized form and BMCC was my first preference. I made it in the first list itself. The cut-off list then was 82% in SSC. However, it is now nearly 90%. The seating is enough as the college has 4 sections and each section has nearly 100+ students. The college is strict with the attendance and therefore joins this college only if you are committed enough. Or else this college is not meant for you.

The junior college is under Maharashtra Board and B.Com is under Pune University. The college is very strict in terms of studies and no lee-away is given even to the students who represent college in sports. The attendance percentage required in junior college is less as I got away making excuses that I have classes at the same time. In B.Com though it’s exactly the opposite. The only good thing about the college is that they give you opportunities other than studies but will never let you run away without attending submissions or practical’s. The teaching staff was mind blowing as they not just helped the B.Com students but even the students who are pursuing C.A. as well. Academics has made this college and the college even though considered second choice by many has made sure that the intelligent students enter their campus as their cut-off for all the courses they offer is higher than the other colleges of Pune.

I will have to think of various adjectives here because they thoroughly deserve that. Still in touch with a few faculty members and they all have been teaching in college for 20 years now. The college has no-nonsense policy over favoritism as the outsiders are mostly ignored. Not in BMCC though as a student cell was formed and a complain will make the faculty pay for that. It never happened in my batch but have heard that some faculty members were fired after complaint was lodged against them. Faculty were quite helpful and supportive and the best part was their availability.

There is no placement facility in the college for B. Com for B.B.A. major corporate used to come but after the college changed its status to autonomous, the college has started inviting big brands to the campus. In our time there was no such placement facility for B.Com students.

The college has a girl’s hostel and the boy’s hostel was in college’s scheme of things. The girls hostel was also very small and I don’t think it could have managed more than 50 students. Pune is a student’s paradise as I have spent 5 years of life there. I witnessed a drastic revamp in the city. Just near the college there is a Baramati hostel and Firodia hostel. Firodia hostel is reserved for Jain while Baramati is open for all. There are also a lot of independent facilities as well where one can find accommodation facilities easily.

The college building is quite old and the first look may disappoint you as well. The classrooms are old-fashioned. The best part though is that the college has a decent sized playground. Our college ground was used for football and cricket matches of the University levels. There’s just one building in all. The college doesn’t offer many courses and therefore the crowd is manageable is the senior college commence in the morning and junior college in noon. There’s a huge parking area in and out of the college. The whole road basically can be called a college road as the entire road adjacent to BMCC College has no other buildings. Even I used to park my bike there. The college has a great canteen. I still miss the lunches that I had there. The mess offers both vegetarian and non-vegetarian eating options. Above all it’s the college location. The connectivity, the locality, and you will find almost everything in the vicinity of college.

The life at the college was fun. I am saying so because I really enjoyed my time in Pune and the college. The college has been kind as our college used to get over by 12pm but we can hang back in the college even after that. We were allowed to use the library, the ground and can stay at the canteen as well. Rather than roaming and wandering, I preferred spending maximum time at the college campus itself. All the students in the college were ambitious and that gave a sense of belief as we are here to achieve bigger things in life. The way college manages their students and the helpful seniors and teachers made my life easy at BMCC.