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IGNOU Bachelor of Commerce (B.com)

Published on Monday July 25, 2022 09:56 by Umesh Singla

Indira Gandhi National Open University has prolonged its outreach beyond the borders of the country. The globalization of higher education, mainly via the distance mode of shipping, has given an altogether exceptional angle to the go-border transport of IGNOU’s academic packages in numerous international locations. The International Division came into existence after the international operations of the University. The Division was established on 16 October 1997 as a Cell and was upgraded to the fame of a full-fledged Division in 2002. From 1996 onwards, the International Division has been assigned the task of offering and promoting the academic programs of IGNOU by way of organizing bilateral and multilateral co-operations with numerous partner institutions and organizations/universities throughout the globe. At present, IGNOU is offering academic programs in 35 countries across the globe via 62 Partner Institutions.

IGNOU B.COM  Overview

B.COM or Bachelor of Commerce is an undergraduate degree conferred to the students of Commerce. This is one of the most popular courses among students. Like any undergraduate course, B.COM too is a three-year degree course and can be done by taking honours or passing subjects. Students pursuing it as honours take one or more subject/s as a Major.

With the educational session of July 2019, the IGNOU has adopted the Choice Based Credit System offered by  the University Grants Commission. The Choice-based Credit System, which's on offer for the Diploma degree, provides adaptability to the students to examine the subjects/publications in their needs and pursuits.

The programme's main objective is to inculcate knowledge, skills, and attitude amongst the learners to meet the challenges of various dimensions of business and commerce.

-The programme focuses on developing skills in the commerce domain areas and facilitates the employability and self-employability of the learners.
-The programme aims at providing commerce education to a large number of learners located in different parts of the country, including the far-flung areas and selected abroad centres.

-Commerce education is offered to the masses as well as the disadvantaged and marginal groups of society.
-The multimedia and interactive teaching-learning system provides an opportunity to acquire education at the doorstep, with flexible time and space for the learner. Accessibility and flexibility are very important features of the programme that provide opportunities to many heterogeneous groups to acquire education through
open and distance mode.
- The programme aims at the development of analytical skills, financial and accounting skills as well as the managerial skills.

Eligibility Criteria of Admission

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO B.COM-10+2 or its equivalent

Min Age-No Bar

Max Age-No Bar

-Duration (Min)- 3 Years

Duration (Max)- 6 Years

Medium of Instruction-English & Hindi Offered once a year in the July admission cycle.

How is B.Com. Course Beneficial?

  • Candidates who have completed B.Com. have a High Employment Rate as there is no commercial enterprise that does not require a Manager or a Commerce Specialist to manage the economic components in its  corporation. All the businesses registered underneath the Companies Act, are required to get their debts audited only via training Chartered Accountants due to which accountants in no way run out of a job.
  • A certified Chartered Accountant additionally has the option of joining the Government Service, Public Sector undertakings, or taking up a lucrative undertaking inside the personal region.
  • As the organizations are expanding globally with the usage of the present-day era, there may be a growing requirement for certified and trained people to look after the daily commercial enterprise operations efficiently.

Following Are the IGNOU BCOM Courses Offered for Students

IGNOU B.Com 1st Year Courses
Course Code Course Name Credits
FEG-02 Foundation Course in English 4
FST-1 Foundation Course in Science and Technology 8
FEG-1 Foundation Course in English-1 4
FHD-2 Foundation Course in Hindi-2 4
FHD-1 Foundation Course in Hindi-1 4
MSW-009 Community Organisation Management for Community Development 8
IGNOU B.Com 2nd Year Courses
Course Code Course Name Credits
ECO-1 Business Organisation 4
ECO-02 Accountancy-I 4
ECO-03 Management Theory 4
ECO-05 Mercantile Law 4
ECO-06 Economic Theory 4
ECO-07 Elements of Statistics 4
ECO-08 Company Law 4
ECO-09 Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions 4
ECO-10 Elements of Costing 4
ECO-11 Elements of Income Tax 4
ECO-12 Elements of Auditing 4
ECO-13 Business Environment 4
ECO-14 Accountancy-II 4
IGNOU B.Com 3rd Year Courses
Course Code Course Name Credits
AFW-(E) Feature Writing 4
AWR-(E) Writing for Radio 4
AWR-(H) Radio Lekhan (Hindi) 4
CTE-03 Teaching Strategies 4
CTE-04 Teaching English (Elementary School) 4
CTE-05 Teaching English (Secondary School) 4
AOM-1 Office Organisation Management 4
ASP-1 Secretarial Practice 4
AHE-1 Human Environment 6
AMT-01 The teaching of Primary School Mathematics 6
AMK-1 Marketing -AMK-1 4
AED-1 Export Procedures and Documentation 4
ATR-1 Translation 8
ACC-1 Organizing Childcare Services 8
ANC-1 Nutrition for the Community -ANC-1 8
ACS-1 Consumer Studies -ACS-1 8

Note: Student's Handbook and Prospectus are additionally accessible on IGNOU’s official site www.ignou.ac.in. Data about the courses given here is partial and ought not to be treated as complete. The organization would offer other courses than those referenced here. Students are advised to check with the institution for the most recent information concerning the course.