B.Com Faculty

Dr. Prita D. Mallya
Professor and Principal
Department of Economics & Banking
Qualification: MA(Economics), PhD(Management)
Date of Joining: 14/11/1992
Areas of interest: Banking & Finance, Development Economics
Publications: 17
Books Published: 02
Teaching Experience in years: 30
Email id: principal.sdcc@vvm.edu.in

Dr. Brahma Edwin Barreto
HOD (Commerce), Vice – Principal, Associate Professor
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: M.Com (Commerce), PhD. (Commerce)
Courses taught: Fundamentals of Cost Accounting, Financial Accounting, Taxation, Financial Statement Analysis & Interpretation, Fundamentals of Rural Marketing
Date of Joining: 1/8/1996
Areas of interest: Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Commodity Derivatives
Publications: 14
Book Published: 06
Teaching Experience in years: 27
Email id: edwin.barreto@vvm.edu.in

Prof. Sanjay P Sawant Dessai
Professor and Vice Principal
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualifications: M Com PhD
Courses taught: Cost and Financial Accounting, Taxation, Capital Market and Finance
Date of joining: 07/07/ 1995
Areas of interest: Finance, Accounting, Taxation , Corporate Governance
Publications (Number UGC CARE List) 18 ( UGC care list 5)
Awards received:  
1) Awarded the State Teacher award for excellence in Higher Education (2021-22) Gov of Goa
2) BEST COOPERATOR award for the year 2019 form The Goa State Cooperative Union Ltd Panjim Goa
3) Received Commendation Certificate for rendering service of high order in NCC from Chief Minister, Govt. of Goa, in the year 2011.
4) Recipient of EX NCC Achievers awards 2015, by Ex NCC Association of Goa
5) Felicitated by Association of Goa State Blood Transfusion Council in recognition of Selfless service for voluntary donation of blood for more than 20 times in lifetime in the year 2011.
6) Commendation by Deputy Director General NCC Karnataka & Goa Directorate on 5 th  February 2014 for excellent service in NCC
7) Felicitation by Directorate of Transport Goa in recognisation of Road safety activities in Goa on 4 th February 2019
Books Published: Nil
Email Id: sanjay.dessai@vvm.edu.in

Prof.(CA) Subrahmanya Bhat K.M
Professor
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: M.Com, CA, PhD. (Commerce)
Courses taught: Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Direct and Indirect Taxation, General Management.
Date of Joining:
1/8/1994
Areas of interest: Accounting, Banking, Direct and Indirect Tax
Publications: 18
Book Published: 03-Authoured,11-Co-Authored.01 (Book edited)
Teaching Experience in years: 29
Email id: subrahmanya.bhat@vvm.edu.in

Dr. Lina R. Sadekar
Associate Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: MCom ( Business Studies), PhD(Commerce)
Courses taught: Industrial Management, Advertising Management, Rural Marketing, Tourism,Human Resource Management
Date of Joining: 16/7/1996
Areas of interest: Advertising , Human Resource Management, Marketing Management
Teaching Experience in years: 26
Email id: lina.sadekar@vvm.edu.in

Dr. Shami R. Pai
Associate Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: Mcom (Business Studies), PhD (Commerce)
Courses taught: General Management, Marketing Management, Entreprenurship Development, Consumer Behaviour, Salesmanship & Sales Management,etc
Date of Joining: 21/7/1997
Areas of interest: Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Marketingent
Publications: 08
Book Published: chapter (1)
Awards Received: 01
Teaching Experience in years: 25
Email id: shami.pai@vvm.edu.in

Dr. Anjali Sajilal
Associate Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: M.Com, PGDFM, PhD (Management)
Courses taught: Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Cost & Management Accounting
Date of Joining: 21/7/1997
Areas of interest: Road Transport Management, Tourism
Publications: Published 3 papers in UGC approved Journals
Awards Received: Late Smt. Suhasini Narhari Borkar Best Research Paper Award 2021-22 for the research paper titled,” Using Importance-Satisfaction Analysis to Develop Mass Transportation Services at the Destination”
Teaching Experience in years: 25
Email id: anjali.sajilal@vvm.edu.in

Dr. Rodney D’Silva
Associate Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management

