Para Academic Achievements
DEVANSHI PATEL’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN SOFT TENNIS
- Won Bronze medal for Gujarat at 19th Senior National Soft Tennis Championship held at Odisha, Bhuneshwar on 19th – 25th March 2023
- Won Bronze medal for INDIA at THE ISTF – World Tour International Soft Tennis Championships 2023 held at Greta Resort & Sports Club, Chonburi, Thailand on 23rd – 31st July 2023.
- Won Silver medal for Gujarat at 4th Federation Cup National Soft Tennis Championship held at STAG AMC Recreation Centre,Thaltej, Ahmedabad Gujarat on 26th – 28th September 2023.
- Won Bronze Medal at 20th Seniour National Soft Tennis Championship held at Dewas, Madhya Pradesh on 11th -17th January,2024.
- Won silver medal at LG Cup PickelBall Tornament held at Ahmedabad on 7th January,2024.
KOTISHREE DWIVEDI’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN JAVELIN THROW
- Secured 1st Place and won Gold Medal in U-18 Girls Javelin Throw Event in 34th West Zone Junior Athletics Championship, 2023, held at Jodhpur Rajasthan on 17-19 October, 2023.
- Secured 10th Place in U-18 Girls Javelin Throw Event in 38th Junior National Athletic Championship 2023 held at Coimbatore, Tamilnadu on 07th to 10th November 2023.
- Secured 1st place & won Gold Medal in U-18 Girls Javelin Throw in Niraj Chopra Javelin Throw Celebration Gujarat State held at Nadiad on 7th August 2023.
- Secured 32nd place out of 90 participants in All India Inter University National Athletic Championships 2023-24 held at Bhubneshwer in December,2023
- Participated in Khelo India youth national 2023 Athletic Championships held at Chennai in January,2024
FOC Excels @ NATIONAL LEVEL COMPETITION
Date: 17-03-2024
Faculty of Commerce won the following Prestigious awards in National Level Cultural Festival ‘Blithchrom’ organized by IIT, Gandhinagar on 17th March, 2024.
- ‘Panache’ Fashion Show – 1st Prize [ Theme ‘India then & Now]
- ‘Synchronize’ Western Dance – 1st Runner up [Theme – Life journey of Arunima Sinha]
It was a tough competition where various national level designing and management institutes had taken part. All the judges were mightily impressed with the creativity of Fashion, Dance, make up and costumes. The Students of Faculty of Commerce had a great learning experience in IIT where they had the opportunity to compete with the best talent of the Country.
WINNER AT STATE LEVEL GUJARAT SAMACHAR & GSTV DRAMA COMPETITION
Faculty of Commerce secured the 3 rd Best Play Prize & Best Writer Prize for its Play @ Scrool Nagar in State Level Gujarat Samachar & GSTV Drama Competition amongst 27 plays across State of Gujarat.
Participants:
Ashish Prajapati, Heet Trivedi, Krishna Vora, Yashi Joshi, Vansh Madhvani, Jaydev Vaghela, Prem Parikh, Hitarth Panchal, Siddharth Brahmbhatt, Ummehani Kadri, Devang Soni, Dhruv Shah, Forum Shah, Bhavesh Kanjani, Rishi Shah, Kuntal Patel, Diya Jivnani
WINNER AT SYNAPSE 2024 -A NATIONAL LEVEL ANNUAL CULTURAL FEST, DAIICT, GANDHINAGAR
Faculty of Commerce secured 1 st position BEST STAGE PLAY AWARD for its performance of Hindi play TAMAS at SYNAPSE 2024 A National level Annual Cultural Fest organised by DAIICT Gandhinagar.
Participants:Heet Trivedi, Ashish Prajapati, Siddharth Brahmbhatt, Krishna Vora, Ummehani Kadri, Dhruv Thakkar, Hitarth Panchal, Vansh Madhwani, Devansh Shah, Prem Parikh, Dhruv Shah, Rishi Shah, Forum Shah, Devang Soni
WINNERS AT KALPVRUKSH 2023- A NATIONAL LEVEL FEST
Date: 07-02-2024
Faculty of Commerce participated in Kalpvruksh, a national level multidisciplinary Fest
organized by Silver Oak from 7 th to 10 th February 2024. With their exceptional performances, our students Sanjana Virwani, Harsh Purohit, Saloni Mod, Priyesh Sanghvi and Aashvi Sankhala secured the first position in ‘studentpreneur’ the Business Plan, along with Dhruv Raval, Vineet Mehta and Hunny Shah who secured the third prize in Business Plan. They were awarded with trophy & certificates.
GLS FOC Excels @ IIM CHAOS
Faculty of Commerce participated in National Level Cultural Festival CHAOS 2024 organised by IIM-A from 26 th to 28 th January, 2024 where around 80 colleges participated from across India which included Pune, Mumbai, Banglore, Indore, Gujarat to name a few. It was a tough competition where various national level designing and management institutes had taken part. All the judges were mightily impressed with the creativity of Fashion, Dance, Drama, Make up and Costumes.
