Streams in Commerce with Maths

So, after taking maths along with Commerce in your high school, you thought of a quite a few options to be open for you, helping you to fulfil your dreams. Just after completing your 12 you are there with your results and deciding what next? Due to the growth of the commerce industry a bunch of options has been created for you to select which are the best career option in commerce after 12th. The best option for you depends upon your skills and interest towards that field. This article might seek to solve a bit of your problems and help you to decide the best streams in commerce with maths for you. Students whether having maths or not should pursue some other certification or professional degree along with their graduation as doing just a simple graduation in this competitive world might not help them to grab an expected dream job. Some of the best available options other than graduation programs like B.Com, B.Com (Hons), or BBA are-

• ACCA

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is a bod of professional accountants providing accounting qualification since years and is valid over 180 countries across the globe. It consists of 14 papers divided into two levels i.e. Foundation level having 9 papers and the professional level having 5 papers, also one has to complete a practical experience of 36 months in order to get the degree. You can go for ACCA integrated degree with graduation which might make the degree a bit easier for you as you might receive some exemptions also. One such course provided to you is B.Com (Hons) in International Accounting by Global Centre of Entrepreneurship and Commerce(GCEC Global), which is the only college in India to provide graduation degree along with ACCA degree an practical experience in just 3 years.

• CIMA

Chartered Institute of Management Accounting is one of the most prestigious organisation for providing qualification in management accounting and is recognized in over 179 countries across the globe.

CIMA curriculum is more focussed more upon management accounting, business and financial strategy. The curriculum is divided into three levels strategic, management and operational level and a whosoever wishes to pursue this degree should clear 14 papers divided in the three levels.

• CA

Chartered Accountant is a degree of professional accounting provided by the Institute of Chartered Accountant India. To pursue CA a student has to clear CPT entrance exam. Only after passing the CPT exam a student can move to the next levels that is IPCC, articleship and final exam. The IPCC levels consist of two groups. Duration of this course is 4 years depending upon your ability to clear the exams.

• Courses in Programming, website and graphic Designing

With the huge growth in the IT industry job opportunity in the field of programming and website and graphic development has also increased rapidly. Ones who pursue this course can also work as free lancers providing them better earning and growth opportunities. There area of other options available in this field like digital marketing, animation, editing, etc.

• Starting Your Own Business

Startup is the new trend in this dynamic and growth environment, starting something of your own with proper guidance and learning provides you a lot of growth opportunities and help you succeed. In order to become a successful entrepreneur, you need to learn hooks and nooks of entrepreneurship and for that you can join a course that guides you in starting your own business. One such course which is also India’s first ever graduation course in entrepreneurship is B.Com (Hons) in Entrepreneurship, which is focused more upon the practical development rather than theoretical learning and helps the students to start their own business within their graduation period.

As each and every option is competent and good enough, but choosing an option as the best and suitable depends upon you interest and abilities towards that particular area.

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Top ACCA Colleges in India

As we all know many International Courses are coming in India creating big opportunities for Distance Education, and International Graduation, but only a mere 10% of the whole population of our vast and diverse nation is aware of it. In the past decade, many colleges have tried to serve these International degrees and professional courses by integrating them into their curriculum. Such are the courses like CFA, CIMA, ACCA, ICWA which provide us the knowledge to meet the Global Standards in the world of Finance. While you go forward with this article you will know about ACCA which is one the most significant body in Accounting and Top ACCA Colleges in India providing this course.

ACCA – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

ACCA is a global body of accounting which operates from UK. It is a 102-year-old accounting body which regulates IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards). ACCA’s professional degree is applicable in 180+ countries. You don’t need to worry about whether you’ll get placed or not as ACCA also has 7000+ certified employers.

Before, you go on forward with this Article, I would suggest you read and research about ACCA to know about all it’s necessary requirements and other rules and regulations.

Top 10 ACCA Colleges in India

Most colleges have integrated the ACCA syllabus along with their B.Com or B.Com (Hons) degree. This proves to be a benefit for the student as it allows students to get exemptions of some papers and they get multiple degrees (from ACCA and the College) in just 3 years.

Note – Any and every information is subject to change depending on the institution.

