Rishi Dayaram And Seth Hassaram National College And Seth Wassiamull Assomull Science College, Mumbai

About Rishi Dayaram And Seth Hassaram National College And Seth Wassiamull Assomull Science College, Mumbai

Rishi Dayaram & Seth Hassaram National College and Seth Wassiamull Assomull Science College, Bandra, Mumbai is one of the oldest institute of higher education situated in the suburbs of Mumbai. The college was first established in Hyderabad (Sind), now in Pakistan, in the year 1921 with the blessings of Dr. Annie Besant and Rishi Dayaram. After partition, the then Principal of this college, Principal K. M. Kundnani, vowed to re-establish the college in Mumbai.

It is the first college to be established by the Hyderabad Sind National Collegiate Board (HSNCB) in Mumbai, in the year 1949, under the able guidance of the founder Principal of this college, K. M. Kundnani and the founder President of the HSNCB, Barrister H. G. Advani. The history of the college is an inspiration in itself and has been striving to provide best of the facilities and the courses, and has served first generation learners and minority communities for over six decades, imparting valuebased community intense education.

The college has classrooms with LCD projectors, sound system, unlimited Wi-Fi, internet connectivity, up-to-date laboratories, a language lab, state of art auditorium, conference rooms, multipurpose indoor sports center, basketball/ volley ball court, girls common room, resource rooms, library and so on. The college regularly upgrades its infrastructure. The courses like BAF, BMS, Masters in English Literature, Psychology, Computer Science, Biotechnology, Information Technology, have been introduced after 2009 and intake capacity of BMM and BMS has been increased to accommodate the increasing demand for these courses. Several shortterm courses and in-house internship programs have been introduced to add value to the curriculum. Centers for research have been introduced in the subject of Botany, Physics and Accounts. Many of the faculty members are actively involved in research and have received grants from the UGC and other funding agencies.

The college is permanently affiliated to the University of Mumbai and is recognized by UGC under 2(f) and 12(b) of U.G.C. Act. Working towards its vision and mission statements, the college lays great emphasis on the all-round development of all its students. While academic excellence is encouraged and rewarded, a variety of extracurricular activities conducted by the institution enable the students to explore their capabilities and is a step towards the holistic development of the students’ personality and confidence. Students of both, Junior and Degree College, participate in academic and other activities of the college every year under the guidance of its caring and supportive staff.

The college is aware of its social responsibilities and caters to work in this direction by promoting amongst all students a culture of community service.

The YCMOU Centre is instrumental in providing higher educational opportunities to school dropouts. The Adult Education Program for women school dropouts is a Diamond Jubilee Initiative. The student-centric instruments of the college like House System into which every student of the college is assigned helps the college in motivating and ensuring the participation of large number of students in all its community, cultural and sports endeavors. The NSS Unit has built a strong bond through community service programs.
Tutor System helps the college in assessing the feedback of the students and the parents. Honors System and Community Awareness and AssessmentSurvey Project and linking community and environment initiatives of the college with curriculum based projects promote research culture amongst the students. The Inhouse Internship programs have created in-house avenues of exposition of theory for the students. Whereas, the In-house consultancy by teachers has helped the college in saving the revenues, which were earlier spend on outsourced academic-administrative operations.

The college strongly believes that one of the most important aspects of higher education is to create an individual who can contribute to national growth through self-learning. Campus Induced Placement Process and Curriculum-Intense Intercollegiate departmental festivals are some student-intense steps in the direction of self-learning.

The grievances of students are addressed through instruments like the Inward System, Mentor System, Tutor System, etc. A language Lab and English Proficiency courses cater to the needs of first generation learners and students from vernacular medium of school education. The college is a part of large conglomerate of fourteen prime educational institutions in and around Mumbai, as well as, has established networks with neighboring institutions and other institutions of repute. This helps the college in providing further avenues to its students for exposition of theory.

The students are also exposed to the world outside its curriculum by conduction of Industrial /Institutional Visits, Guest Lectures by eminent personalities and by the introduction of skill-based programs. The college has collaborations with some industries and corporate houses.
Workshops are organized on regular basis to abreast our students and faculties with the latest knowledge and to enhance their employability skills. The progressive management, the enthusiastic faculty and students who are the ambassadors of the college strongly believe in the motto of the college, “PLAY THE GAME”, and are working in a direction to take the institution towards accomplishing its mission and vision statements, reflecting the ideology of our founders.