Introduction

 

A Bachelor of Commerce, abbreviated as B.Com is an undergraduate degree in commerce and related subjects. The course is designed to provide students with a wide range of managerial skills and understanding in streams like finance, accounting, taxation and management”.

 

Specialization

 

• Accounting
• Economics
• Business Law
• Taxation
• Insurance
• Management

 

Types of Accounting

 

Accountants can specialize in different types of accounting depending on their career interests and goals. Here the 10 most common types of accounting

 

• Financial accounting
• Managerial accounting
• Cost accounting
• Auditing
• Tax accounting
• Accounting information systems
• Fiduciary accounting
• Forensic accounting
• Public accounting
• Government accounting

 

Subjects involved in the course of Bachelor of Commerce are as follows

 

• Accounting
• Cost Accountancy
• Economics
• Finance
• Information Science
• International Business
• Management
• Human Resource
• Law
• Marketing Management

 

The major differences between B.Com and BBA degree are the  Following

 

B.COM	BBA
Commerce related subjects (accountancy, business studies, economics etc) are studied in great detail	Commerce based subjects are studied at a superficial level along with other subjects like HR, marketing, finance, operations etc in detail
A theory oriented subject, usually for “book-lovers”	A practical oriented subject, usually for “people’s persons”
Opens up scope for most of the commerce related careers	Greater scope for skill based careers

 

 

Top Colleges

 

Delhi University Affiliated colleges, Delhi

 

Course:  B.Com

Eligibility Appear in CUET in any of the following subject combinations.
Combination I: Any one language from List A in CUET + Any two  Subjects from List B1 in CUET + Any one subject from either List B1 or List B2
Combination II: Any one language from List A + Any one subject from either List B1 or List B2 + Section III of CUET (General Test)
 

Course: - B.Com (Hons.)

Eligibility Appear in CUET in any of the following subject combinations.
Combination I: Any one language from List A in CUET + Mathematics + Any two subjects out of which at least one should be from List B1
Combination II: Any one language from List A + Accountancy+ Any two subjects out of which at least one should be from List B1

Admission Mode - CUET

 

Mumbai University Affiliated Colleges, Mumbai:

Top colleges like Mithibai, Jai Hind, Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, etc. will be entrance based rest on Merit Base

 

Course  

B.Com. (Hons.),

B.Com. (Banking & Insurance) -B.B.I.

B.Com (Financial Markets) - B. F.M.

B.Com (Accounting & Finance) - B.A.F.

B.Com (Economics & Analytics)

B.Com (Economics)

 

Eligibility A candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination conducted by the Maharashtra/ other Indian State Boards or equivalent examination.

 

The Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune

 

Course B.Com/ B.Com Strategic Finance/ B.com International Finance

Eligibility  A candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination conducted by the Maharashtra/ other Indian State Boards or equivalent examination.

Admission Mode Merit based

 

Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune

 

Course B.Com/ B.com with CIMA/B.com with ACCA/ B.com Interdisplinary

Eligibility A candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination conducted by the Maharashtra/ other Indian State Boards or equivalent examination.

Admission Mode Merit based

 

Madras Christian College, Chennai

 

Course B.Com.

Eligibility A candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination.

Admission Mode Merit based

 

Christ University, Bangalore

 

Course B.Com.

Eligibility A candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination.

Course B.Com. (Hons)

Eligibility A candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination.

Admission Mode Entrance + Micro Presentation (MP) & Personal Interview (PI)+ Academic Performance (10th,11th/12th Score card)

 

Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai

 

Course B.Com. (Hons)

Eligibility A candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination and must have obtained a minimum of 60% aggregate marks for being eligible to BBA/B.Sc. Finance & B. Com (Hons) program with Mathematics / Statistics at their 10+2 or equivalent examination in one or the first attempt.

Admission Mode Entrance (NPAT)

 

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), Delhi

 

Course B.Com. (Hons)

Eligibility 50% in aggregate in 10+2

Admission Mode  Entrance

 

Panjab University and Affiliated Colleges, Chandigarh

 

Affiliated Colleges: GGDSD Colleges, DAV College and various others

Eligibility 50%  aggregate marks in 10+2

Admission Mode  Merit based

 

 

Career Path After B.COM

 

• Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Masters of Commerce (M.Com)
• Masters of Business Administration (MBA in Finance)
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• US Certified Public Accounting (CPA)
• Financial Risk Manager (FRM)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Company Secretary (CS)
• Business Accounting and Taxation (BAT)

 

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