Winner List:
| Sr. No. | Name of the Event | Prize | Participants |
| 1 | Razzmatazz (Fashion Show) | 1st Prize | Natanya Jain Manthan Nagar Shreya Thakkar Dhruvi Patel Mahek Punjabi Vishva Chitroda Aarya Shah Priya Joshi Rakshaba Gohil Hiya Patel Harsh Soni Dipanshi Rathore Aayush Parihar Ria Baid Nidhi Soni |
| 2 | Fourth Wall (Stage Play) | 1st Prize | Heet Trivedi Ashish Prajapati Siddharth Brahmbhatt Krishna Vora Ummehani Kadri Dhruv Thakkar Hitarth Panchal Vansh Madhwani Devansh Shah Prem Parikh Dhruv Shah Rishi Shah Forum Shah Devang Soni |
| 3 | Two to Tango (Duet Dance) | 1st Prize | Dhruv Sharma & Devansh Kavishwar |
| 4 | Miss Chaos (Style Spectrum) Solo Fashion Walk | Won the Title | Nidhi Soni |
| 5 | One Man Show (Solo Dance) | 2nd Prize | Namya Shah |
Para Academic Achievements 2022-2023
FACETS 2023
Date: 15 th February 2023
Faculty of Commerce celebrated its Annual Culfest – Facets 2023 at Tagore Hall Auditorium on 15th February 2023. In great style the show was a blend of Music, Western Dance, Drama and Fashion. The theme of this year’s show was ‘RED AND BLACK’. Shri Sudhir Nanavati, President GLS University, was the Guest of Honour & Ms. Chandni Kapadia also graced the occasion. Our esteemed Alumni Mr Parikshit Somani, a professional Actor and Model, Ms. Neeta Pariyani, a professional international model and Ms. Vinita Panchal, a professional model and dancer were part of Judging team. All the winning performances from dance, fashion, drama of various competitions like Josh- Mumbai, IIM chaos and GLS Youth Fest were part of the Culfest. The entire winning team was called on stage and was felicitated. More than 150 students participated in the show amidst the loud cheering of 1000 plus audience.
CHAMPION AT INT ONE ACT DRAMA COMPETITION
Date:5th March,2023.
Faculty of Commerce’s Gujarati One Act Play – Once Upon A Time in Hollywood won the 1st Prize in State Level Drama Competition organised by Gujarat Samachar & INT- Mumbai
(Indian National Theatre). Faculty of Commerce sweeps the competition by winning Total Six Prizes
1st Prize Best Play ( Name of the play – Once upon a time in Hollywood)
Best writer 1st Prize
Best Director 3rd Prize
Best Costume – 1st Prize
Best Set & Stage Usage – 1st Prize
Best Actress in Supporting Role – 1st Prize
The play was written and directed by our ALUMNI Mr. Vishal Shah. The competition was having two rounds. In Semi Final Round around 18 Colleges from various cities of Gujarat participated on 22nd and 23rd February. Seven One Act Plays were shortlisted for Final competition which was held on 4th and 5th March. This is for the FOURTH Time Faculty of Commerce bagged the 1st Prize in this competition. The Event was coordinated by faculty incharges CA Dr. Sneha Master and Dr. Gitanjali Rampal.
CRICKET ACHIEVEMENT
1st January to 15th March,2023.
Smit Patel from our institute played as a part of Gujarat U25 Team who became champion in COL CK NAYUDU TROPHY. He was one of the key players for the team and scored 480 runs in 10 innings with 2180. Currently he is playing in Surat premier league SPL T20 tournament. He scored 3 half centuries in consecutive 3 matches and is currently the top scorer of the tournament which is live on YouTube and TV. Smit was the captain of Cricket Team FOC and in total 21 matches were played under his captaincy and did not lose a single match with the team and won 7 championships for the college.
FACULTY OF COMMERCE GIRLS BECAME CHAMPIONS IN INTER CITY INTER COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
Date: 13th February,2023.
Faculty of Commerce’s Girls Football Team brought laurels to the institute by winning Inter City Inter Collegiate Football Tournament organized by Campus League held at Trophy Fighters Arena. The tournament was played by the round robin league. Students from all over the state of Gujarat had participated in this tournament. The Final Match of the tournament was played between FOC Girls and FD Arts and commerce College Girls and FOC girls were victorious by the Final scoreline 2-0 and won Trophy and Certificate. Our student Asmita Jain got the player of the Final and Golden Boot award by scoring two goals in the final. The entire team was mentored by Dr. Bhavin Bhatt for this competition.
CRICKET ACHIEVEMENT
Rohan Patel Sem 3 student played for Under 19 team 2022-23 in Vinoo Maknkad Trophy and Cooch Behar Trophy. He also took a Hat-trick in Cooch Behar against Chandigarh.
FACULTY OF COMEMRCE GIRLS FOOTBALL TEAM ROCKS
Date:14th February,2023.
Faculty of Commerce Girls Football team has won Inter Collegiate Football Tournament held at Trophy Fighters Arena at Sindhu Bhavan Road. Our girls team won Championship Trophy and Cash prize. Our Team player Ashmita Jain also won Golden Shoe award.
SPECTRUM 2022-23
Faculty of Commerce won 15 prizes in GLS University Youth Festival SPECTRUM 2022-23. Our college won the Overall Champions Trophy.
1st PRIZE in Debate, Poem Writing, Skit, Mono Acting, Fashion Show
2nd PRIZE in Rangoli, Indian Group Singing, Western Group Singing, Musical Band, Western Solo Singing, Non-percussion Solo, Fusion Group Dance
3rd PRIZE in Indian Solo Singing, Percussion Solo, Culinary competition
FACULTY OF COMMERCE SWEEPS CHAOS 2023
Date: 27th to 29th January,2023
Students of Faculty of Commerce emerged as winners at CHAOS 2023, a national level cultural festival organized by IIM Ahmedabad from the 27th to the 29th of January,2023. Nationwide students from prestigious institutions competed in various categories. The competition allowed students to showcase their intellectual skills and creative talents. Our students bagged the top spots in IIM Chaos under the following categories:
1st Prize in Street Play, Stage Play, Duet Dance, Monologue
2nd Prize in Debate, Slam Poetry
3rd Prize in Mono Act, Fashion Show, Story Telling
WINNERS AT ‘AD VETRO’ COMPETITION
DATE: 17th December, 2022
Faculty of Commerce participated in ‘Ad Vetro’ Competition organised by Shri Jairambhai Patel Institute of Business Management (NICM), Gandhinagar on 17th December, 2022. Out of total 51 participants 8 Teams were selected as finalists. Team SMPIC got selected in Top 8 as Finalists and won 1st Runners Up Prize and cash Prize of ₹ 3000/-.
