Professional Enhancement

Faculty Members’ Achievements and Their Involvement in

Research & Development Programmes

2019-20

	Dr. Abhilasha Agarwal - Principal On 11th May, 2019, was awarded ‘Outstanding Achievement Award For Education Excellence’ at New Delhi by the worthy hands of Shri B. P. Singh- Former Governor of Sikkim, Syed Sibtey Razi-Former Governor of Jharkhand and Dr. Iqbal Singh-Former Lt. Governor of Puducherry in an award function organized by All India Achievers Foundation. On 5th September 2019, was felicitated for her valuable ‘Contribution in the field of Education’ by The Lion’s Club of Surat Legendary by the worthy hands of Prof. I. G. Patel – President of The Lion’s Club of Surat Legendary, Shri Kanji Bhalana- Chairman of Varacha Co-operative Bank Ltd. And Padma Shri Yazdi Karanjiya - a well-known Dramatist & Academician. Felicitated on 10th June, 2019 by Prof. A.S. Raval- President of Senior Citizens Forum, Parle Point, Surat for achieving ‘Outstanding Achievement Award for Education Excellence’ at New Delhi. Served as the Chairperson in One-Day National Workshop on ‘Statistical Tools - Chi Square Analysis and Factor Analysis using SPSS’ organized by VVWCC on December 28, 2019. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Emerging Trend of Household Investments in Indian Capital Market’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020, jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia. Completed Swayam Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (Arpit) in the subject of Commerce in February 2020.
	Prof. Himanshu Thakkar - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Comparative Analysis of Liquidity of Selected Plastic Companies of India’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020 jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia. Completed Swayam Arpit Online Refresher’s Course in Educational Research offered by Mizoram University in March 2019. Completed Swayam Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (Arpit) in the subject of Commerce in February 2020.
	Prof. Nanda Bothra - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Study of Insolvency Prospects using the Altman’s Z-Score Model: A Case of Jet Airways (India) Ltd.’ in National Conference on Research and Regulatory Aspects in Accounting on April 17, 2019 organized by Department of Accounting and Financial Management, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodra. Attended One-Day National Workshop on ‘Statistical Tools - Chi Square Analysis and Factor Analysis using SPSS’ organized by VVWCC on December 28, 2019. Presented Research Papers entitled ‘Demand and Capacity Management in Indian Airline Industry: Comparative Study based on Airline Specific Metrics’ and ‘Analysis of Cost Drivers of Indian Airline Industry’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020 jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia. Completed Swayam Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (Arpit) in the subject of Commerce in February 2020.
	Dr. Heena Dalal - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of textile Industry and its Impact on Indian Economy’ in National Seminar & Research Paper Presentation on Prevalent Practices in Commerce, Management & Information Technology on March 19, 2019, organized by Charutar Vidhya Mandal’s SEMCOM, Anand. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Challenges: A Study of Textile Industry in India’ in Pramana Research Journal, which is UGC recognized Peer Reviewed / Referred Multi-Disciplinary Journal with ISSN: 2249-2976 having Impact Factor of 6.2 in Volume 9, Issue 5, May, 2019, Pg No.: 423-429. Conferred with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in the subject of Economics under the faculty of Arts with title of the thesis, ‘An Analytical Study of the Skill Gap in the Weaving and Processing Fragments of the Textile Industry in Surat’ vide University Notification Number PG/Ph.D/22605/2019 dated December 5, 2019. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of Perceptions towards Skill Gap of Weaving Fragments of Textile Industry with Special Reference to Surat’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020, jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia. Completed Swayam Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (Arpit) in the subject of Economics in February 2020.
	Prof. Sapna Desai - Asst. Professor Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Terrorism and the Loss of Childhood: A Study of Paro Anand’s No Guns at My Son’s Funeral’ in UGC approved ‘Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal’ with ISSN 2249-9598 (Online), Impact Factor 5.818, Volume-09, March 2019 Special Issue (02), Pg No.: 315-322. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Dark Issues in Children’s Literature: A Study on the Issue of Terrorism’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020 jointly organized by J.Z.Shah and H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia. Completed Swayam Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (Arpit) in the subject of English Language Teaching in February 2020.
	Prof. Ghanshyam Bhomachiya - Asst. Professor Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study on Non-Performing Assets of Selected Public Sector and Private Sector Commercial Banks in India’ in Ajanta - An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal which is Peer Reviewed / Referred and UGC listed journal having impact factor 5.5 with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue I, January-March-2019, Part-I, Pg. No.: 165-175. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A study on Benefits to be received and Challenges to be Faced by Implementing GST in India’ in Ajanta - An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal which is Peer Reviewed / Referred and UGC listed journal having impact factor 5.5 with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue II, April-June-2019, Part-XI, Pg. No.: 149-157. Presented Research Papers entitled ‘Emerging Trend of Household Investments in Indian Capital Market’ and ‘A Study on Perception on Customer Satisfaction, Trust & Loyalty in Life Insurance Sector’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020, jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia. Completed Swayam Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (Arpit) in the subject of Commerce in February 2020.
