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Bachelor of management studies
(BMS) and Bachelor of mass media,
B.Sc (IT) and Masters in ancient In-
dian culture and archaeology among
other innovative study programmes.
“I am very happy to learn that
your knowledgeable sample respon-
dents across India have ranked St.
Xavier’s Mumbai the country’s #1
private autonomous college. It is a
privilege to be placed first in this
new category. Nevertheless, SXM
is still a work in progress. We are
continuously reinventing ourselves
for the greater good of faculty and
students. We were the first college in
Mumbai to be conferred autonomy,
and as such we have the freedom to
introduce new courses to address the
changing educational needs of our
millennial learners. Therefore, we Dr. Sr. Arpana (front second left): #1 pride & joy
have signed course design and deliv-
ery agreements with leading compa- arts, science and commerce colleges were awarded autonomous status 15
nies and organisations to introduce league table of 2019-20, has been years ago, we have introduced over
more application and industry- elevated to #4 in the private autono- 100 value-added credit courses in
oriented courses. For instance, in the mous colleges league table this year, our Extended Education Programme
past academic year, we successfully has also been received with eupho- to help students to go beyond the
launched several innovative, skill- ria. “This promotion and accolade curriculum and enhance their em-
oriented courses — M.Sc in big data has given us deep joy, pride and ployability skills. Moreover, we have
analytics in collaboration with Tata fulfilment. It’s an endorsement that signed faculty and student exchange
Consulting Services — a new study MCC is well respected and recog- and collaboration agreements with
programme running to full capac- nised for its achievement in empow- five universities abroad and intern-
ity; M.Sc in physics (astrophysics) in ering women by equipping them ship agreements with 40 corporates.
collaboration with the Tata Institute with quality higher education,” says As an autonomous college we also
of Fundamental Research and Inter- Dr. Sr. Arpana, principal of this have the freedom to conduct our own
University Centre for Astronomy 72-year-old undergrad/postgrad col- examinations and have designed
& Astrophysics, Pune; a Masters lege which is also India’s #1 private a transparent examination system
programme in lifespan counselling autonomous all-women college. which declares results in record
and postgrad diploma in expres- Unlike somewhat less enterpris- time,” says Dr. Aparna, a psychology
sive arts therapy. And in the coming ing academics — notably faculty of graduate of MCC with postgrad and
year we intend to introduce Masters St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and Lady doctorate qualifications from Ban-
programmes in art conservation and Brabourne College, Kolkata who galore and Mysore universities who
economics,” says Shinde, who has have dissuaded their managements joined MCC as a psychology lecturer
served in various positions — reader, from applying for autonomous status in 1991 and was appointed principal
exam controller, vice-principal — at (see p.60) — Dr. Arpana is proud of MCC in 2014.
his alma mater (SXM) before being that MCC applied for and was duly Currently, the all-women MCC,
appointed the first non-Christian awarded autonomous status by UGC promoted seven decades ago by
principal of this Jesuit college in way back in 2005. “With autonomy Ernakulam-based Carmelite Sisters
2018. Currently, SXM has 5,500 stu- comes greater responsibility. But in of the St. Theresa order and sited on
dents and 160 faculty on its muster MCC we welcome the responsibili- a neat 9.5 acre campus on Banga-
rolls. ties of framing our own syllabuses lore’s upscale Palace Road, has 7,500
Similarly, glad tidings that and aligning our curriculums with women students and 361 faculty on
Mount Carmel College, Banga- the requirements of industry and its muster rolls.
lore (MCC, estb.1948), which was business which enables us to make Although this year’s league table
ranked #10 in the EW amalgamated our students market ready. Since we of India’s private colleges conferred

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