BACHELOR of Commerce (B.Com.)

About Course

BCom or Bachelor of Commerce is a three-year undergraduate degree programme imparted in full-time, distance education as well as online mode. B.Com is the most sought-after course under the commerce stream as maximum commerce students tend to enroll into a B.Com course at the UG level. Coming to the choice of UG course under commerce, students have BCom and BCom (Honours) as two options.

B.Com (Hons) curriculum is designed to impart education in some specialised subjects; whereas, BCom, also known as BCom Pass or B.Com General, is an overview of all the subjects taught in an honours course. Some universities institutes offer integrated programmes with BCom as the basic degree with any professionalised degree, such as B.Com LL.B, B.Com MBA, B.Com CMA, etc.

The primary focus of the BCom degree course is to impart education across commerce and finance subjects. Candidates can even choose elective subjects during this three-year degree course. Three years of the BCom degree is divided into six semesters with topics including financial accounting, corporate tax, economics, company law, auditing, business management, etc. BCom marks as the gateway to a career in commerce, finance, accounting, banking and insurance. Some B.Com students also consider the course as Plan B while preparing for Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accounting and Company Secretaryship.

After completing BCom, students can pursue a career in management, teaching, advertising, journalism, mass communication, law, design, etc. The average starting salary of a BCom graduate is Rs 3 lakh and upwards.

BCom Eligibility Criteria

Unlike technical and vocational education, BCom is offered by most of the universities and colleges in India in both regular as well as distance education modes. Space below mentions the B.Com eligibility criteria:

• The candidate must have studied Commerce in class 11 and 12 with Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Maths/optional subject and English as main subjects
• The candidate must meet the minimum cut-off criteria for admission to the college applied to
• The minimum cut off marks criteria may be different in each college/university’s as it is subject to the college/university’s own admission criteria for that year
• Factors influencing the minimum cut off marks for B.Com admission includes
  • - total percentage of candidates passing in Commerce in class 12th
  • - the highest score in Commerce
  • - the average score in Commerce
  • - minimum cut off marks of the previous year, etc.

BCom is a 3-year UG program

BCom syllabus is broken into six semesters and below is the semester-wise list of subjects taught as per the BCom course curriculum:

B.Com Syllabus - 1st Year

Business Organisation and Management

In today’s job market, only a BCom degree is not enough. After completing the degree, students must pursue post-graduation in Commerce, Accounting and Finance. Courses like MCom, MBA, CA, CS etc. are good options for B Com graduates. BCom graduates can also prepare for competitive exams for appointment in the Government sector. But those who wish to start working immediately after completing the BCom course can find various jobs at the junior level in accounting, commerce, banking and finance and related fields. They can also seek jobs in public sector undertakings.

BCom Job Profiles & Average Salary

BCom graduates are hired for various junior level profiles in the finance, accounting, banking, commerce, HR and administrative departments of organisations. BCom graduates are also hired by accounting and auditing firms as well as banks and insurance companies.