	Dr. Krishna Desai - Asst. Professor Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of Impact of Goods and Service Tax on Buying Behavior of Branded Clothes with Special Reference to Buyers of Surat City’ in Pramana Research Journal, which is UGC recognized Peer Reviewed / Referred Multi-Disciplinary Journal with ISSN: 2249-2976 having Impact Factor of 6.2 in Volume 9, Issue 4, March, 2019, Pg No.:768-772. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Accounting and Regulatory Aspects of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A Case Study’ in National Conference on Research and Regulatory Aspects in Accounting on April 17, 2019 organized by the Department of Accounting & Financial Management, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara. It was also awarded as the Best Paper. Conferred with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in the subject of Accountancy / Commerce under the faculty of Commerce with title of the thesis, ‘A Study of Corporate Social Accounting and Disclosure Practices in Public Enterprises in India’ vide University Notification Number PG/Ph.D/11664/2019 dated July 4, 2019. Served as Workshop Convener in One-Day National Workshop on ‘Statistical Tools - Chi Square Analysis and Factor Analysis using SPSS’ organized by VVWCC on December 28, 2019. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of Disclosure pattern of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities and Need for Social Audit’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020, jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia.
	Dr. Neha Raval - Asst. Professor Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Realizing Total Customer Experience through Six Sigma Marketing: An empirical approach in Productivity: A Quarterly Journal of the National Productivity Council’ with ISSN: 0032-9924 in Volume 60, April-June 2019, Pg. No.: 303-315. Conducted a special lecture on ‘Data Collection and Analysis’ in One Day Workshop on Research Methodology at Department of Human Resource Development, VNSGU, Surat on December 24, 2019. Served as Workshop Secretary in One-Day National Workshop on ‘Statistical Tools - Chi Square Analysis and Factor Analysis using SPSS’ organized by VVWCC on December 28, 2019. Attended ‘Indo-French Workshop on Statistics and AI in Data Science’ during January 13-17, 2020 organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. Conducted a special lecture on ‘Data Analysis’ at Sheth C.D. Barfiwala College of Commerce, Surat on February 8, 2020.
	Dr. Bosky Suratwala - Asst. Professor Attended One-Day National Workshop on ‘Statistical Tools - Chi Square Analysis and Factor Analysis using SPSS’ organized by VVWCC on December 28, 2019. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Digital Banking & Indian Perspective’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020 jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia.
	Dr. Sangeeta Srivastava - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘FDI Reform Policy in India-Impact & Challenges’ in 102nd Annual Conference of Indian Economic association on December 27-29, 2019 held in AURO university, Surat. Invited as a Co-Chairperson/Rapporteur in National Annual Conference in P.B.P.G.College, Pratapgarh, U.P in the collaboration with Indian Economic Association, Bhartiya Arthik Shodh Sansthan & Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand Economic Association, titled ‘Agricultural sustainability in Indian Perspective’ on 09-10th Feb, 2020. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Foreign Direct Investment policy Reform in India and its Impact on GDP’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020, jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia.
	Dr. Arnaz Bhatporia - Asst. Professor Attended One-Day National Workshop on ‘Statistical Tools - Chi Square Analysis and Factor Analysis using SPSS’ organized by VVWCC on December 28, 2019. Completed Swayam Arpit Online Refresher Course in Management offered by Banasthali Vidyapith University in March 2020. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Online Retailers transforming Consumer Buying Behavior through Digital Marketing’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation on February 12-13, 2020 jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia. Completed Swayam Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (Arpit) in the subject of Management in February 2020.
	Prof. Divya Patel - Asst. Professor Awarded Gold Medal for securing highest CGPA at M.B.A (Full Time) Degree. Received Smt. Sharda Ambelal Desai Prize for securing highest CGPA at M.B.A (Full Time) Degree. Completed Swayam Arpit Online Refresher Course in Management offered by Banasthali Vidyapith University in March 2020. Attended One-Day National Workshop on 'Statistical Tools - Chi Square Analysis and Factor Analysis using SPSS' organized by VVWCC on December 28, 2019. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India and its comparison with FDI in other BRICS countries’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020 jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia. Completed Swayam Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (Arpit) in the subject of Management in February 2020.
	Ms. Anita Anamika Talesara - Teaching Assistant Presented paper on ‘Practical Understanding & Application on Emotional Intelligence’ in 3rd International Conference on ‘Recent Advancement in Smart Innovative Ideas with Multidisciplinary Research’ (IC-RASIMR-2019) at RKDF University Bhopal, M.P on December 24, 2019.
	Ms. Himisha Kawedia - Teaching Assistant Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Walmart and flipkart – The Major Buyout’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020, jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia.
	Dr. Tanvi Tarpara - Asst. Professor Attended One-Day National Seminar on ‘Anti-Doping Awareness’ organized by Auro University, Surat and Physical Foundation of India, New Delhi on July 13, 2019. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Stress Management Technique for Athletes and Coaches during Sports’ in National Seminar on ‘Anti-Doping, Physical Education, Sports Injuries and orthopedic Treatments in Sports’ organized by Auro University, Surat and Physical Foundation of India, New Delhi on July 13-14, 2019.
	Mr. Shivang Maheta - Librarian Invited as Subject Expert of interview panel for the post of Librarian in V.C.T. Mahila Arts and Commerce College, Manubar Road, Bharuch on 27th June 2019. Attended Workshop for ‘The Awareness of MOOC’s Courses through SWAYAM Platform’ organized by Department of Chemistry, VNSGU-Surat on March 29, 2019. Conducted an Internal Faculty Development Programme on ‘Sensitizing faculties for online academic courses on SWAYAM & NPTEL Portals’ Organized by IQAC of VVWCC on March 30, 2019. Attended One-Day Librarian’s Day Seminar on ‘Future Libraries – Overcoming Challenges’ jointly organized by Ahmedabad Library Network and Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad on September 14, 2019. Attended One-Day Quarterly Seminar on ‘Impact of ICT in Compact Libraries’ jointly organized by Ahmedabad Library Network (ADINET) and Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT) on January 25, 2020. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Use of Web 2.0 Technology by Teaching Staff of Surat City’ in ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation’ on February 12-13, 2020 jointly organized by J. Z. Shah and H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and The International Institute for Development Studies, Australia. Completed Swayam Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (Arpit) in the subject of Emerging Trends and Technologies in Library and Information Services in February 2020.