Participants of the Team
Virati Shah
Meshwa Patel
Shrungi Acharya
Arush Pandya
Matang Kanabar
CHANDRAVEER MERTIYA’S ACHIEVEMENT
Chandra veer Mertiya of semester 5 of our institute was selected from Gujarat to stay and explore with Indian Navy on INS TRIKAND in Indian Ocean from 02/05/2022 to 13/05/2022 wherein he participated in all the activities on board. Petty Officer Cadet Chandra veer Mertiya served for two years in Senior Division of NCC Naval Wing wherein he successfully secured ‘B’ Certificate with ‘A’ Grade . He was awarded Gold Medal in Khel Mahakumbh for Show Jumping amongst 350 participants at State Level.
Para Academic Achievements 2021-2022
WINNERS AT ‘AD VETRO’ COMPETITION
DATE: 17th December, 2022
Faculty of Commerce participated in ‘Ad Vetro’ Competition organised by Shri Jairambhai Patel Institute of Business Management (NICM), Gandhinagar on 17 th December, 2022. Out of total 51 participants 8 Teams were selected as finalists. Team SMPIC got selected in Top 8 as Finalists and won 1st Runners Up Prize and cash Prize of ₹ 3000/-.
Participants of the Team
Virati Shah
Meshwa Patel
Shrungi Acharya
Arush Pandya
Matang Kanabar
WINNER OF THE DIGITAL POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
Date: 21st-23rd April 2022
Trisha Shah won the 1st prize in E-Creators: The Digital Poster Making Competition under Felicia- The Fine Arts Event as a part of Elysian 4.0 – The Annual Cultural & Literary Fest of Institute of Commerce, Nirma University.
WINNER OF THEATER EVENT AT ‘ELYSIAN 4.0’
Date: 21st to 23rd April, 2022
Students of our institute performed a skit on Women Empowerment and won the 1st prize in Rangmanch, a Theatre Event as a part of ‘Elysian 4.0’- The Annual Cultural & Literary Fest of Institute of Commerce, Nirma University.
‘THEATRE ACHIEVEMENTS 2022’
Our institute participated in an Inter collegiate National Level Competition of Skit and Dance organized by Faculty of Commerce [GLSIC] -Performance, Talent and Skill Development Program on 6th March, 2022 at Dinesh Hall, with the theme of ‘EMPOWERING WOMEN, EMPOWERING HUMANITY’.
The skit titled ‘Hum or Vo!’ was performed by our students, mentored by our alumni Mr. Vishal Shah, won the 1st Prize along with a cash prize of Rs. 5000. The skit represented the differences between men and women faced in the world and how empowerment can begin at home itself, with your mothers and sisters.
Name of the participants:
- Prachi Sharma
- Eeshan Devalia
- Shivam Porwal
- Krishna Vora
- Yashvi Shah
- Dhairya Soni
Further the Skit Team was invited to showcase the performance at Two Days International Conference jointly organized by GLS University and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) on 26th and 27th March,2022 at the H. H. Auditorium in the GLS Campus.
On the occasion of theatre Day celebration, Prayogshala Fringe theatre Festival [ PFTF] 1.0 invited our institute to perform Nukkad Natak “They Vs. Us.”
Winner at 81st All India Inter University Athletics Championship 2021-22
Date: 21-24th February,2022
Our student Ms. Diksha Dwivedi participated in 81st All India Inter University Athletics Championship 2021-22 organized by Kitt University, Bhubaneshwar from 21-24th February,2022 and secured the 10th position in Javelin Throw.
WINNER AT XENIA 2022
Our student Maitry Trivedi secured the second position in Solo Dance Competition in Western Category in Xenia 2022 organised on 12-13th February, 2022 by Indian School of Business and Finance, Hyderabad. She was awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 5000.
WINNERS AT MONETA 2021
Date: 12th to 15th January,2022.
Our institute participated in MONETA 2021, National Level Inter College Financial Event organised by RA Podar College of Commerce, Mumbai held from 12th to 15th January,2022. Our institute won the 1st runners up and 2nd runners up trophy in Moneta, National level inter college Financial event. There was a participation from over 250 colleges with hundreds of participants from across the country. Various reputed colleges like HR College of Commerce, NMIMS, Great Lakes College of Management, etc. took part in it. NMIMS college won the first prize for its performance. The second and the third prizes were bagged by SMPIC along with cash prize of Rs. 35,000/- This event was co-ordinated by Dr. Krupa Bhatt and Dr. Jaimin Patel.
List of Winners:
JP MORGAN CHASE (CL – Daksh Chansoria, ACL – Aman Khanna) Overall 1st runners up
Legit – Chirag Singhal (Second Position)
Management Games – Daksh Chansouriya (Third Position)
Manobhav – Niket Soni And Yash Bakda (First Position)
Honda motors – (CL – Priyam Sheth, ACL – Chanchal Lalwani): Overall 2nd runner up
Corporate Ladder : Arth & Siya (First Position)
Beyond D Street : Mariah (First Position)
Production Paradox : Andrew And Mariah(Second Position)
Big Brand Theory : Chanchal, Priyam, Andrew ( Third Position)
SMPIC -WINNER OF BEST COLLEGE OF INDIA TROPHY @JOSH-MUMBAI
Date: 22nd December,2021.
