MET celebrated Savitribai Phule Jayanti, the 190th birth anniversary of Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule in the presence of Mr. Pankaj Bhujbal, Hon. Trustee – MET, MET Directors, Principals, HODs, faculty, and staff. A social reformer and revolutionary who still inspires millions, Savitribai Phule was a crusader for women empowerment as she broke all stereotypes and spent her life promoting the noble cause of women’s education.

MET Utsav 2020 - The Mega Annual Cultural and Sports fest of the Mumbai Educational Trust (MET) is back with all fun, enthusiasm, and festive vibes. The grand intra-collegiate event spread over a period of almost one month, brings in air of uniqueness, energy and bonding, this gala celebration will culminate with sports meet scheduled on 18^th January and finale on 27^th January.

The much awaited Utsav kick-started with flash mobs by students across all MET Institutes. The flash mob performances were well coordinated and well appreciated by everyone. The fervor and energy of the students, as well as the audience, made the flash mobs a huge success, indeed MET has been beaming with a whole new level of excitement.

Ever since the announcement of this cultural extravaganza, everyday something new is buzzing on campus like auditions for fashion show, singing, dancing and compering.

On 18^th Jan, 2020 the Grand MET Utsav began with an enthralling inauguration ceremony in the presence of thousands of students, faculty and staff. The inaugural dance was a student presentation from all MET Institutes, showcasing ‘Navras’ as the theme of the year. The mesmerizing performances left the audience completely awestruck.

The Creativity Exhibition too was declared open on this occasion, displaying some of the finest paintings, photographs, sculptures and artistic creations by MET students, faculty and staff. This exhibition will remain available for a fortnight. Every year this exhibition offers a platform to students to showcase their creativity and explore their artistic interests & passions.

MET Utsav commencement day also featured the MET Annual Sports Meet inaugurated at the hands of MET Trustee Shri Pankaj Bhujbal. This adrenaline rushing event witnessed about 1000 sports enthusiasts contending and sweating for rolling MET Vikram Trophy. The air was filled with cheering and tons of encouragement for the participants throughout the day.

What a Grand start to the Grand event MET Utsav 2020!

The MET Fest held on 22^nd Jan, 2020 was a perfect assemblage of scrumptious food, games, shopping, entertainment and fun. All the students and staff indulged themselves in mouthwatering meals, pottery making, tattoo & nail art, and had a gala time while doing so, making it a fun-filled day. With music, dance and a lively ambience, the MET Fest 2020 was truly a delight.

MET Utsav celebrations bring out the best of everyone. ‘The Talent Show’ and ‘Mr. & Ms. MET’ were organized on 23rd January, 2020 as a part of the festivities. The Talent Show allowed the budding singers to put up an amazing show with their melodious voice and mesmerized all the METizens. The highlight of the evening was the Mr. & Ms. MET Contest, where students walked the ramp and exhibited their confidence with style and beauty.

Cultural Nite - Grand Finale

The month long MET Utsav 2020 concluded with a fabulous Grand Finale - Cultural Nite on 27^th Jan, 2020. The high energy power-packed performances on the MET Utsav 2020 theme ‘Navras’ had the audience glued to their seats throughout.

The dances were well choreographed by professionals of fame and performed perfectly by MET students and staff. Right from the school students to post graduate students all came together to celebrate the annual festivity. There were jaw-dropping aerial performances that were well synced to the Indian and western music. Outstanding folk dances based on the MET Utsav 2020 theme ‘Navras’ were well appreciated. Aptly themed \'Colors\' the Fashion Show was indeed fine display of unique yet vibrant colours with well-groomed and dressed handsome and beautiful MET students walked the ramp in style.

Besides the finely synchronized aerial dances that won the standing ovations the evening would also be remembered for the special performance themed \'Kumbh’. Full of energy and vigor, the performance was as realistic as possible to the ‘Kumbh Mela’ that even celebrity Chunky Panday appreciated the same saying, \"Today, at MET I have also been to Kumbh\". The dazzling and enthralling Bollywood dance performance kept the audience engrossed. With MET alumni Maanav Matalia and Jash Bahl in the lead, students performed feats with ease. The event also witnessed fabulous singing performances by MET staff, students and celebrity alumni Mayur Sakhare.

