The Department of Commerce was established in the year 1990. The department has provided a team of experienced and rich resource persons and faculty. The department offers a 3 year full time course in Bachelor of Commerce. The students have been excelling at the BCom examinations.

Vision:

A society of skilled professionals and entrepreneurs equipped with qualities of innovation, integrity, leadership and environmental concern.

Mission:

To provide a platform for the all round development of students and to equip them with knowledge to ethically face global challenges of trade, commerce and industry globally .

Objective :

  • To impart education in the field of Commerce, Trade and industry.
  • To generate a pool of individuals capable of taking advantage of opportunities and facing the threats in the competitive world.
  • To create awareness among the students about the business practices adopted by the corporate firms.
  • To provide practical exposure to Commerce students by organizing various educational visits.

Faculty:-

Name: Dr. Helic Mario Barretto

Present Designation: Acting Principal and Head – Department of Commerce

Address: C-02, Sapana Baptista, Borda, Margao, Salcete, Goa.

Qualification: M.Com., B. Com., SET

Teaching Experience: 27 Years

Profile: Joined Rosary College in 1994. He has been a member of the BOS in Commerce. He has published 14 research papers of which 3 are in Scopus indexed journals and 7 in UGC recognized journals. He has presented 9 research papers at International and National Conferences as well as Seminars. He is the Convener of the Admission Committee and Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) Committee at Rosary College. He is also a member of various committees and cells of the college for the current academic year. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Commerce.


Jim Newpic2012Name : Jim Barreto

Present Designation : Associate Professor

Address : Margao

Qualification:- M.Com., M.Phil., B.Ed., SET

Teaching Experience:- 26 years

Profile :Mr. Jim Barreto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Commerce since 1995. His research focus is on Trade Unionism in Goa. He has published his research in the prestigious ‘Management and Labour Studies’ Journal published by Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. He has also published two research papers in the Rosary College in-house journal ‘Gyana’. He was awarded “Goa Liberation Council Scholarship for the year 1994-95 for securing highest marks in the B.Ed examination held in April 1995.

He has been the Associate NCC Officer of the Rosary College for nine years after having undergone PRCN and refresher training at Officer Training School, Kamptee, Nagpur. He has served on important committees at Goa University. He has played an active role in organizing various activities and events like Insignia, inter-class competitions, state and national seminars, workshops, faculty improvement programmes, etc. He has been regularly organizing field trips/industrial visits for the benefit of the students. He is a member of the Goa Commerce Association.


Name: Captain (Dr.) Juao Costa

Present Designation: Professor

Address: Costa House 3/4744, Near Chowgule College, Behind OM Dutta Prasad Residency,Navo Wado, Gogol, Margao, Goa.

Qualification: M.Com., EMBA (GIM), Ph.D.

Teaching Experience: 24 years

Profile: Captain (Dr.) Juao Costa teaches subjects like Accounting, Finance and Management. He has published more than 25 research articles and two books. He has presented papers at  international and national conferences. Captain (Dr.) Costa has also held various positions such as Acting Principal, Vice- Principal, NSS Programme Officer, Convener and member of many academic and non academic committees at the university and college level, including AC, BoS and IQAC. He is presently in-charge of the NCC unit of the college. He has been presented with various awards such as DDG Commendation card for best NCC officer, Best Paper award and KA award for best lighting.


RCCA0118Name : Charmaine D’Souza

Present Designation : Associate Professor

Qualification:- M.Com (Business Management), SET

Experience:- 25 Years, Joined Rosary College in 1996

Joined Rosary College in 1996. The first Caretaker of Army Wing (Girls), served in Confidential Work at Goa University, played a prominent role in organising various activities like Insignia, Inter-class competitions attended State/National/International Seminars Conferences, Faculty Improvement Programs, Organised Industrial visits/ Field Trips within and outside Goa. She is the pioneer of Rospreneur an entrepreneurial event which trains students in entrepreneurial opportunities for self employment, and a Certified Professional Photographer.
 