2018-19

	Dr. Abhilasha Agarwal - Principal Appointed as an Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Studies in ‘Accounting including Costing’ of VNSGU, Surat in May 2018. Appointed as a Senate Member of VNSGU, Surat for Commerce faculty vide letter S/Notification/18968/2018 dated 6/10/18. Acted as Conference Chairperson in the National Conference on “Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy” organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on 29/12/2018. Endowed with ‘Skill & Education Eminence Award 2019’ from the worthy hands of Dr. Prem Sharda and Dr. Mukul Choksi in recognition to her incredible contribution in the field of Education on 16th February, 2019 in Gujarat’s First Destination Award Show organized jointly by Worlds Record Foundation and Awareness Charitable Trust. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: Practices in India’ in a book of Excel India Publishers entitled ‘Emerging Trends In Global Business Management’ ISBN: 978-93-86724-80-9, First Impression, May, 2018, Pg: 110-118. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study on Issues of Working Women with special reference to Indian Society’ in a book of Prism Books (India) publishers entitled ‘Live better life through family empowerment’ ISBN 978-93-82037-74-3, First Edition 2018, Pg: 40-53. Attended One-day University Level Symposium on Accountancy, Commerce & Management jointly organized by IQAC of D.R. Patel & R.B. Patel Commerce College & B.C. Patel BBA College and VNSGU Accountancy, Commerce & Management Study Circle on July 29, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Parents’ Perspective about Career of their Girl Child after Graduation as a Women Entrepreneur- A Case Study, Surat’ in One Day National Conference on ‘Improving Global Competitiveness: Innovation, Management, Governance & Leadership’ organized by Reena Mehta College of Arts, Science, Commerce & Management Studies, Mumbai on September 29, 2018; which was published in Peer Reviewed Referred and UGC listed ‘An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal’ having impact factor 5.5 with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue III, July- September-2018, Part-III, Pg: 36-42. Attended a 3rd One Week National Faculty Development Program on ‘Integrating ICT in Research and Teaching’ organized by IQAC of SPB English Medium College of Commerce & Indian Accounting Association (South Gujarat Branch) between 14th to 20th March, 2019. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study on Non-Performing Assets of Selected Public Sector and Private Sector Commercial Banks in India’ in Peer Reviewed Referred and UGC listed ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal having impact factor 5.5 with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue I, January-March-2019, Part-I, Pg: 165-175.
	Prof. Himanshu Thakkar - Asst. Professor Attended One-day University Level Symposium on ‘Accountancy, Commerce & Management’ jointly organized by IQAC of D.R. Patel & R.B. Patel Commerce College & B.C. Patel BBA College and VNSGU Accountancy, Commerce & Management Study Circle on July 29, 2018. Attended One-day State Level Workshop on ‘Review of Literature & Research Methodology’ organized by IQAC of D.R. Patel & R.B. Patel Commerce College & B.C. Patel BBA College on August 25, 2018. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Development of Plastic Industries in India with Special Reference to Profitability of Selected Plastic Companies in India’ in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue III-July-September-2018, Part-II, Pg: 17-23. Served as Conference Secretary in One-Day National Conference on “Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy” organized by VVWCC on 29/12/2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Development of Plastic Industries in India with Special Reference to Profitability of Selected Plastic Companies and Need of Maintenance of Environmental Sustainability in Plastic Companies in India’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical & Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018, which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-I, Pg: 42-49.
	Prof. Nanda Bothra - Asst. Professor Attended One-day State Level Workshop on ‘Review of Literature & Research Methodology’ organized by IQAC of D.R. Patel & R.B. Patel Commerce College & B.C. Patel BBA College on August 25, 2018. Attended One-day State Level Workshop on ‘Research Methodology (Writing Research Proposal, Paper, Thesis)’ organized by Udhna Citizen Commerce College & SPB College of Business Administration & SDHG College of BCA & IT on December 16, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Diagnosis of Financial Health of Gems and Jewellery Sector in India: With Reference to Selected BSE Listed Companies’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical & Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018, which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’-An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-I, Pg: 58-65. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of Corporate Responsibility Activities undertaken by Consumer Goods (White Goods Industry in India)’ in UGC approved ‘Pramana Research Journal’ with ISSN 2249-2976 Volume 9, Issue -2, February 2019, Pg: 294-304.
	Prof. Heena Dalal - Asst. Professor Attended One-day State Level Workshop on ‘Review of Literature & Research Methodology’ organized by IQAC of D.R. Patel & R.B. Patel Commerce College & B.C. Patel BBA College on August 25, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘An Analytical Study of Skill Gap in Weaving Sector of Textile Industry in Surat’, in National Conference on ‘Theoretical & Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018; which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-III, Pg: 50-57. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study on Issues of Work Life Balance Among Women Employees In Gujarat’ in UGC approved ‘Pramana Research Journal’ with ISSN 2249-2976 Volume IX, Issue -2, February 2019, Pg: 287-293.
	Prof. Sapna Desai - Asst. Professor Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Vulnerability of Adolescence to Terrorism: A Study of Paro Anand’s No Guns at My Son’s Funeral’ in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’-An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-VII, Pg: 74-79. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘The Effectiveness of Using Films in ELT’ in a National Seminar on ‘ELT in India: Multiple Readings’ organized by Department of English, VNSGU on February 12, 2019.
	Prof. Ghanshyam Bhomachiya - Asst. Professor Attended One-day University Level Symposium on ‘Accountancy, Commerce & Management’ jointly organized by IQAC of D R Patel & R B Patel Commerce College & B C Patel BBA College and VNSGU Accountancy, Commerce & Management Study Circle on July 29, 2018. Attended One-day State Level Workshop on ‘Research Methodology (Writing Research Proposal, Paper, Thesis)’ organized by Udhna Citizen Commerce College & SPB College of Business Administration & SDHG College of BCA & IT on December 16, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Growth Analysis of Selected Life Insurance Companies’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical & Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018, which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018,Part-II, Pg: 122-132. Attended a 3rd One Week National Faculty Development Program on ‘Integrating ICT in Research and Teaching’ organized by IQAC of SPB English Medium College of Commerce & Indian Accounting Association (South Gujarat Branch) between 14th to 20th March, 2019.
