Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC in third cycle

"Best College Award" by University of Mumbai (2011-12)

Community College (University of Mumbai)

ISO 9001:2015

Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC in third cycle

"Best College Award" by University of Mumbai (2011-12)

Community College (University of Mumbai)

ISO 9001:2015

Our Principal

Our Principal

Dr. (Mrs.) Suchitra A. Naik

(MA, Ph.D, PG Diploma in Counselling & Child Guidance)


  • Principal, Joshi Bedekar College, Thane
  • Head of the Department of Philosophy
  • Completed Ph.D thesis titled -“Philosophy of Education: Reconstructive Analysis :an evaluation of aims, methods & constructs”
  • Worked as a full time Counsellor in the College.
  • Completed Minor Research on “Helping Suicidal Teenagers”.
  • Appointed as a committee member in ‘Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal’.
  • Published and presented papers in a few State level, National and International level journals and seminars.
  • Worked as a consultant for neighboring Polytechnic College and Kendriya Vidyalaya ;(Navy Camp, Karanja and IIT, Powai) as a counsellor
  • Guided the above institutions to initiate Counselling Centres and Counselling programmes for teachers and students
  • Invited as a resource person at UGC – Human Resource Development Centre – University of Mumbai to conduct a session during “Orentation Course” of degree college teachers. The theme of the session was “Counselling, Teaching and Mentoring: Contours and Conversions”
  • Core activity conducted by the Counselling Cell, under the leadership are
    • Provided Personal Counselling to more than 1000 students
    • Conducted activities for Junior College Students and their parents
    • De-Addiction Initiative for students
    • Employability Initiative for students
    • Outreaching Activities in the Rural Areas
    • Visits to Mokhada Hirave Village, as a part of MOU with Parivartan Mahila Sanstha
    • Workshop for Local Teachers and Volunteers of Mokhada Hirave Village
    • Counselling for Students of North East (Meghalaya)
    • Designed programmes to create barefoot counsellers amongst students
    • Conducted various Social activities under the aegis of Manthan, like lectures, film shows, talk shows etc.