OFFICERS
Dr. Bhagwan Balani
Registrar
Dr. Bhagwan Balani is Principal of Bombay Teachers’ Training College, one of the premier colleges of teacher education and a constituent college of HSNC University. He has been heading BTT College for the last four years. Dr. Balani has done his doctorate on developing a quality assurance model of teacher education programmes. With a teaching experience of 19 years Dr Balani has taught subjects like Research Methodology, Educational Evaluation, Teaching of Mathematics, Teaching of Science, Population Education, Environmental Education, Action Research, Understanding Disciplines, and School Subjects, Assessment for Learning and Gender School and society. He has also taught Research Methodology to the students pursuing M.A. Education with the institute of distance learning and open learning (IDOL) of the University of Mumbai.
Prof. Tejashree V. Shanbhag
Dean, Faculty of Science & Technology
Dr. Tejashree Shanbhag is Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology and serves as Principal of K.C. College, Mumbai and also Heads the Department of Life Sciences. Prof.Shanbhag holds key administrative positions at HSNC University. She is a Member of the Board of Governance and Member of Academic Council of the University. Her research interest lies in Environmental Sciences, Endocrinology and Cancer Biology. Dr. Shanbhag has been pivotal in securing the Department of Science and Technology -FIST grant for K.C.College and has been its programme coordinator. A Zoologist and nature enthusiast at heart, Prof. Shanbhag is involved in numerous organizational and academic roles, including guiding PhD, M.Sc. and B.Sc. students of the Science Honors Program, organizing conferences, and participating in research initiatives. Dr. Shanbhag has authored several books and published research papers in UGC Care listed and Peer reviewed National and International Journals. She is the recipient of the State Level “Vishesh Marg Darshak Puraskar” conferred by Marathi Vigyan Parishad for her extensive research and significant contribution to her field. In recognition of her exemplary contribution to teaching and research at KC College, Dr. Shanbhag has been bestowed with Exemplary Teacher and KC Ratna Award.
Prof. Dr. Pooja Ramchandani
Dean, Faculty of Commerce & Management
Dr. Pooja Ramchandani is Dean of Faculty of Commerce and Management. A young and dynamic academician with strong leadership skills she has a teaching experience of 21 years. She joined HR college in the year 2000 as a lecturer in Department of Commerce and became Head of Department (Commerce) and Vice principal of degree college in the year 2016. She was appointed as the Principal In-charge of H.R College from July 2020 which is one of the leading colleges in the field of commerce education in India. She was awarded with honorary DLitt for her contribution to Education. She has worked towards growth and development of college and left no stone unturned to take her college to greater heights. Her expertise lies in varied subjects such as marketing, human resource management, principles of management, marketing research organization behavior and many more subjects under Faculty of Commerce and Management. She is recognized guide for Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of Business Policy and Administration under Faculty of Commerce from University of Mumbai. She has more than 30 research papers publications in national and international journals. Currently five research scholars are pursing PhD under her.
Prof.(Dr) Shalini R Sinha
Dean of Humanities and Social Studies at the HSNC University
Prof.(Dr) Shalini R Sinha is Dean, Humanities and Social Studies at the HSNC University, Mumbai. She is Vice Principal at K.C College and is a Professor in the Dept of English. She is also the administrative Head of the Departments of Mass Media and Computer Science at K.C College.
She has diverse interests and is passionately devoted to culture, literary, and gender studies. Her special area of interest is research in Indian English fiction, inculcating communication skills in the youth, and organising ventures that lead to Women’s empowerment.
She is a humanist and educationist who has initiated a certificate course in the college that aims at imparting research skills and enhancing soft skills in selected students of the Second year of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce. She has published a book entitled “Critical Insights into New Age Popular Fiction in Indian English”.
She has been an active member of the Gender Issues Cell of the college and has been convenor of a national conference on ” Revisiting the Discourse on Women’s Rights : New forms of Violations and Contestations”, held at KC College. She has published a number of research papers in peer reviewed research journals and critical anthologies.
She has strong faith in the power of the youth in taking the nation forward, hence believes that education has to be inclusive, incisive, and inspirational.
Prof. Leena Pujari
Dean, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies
Dr. Leena Pujari is Professor and Head of Department of Sociology at K C College. Her research interests include Development studies, Legal Studies and Gender Studies, in particular issues of feminist pedagogy, feminist resistance and feminist jurisprudence. She is on the Advisory Group of a transnational research project of the University of Westminster UK on ‘Decolonising Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Higher Education: Innovations in Theory, Policy and Practice’. She is also a Senior Visiting Fellow (honorary) at the leading policy think tank IMPRI, New Delhi. She is the National Convener of one of the Research Committees of Indian Sociological Society. She is an avid researcher and has researched on tribal women in Odisha, child rights in Mumbai and New Zealand, role of WDCs and ICs in fostering gender sensitive campuses in Mumbai colleges and led a team of researchers’ on a UNFPA funded consultative and collaborative research project with Population First on major media houses in Mumbai and their gender sensitive components. She has several research publications in reputed national and international journals such as Sage and Economic and
Political Weekly. She has chapters in books published by Taylor and Francis and Springer.
