Alumni
                                         
  
                                        Contribution to Institutional Development
                                         
                                            - Entrepreneurial Promotion
- Employability Skill Enhancement
- Training Placement &Internship
- Skill Development Courses
- Scholarships
Scholarships Instituted by Alumni
                                        
                                            - Sandeep Gollapady  (3 Scholarships)
- Amey Nisal Scholarship ( For student showing leadership skills) 
- Sagar Chaugule Scholarship
- Manish Konde Scholorship ( For student having single parent ) 
- Shekhar Chaphekar (For Divyangan student )
Achievements of Alumni
                                        
                                            - Shantanu Bhattarcharya - Selected in India’s Best 50 H.R. leaders
- Dr. Abhijit Bandewar -Best Employee Award (Hyundai, Cognizant, BMC)
- Ameya Nisal - Out of Box & Innovative Employee Award (Cap Gemini)
- Madhav Jogalekar - Extra Miller award for Robotic (Wipro)
- Madhav Jogalekar Excellence Award for Six sigma (Wipro)
- Anand Mali - Best mountaineer of the year
- Abhijeet Desai -Appreciation award in recovery campaign
- Sampada Purandare -Best customer service award
- Dr. Megha Patole -Best teacher award
Rahul  Khatavkar
                                         SAP  HR functional consultant
                                         Tata  Group Company
                                         About  my College:
                                         Modern  College Ganeshkhind was an evolving college when I secured admission  here in 1996 for F.Y. BCom. Infrastructure was in a primary stage and  looking at that many would not go for Admission immediately. However  the college had a strong background of P.E. Society which said it  all. Initially there were a few challenges in terms of classrooms and  other infrastructure. However these challenges were overcome in a  brilliant way by the enthusiastic and hardworking professors.
                                          Our  professors were really encouraging and maintain a very good student  teacher relationship always. College encouraged to participate in all  extra curricular activities and managed funds for us as and when  required. We had a great bonding with college professors , principal  and the non teaching staff as well. Extracurricular activities like  guest lectures , exhibitions , Vividha , Entrepreneurship skills  workshops, earn and learn schemes and many more kept us always  engaged. College has a major part in overall personality development  of their students and creating a good brand in this educational  arena.
                                          A good connect with Alumni over the last 20 years since the  time we passed out is a great achievement as well.  All the best  to college as it grows by leaps and bounds !!!
                                         My  Profile
                                         I  have been in the area of Human Resources in various organisations  like Wipro, Syntel, Patni Computers, Tech Mahindra. After pursuing  BCom from Modern College , I went ahead to pursue Master in Commerce,  then Masters in Computer Management and recently Masters in Business  Studies all from Pune University. Have recruited young talent through  campuses across India. I love to interact with students and network  with people in Industry. Since last 3 years working for a Tata Group  company as a SAP HR functional consultant, now more on IT Side of HR.  Developing systems for HR as a passion and a profession as well.  Modern College has been an integral part of my overall development  and growth throughout so far. Thanks to the college and all my Gurus  who have been there for their students at all times. 
                                         Congratulations  to my college on completing *Silver Jubilee* and even for building  really good individuals for the society. Keep up the good work and  let us know if you ever need our help. Shall be glad to assist !!!!
                                         Regards,
                                          Rahul  Khatavkar
                                          BCOM - 1996 - 99.
                                        
                                        
                                       
                                        Sagar Chougule
                                         M.Com,  MBA (Finance)
                                         Pursuing  MMS (Master in Management Studies)
                                         GBU  Team- Maersk Supply Service
                                          Maersk Global Service Centres – Pune
                                         
                                        
                                         “It  is rightly said that struggles are required in order to survive in  life, because in order to stand up, you got to know what falling down  is like” Isn’t it is right? Yes, off course! Struggles, hard  time, bad patch in life are great teachers. I believe in this because  I am a person who stood amongst all the struggles. Today I would  really like to pen down my experiences with people, situations, life  and how I battled with them and stood up.
                                          
                                         There  was a time when I and my family used to stay in Chawl. My father was  an auto rickshaw driver, mom a homemaker and my siblings were  studying. We used to live hand to mouth. Such situations makes   you to work hard for money, it is a fact, but if you have urge to  study and soar high, you can do it by earning part time as well. I  had scored 70% in SSC and 73% in HSC. My result made me sure that I  can’t stop studying. I need to take up graduation in Come What May  Situation; my inner voice told me that. I took up admission without  even keeping in mind how I will manage money for that. Started  pursuing B.Com in Modern College Ganeshkhind, which gave my life a  “U” turn. Today also I say it to many people that whatever I am  today, it’s not only because of my hard work but also because of my  college and teachers. My success somewhere belongs to them.
                                          
