The Department of commerce at St. Xavier’s College enjoys a pre-eminent reputation for the excellence of its teaching in this dynamic discipline. It ranks alongside the most highly-rated departments in commerce among the undergraduate colleges of this country.

From a very humble beginning in 1946, today it is the biggest department of the college catering to more than 3000 students.

Our academic program is of the highest caliber because we believe in the transformative power of ideas. Our faculty, and diverse student body from various social walks of life, all contribute towards the same purpose: to maintain the department's excellent reputation in education at the cutting edge of economic, institutional and organizational aspects of commerce.  

We value an interdisciplinary undergraduate education with an emphasis on critical thinking and discussion of original texts. But then only concepts without connecting them to the real world situation may not always be desirable. Bridging both theory and practice is essential. In an effort to achieve this we have moved beyond the traditional methods of teaching. We bring together notable scholars, academics and industry heads from broad disciplines to foster an awareness of the permanent questions at the origin of learned inquiry through seminars and workshops on a regular basis. 

We appreciate the exchange of ideas and breadth of knowledge that result from academics but at the same time feel that our students should also be aware of the social realities and challenges faced by this country. Our unique and possibly one of its kind “college to village and village to college” (which we call “Prayas”) project was devised to achieve this objective. Our emphasis has always been on the overall development of the students keeping in line with our motto “Nihil Ultra”.  

OBJECTIVE

The course will (i) integrate knowledge and skill that will sustain an environment of learning and creativity; (ii) provide for a high quality education in business studies and offer as a platform for those who decide to continue with higher education and research or pursue a professional career after completing graduation; (iii) assist to serve the needs of those who intend to work in the business houses or start their own businesses; and (iv) enable a student to be capable of making decisions at all levels of management.

OVERVIEW

This prestigious program in commerce leading to a B.Com. Degree is spread over three years and consists of six terms, each approximately of six months duration. The honours program is of 130 credits with specialization in the third year in any one of the following disciplines: Accounting and Finance, Marketing Management, and E-Commerce. While the general course is of 90 credits offering specialization in the third year in any one of the streams:

Students of the department will have access to all the infrastructural facilities including the library and cyber room. 

The Commerce classes are held in two shifts. 

Morning Session (6am-9:40am)
- B.Com. - for Boys only. 

Evening Session (3pm-8pm)
- B.Com. - co-educational (for boys & girls).

Salient Features of the Syllabus

The syllabus gives due importance to both theoretical and practical aspects of the discipline. As theoretical knowledge is the embodiment of ‘learning is doing’ of the past, a thorough grounding is offered in the theory of commerce and business studies covering accounting; finance; business economics and policy making; legal framework of business; management science; marketing and business mathematics. Weekly seminars impart practical orientation through presentation of case studies covering the course contents.

Student-teacher ratio

With a student strength of nearly 1100 and a faculty strength of 27, the department has a student-teacher ratio of 41:1.
 

COURSE STRUCTURE

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BCom Syllabus

Detailing of Syllabus for the dept. of Management [Sem 1,2 & 5] [Hons. & General].