Laboratory were inaugurated on 2 August 1998. Diamond Jubilee In 2005, the Diamond Jubilee was celebrated by the college with Prime Minister and economist Manmohan Singh as the chief guest. The 'Prin. D. G. Karve Chair in Commerce & Economics', an academic activity for research and development, was launched at this occasion. Awards and Rankings In 2009, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce was awarded an 'A' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). BMCC has been selected by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and awarded the status of 'College with Potential for Excellence' (CPE). In 2005, BMCC was ranked third in top ten commerce colleges surveyed by India Today magazine. The college has been recognized with several awards and prizes in the recent past. It won the First Prize from the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai for Annual Magazine 'Artha Vyavahar – 2001'. It received the 'Best College Award' of the University of Pune in February, 2002 under the Quality Improvement Programme. The college also received the 'Best NSS Unit Award' of the University of Pune in February, 2004. Several teachers and administrative staff members of the college have also been felicitated by the University, Pune Municipal Corporation and many other social bodies for their outstanding contribution. Recently, the annual magazine 'Artha Vyavahar' has been recognized by the University with Best Magazine Award. BMCC has become Pune's first autonomous college of commerce. Alumni Alok Rajwade – Actor Amey Wagh – Actor Ashutosh Agashe – MD, Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Cyrus Poonawalla- Chairman, Poonawalla Group Dnyaneshwar Agashe – Cricketer Girish Bapat – Politician Madan Deodhar – Actor Mohan Joshi – Actor Nipun Dharmadhikari – Actor, Writer and Director Prasad Oak – Actor, director, writer, singer, anchor, poet and film producer Ram Naik – Politician Ravi Pandit – Co-founder & CEO, KPIT Technologies Sayali Gokhale – Badminton Player Sharad Pawar – Politician Sheetal Agashe – Businesswoman Sulajja Firodia Motwani – Vice Chairperson, Kinetic Engineering Limited Siddharth Menon – Actor Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni – Writer, Director Rachana Ranade – Chartered Accountant, Finance & Stock Market Guru Sarang Sathaye – Actor Nipun Dharmadhikari – Director Sachin Kundalkar – Director Namita Thapar – Entrepreneur References External links Official website Universities and colleges in Pune Universities and colleges in Maharashtra Commerce colleges in India Deccan Education Society 1943 establishments in British India Educational institutions established in 1943