Our institute created a history by winning the BEST college trophy @ INDIA FINALE – National level inter college event organized by NAEMD JOSH 2021, MUMBAI. It was a very challenging and tough competition among numerous Colleges from across various states of India. The entire grueling event comprised of three elimination rounds and the final battle was among the teams from different states. This year the overall theme of the JOSH National Finale was Jaan hai to Jahaan hai (celebration of life).
- SMPIC won the OVERALL BEST COLLEGE – FIRST PRIZE
- INDIAN DANCE – FIRST PRIZE
- FASHION SHOW – FIRST PRIZE
- WESTERN DANCE – 1ST RUNNER UP
- STUDENT IDOL – MAITRY TRIVEDI [ 2ND RUNNER UP]
Dr. Sudhir Nanavati, President, GLS University appreciated the huge efforts by specially mentioning that this is one of the great achievements of SMPIC during this trying and difficult times of COVID19 and acknowledged the efforts put in by the team of the talented students of SMPIC and Faculty Co-Ordinators Dr. Bhavna Parwani and Dr. Bimal Solanki. Showing his magnanimity, Dr. Sudhir Nanavati declared a special reward for the winning students.
Winners/Prizes List Details
JOSH 2021 [ LIST OF STUDENTS]
- Vanraj Hemlani [ SEM – 6 ]
- Sakshi Bhansali [ SEM – 6 ]
- Aliani Om [ SEM – 6 ]
- Heni Shah [ SEM – 1 ]
- Hiral Soni [ SEM – 1 ]
- Jeel Sheth [ SEM – 6]
- Riya Desai [ SEM – 6 ]
- Shruti Chokshi [MCOM SEM – 1 ]
- Mahima Udhani [MCOM SEM –4 ]
- Modhavadiya Tejal Lilabhai [ SEM – 6 ]
- Rutwin Rana [ SEM – 4 ]
- Natanya Jain [ SEM – 1 ]
- Krishna Parmar [ MCOM SEM – 1 ]
- Prachi Sharma [ SEM – 1 ]
- Maitry Trivedi [MCOM SEM – 4 ]
- Sanidhya Soni [ SEM – 1 ]
WINNER OF SOFT TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Date: 18th & 19th Decemeber,2021.
Our student Devanshi Patel stood 3rd in Gujarat State Ranking Soft Tennis Tournament organized by Gujarat Soft Tennis Association.
Jay Rochwani, Winner at UTR in singles event at Hyderabad. He is also runner up at AITA CS -7 under 18 doubles at Amritsar, and Guwahati. He has the best AITA ranking 150 in under 18.
CHAMPION CRICKETERS OF SMPIC
- Our student Smit Patel was the part of team GUJARAT U25 that remained the champion of all INDIA men’s U25 one day league organized by The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) played at Bangalore from 12th November 2021 to 12th December 2022. He got chance to bat in 5 innings and scored total 260 runs and ranked 24th highest run scorer in all INDIA.
- Our student Rohan Patel played for U-19 Gujarat Cricket Association in Vinoo Mankad Trophy (One day) played at Delhi and organized by BCCI from 29th Septemebr,2021 to 18th October,2021 and Cooch Bihar Trophy(4 days) played at Baroda from 29th November,2021 to 30th January,2022.
WINNER OF SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP
Date:23rd February to 9th March,2021
Our student Shantanu Kashyap won the Gold Medal at State Level in 50 Meter free pistol event organized by 56th Gujarat State Shooting Championship.
PRIDE OF FACULTY OF COMMERCE SMPIC
Date: 25th July,2021.
The champion Backstroke Swimmer Maana Patel, an SMPIC alumnus, became the first India Woman and third swimmer to qualify and perform for the prestigious Tokyo Olympics Games.
Para Academic Achievements 2020-2021
WINNERS AT IGNITE 2021 ORGANIZED BY CHARUSAT UNIVERSITY
Date: 5th and 6th March, 2021
Our students participated in Ignite 2021, a festival organized by CMPICA college, CHARUSAT University. Out of 104 students of our Management Club who participated in the festival, Ms.Princy Kubadia won the 1st runner up position and Ms. Rushvi Sheth got the 2nd runner up position in Graffiti – a theme-based T-Shirt painting competition. Faculty of commerce (SMPIC) was awarded special appreciation certificate for huge participation in the event.
WINNERS AT DECIPHER (CONCOURSE 2021) ORGANIZED BY AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY
Date: 6th and 7th February, 2021
Our students participated in Concourse Festival2021 organized by Ahmedabad University. SMPIC team comprising of Chirag Agrawal, Gracy Mutta and Priyam Sheth won the 1st prize in Decipher- multi -level quiz competition. They were awarded certificate, Rs.2000/- cash prize and trophy.
WINNERS AT YOUTH PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE BY WIRC
Date: 24th January, 2021
Our students participated in youth parliament organized by WIRC of ICAI. The students participated in the parliamentary debate wherein they were allotted the role of different political personalities. Out of around 100 participants, Daksh Chansoria won “A Special Mention Award” and Bhakti Parwani won “Raising Aspirant Award”.
SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT
Diksha Dwivedi of Sem 6 Faculty of Commerce (SMPIC) GLS University has been selected for:-
- A) 1st in Gujarat State Athletic Championship (18 January)
Selected for Junior Federation Athletes Championship in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from 25 to 27 January.
- B) 1st in Gujarat State Junior Athletics Championship in Baroda (22 January).
WINNERS AT MONETA 2020
Date: 3rd February, 2021 to 6th February, 2021
The students of the institute participated in India’s largest Financial Management Festival MONETA 2020 organized by R.A Podar College of Commerce, Mumbai from 3rd February 2021 to 6th February 2021. 35 contingents across India like K C college, HR College, Hinduja College, Narsee Munji from mumbai as well as Damodar college from Goa and many other states participated in the competition. Our institute bagged the 1st runner up position in overall performances among almost 35 teams. The institute is awarded with Rs.11,000/- cash prize, trophy and certificates.
Prizes:
- Overall 1st Runners Up Trophy
- Beyond the Street (1st and 2nd Position)
- Siddhraj Mahurkar
- Bhavya Kamdar
- True and Fair View (3rd Position)
- Bhavya Kamdar
- Subham Tulsian
- Manobhav (1st Position)
- Niket Soni
- Bhavya Kamdar
- Best CL
- Agarwal Chirag
WINNERS AT THE ART POP-UP RANGOLI COMPETITION
Urvashi Rajput and Krishna Parmar from Semester 5 were declared the 1st Runner up at National level competition “The Art pop-up Rangoli Competition”. It was an online competition wherein they submitted Rangoli Photos and Video between 27thOctober 2020 to 14th November 2020. The results were announced on 19th of November 2020.
WINNERS AT “ALDEBARAN –A THREE DAY NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGE VIRTUAL FESTIVAL”
Date: 15th, 16th and 17th July, 2020
The Institute participated in three day national level online festival organized by HR college of Commerce and Economics (Mumbai). 30 teams including B-schools across India participated in various competitions. Our students won prizes in the Pitch Please, The Marketing Talk and in Witty Newshawk events.
2nd Runners Up – Ms.Ipsita Panda
2nd Runners Up – Ms.Aakansha kankaria
Para-academic Achievements 2019-20
WINNERS OF COUNTER STRIKE IN CYBER SHADES 2020
Faculty of Commerce (SMPIC) bagged the first prize in Counter Strike in Cyber Shades 2020 organized by Faculty of Computer Technology (MCA) & Faculty of Computer Application & IT, GLS University on 14 th February 2020. The winners are:
| Student Name | Semester |
|---|---|
| Yash Bakhda | Semester 2 |
| Niket Soni | Semester 2 |
| Sahil Kandhari | Semester 4 |
| Dhyey Pujara | Semester 2 |
| Geetika Achantani | Semester 4 |
INTER COLLEGE PUSTAK GYAN PRATIBHA SODH KASAUTI 2020
Hemang Prajapati(Semester 6) participated in an Inter College Pustak Gyan Pratibha Kaushati 2020 Principal T.J Rana Trophy 2020 organised by C U Shah Commerce College on 27 th January, 2020. He got selected in the final round of personal interview which was held on 4 th February, 2020 and won the 2 nd prize. He was awarded a trophy, certificate and cash price.
RANGOLI WINNERS AT “AROHAN 2020”
Urvashi Rathod (Semester 4) and Krishna Parmar(Semester 4) won the first prize at Rangoli competition organised by NICM, Gandhinagar. Themes for the competition were (1) Go Green and (2) Education for all. Around 12 colleges from all over Gujarat had participated in the competition.
DANCE ACHIEVEMENT
Om Aliani (Semester 2) won the 1 st position in the All Dance Style Battle held in IIT Gandhinagar out of 15 colleges in total. He was awarded 3000/- cash price and a memento.
THEATRE ACHIEVEMENT
Faculty of Commerce (SMPIC) performed the play “Satyamev Jayate” written and directed by Mr. Chintan Bhavsar in the prestigious INT and Gujarat Samachar Drama Competition on 21 st January, 2020. Parshvi Mehta of semester 2 was adjudged the 2 nd Best Actor in Female category and Kuldeepsinh Chudasama of semester 6 was adjudged 3 rd Best Actor in Male Category. The play talks about the role of media in exposing the bitter truths of society.
LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT
Khushboo Dhankani(Semester 4) secured 3 rd position in “Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vijaypadma Vakrutva Spardha” organised by Gujarat Prantiya Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti and M.B. Patel Rashtrabhasha Mahavidyalaya on 19 th January, 2020. She won the medal and cash prize.
SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS
Maana Patel(Semester 6) bagged the following accolades in different national and international swimming competitions held this year:
10th Asian age group aquatic championships (September 2019)
1) 50mts back – gold
2)100mts back – silver
3) 200mts back – silver
4) 4*100 medley relay – silver
5) 4*100 freestyle relay – silver
6) 4*100 mixed freestyle relay – silver
13th South Asian games 2019 (December)
1) 50mts backstroke -gold
2) 100mts backstroke -gold
3) 200mts backstroke – silver
4) 4*100 medley relay – gold
5) 4* 100 freestyle relay – gold
CHAMPIONS AT TITANIUM JURAL FEST
Faculty of Commerce(SMPIC) bagged the Championship Trophy in girl’s cricket Tournament organised by GLS Law College held from 16 th to 20 th October 2019 at SAI in Gandhinagar.
- Diksha Dwivedi(Semester 4) secured 16 th rank in All India Inter University Athletic Competition.
- Smit Patel(Semester 4) got selected in Under 23 Gujarat Cricket Team.
