Bachelor of Commerce is a traditional course in India and even though most of the students are taking up professional courses nowadays, the Bachelor of Commerce course is gaining popularity nowadays since students have started understanding that when pursued in renowned colleges, this course can offer a wide range of employment opportunities.

Since Bachelor of Commerce graduation offers job opportunities in different fields like banking, public sector organizations, accounting, auditing, etc… this course has still good value among students and this course is offered by a number of Government colleges in India. The names of Government Colleges offering this course in India are given below:

• Alagappa Government Arts College, TN

• AKLR Government Oriental College, AP

• Arignar Anna Government Arts College, TN

• Avvaiyar Government Arts College, Pondicherry

• Bharathidasan Government College for Women, Pondicherry

• C.K.G. Memorial Government College, Kerala

• Chikkanna Government Arts College for Men, TN

• D.K. Government College for Women, AP

• DRG Government Degree College, AP

• D.N.R. Government Degree College for Women, AP

• Dera Natung Government College, Arunachal Pradesh

• Dr. BRR Government College, AP

• Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna Government Arts College, AP

• E.K. Nayanar Memorial Government College, Kerala

• Government Girls College, Haryana

• Government Commerce College, Rajasthan

• Darjeeling Government College, WB

Educational qualification required for seeking admission to the Bachelor of Commerce course:

For getting admission to the Bachelor of Commerce course offered by different Government Colleges in India, candidates must have completed their higher secondary examination in commerce stream with good percentage of marks. Since heavy competition is existing for this course among students who wish to take up professional courses like CA and ICWAI, only candidates with good percentage of marks in the +2 examination can get seat on merit basis.

Higher Education after B. Com:

A wider door is opened up for higher education for candidates who successfully complete their Bachelor of Commerce course with good percentage of marks. Some of the higher education courses that can be taken by a B. Com graduate are as follows:

• Master of Commerce

• Master of Business Administration

• Master of Computer Applications

• Master of Financial Management

• Master of Human Resource Management

• Master of Retail Management

• Master of International Business

• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications

In addition to these courses, Bachelor of Commerce graduates can also take up some professional courses like:

• CA

• CWA

• ACA

• ACS

These candidates can also take up short-term course on TALLY, which is computer based accountancy software to develop their employment scope.

Career Options after Bachelor of Commerce:

As mentioned earlier, B. Com graduates can find employment opportunities in a number of sectors like banking, public sector and private sector undertakings. Some of the job positions assigned to the Bachelor of Commerce graduates in government/private organizations are:

• Junior accountant

• Senior accountant

• Accounts manager

• Accounts executive

• Management executive

Thus, Bachelor of Commerce course improves the scope of employment opportunities to the candidates and this can be further improved once a candidate finishes his/her master’s degree in any of the aforesaid streams.