                                         While  doing B.Com I had come at a stage where I had to earn because of my  poor financial condition. I took up work of a newspaper delivery boy  wherein I used to get up early in morning at 3 am and used to collect  newspaper and after that I used to attend college. Every day I was a  late entrant in class which came to the notice of VijayaKulkarni  madam and one day she asked me the reason for being late. I told her  about my financial condition & she became an angel whom god had  sent for me. The moment she heard about my condition she stood up to  help me. There are people who leave you in your worst situation but  there are few good people who hold your hand in your bad times. She  was amongst them. It is said that your bad phase in life teaches you  what life is! It is also said that “A mother is a mother at your  home but a teacher is your mother in school”. She helped &  guided me for my studies, provided books for which I didn’t had  money to purchase,  she also paid my Graduations and Post  graduation’s Fees by sponsoring me a scholarship. For that reason I  always used to strive hard and score first rank. I wouldn’t have  had been at this position if wouldn’t have met Kulkarni and Joshi  Madam.
                                          
                                         Later  my education led me to make an entry in Maersk Global Service Centres  . Today I have become a Manager of Maersk Service Line. Maersk is a  global shipping company which has its own different segments in  Drilling, Tankers, Oil etc. It is said that your struggle starts with  your life and ends with your life. To get into Maersk wasn’t an  easy journey. After B.Com I was struggling to get a decent job. I  used to ask my friends about openings in any of the companies. I  still remember that incident where I had requested my friend to refer  me in the organization wherein he was working but he referred his  sibling. That was the moment when I was let down but later on….start  typing my own page.
                                         I  read somewhere that “As I look back in my life, I realize that  every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was  actually being redirected to something better” – A quote by Steve  Maraboli.
                                          I  got encouraged by this quote & I kept on trying and my attempts  never went in vain. The more you try the more you come with outcomes/  experiences which you should not do the next time when opportunity  knocks your door. I joined Maersk in the year 2009. From 2009 to 2016  I got 6 promotions. It wasn’t that easy. I had changed the way I  used to look at things. My approach towards life changed, tried to  become different & increased my hard work. All what I had in my  mind is to grow in my career. I have visited 7-8 countries & have  travelled almost 30 times in a span of 7 years. I got best leader  award for 3 consecutive years from 2013 to 2015. I have completed  Green belt in lean Six Sigma which is one of the milestone in my  career. These achievements mentioning is not to pen down but I would  really like to give a message to every child/ student who is  struggling with his/her poor conditions. But you can always go ahead  in life. Earn while learn only if you have desire to study hard &  go ahead in life. A person can overcome bad situation if the person  has a strong will to come out of the situation. It’s the one which  will lead to your way.
                                          
                                         A  strong will with a good nature would always attract good people to  you. It’s always not important that only blood relations will help  us. Sometimes relations which are made by us by helping others are  the ones one should retain. In my case, I would really thank  VijayaKulkarni& Joshi Madam,  if they would had not helped  me, I don’t know where I would have been today.
                                         So  a message which I would like to give everyone is to make friends,  struggle is part & parcel of life, overcome bad times, Soar high  with help of education and make good relations & retain them.
                                         There  are 2 important days in your life: 1st day  is the day you are born & 2nd day  to find out why you are born.
                                          
                                         Best  regards, 
                                          Sagar Chougule
                                         GBU  Team- Maersk Supply Service
                                          Maersk Global Service Centres – Pune
                                        
                                        
                                        Omkar Kulkarni
                                         Army Officer 
                                         
                                          My College
                                         Its  my alma mater which gave me wings to to fly high. It carved out a  ture man from a college going boy. Mentoring of teachers fueled my  aspirations and made me stand where I am today. 
                                          BRIEF:
                                                Born & brought up in Chinchwad. Completed higher  secondary education from education from NMV Jr College, Pune.Joined  Modern College GK in 2000 for B.Com. Actively participated in NCC,  sports & Art Circle thus got a platform & strong foundation  for over all development. Completed graduation with First  Class , joined ICICI Bank as  Asst Manager in Jan 2004. Cleared UPSC for Army  and joined  Officer's Training Academy in Oct 2004. Commissioned in 2005 and  joined elite Special Forces.  In service of Nation since then.
                                         Achievements :
                                        