- Rahul Patel(Semester 4) got selected in Cooch Behar Trophy Under 19 Gujarat Cricket Team.
- Dhruvil Keswani(Semester 4) won 2 Gold and 1 Silver medal in Roller skating Federation of India NATIONAL Championship held from 19 th to 24 th December 2019 at Vishakapatnam. He won 3 gold, 1 Bronze and Overall Championship Trophy in Roller Skating Federation of India State Level held from 13 th to 17 th November 2019 at DPS Bopal, Ahmedabad. He won 2 Gold in Khel Mahakhumbh State Championship held at Eklavya Sports Academy, Ahmedabad. He won 2 GOLD in Khel Mahakhumbh District Championship held at Eklavya Sports Academy, Ahmedabad.
MONETA 2019
Faculty of Commerce (SMPIC) participated in India’s largest financial market festival Moneta 2019 organized by R. A. Poddar College of Economics and Commerce from 18 th to 21 st December, 2019. A team of 12 students from our college participated in this festival. We bagged 1 st Runner-up overall championship trophy and cash prize of Rs. 40,000/-. We won in the following events:
1 st Prize in O’s Challenge
1 st Prize in Production Paradox
2 nd Prize in Think Tank, Legit, Manobhav and True and Fair View
Dr. Ashwin Purohit, Dean, Faculty of Commerce encouraged the students to participate in this national level competition by providing his support. The students were trained by Dr. Krupa Bhatt.
GLS UNIVERSITY SPORTS MEET 2019-20
Faculty of Commerce (SMPIC) participated in various sports celebration organized by GLS University like Cricket, Football, Basketball, Volleyball and Athletic events. The college won overall Championship Trophy and became champion in Cricket Boys, Basketball Girls, Kabaddi Boys and Girls.
WINNERS OF TEAM EVENT
| Event | Achievement |
| Cricket Boys | Champion |
| Basketball Girls | Champion |
| Kabaddi Boys | Champion |
| Kabaddi Girls | Champion |
| Cricket Girls | Runners Up |
| Volleyball Boys | Runners Up |
WINNERS OF ATHELATIC EVENT
| Event | Name | Rank |
| 100mt. Girls | Diksha Dwivedi | 1 |
| Richa Panchal | 2 | |
| 100mt. Boys | Yash Bodra | 1 |
| 200mt. Girls | Richa Panchal | 3 |
| 400mt. Girls | Diksha Dwivedi | 1 |
| Long jump Girls | Diksha Dwivedi | 1 |
| Javelin Throw Girls | Diksha Dwivedi | 1 |
| Vidhi Nayee | 3 | |
| Javelin Throw Boys | Momin | 1 |
| Milan Gajjar | 2 | |
| Shot Put Girls | Diksha Dwivedi | 1 |
| Discus Girls | Diksha Dwivedi | 1 |
| Discus Boys | Milan Gajjar | 1 |
| Momin | 2 | |
| Relay Girls | 2 | |
| Relay Boys | 3 |
VISHLESHAN 2019
Students participated in ‘Vishleshan 2019’–The National Level Management Festival organised by N.R.I.B.A on 13 th and 14 th September 2019. As it was a national level event, many prestigious institutes from all over India participated in various events in three categories: Fine arts, Performing arts and Academics. Students won prizes in the following events:
Para-academic Achievements 2018-2019
SAHITYA SARITA 2019
Faculty of Commerce,B.Com.(Hons.) participated in Sahitya Sarita – 2019 an event related to literature, street play, photography etc. organised byL.D. EngineeringCollege on 24th February 2019. The institute secured the 1st runner up position in the Street Play Competition wherein 16 students participated. The street play was written and directed by Palkesh Agrawal, an SMPIC Alumnus.
SYNAPSE 2019
Faculty of Commerce B.Com.(Hons.) participated in Synapse 2019 organised by DAIICT, Gandhinagar on 23rd February 2019. The institute participated in the Street Play Competition and Monoacting Competition. Parikshit Tamaliya was declared winner in the Monoacting Competition. The street play and Monoacting were written and directed by Palkesh Agrawal, an SMPIC Alumnus.
BE A BANKER 2019
Faculty of Commerce B.Com(Hons.) participated in ‘Be a Banker’ organized by Thakur College ,Kandivali at Mumbai on 15th and 16th February,2019.The event was National level Financial Management Festival comprises of competitions like Insurance Bazaar, Elocution and Debate, Post it on Poster etc. Hemang Prajapati won 2nd best prize in Elocution competition. On the basis of overall performance, Contingent leader Chirag Agrawal was awarded Best C.L Trophy. The event was coordinated by Dr.Krupa Bhatt.
INT AND GUJARAT SAMACHAR DRAMA COMPETITION 2019
Faculty of Commerce B.Com.(Hons.),performed the play “Priya Mitr” in the prestigious INT and Gujarat Samachar Drama Competition on 18th January, 2019, based on a Marathi play translated by Mr. Abhishek Shah and directed by Mr. DhrunadKamble. Among the 21 plays performed in the semi-finals, “Priya Mitr” was selected amongst the six finalists. The finale was held on 30th and 31stJanuary, 2018 at Thakorebhai Desai Hall. JeetPatel of semester 4 was adjudged the 2nd Best Actor in male category.The play talks about friendship of Gopal and Madhav, belonging to different castes, that survives the turmoil of caste and creed.The performance was co-ordinated by Dr. Sneha Master and Dr. Gitanjali Rampal.
