Virtuoso 2012

The theme that was chosen this time was Alice in Wonderland, Curiouser and Curiouser. Alice in Wonderland showcases how Alice makes use of the opportunities given to her in the right manner and does things she never thought she could do. Virtuoso 2012 too gave all its participants a chance to explore their potential and give it their best shot to succeed.

Virtuoso 2012 joined hands with Make A Difference (M.A.D). Make a Difference is a platform that empowers youth to become change leaders who drive positive social impact and create self-sustaining communities. M.A.D consists of a youth volunteer network, working with orphans and underprivileged children in India. St. Joseph’s College of Commerce held a series of fun filled activities for kids aged eight to thirteen which included CareerOPoly. In addition to raising awareness for M.A.D, it also enabled the children to get familiar with the basic concepts of commerce and business.

Dhwani: Born from a Boombox”

Conducted on 17^th & 18^th August 2012, the Backdrop for the event was a 40” by 12” master piece graffiti, one of its kind, hand-painted by a student. Fifty colleges participated in the fest. Events included Indian Dance, Street style, Fashion Show, Pot Pourri, Indian Light Music, Western Dance, Photography, Treasure Hunt etc. Performance by the bands “Live banned” and "Clown with a Frown” including our very own college band who performed the song “Born from a Boom box” added to the festivity and spirit of the cultural fest.

Chanakya 2012 the Hierarchy of Anarchy

The Annual Commerce fest of St. Joseph’s College of Commerce Chanakya, was held on the 16^th and 17^th of August. This year, the theme 'The Hierarchy of Anarchy' was modeled around the cyclical construct of being forced to Revolt, Rebel, Reform and Repeat.

The major change in the fest was that each team from participating colleges could comprise of only of five members unlike the usual ten to twelve member teams. The organizers designed a gauntlet of rounds to test the contestants on each of these areas.

Kalotsav and Cipher

Kalotsav 2012, the intracollegiate cultural and business extravaganza, brought with it, new shades to the colour of the college and new energy to the brilliance of the fest and was held from 27^th to 30^th June, 2012.

Photography competition captured the Colours of Kalotsav freezing moments that will be cherished for long. The food fest saw a wide variety of mouth watering delicacies prepared by each class and sold in the basketball court. The spirit of oneness as a class and subtle lessons on coordination and team work complete the purpose of the fest.

Ruby Jubilee Celebrations

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous) came into existence in 1972 as an independent institution acquiring the status of Autonomy in the year 2005. It was reaccredited with ‘A’ grade by NAAC in the year 2006, and recognized as “College with Potential for Excellence” in 2010. The 40 fruitful years has seen SJCC excelling in various streams from strengthening student intake to achieving academic excellence in curriculum development to meet industrial requirements. Academic excellence of staff in obtaining higher professional degrees, undertaking research work and         conducting seminars and workshops are other hallmarks of the College.

The commemoration of the 40^th year Celebrations included a programme exclusively for the present students and staff on 30^th July 2012.  Mr. Mohandas Pai of the batch of 1974 was the Chief Guest.  His reminences included incidents from his student life, teachers who had an impact on him and the benefit of the formation that he received through the College.  Snack boxes were distributed to staff and students and attender Mr. Siddaiah was honoured on completion of 40 years of service at St. Joseph’s         College of Commerce (Autonomous).

On 15^th September 2012 another celebration was organized to felicitate past            Principals and retired teaching faculty and administrative staff.  Mr. Rahul Dravid former captain of the Indian Cricket Team and from the Batch of 1994 was the Chief Guest.

In a thoughtful speech, Dravid recounted his memories as a student, his cricketing days and passion for cricket and the values that he had learnt from the Jesuits and the teaching faculty of the college.

''The most outstanding feature of SJCC in particular and almost all educational institutions run by the Jesuits was academic studies as well as sports were given equal importance. In addition, emphasis was given to helping students to actively participate in cocurricular and extracurricular activities, especially social work and helping the poor and needy,” he said pointing out that the end result was the total development of the students as exemplary role models.

Prof G K Govinda Rao, spoke on behalf of the retired teachers and regaled the audience with interesting and amusing anecdotes of his experiences in the classroom. 

Leading Chartered Account Padam Chand Khincha, an Alumnus of SJCC, said that his experience as a student with the teachers will be remembered as a learning for life. Looking ahead into the future, he stressed that areas like curriculum development, research and entrepreneurship development should have more focus. All the past Principals and retired staff members were honoured with a silver memento and a purse from the Alumni.