As every year, the Cultural Nite was graced by well-known celebrities from the Bollywood and Marathi Cine World. Personalities like Padmini Kolhapure (an Indian actress who ruled the film industry throughout the 80s), Mrunmayee Deshpande (a famous Marathi Cine star), Ankit Mohan (an Indian film & television actor), Suchitra Pillai (an Indian actress, Model, Anchor and a VJ), Arjun Bijlani (a model and famous Indian television and film actor), Chunky Panday (an Indian film actor known for comic roles), Sophie Choudry (an Indian actress, former VJ and television presenter), Shaan (India\'s dearly adored playback singer) marked the event with their presence. Needless to say that these celebrities added their own special fervor to MET Utsav.

On this occasion the MET Gaurav Awards were given to members of the MET family who have showcased the highest level of Achievement and Excellence at the international or national level whereas MET Ratna Awards were conferred upon the sharpest minds of MET who have emerged toppers in their respective courses. They are the true Ratnas who make the MET family proud. These coveted Awards were bestowed at the hands of MET Chairman Shri Chhagan Bhujbal in the presence of Hon. MET Trustees Mrs. Meena Bhujbal, Shri Pankaj Bhujbal, Shri Samir Bhujbal, Dr. Jitendra. S. Wagh, Mr. Subhash Sanas and Mr. Dilip J Khaire. MET Vikram Rolling trophy which is awarded to the MET Institute that scored the maximum points at the MET Annual Sports Meet 2020, was bagged for the 5th time in a row by MET Institute of Management (MMS).

Indeed, MET Utsav is one of its own kind of event ever hosted by an Institution. Highly spirited and zealous display of professional stage skills by MET students deserved a great appreciation therefore won the applauds from student, faculty, parents and celebrities alike. Kudos to the METizens.

MET alumnus Vishal Patel, currently working as an Assistant Manager at Xanadu Realty, interacted with the MMS Marketing students at MET Institute of Management. He advised students on the finer elements of an interview and gave valuable insights into the working operations & the corporate culture.

Ms. Harshala Koyande an alumni of MET Institute of Management, working as Credit Analyst at CRISIL addressed MMS students to familiarize them on the academia – industry transition. She was a winner of MET Ratna Award for the MMS batch of 2016 -18 and was a very bright student in the finance class. On 7^th September 2019 she gave valuable insights into the placement activity and guided and mentored the MBA students, grooming them and preparing them for the forth coming placement week at MET. The students appreciated her interactive session and found it extremely worthwhile. It dispelled a lot of their fears and anxieties and helped to infuse them with confidence to face the approaching challenges successfully.

MET believes in blending academics with a sense of social responsibility.

After bidding adieu to Lord Ganesha, the Mumbai beaches are left in a mess with debris littered all around causing water pollution thus harming the marine life.

Responsible MMS students from MET Institute of Management came forward to volunteer for the Juhu beach clean-up. Armed with garbage bags and gloves, MET students gathered on the beach to collect and dispose the waste in the rightful manner.

Kudos to this spirit displayed by MET Institute of Management!

MET Flood Relief Team comprising of students & staff members from MET Bhujbal Knowledge City, Mumbai and Nashik visited the Flood Affected Areas in the interiors of Maharashtra with truck load of student kits and aid to provide support for the school going children.

Mr. Yash Shelar from MET Institute of Management (M.M.S) had participated in the Maharashtra Edition 2019 of the \"Speak for India\" initiative organized by The Federal Bank in collaboration with The Times of India on the 20^th of August 2019 at The Datta Meghe College of Engineering (DMCE). It is one of the largest intercollegiate debate competitions of the State and Mr. Yash Shelar has been qualified as a representative at the zonal level.

The Semi-finals and Final Rounds of MET COMBAT 2018-2019, the debating forum of MET Schools of Management were conducted on 1st March, 2019. This year 10 teams participated, out of which two PGDM junior teams faced each other in the final duel, to reach the number one position. The semi- finals were judged by two alumni, Mr. Guruprasad Kharkar and Mr. Sachin Nair along with Dr. Preeti Shirodkar, Coordinator MET Combat. The topic for the final round was “In the opinion of the House, the attacks in Kashmir tantamount to cross-border operations, and not terrorist attacks and need to be dealt with as such.” The round was judged by (Retd.) Col. Venkat Raman, Faculty SFIMR, Shrenik Gandhi, Co-founder, White Rivers Media and Dr. Preeti Shirodkar. Both participating teams were praised by the judges, for their debating prowess and research oriented arguments. The PGDM A Team was declared the winner and PGDM B as runners up. Manan Sanghavi, from the winning team, received the Best Speaker Award from the judges. The event was truly a battle of wits and enthralled the audience and judges alike.