Dr. Sheetal Arondekar
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management

Dr. Maithili S. Naik
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: MCom, PhD( Finance)
Courses taught: Fundamentals of Cost Accounting, Indian Capital Market, Business Research Methods, Financial Reporting
Date of Joining: 15/6/2009
Areas of interest: Accounting and Finance
Publications: 6
Teaching Experience in years: 12
Email id: maithili.naik@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Preksha Premnath Chopdekar
Assistant Professor in Commerce and Management
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: M.Com (Accounting & Finance) B.ED
Courses taught: Industrial management,  Cost and Management Accounting Dse4 and Dse 8, Business finance
Date of Joining: 16/6/2014
Areas of interest: Accounts and Management
Publications: Journal of The oriental Institute, UGC CARE LIST No-135, ISSN 0030-5324
Teaching Experience in years: 8
Email id: preksha.chopdekar@vvm.edu.in

Mr. Gajanan B. Haldankar
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: M.Com
Courses taught: Income tax, Financial Accounting, Fundamentals of cost accounting
Date of Joining: 6/12/2018
Areas of interest: Accounting, Finance and taxation
Publications: 06
Book Published: 01 (Book chapter)
Teaching Experience in years: 4
Email id: gajanan.haldankar@vvm.edu.in

Mr. Sandesh Govind Gaonkar
Assistant Professor in Commerce & Management
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: MBA (FS)
Courses taught: Fundamental of Investments, Indian Capital Market, New Venture Planning, Collective Bargaining, Brand Management, International Marketing Management, Consumer Behavior,
Date of Joining: 21/1/2019
Areas of interest: Finance, Marketing, Capital Market,
Teaching Experience in years: 4
Email id: sandesh.gaonkar@vvm.edu.in

Mr. Ainsley Granville Andre Jorge Bernard
Assistant Professor in Commerce & Management
Department of Commerce & Management

Ms. Swati Damodar Bhat
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: MBA (FINANCIAL SERVICES)
Courses taught: Financial Accounting, Retail Management, New Venture Planning, General Management, Introduction to Marketing, Event Management, Strategic Management
Date of Joining: 2/12/2021
Areas of interest: Finance, Fintech, Capital Markets, International Finance
Teaching Experience in years: 8
Email id: swati.bhat@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Marjina Shaikh
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: M.Com (Accounting & Finance)
Courses taught: Industrial Management, Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting DSE 2, Human Resource Management, Cost Audit DSE 6.
Date of Joining: 28/6/2018
Areas of interest: Accounting and Finance
Teaching Experience in years: 4
Email id: marjina.shaikh@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Sheryl Sanches
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: M.Com, B.Ed
Courses taught: Financial Accounting, Entrepreneurship Development, New Venture Planning
Date of Joining: 20/8/2007
Areas of interest: Management and Finance
Publications: 1) Health Tourism in Goa: Opportunities and Challenges, International Journal of Management Studies, July 2018, ISSN No. 1930-6105 2) A Study of Awareness and Perceptions of Consumers about Green Marketing in South Goa, National Seminar ‘Importance of Mar
Teaching Experience in years: 13
Email id: sheryl.dasilva@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Pooja Ulhas Shanbhag
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: M.COM (Accounting & Finance)
Courses taught: Entrepreneurship Development, Cost & Management Accounting, Human Resource Management, Business Finance
Date of Joining: 15/6/2015
Areas of interest:
Sales and Marketing, Corporate Governance, Human Resources
Teaching Experience in years: 7
Email id: pooja.shanbhag@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Namrata Prakash Ugvekar 
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification: MCom
Date of Joining: 05/01/2023
Email id: namrata.ugvekar@vvm.edu.in

Mr. Sarth Shanbhag
Assistant Professor in Commerce and Management
Department of Commerce & Management
Date of Joining: 5/1/2023
Email id: sarth.shanbhag@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Akshada Gaonkar
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualification : M.Com ( Accounting and Finance)
Courses taught : Income Tax,  Fundamentals of Cost Accounting and Business Documentation
Date of Joining : 17/ 07/2023
Email id : akshada.gaonkar@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Smita Mangesh Bandekar
Assistant Professor in Law
Department of Commerce & Management
Qualifications: LLM
Courses taught: Business law and Companies Act & IPR Laws
Date of joining: 04/07/2023
Areas of interest: Laws
Email Id: smita.bandekar@vvm.edu.in

