B.Com is a three years six semester course. This course is designed for the students, who want to perceive their career in the field of Accounting, Finance, Banking, Insurance Management etc. The course covers the major areas ranging from fundamentals to advanced concepts in the subject offered in the course. Along with commerce subjects students are exposed to literature, Indian Constitution and Computer Applications. It also includes skill development exercise in each subject and enhance the practical knowledge of the student.
Three academic years -six semesters, each of 16 weeks.
Students who have passed two year PUC of Karnataka State or equivalent examination thereto are eligible to seek admission to B.Com degree course.
Candidates who have passed Diploma in Business Administration Examination conductedby the Directorate of Technical Education in Karnataka may be held eligible for admission to B.Com degree course.
Candidates who have passed Diploma in Secretarial / Commercial Practice conducted by the Board of Technical Examination, Karnataka are eligible for admission directly to II (III Semester) B. Com degree course.
| Year | Semester | Title | Books |
| I Year |
I Sem |
* Language-I | * As prescribed by the Bangalore University |
| * Language-II- English | * As prescribed by the Bangalore University |
| * Financial Accounting I | * Gupta/ Grewal |
| * Principles of Management | * L.M. Prasad |
| * Company Law & Secretrial Practice | * N.D. Kapoor |
| * Business Economics I | * M M Gupta |
| II Sem |
* Language-I | * As prescribed by the Bangalore University |
| * Language-II - English | * As prescribed by the Bangalore University |
| * Financial Accounting II | * Gupta/ Gerwal |
| * Human Resources Management | * Subbarao |
| * Business Statistics | * S.P. Gupta |
| * Business Economics II | * M M Gupta |
| * Environmental Studies | * Verma & Agarwal |
| II Year |
III Sem |
* Language-I | * As prescribed by the Bangalore University |
| * Language-lI- English | * As prescribed by the Bangalore University |
| * Corporate Accounting I | * S P Iyengar |
| * Marketing Management | * Philip Kotler |
| * International Business Environment | * Dr. K. Ashwathappa |
| * Indian Financial System | * L.M. Bhole |
| * Computer Fundamentals | * Rajaram.V |
| IV Sem |
* Language-I | * As prescribed by the Bangalore University |
| * Language-II- English | * As prescribed by the Bangalore University |
| * Corporate Accounting II | * Jain & Narang |
| * Financial Management | * Reddy & Appannaiah |
| * Law and Practice of Banking | * Rajaram .V |
| * Cost Accounting | * Jain & Narang |
| * Indian Constitution | * D.D. Basu |
| III Year |
V Sem |
* Methods and Techniques of Cost Accounting | * M N Arora |
| * Income Tax I | * Dr. Mehrotra |
| * Entrepreneurship Development Programme | * Vasanth Desai |
* Law and Practice of Banking
Accounting Specialization | * Gordon & Nataraj |
| * Advanced Financial Accountancy | * R L Gupta |
| * Auditing I | * B N Tandon |
| VI Sem |
| * Business law | * N.D Kapoor |
| * Income Tax II | * Dr. Mehrotra |
| * Management Accounting | * Dr. S.N. Maheshwari |
* Services Management
Accounting Specialization | * Ravi Shankar |
| * Auditing II | * B N Tandon |
| * Accounting Information System | * Garg & Srinivasan |
| Event |
Odd Semester |
Even Semester |
| Commencement of the term |
August |
January |
| I Test |
September |
Febraury |
| II Test |
October |
March |
| Preparatory Examination |
November |
April |
| Bangalore University Examination |
Decemeber |
May |
75% attendance is a must for registering for the Bangalore University examination.
Lectures, Seminars,Workshops, Guest Lectures, Skill Development activities and Industrial visit.
Theory 4 Hrs / subject / week
Bangalore University Examinations will be held twice in an academic year in Nov/Dec for odd semesters and in the month of April/May for even semesters.
| Theory | Internal Assessment |
Total Marks |
| Duration | Max.Marks |
Max. Marks |
| 3 hrs | 90 |
10 | 100 |
As per Bangalore University regulations.
Students can carryover to the next higher semester subject to the fulfillment of attendance requirement. The Candidate should complete the B.Com Course within six years from the date of admission to the first semester.
From Odd to Even semester - 15 days.
From Even to Odd Semester - Approximately one month
After successful completion of the B.Com degree, student will be eligible to:
- take up professional courses such as M.Com., MFA, MBA,CA, ICMA, ACS,Law, CFA, MCA etc.
- study Post-graduate diploma courses in Finance, Marketing, HRM, Accounting, taxation, General Management etc.
- take up computer courses in Management, Accounts, Finance, MIS, E-Commerce etc.
TAfter completion of the course, the opportunities available are as follows :
- can work as an Officer, Manager, Secretary, Accountant in Banks, Insurance, IT Sector
companies, Govt departments and other private companies etc.
- can practice as an Auditor and Tax consultant.
- can join BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Companies.
- can start own business ventures related to Commerce and Management