	Prof. Krishna Desai - Asst. Professor Attended One-day University Level Symposium on ‘Accountancy, Commerce & Management’ jointly organized by IQAC of D R Patel & R B Patel Commerce College & B C Patel BBA College and VNSGU Accountancy, Commerce & Management Study Circle on July 29, 2018. Attended One-day State Level Workshop on ‘Research Methodology (Writing Research Proposal, Paper, Thesis)’ organized by Udhna Citizen Commerce College & SPB College of Business Administration & SDHG College of BCA & IT on December 16, 2018. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities undertaken by Top 10 Companies listed on NSE on the basis of their profitability’ in a book titled, Research in Accountancy’ published by Prism Books India with ISBN: 978-93-82037-40-8 in September, 2018, Pg: 131-140. Served as Conference Secretary in One-Day National Conference on “Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy” organized by VVWCC on 29/12/2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of Financial Literacy among the Working Young in Surat City’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical & Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018, which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-I, Pg: 50-57.
	Dr. Rashmi Garg - Asst. Professor Awarded Ph. D degree in the Faculty of Management on the topic ‘Measuring Emotional Labor among Hotel Employees and Satisfaction of Hotel Guests’, under the guidance of Dr. Renuka Garg (Professor and Head, DBIM) in the year 2018-19 from VNSGU, Surat. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Measuring Customer Satisfaction for services rendered by hotels using Importance-Performance Analysis’ in Synergy Journal of Management. ISSN NO-0973922X .Vol 19 No 1 & 2; January/December-2017, Pg-123-130. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Organizational factors that affect service delivery in the Hospitality sector’ in the Journal of marketing management. ISSN 03J-2018-08-0x-01 Vol XVII, No.3, August 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Customer Relationship Management in Vodafone Group’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Social Sciences and Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s college of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018, which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-IV, Pg: 54-62.
	Prof. Neha Raval - Asst. Professor Awarded Ph. D. degree in the Faculty of Science on the topic ‘Six Sigma Marketing: An Innovative Approach to achieve Strategic Goals’, under the guidance of Professor K Muralidharan (Professor, Department of Statistics, The MSU) in the year 2018-19 from The MSU, Baroda. Attended Five days National workshop on ‘Applied Data Science and Business Analytics with Python and R’ organized by NIT Calicut on November 21-25, 2018. Attended Two day’s workshop ‘On Applied Time Series Econometrics and its Application’ organized by The MSU, Baroda on February 1-2, 2019.
	Dr. Bosky Suratwala - Asst. Professor Attended One-day University Level Symposium on ‘Accountancy, Commerce & Management’ jointly organized by IQAC of D R Patel & R B Patel Commerce College & B C Patel BBA College and VNSGU Accountancy, Commerce & Management Study Circle on July 29, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A study on Indian Rupee- Euro Spot Exchange Rate with Special Reference to Currency Futures Market’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Social Sciences and Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s college of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018., which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-I, impact factor-5.5,Pg: 66-73.
	Dr. Sangeeta Srivastava - Asst. Professor Attended One-day University Level Symposium on ‘Accountancy, Commerce & Management’ jointly organized by IQAC of D R Patel & R B Patel Commerce College & B C Patel BBA College and VNSGU Accountancy, Commerce & Management Study Circle on July 29, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Demonetization and its Short-Term Impact on Unorganized Sector’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Social Sciences and Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018., which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-III, impact factor-5.5, Pg: 1-6.
	Dr. Arnaz Bhatporia - Asst. Professor Awarded Ph. D degree in the Faculty of Management on the topic ‘Emerging potential of selected FMCG Private Labels with change in consumer buying behavior for organized retailers in Gujarat’, under the guidance of Dr. Ramkumar Balyan (Director, Kabir Institute of Management) in the year 2018-19 from Kadi Sarva Vishwa Vidhayalay, Gandhinagar. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘FMCG Private Label Brands (PLB’s) Success Mantra for Organized Retailers – A Study in Surat Region’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical & Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on December 29, which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-III, impact factor-5.5, Pg: 10-17.
	Ms. Anita Anamika Talesara - Teaching Assistant Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘The Ethics of Managerial Communication’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Social Sciences and Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s college of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018., which was published in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-III, impact factor-5.5, Pg: 1-6. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Teaching Language through Literature’ in a National Seminar on ‘ELT in India: Multiple Readings’ organized by Department of English, VNSGU on February 12, 2019.
	Mr. Shivang Maheta - Librarian Attended One-day National Conference “DiuLibCon 2018” on ‘Libraries in 21st Century’ jointly organized by Diu College, Diu, Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata & Ministry of Culture - Government of India held at Malala Auditorium Diu on May 12, 2018. Attended Five days Capacity building programme of ‘National Mission on Libraries for Public Libraries Personal’ organized by Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Government of India in Collaboration with AURO University, Surat during June 25-29, 2018. Published Paper on ‘Perception of Library 2.0 technology by librarians’ in National Conference on ‘Improving Global Competitiveness: Innovation, Management, Governance & Leadership (An Interdisciplinary Approach)’ organized by Reena Mehta College Of Arts, Science, Commerce and Management Studies on September 29, 2018 in UGC approved An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal Ajanta with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue III August-September 2018, Part-II, Pg: 89-95. Attended One-day National librarian development programme on ‘Digital Resources: Issues and Challenges’ jointly organized by SPB English Medium College of Commerce, Surat and Management Libraries Network on October 6, 2018. Served as Convener of One-Day National Conference on “Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy” organized by VVWCC on 29/12/2018. Published Paper on ‘Marketing of Library Services with Special Reference to Web 2.0’ in National Conference on ‘Theoretical & Empirical Developments in Social Sciences & Accountancy’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on December 29, 2018 in UGC approved ‘Ajanta’- An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal with ISSN 2277-5730 Volume VII, Issue IV-October-December-2018, Part-VII, Pg:50-57. Attended Three days National Conference on ‘Relevance of Philosophy of Dr. SR Ranganathan in Digital Era’ jointly organized by Gujarat Granthalaya Seva Sangh, Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata & directorate of Libraries, Gujarat Government, Gandhinagar held at Tithal (Dist. Valsad) during January 5-7, 2019. Attended One-day National Seminar on ‘Libraries as Community Hub’ jointly organized by AURO University, Surat and Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Government of India on February 2, 2019.