Dr. Jayesh Joglekar
Director of Board of Examinations & Evaluation
Dr. Jayesh Joglekar is an accomplished academic with a strong educational background. He obtained his Graduation, Masters, and Doctoral Degree (PhD) in the years 2002, 2004, and 2016 respectively, from the University of Pune. In 2022, he further expanded his expertise by completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Law and Cyber Forensics at the prestigious National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. With an extensive experience of 20 years in teaching and administration, Dr. Joglekar has actively contributed to various pedagogies. In recognition of his exceptional dedication and competence, he was honoured with the esteemed ‘Ideal Teacher Award’ in 2016, coinciding with the revered celebration of Teacher’s Day in India.
Dr. Madhuri Tikam
Director of Knowledge Resource Center
Dr. Madhuri Tikam is an eminent academic and library professional working actively in the field for the last 26 years. She began her career with a multinational information services company as an “Information Scientist”. In 1997, she joined H R College of Commerce & Economics as Chief Librarian. Her keen interest in automation, advancement of the library system, and encouraging library patrons to avail maximum benefit of library collection and services. Passionate and dedicated to research and library development, she has led many research and library advancement projects. She has offered information literacy programs and NAAC consultancy to more than 100 institutions. She is on the editorial boards of many international and national journals. She authored a book – “Measuring Value of Academic Library” and has three minor research projects and 40+ international and national level publications to her credit. She has delivered many lectures on an international, national and local level. She has received various recognitions such as the ‘Best Teacher Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching & Education (Library Education)’ from Higher Education Forum (HEF), Nomination from SAARC Documentation Centre, Scholarship from American Library Association (ALA), Innovative Idea Presentation Award from VESASC & Vijnana Bharati, etc. She has been invited to many countries like USA, Maldives, and Dubai to study and share ideas about best practices in the library system.
CA Rajkumar P. Nagpal
Director of Finance and Accounts Officer
CA Rajkumar P. Nagpal, Finance & Accounts Officer (Ag), HSNC University, is an experienced Chartered Accountant. He has completed his CA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), a statutory body established under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 for for the regulation of the profession of Chartered Accountants in India.
He holds the position of General Manager – Accounts & Finance at Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board, a 70-year-old Educational Trust of Mumbai. He has passed CA Final exam on the first attempt. He believes “Don’t give up, the beginning is always the hardest”.
Dr. Satish Kolte
Director of National Service Scheme (NSS)
Dr. Satish Shridhar Kolte is Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, K.C. College and has been NSS Programme Officer for 17 years & as District Coordinator of University of Mumbai for 14 years. He has 27 years teaching experience & 05 years industrial experience of working in Pharmaceutical company. He has worked as Jr. Research fellow for project offered by Dept of Atomic Energy from year 1994 to 1998 & also completed 04 projects sponsored by URG during year 2010 to 2017. Dr. Satish Kolte has published 12 research papers in national & international journals and has a registered Indian Patent for his Ph. D. Research work.
He has supervised numerous social activities under NSS for rural & urban development programmes since year 2004 and has won several accolades. He has been the recipient of several awards including the “Best Programme Officer” at National Level in the year 2019, 04 times “Best Programme Officer” at District & University Level from University of Mumbai & 03 times by Higher and Technical Education, Govt. of Maharashtra. During his tenure as Programme Officer, 22 K C NSS volunteers received Best Male / Female Volunteer’s award from University of Mumbai, 06 volunteers won State level best NSS volunteers award & NSS volunteer Miss Kasturi Apte was felicitated with “Indira Gandhi National Service Award” in the year 2010.
Dr. Paraag Gide
Director of Innovation, Incubation, Linkages & Placements
Dr. Parag Gide, is the Director of Innovation, Incubation, Linkages & Placements, HSNC University & Principal of Dr. L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy Responsible for academic and administrative academic activities. An accomplished academic with 18 publications and 2 patents, Dr Gide is a member of the Academic Council, University of Mumbai. He served as member, Board of Studies in Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pune. He has published 28 papers in national and international peer reviewed journals With strong research foundation he had Guided Six Ph.D Students. He believes “Change is end result of all true learning”.
