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.
The programme will consist of the following seven categories of courses as given below:
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.
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 |
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| 1 | 2 |
| 22 |
II | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
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| 1 | 2 |
| 22 |
III | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |
IV | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |
V | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1 | 3 |
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| 23 |
VI | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 23 |
VII* | 4 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
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| 22 |
VIII* | 4 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
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| 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 | MAJOR (CORE) | 100 | 4 | ||
2 | C1BC230121T | Business Laws | MAJOR (CORE) | 100 | 4 | ||
3 | B1BC230111T | Management Principles and Applications | MINOR | 100 | 4 | ||
4 | M1BC230111T | Micro Economics | MDC | 100 | 4 | ||
5 |
| Modern Indian Language – 1 |
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AEC |
50 |
2 |
A1BC230121T | Bengali | - | |||||
A1BC230131T | Hindi | ||||||
A1BC230141T | Alternative English | ||||||
6 | A1BC230111T | Business Communication - 1 | AEC | 50 | 2 | ||
7 | V1BC230111T | Spirituality and Inter-Religious Harmony | VAC | 50 | 2 | ||
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| TOTAL |
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| 550 | 22 |
SEMESTER - II | |||||||
Sl. No. | Course code | Course name | Syllabus | Course Outcome | Category | Marks | Credits |
1 | C1BC230211T | Financial Accounting - 2 | MAJOR (CORE) | 100 | 4 | ||
2 | C1BC230221T | Cost and Management Accounting - 1 | MAJOR (CORE) | 100 | 4 | ||
3 | B1BC230211T | Organization Behaviour | MINOR | 100 | 4 | ||
4 | M1BC230211T | Macro Economics | MDC | 100 | 4 | ||
5 |
| Modern Indian Language - 2 |
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AEC |
50 |
2 |
A1BC230221T | Bengali | - | |||||
A1BC230231T | Hindi | ||||||
A1BC230241T | Alternative English | ||||||
6 | A1BC230211T | Business Communication - 2 | AEC | 50 | 2 | ||
7 | V1BC230211T | Panchkosha: Holistic Personality Development | - | VAC | 50 | 2 | |
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| TOTAL |
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| 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 | MAJOR (CORE) | 100 | 4 | ||
2 | C2BC230321T | Direct Taxation - 1 | MAJOR (CORE) | 100 | 4 | ||
3 | B2BC230311T | Indian Economy | MINOR | 100 | 4 | ||
4 | M2BC230311T | Business Mathematics and Statistics - 1 | MDC | 100 | 4 | ||
5 | S2BC230311P | Information Technology Skills for Business | SEC | 100 | 3 | ||
6 | V2BC230311T | Environmental Education - 1 | VAC | 50 | 2 | ||
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| TOTAL |
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| 550 | 21 |
SEMESTER - IV | |||||||
Sl. No. | Course code | Course name | Syllabus | Course Outcome | Category | Marks | Credits |
1 | C2BC230411T | Direct Taxation - 2 | MAJOR (CORE) | 100 | 4 | ||
2 | C2BC230421T | Corporate Laws | MAJOR (CORE) | 100 | 4 | ||
3 | B2BC230411T | Emerging Trends in E-Business | MINOR | 100 | 4 | ||
4 | M2BC230411T | Business Mathematics and Statistics - 2 | MDC | 100 | 4 | ||
5 | S2BC230411T | Entrepreneurship | SEC | 100 | 3 | ||
6 | V2BC230411T | Environmental Education - 2 | VAC | 50 | 2 | ||
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| TOTAL |
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| 550 | 21 |
Curriculum Structure – Third Year | |||||
SEMESTER - V | |||||
Sl. No. | Course code | Course name | Category | Marks | Credits |
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 |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |