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College in Mumbai, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sydenham College of Economics is a college located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to the Dr. Homi Bhabha State University. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in management. It was awarded a re-accreditation 'A' grade and 3.42 GPA in the second cycle assessment conducted by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
Motto | Labor Omnia Vincit (Latin) Samudyogo hi vishvajita (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | Work conquers all Diligent Efforts Conquer the World |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 1913; 111 years ago [1] |
Academic affiliations | Dr. Homi Bhabha State University |
Principal | Dr. Shriniwas Dhure |
Location | , , India |
Website | www |
Sydenham College was established in October 1913. It was named after the then-governor of Bombay, Lord Sydenham of Combe,[2] K.S. Aiyar acted as first honorary principal of the college. The economist Percy Anstey was appointed Principal in 1914, a position he held until his death in 1920.
Sydenham was the first college to offer Commerce education in Asia. 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 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.[citation needed]
In the year 2019, Sydenham college was de-affiliated from Mumbai University and affiliated to Dr. Homi Bhabha State University.[3]
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