VIVA College
Coordinates: 23°1′54.29″N 72°32′10.09″E / 23.0317472°N 72.5361361°E
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2000 |
| Location |
Virar, [, Maharashtra,  India |
| Campus | Virar |
| Website | http://www.vivacollege.org/ |
VIVA College is an institute in Virar, Maharashtra, India, affiliated to the University of Mumbai, and offering undergraduate degrees in Science, Commerce and Arts. and post graduate degrees in Management and Information Technology. It is a group of 3 colleges together namely, Bhaskar Waman Thakur College of Science, Yasheant Keshav Patil College of Commerce and Vidhya Dayanand Patil College of Arts.
History
The Vishnu Waman Thakur Charitable Trust presided by Hitendra Thakur, the then M.L.A. of Vasai-Virar region, established the Utkarsha junior College in 1991 to promote the cause of higher education in Virar and its adjoining Rural & Adivasi Backward area which has a population of over 1.5 Lac. The Junior College is affiliated to Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Later in the year 2000-2001, the VIVA College was established with affiliation to the University of Mumbai giving out undergraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Science. The college is in Virar (West) at a distance of about 1 km (0.62 mi) from Virar Railway Station.
It started with F.Y.B.Com course with an intake of just 148 students in 2000-2001. By 2011, it not only has all the 3 basic faculties of Arts, Commerce and Science, but also offers Career Oriented Professional Courses such as - BMM, BMS, B.Sc. (IT), B.Sc. (Computer Science), B. Sc. Bio-Technology, B.Com in Accounts & Finance, B.Com in Banking & Insurance and Hotel Management (BHTMS) . Under the name of VIVA IMS, the Trust has now started the Master of Management Studies (MMS), a post graduate degree affiliated to University of Mumbai .
Current Situation
Presently, the approximate total Student Strength of the college stands around 7000, Faculty strength of 150 and Non-Teaching and Supporting staff strength of 50 . The college infrastructural facilities are well developed and all courses are conducted on No-Grant basis with financial support from the Trust only.
The Library
The VIVA College Library contains over 15000 text and Reference books on various subjects for Junior and Senior College students, as well as rare volumes and manuscripts. It has many rare books not available in similar libraries. The library subscribes to over 64 magazines including journals and 13 news papers . It has a spacious and an airy reading hall, which provides seating accommodation for 50 students at a time .