2017-18

	Dr. Abhilasha Agarwal - Principal Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study on Issues of Working Women with special reference to Indian Society’ in National Conference on ‘Family Empowerment-A Path Towards Better Life’ organized by Human Development & Library Department of Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts, Home Science and Science, Surat on February 20-21, 2018. Chaired a Session on ‘Healthy Spousal Relationship- A Backbone to the family’ in National Conference on ‘A Path Towards Better Life’ organized by Human Development & Library Department of Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts, Home Science and Science, Surat on February 20-21, 2018. Attended a National Seminar on ‘Goods & Service Tax(GST): Implementation, Progress and Problems’ jointly organized by Department of Economics, VNSGU, Shree J.B. Dharukawala Mahila Arts College, Shree J.D. Gabani Commerce College& Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati College of Management, Surat on September 9, 2017. Attended a National Conference on ‘Research in Accountancy’ jointly organized by SPB English Medium College of Commerce and South Gujarat Branch of Indian Accounting Association on February 15, 2018. Attended a One Week National Faculty Development Program on ‘Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using AMOS’ organized by IQAC of SPB English Medium College of Commerce & Indian Accounting Association (South Gujarat Branch) between February 19-26, 2018. Attended a National Workshop on ‘New Methodology of National Assessment and Accreditation Council’ organized by Z.F. Wadia and N.K. Zota Women’s College, Surat on February 26, 2018. Attended 19th National Conference on ‘Higher Education in India: Vision and Transformation’ jointly organized by BAHRA University, Waknaghat, Shimla and G.N.A. University, Phagwara between March 23-25, 2018.
	Prof. Himanshu Thakkar - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘History of GST and GST Scenario in Other Countries of the World’ in National Seminar on ‘Goods & Service Tax(GST): Implementation, Progress and Problems’ jointly organized by Department of Economics, VNSGU, Shree J.B. Dharukawala Mahila Arts College, Shree J.D. Gabani Commerce College& Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati College of Management, Surat on September 9, 2017.
	Prof. Nanda Bothra - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of GST and Compliance Rating in India’ in National Seminar on ‘Goods & Service Tax (GST): Implementation, Progress and Problems’ jointly organized by Department of Economics, VNSGU, Shree J.B. Dharukawala Mahila Arts College, Shree J.D. Gabani Commerce College& Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati College of Management, Surat on September 9, 2017. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Corporate Sector Initiatives towards Green Marketing: A Study in Indian Context’ in Research Hub: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal ISSN (Online): 2349-7637 Volume-4, Issue-11, November 2017. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Suicide in Youngsters: A Burning Issue in India’ in National Conference on ‘Family Empowerment- A Path Towards Better Life’ organized by Human Development & Library Department of Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts, Home Science and Science, Surat on February 20-21, 2018. Attended a National workshop on ‘New Methodology of National Assessment and Accreditation Council’ organized by Z.F. Wadia and N.K. Zota Women’s College, Surat on February 26, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Conflict at Workplace and Conflict Management Models: A Review’ in One day National Level Seminar on ‘Contemporary Issues in Commerce & Management: An Indian Perspective’ organized by D. R. Patel & R. B. Patel Commerce College & B. C. Patel BBA College, on March 4, 2018.
	Prof. Heena Dalal - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘GST Regime: A New Beginning for Textile Industry’ in National Seminar on ‘Goods & Service Tax (GST): Implementation, Progress and Problems’ jointlyorganized by Department of Economics, VNSGU, Shree J.B. Dharukawala Mahila Arts College, Shree J.D. Gabani Commerce College & Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati College of Management, Surat on September 9, 2017. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Notional Study of Work Life Balance among Women Employees in India’ in National Conference on ‘Family Empowerment- A Path Towards Better Life’ organized by Human Development & Library Department of Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts, Home Science and Science, Surat on February 20-21, 2018.
	Prof. Sapna Desai - Asst. Professor Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of Existentialism in Anita Desai’s In Custody’ in Research Hub: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal ISSN (Online): 2349-7637 Volume-4, Issue-6, June 2017. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Literature and Terrorism’ in International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research ISSN: 2277-7881 Volume-2, Issue-7(5), July 2017, Pg: 134-142. Attended 2-day International Faculty Development Programme organized by KCG, Education Department & Global Training Education Programme, UK at VNSGU on January 19-20, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Empowering Self- Identity in Adolescents’ in National Conference on ‘Family Empowerment- A Path towards Better Life’ organized by Human Development & Library Department of Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts, Home Science and Science, Surat on February 20-21, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Role of ITC in English Language Teaching’ in a National Seminar on ‘Exploring ELT: Innovative Strategies in Pedagogy’ organized by Department of English, VNSGU on February 23, 2018. Attended One-day International Faculty Development Programme organized by KCG, Education Department & Global Training Education Programme, UK at VNSGU on March 7, 2018.
	Prof. Ghanshyam Bhomachiya - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study on Benefits to be received and Challenges to be Faced by implementing GST in India’ in National Seminar on ‘Goods & Service Tax (GST): Implementation, Progress and Problems’ jointly organized by Department of Economics, VNSGU, Shree J.B. Dharukawala Mahila Arts College, Shree J.D. Gabani Commerce College& Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati College of Management, Surat on September 9, 2017. Attended 2-day International Faculty Development Programme organized by KCG, Education Department & Global Training Education Programme, UK at VNSGU on January 19-20, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of Quality of Work Life of Female Assistant Professors & Male Assistant Professors in Self- Financed Commerce College with Special Reference to Surat City’ in National Conference on ‘Family Empowerment- A Path Towards Better Life’ organized by Human Development & Library Department of Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts, Home Science and Science, Surat on February 20-21, 2018. Attended a One Week National Faculty Development Programme on ‘Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using AMOS’ organized by IQAC of SPB English Medium College of Commerce & Indian Accounting Association (South Gujarat Branch) between February 19-26, 2018. Attended One-day International Faculty Development Programme organized by KCG, Education Department & Global Training Education Programme, UK at VNSGU on March 7, 2018.
	Prof. Krishna Desai - Asst. Professor Published a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities of Maharatna Companies’ in Inspira Journal of Commerce, Economics & Computer Science, ISSN: 23959069, Impact Factor 2.0546 Volume-03, Issue-04, October – December, 2017. Attended 2-day International Faculty Development Programme organized by KCG, Education Department & Global Training Education Programme, UKat VNSGU on January 19-20, 2018. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘An Analysis of expenses towards Corporate Social Responsibility of the Steel Authority of India Limited – A Statistical Approach’ and presented it in One day National Seminar on ‘Statistics: Recent Innovation & Future Challenges’ organized by Sir K. P. College of Commerce & Department of Statistics, VNSGU, on January 28, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study of CSR Activities of Top 10 Companies listed on NSE’ in One day National Conference on ‘Research in Accountancy’ organized by SPB English Medium College of Commerce &Indian Accounting Association, on February 15, 2018. Awarded the Best paper award for Presenting a Research Paper entitled ‘Diagnosis of Financial Health in Consumer Goods (White Goods) Industries in India’ in One day National Level Seminar on ‘Contemporary Issues in Commerce & Management: An Indian Perspective’ organized by D. R. Patel & R. B. Patel Commerce College & B. C. Patel BBA College, on March 4, 2018. Attended One-day International Faculty Development Programme organized by KCG, Education Department & Global Training Education Programme, UK at VNSGU on March 7, 2018.
	Prof. Rashmi Garg - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Measuring Emotional Labor of the employees in the Hotel Industry’ in 4th International Conference on ‘Industrial Engineering (ICIE 2017)’ organized by the Department of Mechanical engineering, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat in association with Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE), NHQ-Mumbai during December 21-23, 2017. Attended 2-day International Faculty Development Programme organized by KCG, Education Department & Global Training Education Programme, UK at VNSGU on January 19-20, 2018. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Emotional Labor and Gender Differences in Hotel Industry’ in National Conference on ‘Family Empowerment-A Path Towards Better Life’ organized by Human Development & Library Department of Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts, Home Science and Science, Surat on February 20-21, 2018. Attended One-day International Faculty Development Programme organized by KCG, Education Department & Global Training Education Programme, UK at VNSGU on March 7, 2018.
	Dr. Sangeeta Srivastava - Asst. Professor Presented a paper entitled ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and its Linkage on Social Media : A Case Study of Ambuja Cement, Surat, Gujarat’ in the International Seminar on ‘Human Resource Management and Development in the Digital Age’ organized by the Department of Management, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Tura, Meghalaya (India) held on June 23 -24, 2017.
	Ms. Payal Jivani - Teaching Assistant Attended National level Seminar on ‘Role of Statistics in Research’ jointly organized by J.Z. Shah Arts & H.P. Desai College of Commerce and Department of Statistics, Surat on March 5, 2017. Attended National level Seminar on Statistics: ‘Recent Innovations and future challenges’ organized by K.P. College of Commerce, Surat on January 28, 2018.
	Mr. Shivang Maheta - Librarian Attended Workshop on ‘Open Source Software using Spoken Tutorial IIT Bombay’ jointly organized by J.Z. Shah Arts & H.P. Desai College of Commerce, Amroli- Surat and National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Govt. of India, IIT Bombay on June 28, 2017. Attended 2-day Workshop on ‘How to Access & Use e-Resources’ organized by ADINET, Ahmedabad during October 13-14, 2017. Published Paper on ‘Study of the modern situation of Indian Public Libraries’ in International Conference on ‘Web based Library and information services in Academic Libraries’ organized by Smt. H.R. Patel Arts Mahila College, Shirpur, Dist- Dhule (Maharashtra) which was published in UGC approved ‘International Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies’ with ISSN 2278-8808 Volume 7, Issue 36, Pg 267-269. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A Study On Issues of Working Women with Special Reference to Indian Society’ in National Conference on ‘Family Empowerment-A path towards better life’ organized by Human Development & Library Department of Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts, Home Science and Science, Surat on February 20-21, 2018.
	Mr. Tejal Parekh - I. T. Administrator Attended Workshop on ‘Open Source Software using Spoken Tutorial IIT Bombay’ jointly organized by J.Z. Shah Arts & H.P. Desai College of Commerce, Amroli- Surat and National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Govt. of India, IIT Bombay on June 28, 2017.

