The Department of Commerce is one of the most prestigious department of Shia P.G. College, which was established in 1972 and was headed by Mr. Syed Baqar Raza a renowned educationist and a dedicated teacher. Initially the department started its services with only two teachers; later on, in 1975 the department started availing government aid and the total teaching positions were raised to six in just three years of its establishment. In 1980 and 1984 three posts simultaneously created for teaching faculty, in 1987 three more post were created by the U.P. government, when the degree course was upgraded to three years and in 1992 one more post was created, which resulted to sixteen teaching posts, as total.
After 24 years of devoted services, the college was permitted to establish girl’s section also in 1996 and later on, got affiliation for M.Com (Applied Economics) in 2005, M.Com (Pure Commerce) and BBA (International Business) in 2006 and thus the department was converted into a Faculty after a long waiting period of around three decades. At present, the Department of Commerce is headed by Prof. (Dr.) Anjum Abrar and who is also the Incharge of the Faculty of commerce. The total allotted strength of the students of commerce faculty is mentioned as under:
B.Com (Regular) 700
B.Com (S.F.) 320
M.com(App. Eco) 60
M.com (Pure) 60
BBA (I.B.) 60
Due to dedication of its faculty members and the
pleasing environment of the department, the students have shown their keen
interest in enrolling themselves in different courses and fortunately all the
seats occupied within stipulated time. The milestone of the department in the
field of research was achieved by the faculty members, when they were permitted
to supervise the research scholars in the year 2016.
Achievements of the faculty members are as follows:
No. of Books 43
No. of papers published 83
Ph.d Awarded 04
Vision
Our Vision is to develop Employable Capacity in the field of Commerce & Industry and impart holistic knowledge, for the overall development among the students.
Mission
We are committed to imparting Professional Education in Commerce & respond to the ever-changing needs & expectations of an Effective Business Environment.Objectives
· To provide Conceptual Knowledge and Application Skills in the domain of Commerce studies.
· To Sharpen a Student’s Analytical and Decision-Making skills.
· To provide a good foundation for the students who can plan to pursue Professional Courses, like CA, ICWA, CFA, ACS etc.
· To facilitate students with skills and abilities to become competent and assured of good career and job placement.
· To develop entrepreneurship and managerial skills in students to enable them to establish and manage their business establishment effectively.