Dr. Preeti Shirodkar, Communication and Soft Skills expert, conducted a series of workshops in April 2019, for employees of White Rivers Media, a leading media agency. The workshops aimed at enhancing the spoken communication of professionals, so as to enable them to making a lasting impact, during client interactions and also while communicating with colleagues. In the interactive sessions, Dr. Shirodkar offered valuable tips to employees, on how to tackle tricky situations and how to communicate effectively and impressively. The participants benefitted immensely from the month long series of workshops.

Dr. Preeti Shirodkar conducted a lecture series for students of Dr. BMN College, from February to March 2019, unraveling the aspects of the short story, as a form of story-telling. Dwelling on a story written by Idrayani Sowkar, Dr. Shirodkar taught students varied facets of how a story can be read and interpreted, providing fascinating insights to students about the themes, styles and types, within the short story as a genre, enhancing their understanding of this form in Literature.

The grand annual cultural extravaganza of Mumbai Educational Trust (MET), Bhujbal Knowledge City was celebrated on an unprecedented scale at their world class campuses located in Mumbai and Nashik. Established in 1989, MET is celebrating 30 glorious years of Academic Excellence and MET Utsav marked the beginning of this year-long celebration

Sheer grandeur, extravaganza and brilliance marked the ‘MET Utsav 2019’. The grand fest kickstarted with a round of auditions for singing, dancing, fashion show and compering in the first and second week of January 2019. Following this, there was a grand inauguration on 12^th January, 2019. The highlights of the day were the action packed thrilling bike show and mass dance put forth by the students and faculty of MET to the tune of the MET Utsav Anthem.

The annual sports day meet held on January 14^th was declared open with the customary torch lighting ceremony, with the Trustees doing the honors coupled with an energetic dance performance by students which set the tone for the rest of the event. The sports meet came to an end by felicitating the winners. It was a day filled with sportsmanship, great zeal and memories to cherish.

The ‘Robotech Exhibition’ held on 25^th January provided the much-needed platform to the young talent to showcase their innovative designing skills whereas the \'Art-n-Craft and Photography Exhibition\' gave an opportunity to art enthusiasts to display and at the same time have a peek into the art world. METizens interacted with AI in the MET Augmented Reality Show (MARS). The \'Talent Show\' provided the youth to display its raw talent through mimicry and musical performances that saw staff participation as well.

At the MET Utsav Cultural Nite held on 29^th January 2019 , the performances of the students left the audience spell bound. Aerial, techno, Bollywood, Indian dance performances, skits and the musical renditions were extremely captivating and enthralling. The witty anchors and mimicry artistes kept thousands of audience glued to their seats. The icing on the cake was the magnificent fashion shows.

The MET Utsav celebrations were graced by well-known celebrities from the Hindi and Marathi cine world like renowned actor Riteish Deshmukh, a pioneer of Indian fusion music and winner of Padmashri award, singer Hariharan, versatile multilingual playback singer Madhushree, actress and model Natasha Doshi, producer and actor Vikas Gupta, model and actor Priyank Sharma were some of the celebrities who added to the entertainment with their on-stage performances and encouraging words. The participation of Alumni from across the different batches through the years, added a dash of nostalgia to the star-studded event.

Academic toppers from each institute were conferred the prestigious MET Ratna Awards, while students who showed their prowess at the international, national and state levels were honoured with the MET Gaurav Awards. The awards were presented by Founder Chairman, Chhagan Bhujbal and MET Trustees - Mrs. Meena Bhujbal, Pankaj Bhujbal, Samir Bhujbal, Dr Jitendra Wagh and Dr Nirmal Surya.

Demonstrating teamwork and unity, MET Utsav 2019 was not just a platform for celebrations and festivities but it also allowed the entire MET family to bond and envision a future.

The students of MMS Finance (Batch 2018-20), Mr. Amod Jadhav and Ms Varsha Hanchate from MET Institute of Management, published their research paper under the guidance of Prof. Pranita Waghmare. The paper was published in IBMRD’s Journal of Management and Research, September 2019. The research proposed to study the awareness of credit card frauds among the credit card holders in Mumbai region. They have worked on primary data of around 200 respondents and created the SPSS output to achieve the respective objectives.

The Details of Paper

• Title of Research paper - “A study on awareness of credit card frauds”
• Authors - Mr. Amod Jadhav, Ms. Varsha Hanchate
• Co-author - Prof. Pranita Waghmare
• Name of journal - IBMRD’s Journal of Management and Research
• Publication details - Volume8, issue September 2019