2016-17

	Dr. Abhilasha Agarwal - Principal Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: Practices in India’ in National Conference on ‘Emerging Trends In Global Business Management’ organized by Department of Business & Industrial Management G H Bhakta Management Academy, VNSGU on December 3, 2016. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Problems of Higher Education in India’ in 3rd Interdisciplinary International Conference on ‘Multi-Disciplinary Scenario of Higher Education in India’ organized by Sunit’s Institute of English Language, Literature & Research, Jalgaon on October 8, 2016 which was published in a book by Atharva Publications entitled Multi-Disciplinary Scenario of Higher Education in India; ISBN 978-93-86196-16-3, First Edition, October 8, 2016, Pg: 17-21. Organized a One-Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System through API’ at Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on September 17, 2016. Attended a National Assessment and Accreditation Council Sponsored One Day Seminar on ‘Accreditation for Quality Enhancement’ organized by IQAC, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat on March 21, 2016. Attended a One Week National Faculty Development Program on ‘Research Methodology with SPSS’ organized by SPB English Medium College of Commerce & Indian Accounting Association on February 27- March 4, 2017.
	Prof. Himanshu Thakkar - Asst. Professor Acted as a Co-Convener in One-Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System through API’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on September 17, 2016. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Development of Plastic Industries in India with Special Reference to Profitability of Selected Plastic Companies and Need of Maintenance in Environmental Sustainability in Plastic Companies in India’ in International Seminar on ‘Contemporary Issues in Development’ organized by Vishleshan Trust, Collaboration with Department of Human Resource Development and International Institute for Development Studies (IIDS) Australia, on December 11, 2016. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Growth & Decline of Cash on Delivery, Pre- Demonetization and Post- Demonetization Period in India’ in One Day National Seminar on ‘Demonetization of Currency in India’ organized by J.Z. Shah & H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat on February 11, 2017 which was published in Commerce Window – An International Peer Reviewed Bi-Aanual Journal, ISSN 2348-6996, Volume-1, Issue-6, January- June 2017, Pg: 72-75.
	Prof. Nanda Bothra - Asst. Professor Attended a UGC aided CAS-API based ‘PBAS National Seminar’ organized by Smt. J.P. Shroff Arts College Valsad, Gujarat on July 22, 2016. Acted as an Organizing Member ina One-Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System Through API’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on September 17, 2016
	Prof. Heena Dalal - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Demonetization – A Boon Or a Bane for India’ in One Day National Seminar on ‘Demonetization of Currency in India’ organized by J.Z. Shah & H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat on February 11, 2017 which was published in Commerce Window – An International Peer Reviewed Bi-Annual Journal, ISSN 2348-6996,Volume-1, Issue-6, January- June 2017, Pg: 46-48. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Demonetization – A Ripple Effect’ in One Day International Seminar on ‘Contemporary Issues and Challenges in Management, Law and Education’ organized by Aligarh Muslim University, Murshidabad Centre, West Bengal on February 26, 2017. Attended a One Day State Level Conference on ‘Designing Question Paper and Paper Evaluation’ organized by SDJ International College, Surat on August 23, 2016. Acted as an Organizing Member in a One - Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System through API’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on September 17, 2016. Attended a ‘One Week Faculty Development Programme in Economics’ organized by The Department of Human Resource Development and Gujarat Economic Association Silver Jubilee Trust during March 28- April 2, 2016.
	Prof. Sapna Desai - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘A General Semantics Approach to Terrorism and War’ in an International Conference on ‘Alfred Korzybski’s Thought: Linguistic, Philosophical and Pedagogical Implications’ organized by Department of English, VNSGU in collaboration with Balvant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other Human Sciences, Baroda on 18-19 January, 2017. Published a Research Paper entitled 'Realism and The Contemporary Novel: A Study of Anita Desai’s In Custody' in Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL) ISSN: 2395-2636(P):2321–3108(E), Volume-3, Issue-4, December 2016. Attended UGC aided CAS-API based ‘PBAS National Seminar’ organized by Smt. J.P. Shroff Arts College Valsad, Gujarat on July 22, 2016. Acted as an Organizing Member in a One- Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System Through API’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on September 17, 2016. Attended a National Assessment and Accreditation Council Sponsored One Day Seminar on ‘Accreditation for Quality Enhancement’ organized by IQAC, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat on March 21, 2016.
	Prof. Ghanshyam Bhomachiya - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Self- Financing Higher Education in Surat: A quantitative Analysis of Assistant Professors in Self-financed Commerce College’ in 3rd Interdisciplinary International Conference on ‘Multi-Disciplinary Scenario of Higher Education in India’ organized by Sunit’s Institute of English Language, Literature & Research, Jalgaon on October 8, 2016 which was published in a book by Atharva Publications entitled Multi-Disciplinary Scenario of Higher Education in India: ISBN 978-93-86196-16-3, First Edition October 8, 2016, Pg:32-35. Attended a One Day State Level Conference on ‘Designing Question Paper and Paper Evaluation’ organized by SDJ International College, Surat on August 23, 2016. Acted as an Organizing Member in a One Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System through API’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on September 17, 2016. Attended a Faculty Development Programme on ‘Road map for a Ph. D’ organized by IBS Business School held at Navnirman Institute of Management, Surat on March 19, 2016. Attended a State Level One Day Workshop on ‘Demonetization Policy Adopted by Indian Government: Evaluation and Impact’ organized by Navyug Commerce College, Surat on January 24, 2017. Attended a One Week National Faculty Development Program on ‘Research Methodology with SPSS’ organized by SPB English Medium College of Commerce & Indian Accounting Association on February 27- March 4, 2017.
	Prof. CA Abhishek Gandhi - Asst. Professor Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Efficient Financial Management: A Tool for the Growth’ in Research Hub: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal ISSN (Online): 2349-7637, Impact Factor (2015)-3.490; Volume-3, Issue-7, July 2016. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Cloud Computing: Rapidly Developing Accounting Field’ in Research Hub: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal ISSN (Online): 2349-7637, Impact Factor (2015)-3.490; Volume-3, Issue-7, July 2016. Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Forensic Accounting – A Rapidly Developing Tool’ in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Recent Development in Accounting, Taxation and Finance’ organized by Sheth S.V. Arts and Commerce College and SRK Institute of Management and Computer Education Kachchh, on October 9, 2016. Acted as an Organizing Member in a One-Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System Through API’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on September 17, 2016.
	Mr. Shivang Maheta - Librarian Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Use of Social Media by Academic Libraries in Library 2.0 Environment’ in 3rd Interdisciplinary International Conference on ‘Multi-Disciplinary Scenario of Libraries in India’ organized by Sunit’s Institute of English Language, Literature & Research, Jalgaon on October 8, 2016 which was published in a book by Atharva Publications entitled Multi-Disciplinary Scenario of Higher Education in India: ISBN 978-93-86196-16-3, First Edition October 8, 2016, Pg: 54-56. Acted as an Organizing Member in a One-Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System through API’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on September 17, 2016 Attended a Faculty Development Programme on ‘Road map for a Ph. D’ organized by IBS Business School held at Navnirman Institute of Management, Surat on March 19, 2016. Acted as an Organizing Member in a One-Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System Through API’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on September 17, 2016. Attended 3rd Professional Development Programme on 'Design and Development of Institutional Repository using DSPACE' organized by UGC HRDC, Sardar Patel University and RUSA of KCG, Ahmedabad from March 3-5, 2017.
	Mr. Tejal Parekh - I. T. Administrator Attended a One Day workshop on ‘National Institutional Ranking Framework’ organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Department of Education, Government of Gujarat on September 27, 2016. Attended a Faculty Development Program on ‘Big Data Analytics’ organized by Bhagwan Mahavir College of Computer Application (BCA), Surat on October 9, 2016. Attended a Faculty Development Program on ‘Road map for a Ph. D.’ organized by IBS Business School held at Navnirman Institute of Management, Surat on March 19, 2016. Acted as an Organizing Member in a One-Day National Seminar on ‘Performance Based Appraisal System through API’ organized by Vanita Vishram Women’s College of Commerce on September 17, 2016.

