Commerce helps in increasing the human beings basic and secondary wants. This is done by the seamless transportation of goods and services all across the world. Commerce helps to get what we want at the right time, place and price which increases the standard of living of people.
This, in fact, increases the production which results in growing the national wealth and income. The field of Commerce deals with studies of market, economics, fiscal policies, industrial policies and so on.
The overall economic health of a nation largely depends on advanced Commerce studies. This stream also offers a wide range of career options.
The most popular degree offered in this field is the Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) degree.
B.Com degree is more oriented towards academics and equips a student with fundamentals and concepts on Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance, Economics and Industrial Policies.
B.Com is also considered to be the students¡¦ first step towards courses like
Chartered Accountancy (CA),
Company Secretary (CS), and
Cost and Management Accounting (CMA) which was previously known as
Cost and Works Accounting (CWA) as it builds a firm ground in Accountancy which is necessary to complete these courses successfully. It is an ideal course for students who want to take up a career in Accountancy, Auditing or Financial Analysis.
A number of subjects can be studied under the disciplines of Commerce in conjugation such as Accountancy, Economics, Mathematics, Business, and Finance etc.
Commerce courses also train students in various aspects of business; however, they are more inclined towards practical subjects such as auditing, business economics and various types of accounting.
B. Com is the degree which is offered in the Commerce field.
There are many professional courses too in Commerce, such as
Chartered Accountancy, ACCA,
Cost and Management
Accounting and Company Secretary etc.