Winner at Inter College Public Speaking Competition organised by R.J. Tibrewal Commerce College in association with Rotary Club of Ahmedabad-Greater
Parth Varke from Faculty of Commerce (B.com. Hons) Sem-2 secured 3rd position in Inter College Public Speaking Competition organised by R.J. Tibrewal Commerce College in association with Rotary Club of Ahmedabad-Greater on 30th January, 2019 at L.J. Engineering Auditorium, Ahmedabad. He received Trophy and cash prize.
WINNER AT SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL VIJAYPADMA DEBATE COMPETITION 2019
Faculty of Commerce(B.Com. Hons.) participated in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vijaypadma Debate competition held by Gujarat Prantiy Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti and M. B. Patel Rashrabhasha College, Ahmedabad on 20th January, 2019. Heena Navani from M.Com. Part I and Nikita Krishnani from F.Y. B.Com secured the 1st position and won the trophy. Heena Navani bagged the first and Nikita Krishnani got the second best individual prize along with the books and certificates. The topic for the competition was “Kya online pathyakram achche he ya bure”.
WINNER AT AMBAPRASAD SHUKLA VIJAYPADMA VRAKRUTVA SPARDHA
Faculty of Commerce(B.Com. Hons.) participated in Ambaprasad Shukla Vijaypadma Debate Competition(Hindi) held by C.U. Shah Arts College, Ahmedabad on 12th January, 2019 at C.U. Shah Arts College. Heena Navani from M.Com. Part I and Nikita Krishnani from Semester 2 secured the 1st position and won Vijaypadma Shield. Heena Navani also bagged the second best individual cash prize and both the participants received the certificates. The topic for the competition was “Akhand Bharat Sardar Patel ki den he”.
COMMERCE IDOL 2019
Faculty of Commerce B.Com (Hons.) participated in State level Commerce Idol competition organized by City C.U.Shah College Ahmedabad on 7th January 2019.Sourav Jain from semester 6 secured 3rd position out of 64 students from 28 colleges. There were three rounds. The first was an objective test followed by Group Discussion and Interview. Sourav Jain was awarded with certificate and trophy.
Winners at Kaleidoscope XII Competitions organized by J G College of Commerce College
Faculty of Commerce(B.Com. Hons.) participated in different competitions at Kaleidoscope XII organized by J G College of Commerce College.
Priyanshi Shah from Sem -2 bagged 3rd prize in Apratim: Bridal Mehndi Competition organized on 4th January, 2019.
Parth Varke from Sem-2 won the consolation prize in Gaatha: A Multilingual Poetry Recitation Competition organized on 9th January, 2019.
SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS
Faculty of Commerce B.Com (Hons.) Sem3 student, Maana Patel won 3 gold medals in 50, 100, 200 m back stroke with new national record in 100 m back stroke with time of 1.04.33, she broke her own record of 1.04.83 at 72 Glenmark Senior Aquatic championship held at Trivandrum from 19 September to 23 September. Currently she is the fastest back stroke swimmer in India.
Sem 1 student Diksha Dwivedi was selected for 79th All India University Nationals, Manglore in Javelin Throw. She won silver medal in 30th West Zone Junior Athletics Championship organized in Raipur.
Sem 1 students Smit Patel and Rahul Patel got selected in Cooch Behar Trophy Under 19 Gujarat Cricket Team.
Sem-3 student Dhruvil Keswani represented India for speed skating at 18th Asian Roller Skating Championship held at South Korea between 4 -14th September 2018. He stood 3rd at one of the races (Relay 3000 Meters) and won bronze medal for India. There were 5 countries participating in this race, which were Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Iran & India.
I.M.NANAVATI INTER-COLLEGE SPORTS MEET 2018-19
The 4th Annual GLS University Sports Celebration this year was held from 1st January, 2019 to 10th January, 2019 wherein around 900 students from different institutes participated in individual and group events. Faculty of Commerce hosted Cricket and Volley ball of the 4th GLS University I. M. Nanavati Inter-College Sports Celebration 2018-19. Following is the list of winners of Faculty of Commerce B.Com(Hons.)
WINNERS OF TEAM EVENT
| Event | Achievement |
| Cricket Boys | Champion |
| Cricket Girls | Runners Up |
| Volleyball Boys | Runners Up |
| Basketball Girls | Runners Up |
| Basketball Boys | Runners Up |
| Kabaddi Boys | Champion |
| Badminton Girls | Runners Up |
WINNERS OF ATHELATIC EVENT
| Event | Name | Rank |
| 100 Mtrs. Run – Boys | Meet Dodia | 2 |
| 100 Mtrs. Run – Girls | Dixa Dwivedi | 1 |
| 200 Mtrs. Run Boys | Meet Dodia | 3 |
| 400 Mtrs. Run – Boys | Shrenik Ranka | 3 |
| 400 Mtrs. Run – Girls | Dixa Dwivedi | 1 |
| Discuss Throw – Boys | Dharmaraj Vala | 2 |
| Discuss Throw – Girls | Dixa Dwivedi | 1 |
| Shot Put – Boys | Dharmaraj Vala | 2 |
| Shot Put – Girls | Dixa Dwivedi | 1 |
| Javelin Throw – Boys | Momin Gulammohiddin | 2 |
| Javelin Throw – Boys | Dharmaraj Vala | 3 |
| Javelin Throw – Girls | Dixa Dwivedi | 1 |
| Javelin Throw – Girls | Vidhi Nayee | 3 |
MONETA 2018
Students of Faculty of Commerce (B.com Hons.) participated in India’s largest Financial Management Festival MONETA 2018 organized by R.A Podar College of Commerce, at Mumbai from 12th December 2018 to 15th December 2018. 36 colleges across India participated in the competition. Faculty of Commerce bagged 2ndrunner up position in overall performances. The institute is awarded with Rs.10,000/- cash prize and certificates. The event was coordinated by Dr.Krupa Bhatt and assisted by Prof. Anjali Trivedi.
