Sydenham College of Economics is a college located in

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, India. It is affiliated to the Dr. Homi Bhabha State University. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in

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. It was awarded a re-accreditation 'A' grade and 3.42 GPA in the second cycle assessment conducted by the

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History

Sydenham College was established in October 1913. It was named after the then-

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of Bombay, Lord Sydenham of Combe, K.S. Aiyar acted as first honorary principal of the college. The economist

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was appointed Principal in 1914, a position he held until his death in 1920. It was only in 1941, twenty-eight years after the establishment of Sydenham College, that any other institute started offering courses in the subject. Indian Jurist and intellectual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was a lecturer of the college. On the college's seventy-fifth anniversary in 1988, the Indian Post Office issued a commemorative stamp. In the year 2019, Sydenham college was de-affiliated from

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and affiliated to Dr. Homi Bhabha State University.

Location

* 1913: The college was run from the

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premises in Fort. * 1914–1922: The college moved to the Whiteway Laidlaw Building on Hornby Road, near the present-day Handloom House in Fort. * 1922–1955: The college was on the premises of the present-day Sir J. J. College of Architecture in

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, opposite the Victoria Terminus railway station. It was then known as the Indo-British Institute. * 1955 onward: In 1955, Sydenham College moved to its current location on "B Road" at

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, very near the

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of the Western Railway section of the

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. It is close to the

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sea front on the

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Courses offered

; Government aided courses * Higher Secondary Certificate - Commerce * Bachelor of Commerce (since 1913) * Master of Commerce (since 1925) ; Self financed courses * Bachelor of Management Studies * Bachelor of Commerce (Banking and Insurance) (since 2003) * NSE Certified Market Professional Course * Vocational Course in Foreign Trade

Notable alumni

;Business *

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, CEO of

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* Krish Iyer, President and CEO

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India *

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, founder and Chairman of

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, Chairman,

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Services Pvt. Ltd. *

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, CEO,

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India *

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, Investor & Trader *

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, Chairman, UTV * Sanjiv Mehta, owner, East India Company London * Uday S Kotak, Chairman Kotak Mahindra * Yogesh Mahansaria, Founder and CEO multinational Alliance Tire Group *

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, Founder of Flock,

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, Radix and

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. ;Education * Gita Johar, Professor of Business,

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;Film, theatre and television *

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, Director & Producer *

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, Actor & Director *

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'' *

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, Actor *

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, Actress and Femina Miss India Universe 1984 *

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, Actor *

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, Actor *

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, Director *

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, Actor *

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, Politician *

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, Politician *

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