2015-16

	Dr. Abhilasha Agarwal - Principal Participated in One Day National Workshop on ‘Companies Act 2013 & Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India’ jointly organized by Sheth C.D. Barfiwala College of Commerce, Surat and Surat Branch of WIRC of ICAI and Surat Branch of WICASA on October 17, 2015. Presented a Research Paper entitled 'Understanding the reasons for lack of quality education of M.Com against M.B.A. and measures for enhancing the value of M.Com vis-à-vis M.B.A.' in a One-Day National Conference on “The Status of Commerce Education in India” organized by Gujarat Law Society’s H.A. College of Commerce, Ahmedabad on January 2, 2016.
	Prof. Himanshu Thakkar - Asst. Professor Successfully completed the Orientation Programme of UGC sponsored Special Summer School on Research Methodology (Commerce) conducted at the Singhad Institute of Business Administration and Computer Application, Lonavala, Dist. Pune from May 5 to May 31, 2015 under the UGC Scheme and has obtained Grade ‘A’. Participated in One Day National Workshop on ‘Companies Act 2013 & Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India’ jointly organized by Sheth C.D. Barfiwala College OF Commerce, Surat and Surat Branch of WIRC of ICAI and Surat Branch of WICASA on October 17 , 2015. Presented a Research Paper entitled “Understanding the reasons for lack of quality education of M.Com against M.B.A. and measures for enhancing the value of M.Com vis-à-vis M.B.A.” in a One-Day National Conference on “The Status of Commerce Education in India” organized by Gujarat Law Society’s H.A. College of Commerce, Ahmedabad on January 2, 2016. Invited to conduct a guest lecture under “Youth Leadership and Community Development Programme” organized by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports held at R.V. Patel College of Commerce, Amroli on December 22, 2015. Registered as a Ph. D. student under the Department of Commerce, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat in 2015.
	Prof. Heena Dalal - Asst. Professor Participated in One Day State Level Symposium on ‘Research: Writing, Publication and Analysis' organized by Shree Ramakrishna Institute of Computer Education and Applied Sciences, Surat on October 3, 2015. Presented a Research Paper entitled “Women Empowerment- A Reality or A Myth” in a UGC & ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on “Understanding Women Empowerment: Journey So Far And The Path Ahead” organized by Department of Sociology and Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat on October 27-28, 2015.
	Prof. Sapna Desai - Asst. Professor Published a Research Paper entitled “Horrors of Violence and Abduction: The tales of Women in Partition Literature” in Contemporary Discourse: A Peer Reviewed International Journal (ISSN: 0976-3686) Volume-7, Issue-1, January 2016. Published a Research Paper entitled "The Significance of the Sense of Fact in Literary Research" in Sahityasetu- A Literary E-Journal (ISSN: 2249-2372), Year-5, Issue-5, Continuous Issue-29, September-October 2015. Published a Research Paper entitled “Realism and The Contemporary Novel: A Study of Anita Desai’s In Custody” in Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL) ISSN: 2395-2636(P): 2321 – 3108(E) Volume-3, Issue-4, December 2015.
	Prof. Ghanshyam Bhomachiya - Asst. Professor Successfully completed the Orientation Programme of UGC sponsored Special Summer School on Research Methodology (Commerce) conducted at the Singhad Institute of Business Administration and Computer Application, Lonavala, Dist. Pune from May 5 to May 31, 2015 under the UGC Scheme and has obtained Grade ‘A’. Participated in One Day National Workshop on ‘Companies Act 2013 & Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India’ jointly organized by Sheth C.D. Barfiwala College OF Commerce, Surat and Surat Branch of WIRC of ICAI and Surat Branch of WICASA on October 17, 2015. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Quality of Work Life-An Alternative Approach for Managing the People at Work Place’ in HESMA- A Multi-Disciplinary International Journal (ISSN: 2319-5959), Volume-2 Issue-3 April-May-2015. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Social Banking in India-An Effective Tool for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth’ in HESMA- A Multi-Disciplinary International Journal (ISSN: 2319-5959), Volume-2 Issue-9 Oct. Nov-2014.

