Shivaji University, Department of Commerce & Management, Kolhapur was established in 1990 conducting M. Com., M.Phil and Ph. D. courses and MBA course has been started from 2004-05.

Shivaji University has established the Department of Commerce and Management in 1990. It is an important academic department of the univerisity which has national and international repute in business studies and especially in the thrust areas like accounting, finance, banking, entrepreneurship, rural resources management. The department in conducting academic programmes like M.Com., M. Phil and Ph.D.

The department started M.B.A. Programme from academic year 2004-05. The department has also broadened its academic bottom-line by introducing M.C.A. (Commerce) programme since 2008-09.

IDBI Bank's Late Shri R. N. Godbole Chair and Bank of India Chair important sections of the department. These two chairs are contributing towards the areas of 'financial managment and banking research' and 'rural banking' respectively.

The department has been conducting various lecture series, memorial lectures and short-duration add-on courses of contemporary significance such as P.G. Diploma in Banking and Finance and P.G. Diploma in Treasury and Forex Management.

The department has also broadened its academic bottom-line by introducing MCA (Commerce), MBA (Executive) on distance mode, P. G. Diploma in Banking and Finance and P. G. Diploma in Treasury and Forex Management.

The goal o f the department is to expand and diversify to cover the frontier areas by introducing newly certain innovative academic programs and foster research in regional studies that too of interdisciplinary nature.

VISION

The Department is committed to integrate all facets of commerce and management to educate and train innovative and competent human resource globally suitable for industry, business and service sector and to equip and encourage them to start their own ventures in urban or rural areas benefitting both the classes and masses.

MISSION

We are dedicated to secure and deliver knowledge through teaching, research and extension; and to seek continuous improvement in the quality of education to remain globally competitive.

GOALS

To consolidate, strengthen and update the existing programmes
To expand and diversify to cover the frontier areas by introducing newly certain innovative academic programmes
To foster research in regional studies that too of interdisciplinary nature
To keep regular interaction with business and industry with the help of establishment of chairs and entering into MOUs
To introduce professional courses, short-term, long-term and need based
To undertake extension and consultancy activities
To adopt latest educational technology such as use of computer, internet etc.
To adopt appropriate methods of assessment and evaluation of performance of learners
To improve soft skills to bring about balanced personality development of the learners