Dear Students and Colleagues
It is an honour and privilege to be the Principal of Wada College of Management & Science, affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The college is located in tribal area. It is committed to bring professional education to the doorstep of the students of tribal and other disadvantaged community of the region. It is the first professional institute in Wada Taluka of Palghar district in Maharashtra.
The college, which started its journey in 2010-11, has made great strides in a brief span of merely six years. Initially it offered only three programs like B.Sc. (IT), B.Sc. (C.S.) & BMS with merely 100 students. By the year 2016-17, three more programs were started and the number of students swelled to 427. The college further proposes to start a couple of new programs are from the new academic year 2017-18. In addition to the university sponsored programs, the college conducts eight curriculum enrichment courses free of cost. Our curriculum enrichment programs are industry oriented based on best global practices. These courses are designed by the college to make the students job-ready professional.
Here at the college we are taking care of all round personality development leading towards excellent career by paying personal attention to every individual student. Mentoring of students by teachers is one of the main features of the college. The college organizes guest lectures, seminars and conferences quite often for proper grooming and all-round development of students and faculty as well. The college Management takes special care for promotion of research culture in the college. Teachers are sponsored minor research projects by the college and also by the industries located nearby. The students are also encouraged to write minor research projects. In many cases of students’ research, the college management provides financial assistance.
The college has entered into tie-up with DELNET, which provides a large network to our library resources. The college library is fully computerised. The NSS wing of the college conducts number of co-curricular and extension activities throughout the years. The college is registered with the department of lifelong learning and extension of the University of Mumbai for grooming the students to learn practical skills to make them self-reliant.
Our vision is to create future leaders who manage and create powerful organizations in the emerging corporate landscape. Various pedagogic tools help our students develop not only a holistic business perspective but an ability to seize opportunities in a competitive business environment. At the same time they remain committed towards the betterment of the society. The college is working towards equipping the future business leaders and rendering them capable of responding to challenges in the emerging markets. Industry-Institute-Interface is an important ingredient in the training process. The Placement Cell of the college under the supervision of competent and sincere faculties conducts several training programs and organizes campus interviews for the deserving students.
I wish to see my students the great leaders of the nation in every field. I would equally call upon all our faculty members to create new milestones in the field of learning through their research, innovations and service to nation.
Dr.Gorakhnath Shikare
Principal
Wada College of Management & Science, Wada.