10599 B.Com Colleges in India

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) is a three-year undergraduate course pursued by a high number of students across the country every year. BCom is imparted through regular as well as distance education mode. This is one of the most popular courses of the Commerce branch. BCom offers three other popular courses –Bcom (Pass) or BCom-General, BCom (Honours) and BCom LLB. There are around 8,840 BCom colleges in India, including private (approximately 60%), /government (around 21%), and public/private (around 19%). BCom colleges in India offer courses at UG and PG level.

BCom is one of the common courses which are offered by almost all the universities and colleges in India. The eligibility criteria for pursuing BCom course is given below:

• The candidate must have studied Commerce in Class 11 and 12 with Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Maths/optional subject and English as main subjects.
• The candidate must meet the minimum cut-off criteria of the respective college for admission.
• Every college/ university has a minimum cut-off mark criteria as it is subject to the college/university’s admission criteria for that year.

Note: The minimum cut-off marks for BCom admission depends on the total percentage of candidates passing in Commerce in the board exams, the highest score in Commerce, the average score in Commerce, minimum cut-off marks of the previous year, etc.

In India, the colleges offer BCom through full-time, distance/correspondence, part-time classroom, and online mode. There are several BCom colleges in India in various cities/ states such as Delhi/ NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, etc. Some of the popular BCom colleges in India with their fees and location are tabulated below:

Popular Private BCom Colleges/ Universities in India

S. No.	Colleges	Location	Total Fees (Rs)	No. of Courses Offered
1.	Christ University	Bangalore	2.45-8.15 L	5
2.	LPU - Lovely Professional University	Jalandhar	1.62-3.28 L	4 Integrated (2)
3.	Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai	Mumbai	13.23-50.53 K	3
4.	St. Xavier’s College	Kolkata	1.23 L	4
5.	Amity University, Noida	Noida	4.8 L	2 Integrated (1)
6.	Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)	Delhi	4 K	1
7.	Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science and Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics	Mumbai	16.64-53.23 K	3
8.	SJES College of Management Studies	Bangalore	3.58 L	2
9.	Amrut Mody School of Management	Ahmedabad	7.6 L	1
10.	Stella Maris College	Chennai	-	3
11.	VIT University, Vellore	Vellore	1.67 L	1

 Popular Government BCom Colleges/ Universities in India

S. No.	Colleges	Location	Total Fees (Rs)	No. of Courses Offered
1.	Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)	Delhi	93.3 K	1
2.	Hindu College	Delhi	16.27 K	1
3.	BHU - Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	4.99 K	1
4.	DU - Delhi University	Delhi	-	1
5.	Ramjas College	Delhi	29.14-32.15 K	2
6.	MCC - Madras Christian College	Chennai	-	2
7.	University of Mumbai	Mumbai	-	1
8.	Lucknow University	Lucknow	32.68 K	1
9.	Lady Shri Ram College for Women	Delhi	59.61 K	1
10.	Kirori Mal College - KMC	Delhi	27.51-31.56 K	2
11.	PSG College of Arts and Science - PSGCAS	Coimbatore	-	9

 Placement Opportunities after BCom

A high number of BCom colleges in India provide placement opportunities to the students. There are several areas opened for commerce students such as Budget Planning, Marketing, Policy Planning, Auditing, Foreign Trade, etc.The salary of a BCom graduate varies from one job profile to the other. For instance, a fresh BCom graduate can get a job of a Business Analyst and earn Rs 3.5-5.5 LPA and as a Digital Marketer they can make an average of Rs 4.5-10 LPA.

The colleges provide opportunities to enhance their knowledge and gain real-time experience. These colleges with their placement ratings (based on student’s reviews on Shiksha.com) and top recruiters are given below:

S. No.	Institutes	Placement Ratings (Based on reviews)	Top Recruiters
1.	Jindal School of Banking and Finance (OP Jindal University)	4.9	Jindal Steel, Axis Bank, HCL, Flipkart, NDTV, Oyo, Deloitte, JP Morgan and so on
2.	Christ College, Pune	4.7	Amazon, HCL, American Express, Cybage, Flipkart, Myntra and so on
3.	Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi	4.6	Brain, Boston, Mc Kinsey, PwC, KPMG, Google, EY, Deloitte, McKinsey, LEK, BCN, JSW and so on
4	Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University	4.6	Mckinsey, JP Morgan, Gartner, Ey Parthenon,  AT Kearney, BCG, Brain & Co, PwC, DE Shaw, Citi bank, Standard Chartered and so on
5.	St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata	4.5	Deloitte, EY, Srei, PWC, Godrej, Dabur, HDFC and so on

Some of the other top recruiters are:

• SBI
• Punjab National Bank
• Citibank
• ICICI Bank
• IndusInd Bank
• HDFC
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• KPMG
• Deloitte
• LIC
• United India Insurance
• Kotak Life
• Bajaj Allianz

How affordable is studying BCom in India?