Dr. Lira Menezes Gama
HOD(Economics), Associate Professor in Economics
Department of Economics & Banking
Qualification: M.A. Economics, PhD (Economics)
Courses taught: Indian Monetary & Financial System, International Economics, Banking & Financial Services
Date of Joining:18/8/1997
Areas of interest: Labour Economics, Agricultural Economics
Teaching Experience in years: 25
Email id: lira.gama@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Pretty Louiza Pereira
Assistant Professor in Economics & Banking
Department of Economics & Banking
Qualification: MA (Economics)
Courses taught: Microeconomics, IMFS, Banking & Financial Services
Date of Joining: 16/9/2021
Areas of interest: Agricultural & Labour Economics
Teaching Experience in years: 4
Email id: pretty.pereira@vvm.edu.in

Mr. Sanjay Velip
Assistant Professor in Economics
Department of Economics & Banking
Qualification: M.A Economics, B.Ed.
Courses taught: Indian Monetary & Financial System, Economics of Resources and Indian Economic Though
Date of Joining: 16/9/2021
Areas of interest: International Economics
Publications: 01 (ISSN No: 09730087)
Teaching Experience in years: 6
Email id: sanjay.velip@vvm.edu.in

Mr. Shreyas Shrikrishna Desai
Assistant Professor in Economics
Department of Economics & Banking
Qualification: MA (Economics), B.Com.
Courses taught:Innovation and Startups, Globalisation, Business Environment, Banking in India
Date of Joining: 19/8/2022
Areas of interest: Econometrics, Game Theory
Teaching Experience in years: 2
Email id: shreyas.desai@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Lizette D’Costa
Assistant Professor in Economics
Department of Economics & Banking
Qualification: M.A. (Economics)
Courses taught: Microeconomics, Managerial Economics, Macroeconomics, Economic Survey & Union Budget, Banking & Financial Services
Date of Joining:18/6/2018
Areas of interest: International Economics, Microeconomics, Econometrics
Teaching Experience in years: 11
Email id: lizette.dcosta@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Saruka Nanu Kalgutkar
Assistant Professor in Economics
Department of Economics & Banking
Qualification:  MA, PGDGIS, B.ed
Coursestaught:  Indian Economic Thought, Innovation and Start-up, Globalisation, Business Environment.
Date of Joining:  25/07/2023
Areas of interest: Micro Economics, Environmental Economics, Behavioural Economics.
Teaching Experience in years: 08
Email id: saruka.kalgutkar@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Samiksha Vengurlekar
Assistant Professor in English
Department of English & Communication
Qualification: MA (English), B.Ed
Courses taught: Spoken English and Business Communication
Date of Joining: 3/7/2019
Areas of interest: Cultural Studies, Eco-Criticism, Indian Literature in English, Literary Theory
Teaching Experience in years: 4
Email id: samiksha.vengurlekar@vvm.edu.in

Dr. Monica Madhuchandrika Patil
Assistant Professor in English
Department of English
Qualification:Doctorate
Courses taught:Communicative English, Soft Skills & Personality Development & Compering & Anchoring Skills
Date of joining:07/07/2023
Areas of interest:Literature and Communication
Teaching Experience in years: 11
Email id: monica.patil@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Ashwina A. Tari Volvoikar
Assistant Professor in IT
Department of Information Technology
Qualification: M.E (CSE)
Courses taught: Computer Applications, Web Technologies, Web Frameworks, Data Structures.
Date of Joining: 06/09/2022
Areas of interest: Data Mining, Machine Learning, IoT, Artificial Intelligence.
Teaching Experience in years: 5 years
Email id:  ashwina.tarivolvoikar@vvm.edu.in

Ms. Manasi D. Rege
Librarian
Department of Library & Information Science
Qualification: M.Phil in Library and Information Science
Date of Joining: 5/3/1996
Areas of interest: Library Automation, E-Resources, Library Management & ICT enabled Library Services.
Teaching Experience in years: 26
Email id: manasi.rege@vvm.edu.in

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