The Department of Commerce & Management of the College organized a study tour to Mumbai – Pune-Mahabaleshwar from 27th February to 3rd March 2023. 49 students along with 3 faculty members Dr. Edwin Barreto, Dr. Rodney D’Silva and Ms. Swati Bhat participated in the study tour.
On the first day, i.e. 27th February, students visited the National Stock Exchange (NSE) where they attended a session conducted by Mr. Mohammad Raza. The speaker started the session by introducing the working of the stock market. He explained the different terminologies associated with the stock market and exhibited the trading screen at NSE based on the online trading platform of NSE, the National Exchange for Automated Trading (NEAT).Along with this, he also gave valuable insights into the problems faced by the NSE, SEBI mandates the stock exchange needs to adhere to, etc. The next visit was to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The session was conducted by Ms. Theresa Kuriala. She gave a brief introduction about SEBI as a regulator. During the session she explained the role and powers of the SEBI and development of Indian Securities market. Moreover, she also delineated the other key areas of the capital market i.e. Derivatives market, Commodities market, etc. After the visit, students were taken to Phoenix Mall in the evening.
Next day i.e., on 28th February, the students visited the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) where they attended the session conducted by Dr. V. Aditya Srinivas, the Chief Economist and Chief Operating Officer of BSE. The session began by exhibiting the trading screen of BSE through BSE Brokers Terminal wherein he explained how a person can do trading online. The speaker advised on the different investment avenues available and how to create a good investment portfolio. The speaker also discussed about the current economic situation and the impact of it on the stock market. On the same day, students were also taken to NSDL, where a session was conducted by Ms. Kusum on Depositories and their role in the development of stock markets. She encouraged the students to open Demat accounts and start investing for long term. After the visit, students were taken to Fashion Street.
The sessions at different financial institutions, lively interactions with industry experts and practical exposure of live trading screen enabled the students to widen their practical knowledge of finance in general and stock markets.
On 1st March, a visit was arranged at Poona College of Arts, Science & Commerce in Pune. The students spent the day in the college interacting with the students of BBA of Poona college, attended sessions, took a tour of their college campus and played management games with their students.
On 2nd March, students were taken to Mapro Gardens in Mahabaleshwar where they witnessed strawberry plantations, production of different types of khakra, ice cream production etc. In the evening, students visited Veena Lake and enjoyed the boating experience.
The tour was a very enlightening and informative experience for the students. Dr. Edwin Barreto was the overall teacher incharge of the study tour.