During her teaching Career she has also taught as a Guest/Visiting Faculty at the Bachelors in Arts, Computer Applications, Banking and Insurance, Accounting and Finance, Science (Hotel Management), Mass Media, Management Studies, and Masters in Business Administration at St Xaviers College Mumbai, Wilson College Mumbai. St Andrews,K.G. Mittal Rizwi’s etc.
 
Associate Professor Ms. Charmaine Dsouza has Presented and Published 36 research papers in ISSN Books, and Double Blind Peer Reviewed Journals at various State/National/International Level Symposiums and Conferences. She is Presently the Convenor of Purity Club and Member of NAAC Criterion committee in the college

Jyoti Sunil Naik - Commerce

Name: Jyoti Sunil Naik

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Margao

Qualification: M.Com., M.Phil., NET

Teaching Experience: 18 Years

Profile: Joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in 2009. She currently teaches Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting and Income Tax to the undergraduate students of the college. Besides this, she conducts remedial coaching for weaker students as well as special classes for bright students.  She has been associated with various committees in the college including the IQAC, Outreach Cell, Xikta Xikta Zodd (Earn while you learn) and the committee for CA-CPT/Competitive Exams. She has also been in-charge of conducting short term courses for students of the college. Presently she is the Convener of the college Examination Committee. She loves reading and travelling.


Name: Shilpa D. Korde

Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: C/o Sanjay V. Sawaiker, Ghadiwada, Surla, Velgaum, Pale, Goa.

Qualification: M. Com., M. Phil., SET

Teaching Experience: 17 Years

Profile: Asst. Prof. Shilpa Korde works at the Department of Commerce at Rosary College. Her area of specialization is Accounting and Cost Accounting. She has published five research articles in refereed journals as well as attended various seminars, workshops, conferences and Faculty Development Programmes. She has been an NSS Assistant Programme Officer and member of several committees of the college including the Admission Committee and Anti-Ragging Squad. She has undergone a PRCN training course of the National Cadet Corps at Gwalior for three months and was awarded a Lieutenant Rank as an Associate NCC Officer in March 2010. She has attended NCC camps and organized various social activities for NCC cadets of the college.


Deepa Dhumatkar - Commerce

Name: Deepa V. Dhumatkar

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: House No. A/68, Ambekhane, Reis Magos Post, Verem, Bardez, Goa.

Qualification: M. Com., SET

Teaching Experience: 16 Years

 Profile: Asst. Prof. Deepa V. Dhumatkar works at the Department of Commerce at Rosary College. Her area of specialization is Accounting and Finance. She has been a member of various cells and committees in the college including the Examination Committee. She has presented papers at various conferences, published research papers and attended Faculty Development Programmes. She has organised a short term course for the Commerce students of Rosary College in association with Bajaj Finserv, Pune. She has also organized various seminars at the national and state level. She is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Commerce.


Seema Bhende - Commerce

Name: Seema K. Bhende

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Margao

Qualification: M.Com

Teaching Experience: 18 Years

Profile: Joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in 2002. She engages lectures in Financial Accounting/Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statement, Business Finance/Fundamentals of Investments, and Corporate Accounting and Tax Planning. She has organised student seminars, various state level seminars and coordinated the activities of several cells and committees of the college including the Women’s Cell, Anti Ragging Cell and the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Committee. She has worked as nodal teacher for Gender Champions of the college. She has also coordinated UPSC-IAS coaching classes. She has presented papers at national conferences and published 2 papers. Besides teaching, she enjoys travelling and gardening.


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Name: Moses Prakash Fernandes

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Grande Pulvaddo, Benaulim, Goa.

Qualification: M.Com., NET, SET

Teaching Experience: 10 Years

Profile: Joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in 2013. He completed his Masters in Commerce from Goa University in 2010. His academic areas of interest include Accounting, Finance and Taxation.  In addition to teaching, he is a member of the the Stock Investor’s Club of the college. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Commerce from Goa University on the topic ‘Corporate Policies, Capital Structure Variations and Firm Value: Evidence from Industrial Sectors in India’. In his leisure, he enjoys listening to music and is an avid reader with a taste for the non-fictional genre.


 shelleyName: Shelley Mendes

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Mapusa

Qualification: M.Com., NET

Teaching Experience: 13 Years

Profile: Joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in 2012. She completed her Post Graduation from Goa University with a specialization in Accounting and Finance. During her teaching career, she has taught subjects like Cost and Management Audit, Corporate Accounting and Tax Planning, Fundamentals of Investment, Business Finance, Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis and Interpretation, Techniques of Costing, Principles of Management and Business Environment. She has been the Cultural Coordinator of the college since 2017. Presently, she is a member of the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the area of Finance at Goa Business School, Goa University.


