Four-year Undergraduate Programme in Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours/Honours with Research) from the academic year 2023-2024

St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, Department of Commerce, offers a four-year (eight semesters) Bachelor of Commerce (Honours/Honours with Research) programme. There will be an exit option after three years, as per UGC guidelines.

NOMENCLATURE OF THE DEGREES

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - Four-Year (Eight Semesters) - A student will be awarded the honours degree after completing 176 credits.

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours with Research) - Four-Year (Eight Semesters) - If a student secures a minimum of 75% marks in first six semesters may opt for honours with research in 4th year. The student will be required to complete a research project/dissertation under the guidance of a Faculty member.

Note: Students completing the 4-years programme may join the Master degree programme and complete the same in one year. Also a student completing the B.Com. (Honours with Research) may directly be allowed to join the Ph.D. Programme.

Bachelor of Commerce (exit option) - A student will be awarded the degree after completing 132 credits. Such a student may join the Master degree programme and complete the same in two years.

 

EXPLANATION OF THE COURSES

 

The programme will consist of the following seven categories of courses as given below:

  1. Major (Core) discipline is the discipline or subject of main focus.
  2. Major (Core) Electives – students will choose courses of their interest in the third/fourth year.
  3. Minor discipline helps a student to gain a broader understanding beyond the major discipline.
  4. Multi-disciplinary (MDC) are courses from other disciplines.
  5. Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) includes courses in;
    1. Modern Indian Language - (Bengali/Hindi/Alternative English)
    2. Business Communication

      The emphasis in these courses is on language, communication skills, critical reading, and academic writing skills to enable students to express themselves coherently in written form and in discussion.

  6. Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) are designed to impart practical skills, and hands-on training.
  7. Value-Added Courses (VAC) include courses in;
    1. Spirituality and Inter-Religious Harmony
    2. Panchkosha: Holistic Personality Development
    3. Environmental Education & Sustainability
  8. Internship will allow students to obtain experience in industry, research labs, business, community service, learning projects.

    Internship and Community Outreach (NSS) will have to be completed by all students.

    Credit Structure of the B. Com. Programme

    Semester

    MAJOR (CORE)

    MINOR

    MULTI-DISCIPLINARY (MDC)

    ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSES (AEC) - LANGUAGES

    SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES (SEC)

    VALUE ADDED COURSES (VAC)

    INTERNSHIP(2) & COMMUNITY OUTREACH (NSS) (1)

    TOTAL CREDITS

    PAPERS

    CREDITS

    PAPERS

    CREDITS

    PAPERS

    CREDITS

    PAPERS

    CREDITS

    PAPERS

    CREDITS

    PAPERS

    CREDITS

     

    4 OR 6*

     

    4

     

    4

     

    2

     

    3

     

    2

    I

    2

    8

    1

    4

    1

    4

    2

    4

     

     

    1

    2

     

    22

    II

    2

    8

    1

    4

    1

    4

    2

    4

     

     

    1

    2

     

    22

    III

    2

    8

    1

    4

    1

    4

     

     

    1

    3

    1

    2

     

    21

    IV

    2

    8

    1

    4

    1

    4

     

     

    1

    3

    1

    2

     

    21

    V

    4

    16

    1

    4

     

     

     

     

    1

    3

     

     

     

    23

    VI

    4

    16

    1

    4

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3

    23

    VII*

    4

    18

    1

    4

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    22

    VIII*

    4

    18

    1

    4

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    22

     

    24

    100

    8

    32

    4

    16

    4

    8

    3

    9

    4

    8

    3

    176

Note:

Core, Minor, MDC, SEC courses will be of 100 marks, each. 

The AEC and VAC courses will be of 50 marks, each.

Curriculum Structure – First Year

SEMESTER - I

Sl.No.