The Participants were:
- Chirag Agarwal
- Rahul Talreja
- Nupur Panbude
- Nrup Shah
- Devansh Shah
- Manav Mehta
- Lakshay Gothi
- Shubham Jaiswal
- Vishnu Vardhan
- Saurav Jain
Faculty of Commerce B.Com (Honours) earned the magnificent Triumph
This year once again Faculty of Commerce B.Com (Honours) reached the pinnacle of folk dance competitions in three various events namely at Sports Club, Gulmohar Greens Club and Gymkhana Club. FOC B.Com (Honours) always comes up with something remarkable on the stage and this year was no difference. The theme of the performance was “Khushboo Gujarat na Garbani” which represented various styles of garbas of Gujarat staged together in a wonderfully choreographed spectacle. Various performing arts and educational institutions of the state participated in the competitions.
FOC B.Com(Honours) bagged 1st position in the categories of Best Performance and Best Costume (Khushboo Gujarat na Garbani) and 3rd position (Nagaru folk) at Sports Club on 7th October, 2018.
The institute also secured 2nd position in the categories of Best Performance at Gulmohar Greens Club on 8th October, 2018.
It also won 1st position in the categories of Best Performance at Gymkhana Club on 12th October, 2018.
The shows comprised of the elite audience of the city. The performance of B.Com (Honours) was purist’s delight which showcased every form of typical authentic Garba from centuries in the sheris of Gujarat which was applauded by the audience. The entire act was choreographed by Dr.Kruti Paritosh, Kuldeep Shukla and Khushboo Shukla and the team comprised of Shriya Patel, Hinal Shah, Bhumi Patel, MeghaNihlani, Tanvi Trivedi, Kathanki Raval, Krishna Shah, Unnati Pandya, Prapti Thakkar, Maitry Trivedi, Dhruvi Shah, Dhrumi Shah, Preet Mehta, Priyanshi Saraniya, Akshita Patel, Priyanshi Shah, Drasti Bhatt, Shanaya Shah, Jaimil Joshi, Neel Thakkar, Naman Shah, Poonam Thakkar, Arya Patel, Sachin Gaud and Nili Shah.
FACULTY OF COMMERCE (B.COM.HONOURS) SHINES AT IMAGINATION 2018 : THE GLS UNIVERSITY YOUTH FESTIVAL 2018
The Youth Festival of GLS University was organised from 23rd to 25th September 2018, under the title, IMAGINATION 2018. The students of Faculty of Commerce (B.Com. Honours) enthusiastically participated and won many prizes. The intense practice sessions with a lot of hard work and dedication for over 15 to 20 days paid off nicely with several prizes in the end. The details of the prizes won by the institute are as under.
Overall Championship 1st Runner up
Overall Champion in Literary Events
Overall Champion in Performing Arts Events
| 1st Place Events | 2nd Place Events | 3rd Place Events |
|---|---|---|
| Poetry Writing | Rangoli | Photography |
| Poetry Recital | Collage | Cartooning |
| Jugalbandi | Poster | Western Dance Solo |
| Acappella | Classical Dance | Western Dance Group |
| Folk Dance | Mono Acting | |
| Duet Singing | Skit | |
| Band | Stand Up Comedy | |
| Mime | ||
| Tere Mere Vichar | ||
| Tattooing |
JOSH 2018
Faculty of Commerce participated in JOSH 2018, a national level Inter collegiate competition organized by NAEMD held on 18th September 2018 at GMDC hall. Nidhi Solanki, student of SEM-5 won Mr and Miss Academia (MMA) personality contest and she also won student choice award. SEM-1 Student Dhruti Shah won Miss 10 title. Niddhi Solanki will be going to Mumbai for Competing at National level. In Fashion show, college bagged 2nd runner up prize, In Western Dance 1st Runner up and in Bollywood dance 1st prize. Our Institute won Over all Best College of the year 1st runner up and bagged prize worth Rs.31,000. Around 60 students participated which includes group of dancers, models, designers, volunteers and fine art students.
VISHLESHAN PLUS 2018
Faculty of Commerce participated in Vishleshan Plus 2018 – The National Level Management Festival organised by N.R.I.B.A on 14th and 15th September 2018. As it was a national level event, many prestigious institutes from all over India participated in various events in three categories: Fine arts, Performing arts and Academics. Our institute bagged overall First Runners Up trophy. Students won prizes in the following events:
| EVENT | POSITION | STUDENT NAME |
| Press Conference | First | Vaishnavi Iyer |
| Business Plan | Second | Arihant Chopra Harit Purohit Manav Mehta |
| Ad Making | Second | Chirag Agarwal Vaishnavi Iyer Khushboo Dhankani Hemag Prajapati Naysar Shah |
| Business Quiz | Third | Bhavesh Rupela Yuvraj Ramlavat |
| Public Speaking | Third | Lakshya Gothi |
| Spellathon | Third | Anika Delhiwala |
| Collage Making | First | Preeti Ramnani |
| Finger Painting | First | Sandra Maria Jacob |
| Poster Making | Second | Mansi Gupta |
| Origami | Second | Preeti Ramnani |
| Cloth Bag Painting | Second | Priyanshi Modh |
| Submerge | Second | Trusha Thakkar Preeti Ramnani |