Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics, commonly known as HR College, is an autonomous (since 2007) educational institute located in Churchgate, Mumbai. It is run by the Hyderabad (Sindh) National Collegiate Board and is affiliated with 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, and shares a building with the KC Law College.
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College Leadership
Indu Shahani, a noted academic and former Sheriff of Mumbai, is a former principal of HR College.
Currently, Pooja Ramchandani is 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 include 11th grade (FYJC) & 12th grade (SYJC) courses. For this, it is affiliated with 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, BMS, 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 Mumbai 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
Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, Judge at the High Court of Delhi
Sooraj Barjatya, film director
Arjun Bijlani, Indian actor
Neil Bhatt, Indian Actor
Shantanu Maheshwari
Rajeev Masand, Indian Film Critic
Kumar Mangalam Birla, Business Leader (Chairman, Aditya Birla Group)
Kishore Biyani, businessman
Aarti Chabria, actress
Varun Dhawan, actor
Tannaz Irani, actress
Karan Johar, Noted film director
Kunal Jaisingh, actor
Ranbir Kapoor, actor
Punit Malhotra, filmmaker
Neil Nitin Mukesh, Noted actor
Mishal Raheja, actor & entrepreneur
Darsheel Safary, actor
Rishabh Sanjay Shah, entrepreneur & educator
Suniel Shetty, Notable actor
Aftab Shivdasani, actor
Ranveer Singh, actor
Amyra Dastur, actress