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                                             Best  	NCC Cadet 2000, NCC Group Headquarters.Pune 
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                                             Gold  	Medal in 900 KM Cycle Expedition , Maharashtra NCC 2001 
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                                             Best  	Student Modern College GK 2003 
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                                             Participated  	in National Geographic Mission Everest : Runner up in last Round  	2002 
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                                             Best  	Missile Firer in 2006 
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                                             Silver  	Medalist in Army Water Polo Championship 2009 
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                                             Represented  	Army in Indo-US Military Training 2011 
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                                             Gold  	Medalist in Army Swimming Championship 2011 
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                                             Part  	of Rescue Operations in Siachen Glacier 2013 
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                                             Runner  	Up Amature Army Golf Trophy Jan 2016 
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                                             Writing  	a book on Glacial Warfare: New Approach 
 Personal  Info
                                         Married  to DrPreetiKulkarni, have a 3 yr old daughter Karvy. Presently posted  in Pune.
                                         Regards 
                                          Omkar
                                          
                                          
                                        
                                        Sandeep Gollapudy
                                         Cognizant  Technology solutions
                                         United  Kingdom
                                         
                                        
                                         ABOUT  MY COLLEGE
                                         -  My college started from very humble beginnings but with a very  dedicated of teachers, principal(s) and office staff, many of whom  have given their best years to ensure the College succeeds.
                                         -  While we started by borrowing infrastructure from the nearly  school..the staff & my seniors made their their best efforts, to  give a quality education to my batch & our juniors.
                                         -  I have found some live-long friends in this college, who have really  helped me evolve as a person. I specifically would like to mention my  dear friend Laxman Singh Rathore who is now a highly ranked office in  the Indian Army, proudly serving his country in his profession.
                                         -  I joined the College at a difficult time in my personal life &  subsequently lost my father who was the key decision maker in making  me join this college in 1993. My father was my biggest supporter &  laid the foundation for my career in the Information Technology  Industry while I was completing my graduation.
                                         -  Over the years, I am happy to see the institution grow in strength &  establish itself in a very competitive city.
                                         -  I am very pleased with the professional manner in which my small  donation was received & is being managed by the College  authorities over the past 12 years. 
                                         -  I look forward to hearing the success stories of Modern college  alumni in the years to come, & hope that they grow to become  responsible citizens for their country & this institution.
                                         -  I wish the students, staff & management all the success in coming  years and feel proud to be part of this family.
                                         
                                        
                                         MY  PROFILE
                                         -  I was born & brought up in Pune & did my schooling from  Loyola High school, Pashan. My father was a scientist at ARDE Pune &  my mother was a teacher in St Joseph's high school, Pashan.
                                         -  I completed my B.COM degree  from Modern College Ganeshkhind in 1996, with a lot of support from  my teachers, parents & friends. 
                                         -  In parallel to my graduation degree, my parents enrolled me to a four  year private computer course, which laid the foundation for my career  in the Information Technology & gave me my first job as a  Software programmer immediately after completing my Graduation in  1996.
                                         -  I completed my Masters Degree in Computer Management from Symbiosis  Pune in 1999 & was fortunate to be selected to work with Asian  Paints India as a Systems Analyst as part of campus placement. 
                                         -  I learnt a lot of the real world in my job at Asian Paints Mumbai,  working with a very talented team of professions who took care of me  in my early career.
                                         -  I joined Mahindra British telecom (now known as Tech Mahindra) in  2000 as a Software Engineer & was fortunate to work with a large  variety of clients & projects over a period of 12 years.
                                         -  I witnessed a highly exciting time in the Indian IT Industry and was  fortunate to visit & work in the United Kingdom & since  2001. 
                                         -  I enjoyed a period of steady growth with Tech Mahindra & was  serving as a GROUP HEAD for a team of around 150 resources based in  India & the UK till 2012.
                                         -  I subsequently choose to join Cognizant Technology solutions, with  whom I am currently employed in the United Kingdom. Cognizant is one  of the leading players in the global IT industry. It has a highly  dynamic & successful management team & good work culture.
                                         -  I am an Associate Director at Cognizant Worldwide, and currently work  as Program Manager in charge of delivering a strategic case  management solution for a large multi-national bank which is based in  London.
                                         -  My wife, Sandhya& I have two school going children who ensure, we  are constantly on our toes & really enrich our lives.
                                         
                                        
                                         Thanks &  regards
                                       
                                         Sandeep Gollapudy