The B.Com. (Hons) is a traditional degree course available in almost all the universities in the country. As an under-graduate degree course it is popular among the students passing their 10+2 with commerce subjects. At under-graduate level it is one of the courses peculiar due to their application-oriented approach. Also, it is taken as fortifying degree course for some professional exams like the CA, CS, ICWA, CPT and MBA etc. In spite of being a degree course within the broad framework laid down by the UGC, the B.Com.(Hons) offered at the Institute of Management Studies, GLA University, Mathura is very different in its objective and design. The curriculum here has been designed keeping in mind the changing landscape of commerce in the country and the implications arising out of it.
The three-year, (six-semester) B.Com. (Hons) program imparts strong knowledge of various commerce-related subjects while the students are groomed to do well in professional exams. Not only this, the students are given an exposure to soft skills, presentation finesse, professional communication and office etiquettes. The curriculum thus becomes almost a professional course leading the students direct into a career on its own. Being a graduating degree, it also opens up opportunities in higher education to pursue Master’s-level courses such as M. Com., MA (Economics), MBA etc. which may further take an aspirant to doctoral degree courses.
The curriculum includes subjects like financial accounting, micro-economics, Business Organization & Management, Fundamentals of Computers and Data Handling, Computer application in accounting, Remedial English, Advanced Accounting, Macro Economics, Marketing,
Commercial Statistics, Mercantile Law, Management Accounting, Human Resourse Management, Corporate Accounting, Taxation Laws and Practices, Corporate Law, Business & Economic Environment, Business Ethics & Values, Professional Communication & Behavioural Grooming, Soft Skills & Personality Development, and, Environmental Studies.
This very special introduction of subjects concentrating over language skills, Behavioural Grooming, Soft Skills & Personality Development as well as Compuers and Data Handling along with the traditional subjects make the degree course very special and different from many other universities. The emphasis laid on English ensures that the students are well equipped with one of the most essential skill because research and international commerce require a good level of oral and written command on the language. The courses on ‘Professional Communication & Behavioral Grooming’,and, Soft Skills make the students confident in communication skills as well as skills required to succeed in business environments.