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B.Com. (Honours)

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Location:

Warriam Road, Ernakulam

B.Com. (Honours) is a first-level degree that opens up multiple opportunities for the students as they graduate. Therefore, the course design seeks to impart valuable skill sets to the students in the areas of finance, accounting and taxation. The B.Com. (Honours) programme equips the students with key functional inputs and prepares them either to take up their first corporate job or facilitates them for a higher degree in the chosen subject of specialisation. 

Why should one choose B.Com. (Hons.) at CVV?

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (ACCA) is the world’s most forward-thinking professional accountancy body offering the fastest-growing gateway to the accountancy profession. ACCA provides Chartered Certified Accountant qualification (ACCA or FCCA) in more than 170 countries. ACCA offers a promising career in the area of accounting, audit, finance, management and taxation, which is internationally recognised.

CVV has tied up with ACCA, UK. A student completing his/her B.Com. (Hons.) programme in CVV will get a 9 paper exemption (highest) granted by ACCA-UK). Moreover all the 13 papers  of ACCA have been integrated  with the curriculum of the B.Com. (Hons.) programme. The students can pursue ACCA training along with B.Com. (Hons) with a special fee package. It includes 15 days of ACCA training every semester. 

As with all programmes, our B.Com. (Hons.) students are offered internship and placement support by the Placement Cell of the University. 

Programme Structure

  • Financial Accounting  
  • Business Law 
  • Management Techniques and Ethics in Business 
  • Corporate Regulations and Administration 
  • Corporate Accounting
  • Indirect Tax-GST 
  • Cost and Management Accounting 
  • Income Tax – Law and Practice 
  • Advanced Cost & Management Accounting 
  • Performance Management 
  • Income Tax Assessment and Procedure 
  • Principles of Financial Management 
  • Auditing Principles and Practices 
  • Financial reporting

The Discipline-Specific Electives follow a flexible system wherein students can choose courses based on their preferences from a wide variety of Elective Courses in the final year of their studies. 

Sl.No

Group 1

Group II

Group III

(Strategy & Finance)

(Marketing)

(Business Analytics)

1

Strategic Business Leader

Consumer Behaviour

Introduction to Business Analytics

2

Strategic Business Reporting

Rural marketing

Database Management Systems

3

Advanced Financial Management

Digital Marketing

Data Visualisation Techniques

4

Advanced Financial Accounting

Customer Relationship Management

Big Data Analytics

5

Banking Management and Financial Services

Services Marketing

Data Mining Techniques

6

Business Research Methods & Project Work

Business Research Methods & Project Work

Business Research Methods & Project Work

A student can choose any four courses from the list provided below:

  • Managerial Economics
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Marketing Management
  • Indian Financial System
  • Business Research Methods
  • Computing for Business & Society
  • Entrepreneurship Development
  • Human Resource Management
  • Introduction to Strategic Management
  • Operations Management
  • Operations Research
  • Appreciation of Indian Sciences-East vs West
  • Success- Insights from Bhagavad Gita and Itihasas
  • English In Context-The Essentials
  • Environmental Studies
  • Indic Knowledge Systems: Self Unfoldment
  • Indic Knowledge Systems: Pride of India
  • Internship
  • Personality Development and Communication Skills
  • Statistical Software Package(s)
  • Accounting Software Package
Higher Studies & Career Avenues

The syllabi of the Core and Elective Courses parallels that of examinations conducted by professional organisations such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI), and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and help to get prepared for these examinations. The Courses provide a strong base for career opportunities by training students to take up professional roles such as Financial Analyst, Accounts Officer, Tax Consultant, Auditor, Marketer or to be a successful entrepreneur upholding ethics and values.

Higher Studies & Career Avenues

The syllabi of the Core and Elective Courses parallels that of examinations conducted by professional organisations such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI), and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and help to get prepared for these examinations. The Courses provide a strong base for career opportunities by training students to take up professional roles such as Financial Analyst, Accounts Officer, Tax Consultant, Auditor, Marketer or to be a successful entrepreneur upholding ethics and values.

Faculty Profiles

Name & Designation:

Qualification: 

Teaching Area (relevant to programme)

Dr. Vinod R. R.

Asst. Professor and Head, School of Contemporary Knowledge Systems

PhD

Banking & Finance

Ms. Abha Mohan

Asst. Professor

PhD(Pursuing), MCom

Accounting, Taxation & Finance

Dr. Manjula R. Iyer

Associate Professor

PhD

Business Law, Accounting & Finance

Dr. Bindusree A. R.

Asst. Professor

PhD

Statistics, Research Methods, Operations Research, & Business Analytics

Mr. Jayesh P

Asst. Professor

PhD (Pursuing), MBA

Business Management and Marketing

Dr. A. S. Ambily

PhD

 

Dr. Renju Chandran

PhD

 

Faculty