2014-15

	Dr. Abhilasha Agarwal - Principal Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Role of Higher Education in Women Empowerment: Through Increasing Women’s Gross Enrolment Ratio in Higher Education in India’ in a 16th AICP National Conference on “Perspectives of Higher Education in the 21st Century” on 30-31 January and 1, February 2015. Presented a Research Paper entitled “Emergence of Green Marketing as Corporate Social Responsibility in India” in a National Research Conference on “Contemporary Business Practices of New Millennium” organized by SIES College of Management, Navi Mumbai on 31, January 2015.
	Prof. Himanshu Thakkar - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled ‘Role of Higher Education in Women Empowerment: through Increasing Women’s Gross Enrolment Ratio in Higher Education in India’ in a 16th AICP National Conference on “Perspectives of Higher Education in the 21st Century” on 30-31January and 1, February 2015. Presented a Research Paper entitled “Emergence of Green Marketing as Corporate Social Responsibility in India” in a National Research Conference on Contemporary Business Practices of New Millennium organized by SIES College of Management, Navi Mumbai on 31, January 2015. Presented a Research Paper entitled “Using social media as a Strategic Alternative for e-marketing for further Development of e-commerce in India” in a National Conference on e-business organized by the Luthra Institute of Management on 21, February 2015. Attended a one-day workshop on “New Directions in Education” organized by Osho Lotus Charitable Trust on 24, December, 2014. Attended a one-day workshop on ‘Research Proposal Presentation’ organized by Department of Human Resource Management, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat on 9, September 2014.
	Prof. Nanda Bothra - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled “Emergence of Green Marketing as Corporate Social Responsibility in India” in a National Research Conference on “Contemporary Business Practices of New Millennium” organized by SIES College of Management, Navi Mumbai on 31, January 2015. Presented a Research Paper entitled “Using social media as a Strategic Alternative for e-marketing for further Development of e-commerce in India” in a National Conference on e-business organized by the Luthra Institute of Management on 21, February 2015. Participated in a State Level workshop organized by South Gujarat SFI Academic Forum at VNSGU, Surat on 18, January 2015.
	Prof. Heena Dalal - Asst. Professor Participated in one-day State Level Faculty Development Programme organized by B.K.M Science College, Valsad on 5, October 2014. Participated in a three-day U.G.C supported workshop on “Data Analysis for Social Sciences” from 14th to 16th October, 2014 organized by Dept. of Economics, VNSGU Surat. Registered as a Ph. D. student in the Department of Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat in 2013.
	Prof. Sapna Desai - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled “Horrors of Violence and Abduction: The tales of Women in Partition Literature” in a U.G.C. National Seminar on “Understanding the Trauma: Revisiting the Partition” on 10-11 February, 2015. Participated in a State Level workshop organized by South Gujarat SFI Academic Forum at VNSGU, Surat on 18, January 2015.
	Prof. Ghanshyam Bhomachiya - Asst. Professor Participated in one-day State Level Faculty Development Programme organized by B.K.M Science College, Valsad on 5, October, 2014. Presented a Research Paper entitled “Quality of Work Life as an Alternative Approach to Managing the People at Work Place” in a State Level Seminar on Recent Statistical Trends in Business & Management organized by organized by Department of Statistics, VNSGU at Udhana Citizen Commerce College, Surat on 1, February 2015.

2013-14

	Dr. Abhilasha Agarwal - Principal Invited as Vice Chancellor's Nominee / Subject Expert for promotion under “Career Advancement Scheme” for the subject of Accountancy by S.N.D.T. Women's University, Mumbai. Presented a Research Paper entitled 'Women Empowerment through Increasing Women's Gross Enrolment Ratio in India' in a two-day UGC-Sponsored National Seminar on “Women Empowerment: Legislative, Judicial and Societal Approaches” organized by S.N.D.T. Women's University Law School during 8-9 February 2014.
	Prof. Himanshu Thakkar - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper entitled 'Women Empowerment through Increasing Women's Gross Enrolment Ratio in India' in a two-day UGC-Sponsored National Seminar on “Women Empowerment: Legislative, Judicial and Societal Approaches” organized by S.N.D.T. Women's University Law School on 8-9 February 2014. Became an authorized GKS Trainer by passing the GKS Assessment and Certification Examination in the subject of 'Advanced Banking Professional'. Completed Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University in 2013.
	Prof. Nanda Bothra - Asst. Professor Became an authorized GKS Trainer by passing the GKS Assessment and Certification Examination in the subject of 'Advanced Banking Professional'. Passed Diploma in Banking & Finance Examination conducted by Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF) with distinction marks on 1 August 2013.
	Prof. Imran Surti - Asst. Professor Publication of M. Phil. Dissertation entitled ‘Representation of History in Rahi Masoom Reza’s A Village Divided and Amitav Ghosh’s The Glass Palace’ in Language in India (An Open Access Journal, ISSN 1930-2940), Vol. 13 Issue 16, June 2013. Publication of Research Paper entitled ‘Narrating Childhood: A Study of R.K. Narayan’s Swami and Friends’ in Contemporary Discourse (A Peer-Reviewed International Journal, ISSN 0976-3686) Vol. 4 Issue 2, July 2013. Publication of Research Paper ‘Subaltern Reading of History in Asgar Wajahat’s Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya O Jamyai Nai’ in Trends in Indian English Drama: A Study and Perspectives (Edited Book), ISBN 978-81-89972-95-0, 2014. Publication of Research Article entitled ‘Naseem: Peace in Times of Turbulence’ in Vidyapith (Journal Published by Gujarat Vidyapith), Jan-July Issue. Became an authorized GKS Trainer by passing the GKS Assessment and Certification Examination in the subject of ‘Advance Communication Skills’.
	Prof. Heena Dalal - Asst. Professor Presented a Research Paper on 'Inclusive Growth' in the National Seminar on 'Inclusive Growth and Socio-Economic Development' organized by S.N.D.T. College of Arts & SCB College of Commerce & Science for Women on 26 Nov. 2013. Publication of Research Paper entitled 'Real Estate – A Reality or Myth?' in 'Research Imprints' (A Peer-Reviewed Multidisciplinary Journal, ISSN 2278-4268). Participated in Faculty Development Programme in 'Macroeconomics' organized by Department of Human Resource Development, VNSGU, Surat and Gujarat Economic Association Silver Jubilee Trust during 21-23 February, 2014. Became an authorized GKS Trainer by passing the GKS Assessment and Certification Examination in the subject of 'Life Insurance'.
	Prof. Birva Desai - Asst. Professor Completed Ph.D. on the topic ‘Evaluation and Treatment of Underground Water Quality of Surat City, Gujarat, India’ in October 2013. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Assessment of Water Quality Index for the Ground Water with Respect to Salt Water Intrusion at Coastal Region of Surat City, Gujarat, India’ in JERAD (ISSN 0973-6921), Vol.7, Issue 2, Oct-Dec 2012, Impact Factor 0.5. Published a Research Paper entitled ‘Potential of Moringa Oleifera Seed and its Application as Natural Absorbent in Removal of Heavy Metal Ions’ in IJEEFUS (ISSN 2250-0065), Vol. 3, Issue 4, Oct 2013, Impact Factor 2.6.