Dr. Pratiksha Kadam
Director of Students' Development
Dr. Pratiksha M. Kadam holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Mumbai and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at K. C. College, HSNC University, Mumbai. She has over 15 years of teaching experience in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, with a focus on integrating digital tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Python, R, and Google Suite into her teaching practices.
She is a Board of Studies (BOS) member in Statistics at HSNC University and has served as a visiting faculty for M.Sc. programs at The Institute of Science and K. C. College. Dr. Kadam has authored research papers in reputed journals and contributed to books on R and Python programming. She has conducted invited talks and training sessions on Data Analysis, LaTeX, and Power BI for students, faculty, and professionals.
Dr. Kadam also serves as the NSS Programme Officer at K. C. College, actively involved in organizing and participating in various community outreach initiatives.
She has received the following recognitions:
1. KC Rajmani (Outstanding Teacher of the Year) Award – 2020–21
2. Principal’s Special Award for NSS contribution – 2022–23
3. NSS Karamveer Award by Krisha Foundation – 2022
4. Best NSS Programme Officer Award (University Level – HSNC University, Mumbai) – 2023–24
5. Appointed as a Member, Financial Management Committee for the 17th State Level Avishkar Research Convention (2025), nominated by the Hon’ble Chancellor as a Raj Bhavan Representative
Deb Kumar Chatterjee
Director of Sports and Physical Education
Shri Deb Kumar Chatterjee, Director of Sports, K.C. College is in-charge of sports activities of since year 1992. He completed Bachelor (BPE) & Master (MPE) of physical Education Degrees from Lakshmibai National college of Physical education, Gwalior in year 1985 & 1987, respectively. His subject of specialization are Physiology and Kinesiology in Sporting event is Volleyball. He also attained specialization courses, 01-year Diploma in Coaching in sports from NSNIS, Patiala & 04 weeks short term Yoga courses from Kaivalyadhama, Lonavala (Maharashtra).
As a In-Charge of sports, he Organized number of Intercollegiate Sporting Events; and five times “All India Inter University Sports Events” in K. C. College in association with University of Mumbai. In Year 2007-08 Badminton (Men &Women), In Year 2015-16 Basketball (Men, 2017 Squash (Men &Women), 2018 Football (Men), 2019 Power lifting (Men & women)
Shri Deb Kumar Chatterjee has received Awards & Felicitation, such as; 1. Most Punctual Teacher – year 2012; 2. Outstanding Teacher – Year 2016; 3. K. C. Ratna Award Year – 2018; 4. Life Time Achievement Year 2019 – 20; 4. Selected by Mumbai University as Member of Core Committee in sports for 03 years from 2108 to 2021.
Dr. Jasbir Kaur Sodi
Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension
Dr. Jasbir Kaur Sodi is a Professor and Vice Principal in the Department of Commerce at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, and Director of Lifelong Learning and Extension at HSNC University, Mumbai. With a career spanning since 2005, she has a rich background in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in commerce, management, accountancy, and business development. Dr. Sodi is a passionate advocate for fostering creativity over competition and is driven by a strong belief in collective empowerment and inclusivity. Her roles include leadership positions such as NSS Program Officer, IQAC Coordinator, and member of various committees, including the Board of Studies and the Board of Languages. Dr. Sodi has contributed extensively to academic development, organizing faculty development programs and guiding research. She is also actively engaged in corporate, academic and community outreach and financial literacy initiatives. Her research contributions include over 40 plus published papers in UGC Carelisted, Scopus-indexed journals and reputed referred journals. She holds a Ph.D. in Commerce and is Ph D. Guide in the subject of Business Policy and Administration. Dr. Sodi is known for her leadership, collaboration, and commitment to student empowerment and academic excellence.
Dr. Mandeep Kaur Kochar
Director of Alumni and Networking
Prof. (Dr.) Mandeep Kaur Kochar began her professional career in 1995 at Bombay Teachers’ Training College, Colaba Mumbai. At present she is serving as Vice Principal (University Affairs) at at Bombay Teachers’ Training College, HSNC University, Mumbai. Her Qualification is: Ph.D in Education, M.Phil (Edu.), M.A.(Eco), M.Ed. She had been a University Rank Holder from Panjab University Chandigarh in 1993. The Subjects Taught by her are Educational Psychology, Teaching of Economics and Commerce, Inclusive Education, and Educational Research. She Completed her Ph.D in Education from Punjab University, Chandigarh, in 2002-03 and her Ph.D was declared as Five Top most the then Researches of the Punjab University, Chandigarh, in the year 2002 & 03. She is a Recognized Research Guide for Ph.D. and four students have completed their Ph.D research under her able guidance