Course code

Course name

Syllabus

Course Outcome

Category

Marks

Credits

1

C1BC230111T

Financial Accounting - 1

View

View

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

2

C1BC230121T

Business Laws

View

View

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

3

B1BC230111T

Management Principles and Applications

View

View

MINOR

100

4

4

M1BC230111T

Micro Economics

View

View

MDC

100

4

 

5

 

 

Modern Indian Language – 1

 

 

 

AEC

 

50

 

2

A1BC230121T

Bengali

View

-

A1BC230131T

Hindi

View

View

A1BC230141T

Alternative English

View

View

6

A1BC230111T

Business Communication - 1

View

View

AEC

50

2

7

V1BC230111T

Spirituality and Inter-Religious Harmony

View

View

VAC

50

2

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

550

22

SEMESTER - II

Sl.

No.

Course code

Course name

Syllabus

Course Outcome

Category

Marks

Credits

1

C1BC230211T

Financial Accounting - 2

View

View

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

2

C1BC230221T

Cost and Management Accounting - 1

View

View

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

3

B1BC230211T

Organization Behaviour

View

View

MINOR

100

4

4

M1BC230211T

Macro Economics

View

View

MDC

100

4

 

5

 

 

Modern Indian Language - 2

 

 

 

AEC

 

50

 

2

A1BC230221T

Bengali

View

-

A1BC230231T

Hindi

View

View

A1BC230241T

Alternative English

View

View

6

A1BC230211T

Business Communication - 2

View

View

AEC

50

2

7

V1BC230211T

Panchkosha: Holistic Personality Development

View

-

VAC

50

2

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

550

22

Curriculum Structure – Second Year

SEMESTER - III

Sl. No.

Course code

Course name

Syllabus

Course Outcome

Category

Marks

Credits

1

C2BC230311T

Cost and Management Accounting - 2

View

View

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

2

C2BC230321T

Direct Taxation - 1

View

View

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

3

B2BC230311T

Indian Economy

View

View

MINOR

100

4

4

M2BC230311T

Business Mathematics and Statistics - 1

View

View

MDC

100

4

5

S2BC230311P

Information Technology Skills for Business

View

View

SEC

100

3

6

V2BC230311T

Environmental Education - 1

View

View

VAC

50

2

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

550

21

SEMESTER - IV

Sl. No.

Course code

Course name

Syllabus

Course Outcome

Category

Marks

Credits

1

C2BC230411T

Direct Taxation - 2

View

View

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

2

C2BC230421T

Corporate Laws

View

View

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

3

B2BC230411T

Emerging Trends in E-Business

View

View

MINOR

100

4

4

M2BC230411T

Business Mathematics and Statistics - 2

View

View

MDC

100

4

5

S2BC230411T

Entrepreneurship

View

View

SEC

100

3

6

V2BC230411T

Environmental Education - 2

View

View

VAC

50

2

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

550

21

 

Curriculum Structure – Third Year

SEMESTER - V

Sl. No.

Course code

Course name

CategoryMarksCredits

1.

C3BC230511T

Fundamentals of Financial Management

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

2.

C3BC230521T

Principles of Marketing

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

3.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 1

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

4.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 2

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

5.

B3BC230511T

Human Resource Management

MINOR

100

4

6.

S3BC230511T

Fintech

SEC

100

3

 

 

TOTAL

 

600

23

Major (Core) Pool for Semester V (students to select TWO courses from this pool)

1.

C3BC230531T

Corporate Accounting

2.

C3BC230541T

Financial Markets (50 marks), Banking and Other Financial Institutions (50 marks)

3.

C3BC230551T

Consumer Behaviour (50 marks) and Services Marketing (50 marks)

4.

C3BC230561T

Integrated Marketing Communications

SEMESTER - VI

Sl. No.

Course code

Course name

Category

Marks

Credits

1.

C3BC230611T

Auditing and Assurance

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

2.

C3BC230621T

Indirect Taxation

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

3.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 3

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

4.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 4

MAJOR (CORE)

100

4

5.

B3BC230611T

Ethics and Corporate Governance

MINOR

100

4

6.

