Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics, commonly known as HR College, is an autonomous (since 2007 ) educational institute located in

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. It is run by the Hyderabad (Sindh) National Collegiate Board and is affiliated to the HSNC University. It was the second college in Maharashtra (after KC College, Churchgate) to be accredited ‘A’ grade with a score of 87.95% by the NAAC ( National Assessment & Accreditation Council) under the revised scheme in 2002. It is located adjacent to

Kishinchand Chellaram College Kishinchand Chellaram College, commonly known as KC College, is a higher educational Autonomous institution in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to the HSNC University.It was the first college to be awarded an "A" grade by The Nat ...

and shares a building with the KC Law College.

College Leadership

Dr.

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, is a former principal of HR College. Currently, Dr. Pooja Ramchandani the principal in charge of the college.

Courses

The courses offered by the institute can be broadly classified into two categories; Junior college degrees & Senior college degrees. Junior college degrees includes 11th grade (FYJC) & 12th grade (SYJC) courses. For this, it is affiliated to Maharashtra State education board. This includes the High School passing certificate (Class 12 certificate). Senior college degrees offered by the institute include courses such as B.COM,

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, BAF , BBI , BFM , BAMMC, and BVoc(Retail Management) , BVoc(Wealth Management) and BVoc(Tourism and Hospitality Management). For this, it is affiliated to the HSNC University.

HSNC University

In 2019, it was announced that HR College will be part of the second cluster university in

called HSNC Cluster University. This cluster university would also include (and be led by) KC College. They were officially supposed to become part of the cluster university from academic year 2020-21.

Notable alumni

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