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Name: Maria Sancha Pereira

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: H.No. 456, Opp. Lourdes Church, Utorda, Majorda, Salcete, Goa.

Qualification: M.Com., NET

Teaching Experience: 8 Years

Profile: Joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in June 2013. She has completed her Post graduation in Commerce from Goa University. Her academic areas of interest are Accounting, Finance and Marketing. Presently, she engages lectures in the subjects of General Management, Introduction to Marketing, Entrepreneurship Development, Accounting for Service Organisations, Fundamentals of Rural Marketing and E-Commerce & E-Accounting. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Commerce from Goa University. In addition to academics, she holds a Licentiate of the Trinity College of Music, London, in Violin. She enjoys choral singing and trains the college choir ‘Rosary Chorale’ for various cultural programmes.


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Name: Mohan Ramlu Undakoti

Present Designation: Assistant Professor– Department of Commerce

Address: H.No. 217/D, Ramnagar, Betim, Bardez-Goa.

Qualification: M.Com., MFS., B. Com., NET

Teaching Experience: 10 Years

Mohan Undakoti joined Rosary College in 2013. He has specialized in Business Management and Financial Services. He currently teaches Marketing Management, Retail Management, and Advertising Management papers to Under-Graduate students. He has been South- Goa District Nodal Officer for Swachh Bharat Summer Internship (SBSI), Chairperson, Board of Examiners in Advertising Management Paper.

He has been part of several committees of the College such as NSS (3 years as Programme Officer and 4 years as NSS Incharge), Member of Admission Committee for B.Com, Convenor of Xikta Xikta Zodd Cell, Convenor of Commerce Association, Convenor of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Member of T.Y. Project Committee. He is presently the South-Goa District Nodal Officer for Covid-19 and Convenor of Skill Development Cell of the College.

He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Commerce from Goa University on the topic ‘Evaluation Of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Consumption Among Rural Households In The State Of Goa’.


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Name: Lorraine Rayelle Gomes

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Xelvona, Quepem, Goa.

Qualification: M.Com., NET, SET

Teaching Experience: 8 Years

Profile: Joined Rosary College in 2012. She has completed her Masters in Commerce with a specialization in Accounting and Finance from Goa University. She has worked as an Assistant Professor at the Post Graduate Department of Commerce of Rosary College for one year, where she taught subjects like Capital Markets, Human Resource Management, International Marketing Management and Tourism Management. She has been working as an Assistant Professor at the Undergraduate Department of Commerce of Rosary College since 2013, teaching subjects like Accounting, Entrepreneurship Development, E-Commerce, Advertising, Financial Management and Industrial Management. She is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Commerce.


Ancy

Name: Ancy Gonsalves

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Vasco

Qualification: MFS

Teaching Experience: 10 Years

Profile: Joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College during the academic year 2013-2014. She presently teaches papers in the areas of Finance and Accounting such as Business Finance, Fundamentals of Investment, Entrepreneurship Development, Accounting for Service Organization and Government Accounting. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Goa University on the topic ‘The Impact of Financial Literacy on the Behavioural Biases of Individual Investors’ Investment decisions’.


Name: Zamila Pacheco

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address:Vasco

Qualification: M.Com., SET

Teaching Experience: 2 Years

Profile: Joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in 2019. She has completed her Masters in Commerce from Goa University. She has been a News Anchor at Goa 365 for 5 years. She has also served as a member of the Diocesan Executive Committee of the Diocesan Youth Centre, Goa, during which she has conducted sessions and activities for the young people of Goa. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Goa University on the topic “Entrepreneur quality of life in the Tourism sector in Goa”. Apart from teaching she enjoys compering, singing, dancing, visiting new places and baking. She has also been a catechist and youth member for 10 years.