 

INTERNSHIP

  

2

7.

 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH (NSS)

  

1

 

 

TOTAL

 

500

23

Major (Core) Pool for Semester VI (students to select TWO courses from this pool)

1.

C3BC230631T

Financial Reporting (50 marks) and Financial Statement Analysis (50 Marks)

2.

C3BC230641P

Business Data Analytics (Practical)

3.

C3BC230651T

International Business

4.

C3BC230661T

Rural Marketing (50 marks) and International Marketing (50 marks)

Curriculum Structure – Fourth Year – Honours Programme

SEMESTER - VII

Sl.

No.

Course code

 

Course name

 

Category

 

Marks

 

Credits

1.

 

Introduction to Research Methodology

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

6

2.

 

Research Ethicsand Academic Writing

MINOR

100

4

3.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 5

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

4.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 6

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

5.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 7

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

 

 

TOTAL

 

500

22

Major (Core) Pool for Semester VII (students to select THREE courses from this pool)

1.

 

Advanced Financial Management

2.

 

Strategic Management

3.

 

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

4.

 

Artificial Intelligence in Business

SEMESTER - VIII

Sl.

No.

Course code

 

Course name

 

Category

 

Marks

 

Credits

1.

 

Academic Project

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

6

2.

 

Enterprise Resource Planning (Theory - 50 marks) & Business Intelligence (Practical - 50 Marks)

 

MINOR

 

100

 

4

3.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 8

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

4.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 9

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

5.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 10

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

 

 

TOTAL

 

500

22

Major (Core) Pool for Semester VIII (students to select THREE courses from this pool)

1.

 

Quantitative Techniques in Business

2.

 

Applications of Macro Economic Policies on Indian Economy

3.

 

Strategic Marketing Management

4.

 

Risk Management

 

 

Grand total of Semesters I to VIII

 

4300

176

 

Curriculum Structure – Fourth Year – Honourswith Research Programme

SEMESTER - VII

Sl.

No.

Course code

 

Course name

 

Category

 

Marks

 

Credits

1.

 

Advanced Research Methodology

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

6

2.

 

Research Ethics and Academic Writing

MINOR

100

4

3.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 5

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

4.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 6

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

5.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 7

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

 

 

TOTAL

 

500

22

Major (Core) Pool for Semester VII (students to select THREE courses from this pool)

1.

 

Advanced Financial Management

2.

 

Strategic Management

3.

 

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

4.

 

Artificial Intelligence in Business

SEMESTER - VIII

Sl.

No.

Course code

 

Course name

 

Category

 

Marks

 

Credits

1.

 

Dissertation

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

6

2.

 

Enterprise Resource Planning (Theory - 50 marks) & Business Intelligence (Practical - 50 Marks)

 

MINOR

 

100

 

4

3.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 8

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

4.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 9

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

5.

 

MAJOR (CORE) - ELECTIVE 10

MAJOR

(CORE)

100

4

 

 

TOTAL

 

500

22

Major (Core) Pool for Semester VIII (students to select THREE courses from this pool)

1.

 

Quantitative Techniques in Business

2.

 

Applications of Macro Economic Policies on Indian Economy

3.

 

Strategic Marketing Management

4.

 

Risk Management

Grand total of Semesters I to VIII

4300

176

Morning Department

Vice-Principal
Rev. Dr. Joseph Kulandai, SJ
M.Com., PGDHRM, Ph.D.
Dean
Dr. Amitava Roy
M.Com., Ph.D., C.M.A.
Evening Department

Vice-Principal
Rev. Dr. A. Peter Arockiam, SJ
M.Com., PGDHRM
Dean
Dr. Soheli Ghose
Ph.D., M.Phil, M.B.A., M.Com, B.Ed.
Postgraduate Department

Vice-Principal
Rev. Dr. A. Peter Arockiam, SJ
M.Com., PGDHRM
Dean
Dr. Sanjib Kumar Basu
M.Com. , Ph.D. , FCA.
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