About Us

The Dhirajlal Talakchand Sankalchand Shah College of Commerce (D.T.S.S. College of Commerce) is situated in Malad (East) beyond the Western Express Highway of Mumbai. The Sanskar Sarjan Education Society (Established in 1964) started this college in 1984 as a natural growth of its Higher Secondary School in the vicinity. J.D.T. High School initially led to the founding of P.D. Turakhia Junior College of Commerce & Science and later to D.T.S.S. Degree College. The College is named after its founders namely Shri Panachand Dungarshi Turakhia and Shri Dhirajlal Talakchand Sankalchand Shah. It is popularly known as ‘Sanskar College’. D.T.S.S. College of Commerce was started with a mission to provide quality education to the underprivileged children of Kurar Village. Once an underdeveloped, backward area, Kurar Village is now a ‘Centre of learning’ solely due to D.T.S.S. College. Since 30 years of its inception, the college has metamorphosed from being a modest building to a sprawling impressive structure complete with all modern equipment and amenities which make it a truly self-sufficient institute. 

The college has a well-stocked and modernized library, state of the art computer laboratories, a well-equipped gymnasium and a subsidized canteen. Students are trained in academics as well as co-curricular activities. Ethics, morals and values are steadily inculcated in them through the teaching-learning process and the result is a mature, intelligent, fully responsible citizen ready to take on the new world! A dedicated Management and staff have brought about an immense change in the attitude and outlook of its student population. Guided by the vision of its founder, the commitment of its management, staff and stakeholders, the wholehearted participation of its student community and the unbounded generosity of the donors, the College functions as a team to realize the dream that through all-round and value-based education, we can shape students to become ideal citizens of the future. The present six-storey building houses multiple Academic Programmes like B.Com. , B.Com (Hons.), B.B.I., B.A.F., B.M.S., B.Sc. (I.T.), B.Sc. (Data Science), M.Com. (Accountancy), M.Com. (Business Management), M.Sc. (I.T.), M.Phil. (Commerce). Ph.D. (Commerce), Ph.D. (Accountancy), Ph.D. (Business Economics) and Ph.D. (Philosophy) to cater to the academic needs of over 5000 students. 

The College has been awarded 'A'Grade (CGPA 3.03) by N.A.A.C in its third cycle in 2017-18. 

The College has received ‘Best College Award’ by the University of Mumbai during the Academic Year 2017-2018.

D.T.S.S. College of Commerce is granted with Autonomous Status by the UGC in a Progressive manner for Ten Academic years, beginning from 2021-2022.