Name: Lizanne Fernandes

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Mapusa

Qualification: M.Com. SET

Teaching Experience: 5 Years

Profile: Asst. Prof. Lizanne Fernandes works at the Department of Commerce at Rosary College. She has a Masters degree in Commerce from Goa University with a specialization in Accounting and Finance. She teaches Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting and Auditing. She has published a research paper in the Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal “Ajanta” on the topic ‘Factors influencing Consumer Buying Behaviour with respect to Consumer Durables’. She has been the Convener of the Skill Development Cell at Rosary College. She has also been a part of various other committees in the college including Examination, Commerce Association and the Library Advisory Committee. In her free time she enjoys reading.


NAME  : Anto Shaju Sathish

PRESENT DESIGNATION : Assistant Professor

ADDRESS  : 237, Ahish Bhawan, Talcot Igramol, Quepem Goa.

QUALIFICATION   : M.Com, NET with JRF

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 01 Year.

PROFILE: Asst. Prof. Anto Shaju Sathish joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in 2021. His area of specialization is Accounting and Finance, Costing and Taxation. He completed his Masters in Commerce from Goa University in 2020. Presently, he engages lectures in the subjects of General Management, Entrepreneurship Development & Banking. He also has an industrial experience of 02 years as an Accounts cum Audit Executive in the field of Audit and Taxation. He has published 04 research articles of which two are in Scopus Indexed Journals. He has presented papers at various international and national conferences and also won Best Paper awards.


Name : Pratiksha Gurav
 
Designation: Assistant Professor in Commerce 
 
Address: H.no 178/3, Catta Amona Quepem 
 
Qualification: M.Com , MH- SET
 
 
Profile : Joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in 2022. She completed his Masters in Commerce from Goa University in 2021. Her academic areas of interest include Accounting, Finance  and Taxation.Presently, she engages lectures in the subjects of E-commerce and E-Accounting , Accounting for Service Organisation and Accounting Major I . She  also has an industrial experience of  as an Accountant and  Audit Executive in the field of Audit and Taxation.She has published 03 research articles and has presented papers at various international and national conferences and also won Best Paper Awards.

Name: Robinson Colaco

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Shiroda Goa

Qualification: M.Com, NET

Profile:Asst. Prof. Robinson Colaco joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in 2022. He Completed his Masters in Commerce from Goa University. Presented a research paper in 13th International Conference on Marketing, MARKCON 2020, Indus Business Academy, Bangalore. Enjoys reading and listening to Motivational Content.


Name:Ms. Vanessa C. Carrasco

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Navelim

Qualification: M.com

Profile: Ms. Vanessa C. Carrasco Joined the Department of Business at Rosary College during the academic year 2010 till 2019. She completed her Masters in Commerce from Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Arts. Currently she joined the Department of Commerce – Lecture basis. She presently teaches papers in the areas of Finance and Accounting such as Business Finance, Financial Accounting and Cost Accounting. Apart from academics, she enjoys sports and baking.


Name: Nerissa Leah Piedade Da Cruz  

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Arlem

Qualification: CA

Profile: Joined the Department of Commerce at Rosary College in 2023. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2016 and has a decade of work experience in the field of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation prior to joining teaching. Her academic areas of interest are Auditing and Indirect taxation. She teaches subjects of Financial Reporting, Entrepreneurship Development, Indian Capital Markets. Apart from academics, she enjoys sports, dancing and baking.


Name: Amitabh Hari Om Yadav

Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Address: Quepem

Qualification: M.Com, NET, SET

Experience: 1 year

Profile: He completed his Master’s of Commerce from Rosary College of Commerce and Arts in 2021. Before joining as an Assistant Professor, he gained industry experience at Ernst and Young. He currently engages lectures in the subject Cost Accounting, Innovation and startups, Business Management and Financial Accounting.

Amitabh is also an accomplished handball player, having won college medals at various levels. In his free time, he enjoys reading Mystery-Thriller novels