BCom is one of the inexpensive courses offered by many colleges in India. The fee structure of around 67% BCom colleges in India is less than Rs 1 lakh. Some of these colleges are listed below:

• Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University, Delhi
• Hindu College, Delhi University, Delhi
• Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science and Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
• Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune
• Xavier’s College, Mumbai

Approximately 19% BCom colleges in India come under the range of Rs 1-2 lakh. These colleges are given below:

• Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar
• School of Management Sciences (SMS), Varanasi
• Paul’s College, Bangalore
• Women’s Christian College, Chennai
• VIT University, Vellore

The fees break up with the percentage of BCom colleges in India is depicted in the graph below:

BCom Specialisations offered in India

There are various specialisations offered by BCom colleges in India. Finance is one of the most popular specialisations offered by 23% (approximately) colleges in the country. The graph below shows the percentage of colleges offering these specialisations:

Some of the other BCom specialisations in India are:

• IT and Systems
• Entrepreneurship
• Supply Chain
• Business Economics
• Advertising
• International Accounting
• International Business
• Income Tax
• Capital Markets
• Corporate Banking
• Mathematics
• Auditing and Control
• Risk Management
• Tally
• Terminal Operations and Management
• Tourism Studies
• Business Analytics
• Computer Science Engineering
• Digital Marketing
• Fashion Design
• Front-office Management

Popular Exams for BCom Colleges in India

Some of the colleges in India conduct college/university-level entrance exams for admission to BCom course while the rest give admissions based on the merit list/ cut-off list. These exams with their complete names are given below:

• IPU CET– Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test
• AJEE – AISECT Joint Entrance Exam
• UGAT – Under Graduate Aptitude Test 
• JET – Joint Employment Test
• BHU UET– Banaras Hindu University Undergraduate Entrance Test
• CUEE – Centurion University Entrance Examination
• SAEEE – Special Agent Entrance Exam
• TSLAWCET– Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test
• Amity JEE– Amity Joint Entrance Examination
• GAT - UGTP– GITAM Admission Test 
• CUET – Christ University Entrance Test
• AUMAT –Alliance Undergraduate Management Aptitude Test
• GOT – GIM Online Test 
• SPSAT– Sir Padampat Singhania Admission Test
• SVUCET–Sri Venkateswara University Common Entrance Test
• NIMSEE– NIMS Entrance Exam
• MUEE – Mewar University Entrance Examination
• ITM NEST– ITM National Entrance and Scholarship Test
• ACET – Actuarial Common Entrance Test
• DSAT – Dayananda Sagar University Admission Test
• JSAT – Jindal Scholastic Aptitude Test
• VijaybhoomiSAT– Vijaybhoomi Scholastic Aptitude Test 
• ATMA – AIMS Test for Management Admissions
• MHT CET– Maharashtra Common Entrance Test
• LPU NEST- Lovely Professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test

Some of these entrance exams conducted with the percentage of BCom colleges in India are given in the graph below:

Credentials for BCom Course in India

Almost all of the BCom colleges in India offer degree courses while the rest offer certificate and Diploma courses. Some of the BCom colleges that offer degree course are listed below:

S. No.	Colleges	Location
1.	Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University	Delhi
2.	Hindu College, Delhi University	Delhi
3.	Presidency College	Bangalore
4.	Amity University	Noida
5.	Madras Christian College (MCC)	Chennai
6.	Banaras Hindu University (BHU)	Varanasi
7.	Kirori Mal College, Delhi University	Delhi
8.	Doon Business School (DBS)	Dehradun
9.	Ethames Degree College	Hyderabad
10.	SAGE University	Indore

BCom Colleges/ University that offer certificate course are:

S. No.	Colleges	Location
1.	Ranchi University	Ranchi
2.	Institute of Chartered Accountants of India	Noida
3.	Academy of Computer Accounts	Ahmedabad

BCom Colleges that offer Diploma course are:

S. No.	Colleges	Location
1.	Savitribhai Phule Pune University (UNIPUNE)	Pune
2.	SoftDreamz Institute of Financial Market	Noida

Scope of BCom Course

BCom graduate gets opportunities in government and private sectors. They can find jobs at entry-level in various fields such as Finance, Accounting, etc., and also prepare for competitive exams for appointment in the government sector. To get high-paying jobs in the desired sector/ industry, one should pursue post-graduation courses or professional certificate after completing BCom. Some of the courses for a BCom graduate are listed below:

• Chartered Accountancy (CA)
• Company Secretary (CS)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Commerce (MCom)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Business Accounting and Taxation (BAT)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Financial Risk Manager (FRM)
• Certificate in Investment Banking (CIB)
• Certified Financial Planner
• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)
• Digital Marketing
• US Certified Public Accounting (CPA)

After completing the degree course in Commerce, students can pursue post-graduation in fields such as Commerce, Accounting, and Finance. Students can also opt for PhD and do research work in the field. They can apply for:

• Doctor of Commerce (DCom)
• Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programme

One of the best options for a BCom graduate is LLB. Various job areas after the completion of BCom course are:

• Business Consultancies
• Public Accounting Firms
• Foreign Trade
• Budget Planning
• Inventory Control
• Investment Banking
• Treasury and Forex Department

Some of the job profiles for BCom graduates are as follows:

• Auditor
• Tax Accountant
• Accountant
• Economist
• Stock Broker
• Finance Officer
• Company Secretary
• Sales Analyst
• Consultant
• Administrative Jobs in Public Sector
• Investment Consultant
• Loan/Credit Officer
• Asset Manager/Fund Manager
• Hedge Fund Manager
• Customer Relationship Executive
• Sales Manager
• Financial Analyst
• Statistician
• Market Research Analyst
• Tax Advisory Services/Tax Consultant
• Company Law Assistant/Corporate Legal Assistant
• Financial and Insurance Consultant
• Lecturer