B.A. in Corporate Economics 

at Women's Christian College, College Road

Yes, Women's Christian College offers a three-year BA programme spread across six semesters. The college offers BA in three specialisations under Government-Aided and Self-Financed Categories. These courses are affiliated with the University of Madras. Interested candidates can submit their application on the college's official website. The BA specialisations at WCC include:

• History
• English 
• Corporate Economics

Women's Christian College shortlists candidates for BA programme based on their merit in the last qualifying exam. Aspirants are required to complete a minimum of Class 12 for BA. The deparatment further shortlist eligible candidates according to merit in various categories and send it to the Scrutiny Committee. The college releases a selection list for each course to announce the names of shortlisted aspirants.

Candidates who have passed Class 12 (or equivalent) are eligible to apply for Women's Christian College's BA courses. Below is the specialisation-wise eligibility for various BA courses offered at the college:

BA Specialisation	Eligibility
English	Higher Secondary/Class 12 (Preference will be given to students who have done Communicative English for up to 10% of seats)
History	Higher Secondary/Class 12 with 55% aggregate and above
Corporate Economics	Higher Secondary/Class 12 or equivalent preferably with Mathematics

WCC BA admission dates vary from year to year. The college starts accepting online applications for various UG courses typically in the month of May. In 2024, the application window opened on May 2, 2024. As of now, the college has released the lists of provisionally selected students for BA admission on their official website. The classes are expected to begin soon.

Just eight companies were the top WCC recruiters.
Women's Christian College, Chennai, arranges a number of seminars and placement cell programs for career guidance in addition to inviting reputable companies for campus recruitment.

IBM, Wipro, Infosys, Google, HCL, Taj, Tech Mahindra, Fitness One, Cognizant, TCS, Amazon, Zoho, IBM, Wipro, ITC, TATA, and many more are among the top employers at the college.
Numerous businesses in a variety of sectors have expressed interest in employing WCC graduates. Information technology (IT), banking and finance, consulting, media and communications, healthcare, and hospitality are a few industries that frequently hire WCC graduates.

 

The college's robust alumni network and corporate relationships make placements at WCC highly sought after, as they play a key role in connecting students with employment opportunities.

Women's Christian College (WCC) recorded the highest-ever package of INR 45 Lakh Per Annum (as per advertisements) during the 2023 placements.  Additionally, it states that eight businesses in all paid the campus a visit in 2023 for WCC placements.
Prior to 2023, the highest  package given by  WCC was approximately INR 26 lakhs annually.

Some of the leading companies that hire from WCC are: ITC Limited, Sify Customer Pvt Ltd, Kanbay Hyderabad, Sree Career Solutions, Allsec Technologies Ltd., HCL, Saraa Medical Solutions, Career Forum, Hewlett Packard, Scope International, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Infosys Technologies Limited, SI Systems, Crystal Communications, etc.

 

Ethiraj College for Women has a dedicated job placement cell and internships are an important focus for them, especially for students pursuing programs in computer science, information technology, commerce and management.Various leading recruiters like TCS, Infosys, Cognizant and HDFC Bank visit Ethiraj College campus every year to recruit students for these professional courses.On the other hand, Women's Christian College, Chennai focuses mainly on undergraduate courses in pure arts and sciences such as physics, chemistry, botany and economics rather than professional degrees.Therefore, large-scale campus placement through large recruiting firms may not be the primary focus or activity of Women's Christian College.

In conclusion, Ethiraj College appears to have a clear advantage when it comes to campus placement and providing employment opportunities to graduates of professional courses. The Women's Christian College focuses more on arts-based learning than corporate internships.

Women's Christian College offer courses like B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., M.Com, B.A., B.Com (Hons), B.Com, BBA, BCA with the stream of Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences, IT & Software, Business & Management Studies, Accounting & Commerce, Animation. Women's Christian College offers specializations such as B.Sc. specializations in Computer Science, Zoology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, M.Sc. specializations in Food & Nutrition, Clinical Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Data Analytics, M.A. specializations in International Business, English, B.A. specializations in English.

Women's Christian College admissions are currently open for 2025 session. Candidates can fill out the application form on the college's website. WCC Chennai offers admission to aspirants based on their qualifying exam scores. The college offers admission to BA, BSc, BCom, MCom, etc. at UG and PG levels.