Is Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) a Good Career choice?

B. Com, or bachelor of Commerce was first started atalong with regular commerce subjects like accounts,
University of Birmingham. It was William Ashley, aneconomics, statistics, etc.
Englishman from Oxford University and a professor ofB. Com (Foreign Trade)
Political economy and Constitutional History in theUnder this program students are taught about the
faculty of Arts at University of Toronto and also atforeign trade procedures and transactions, along with
Harvard University, who founded School ofregular B. Com subjects. This course make them
Commerce here. Many new subjects have beeneligible for applying for a job in a company / firm
added to the curriculum since and it has been madeengaged in import / export activities.
most suitable to current day business requirement.B. Com (Tax Procedure)
As the businesses are expanding globally with the useA growing business has a similarly growing
of latest technology, there is growing requirement forrequirement of managing its taxes efficiently. This is
qualified and trained individuals to look after day to daywhat this course has been designed for. It equips
business operations successfully. B. Com is the only,students with the knowledge of tax procedures and
the most popular and the most studied program allessentials, along with other commercial subjects. After
over the world. As this is directly related to the basiccompletion of the course students can apply for a job
business requirements, it covers a very wide realm ofin Accounts or Tax department of any company or
employment prospects globally. A commercecan even start their own tax consultancy firm.
graduate, i.e. B. Com graduate, can opt for many typesB. Com (Advertising & Sales Management)
of job opportunities, depending upon his specializationAdvertising and Sales Management are the important
and interests.aspects of any growing business which it can not do
Currently B. Com or Bachelor of Commerce course iswithout. B. Com with specialization in Advertising and
offered in many different disciplines to train candidatesSales Management trains students with marketing and
in a particular field. This is a three year graduationadvertising skills and essentials, a good going for those
program which can be attended by students afterwho have interest in advertising industry.
completing their school education. Here is briefB. Com (E-Commerce)
information about some common B. Com coursesE-commerce is the next inevitable thing. B. Com with
offered by reputed management institutes.specialisation in E-Commerce prepares students to
B. Com (Honours) – or B. Com (H) is a bit up thaneffectively manage e-commerce business like online
normal B. Com. Today many colleges run theseshops, or business portals. Students are made aware
courses in semester system like they do forof the technical and legal issues both.  
Engineering, MBA or other courses. Students areB. Com (Office Management)
taught all the subjects in more detailed form than theyThis specialization turns the candidates in efficient
are covered in normal B. Com. Besides students areoffice managers. Students are trend in computer
allowed to choose one subject for specialization in theirapplications, office administration, communication skills,
final year. For example you can opt for specialization inwork ethics and corporate culture. There are great job
Accounts, Cost Account, Management, Computer,opportunities in this field too.
Economics or any other subject.There can be more new fields added to this course.
B. Com (Computer Application) – In this courseThe conclusion is that this is a best career option even
students are taught about computer application,for average students and can be completed without
software development and operating procedures,costing you a lot.