Christ University, Bangalore

Christ University offers BBA (Finance and Accountancy) integrated with ACCA which offers you a 9-paper exemption out of the 14 papers. The class timings are also an advantage to students as they end it by 1:00 P.M. so they have time to work on their Practical Experience Requirement (PER). They also provide Advanced Microsoft Excel and Big Data Analytics training to their students along with regular soft skills and activity sessions which enhances their necessary skills to work in the corporate environment.

Fees

• 2,15,000 INR – 1st Year
• 1,80,000 INR – 2nd Year
• 1,80,000 INR – 3rd Year

Eligibility Criteria – Minimum score of 60% in 12th Boards in any stream (Commerce & Science)

Duration – 3 years

Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce (SCAC), Pune

SCAC offers you an opportunity to pursue ACCA parallelly with B.Com/B.A. graduation degree. As they haven’t integrated ACCA’s syllabus into their curriculum I believe they can’t offer any paper exemption to students. You may also have to sacrifice working on your PER because you have back to back B.Com/B.A. classes from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and then ACCA classes from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m., from Monday to Saturday.

Fees

• 14,000 INR for each ACCA paper (excluding book and exam fees)
• Com Fees – 15,500 INR per annum

Eligibility Criteria – Minimum score of 60% in 12th Boards

Apeejay Stya University, Delhi

Apeejay Stya University offers an undergraduate degree in B.Com (Hons) in Accounting and Finance parallelly to ACCA. This means that the student will not get any exemption under this course. The faculty, which has experience in the field of finance would benefit the student most. You may not have time to devote to your PER.

Fees – 2,18,000 INR per annum

Eligibility Criteria – Minimum score of 50% in 12th Boards

Duration – 4 years

Sharda University, Noida

Sharda University has an embedded ACCA course with their B.Com (Hons) degree and provides student with 9 paper exemption. The students get to learn from qualified mentors from ACCA and also the Learning Management System (LMS) of the university delivers them the examination environment of ACCA papers integrating with the rules and regulations of CBE examinations.

Fees – 1,36,000 INR per annum

Eligibility Criteria – Minimum score of 50% in 12th Boards.

Duration – 3 years

Global Centre for Entrepreneurship and Commerce (GCEC), Jaipur

GCEC which is a constituent body of VGU, offers B.Com (Hons) in International Accounting and the course structure is designed in a unique way. The College faculty has focused more on Practical Learning rather than just theoretical learning. The class timings are flexible as students only need to study 3 hours a day and then focus on their PER. The Founders of the course have already produced ACCA toppers in Rajasthan and all over India with a success rate of more than 90%. The mentoring team use case study based methods which help the students to learn the concepts easily. They are currently offering 7-paper exemption out of 14 papers. The college provide the students to take International Internships and join International Summer Schools which makes a great impact on their CV.

Fees – 65,000 INR per annum

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum score of 80% in 12th Boards.
• Qualified in Screening Test and Interview.

Duration – 3 years

Gitam Institute of Management, Vishakhapatnam

With its fairly huge campus of 98 acres, Gitam Institute offers great facilities with experienced faculty of 10+ years. They offer B.Com (Hons) parallelly with ACCA. They have focused more on academics than PER. So if you wish to complete your PER after completing all your ACCA papers and graduation, I’d suggest this is one of the good choices you have.

Fees – 90,000 INR per annum

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum score of 50% in 12th Boards.
• Qualified in UGAT or GAT (or) Qualified in GIM Online Test(GOT)

Duration – 3 years

UPES, Dehradun

UPES, Dehradun offers BBA in Accounting and Information Systems embedded with ACCA. If someone is really interested to work in the energy sector, this is the best place to go. This course focuses on Energy Sector Accounting and also puts emphasis on Accounting Information System. It also provides communication and soft skills training.

Fees – 2,03,500 INR per annum

Eligibility –  Minimum score of 50% in 12th Boards.

Duration – 3 years

Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun

The campus is situated in lush green environment which provides better concentration in-turn better studies. Graphic Era Hill provides B.Com (Hons) International Finance and Accounting embedded with ACCA. It provides first in class facilities so that students feel comfortable and have no issues while they are in the campus.

Fees – 152,770 INR per annum

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum score of 50% in 12th Boards.
• Merit prepared on the basis of GEJET

Manipal University, Jaipur

Manipal Group’s recent establishment of Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) which is a top-notch university spread over 154 acres of land provides many courses in its big campus. MUJ offers B.Com (Hons) in Accounting embedded with ACCA. It offers 9-paper exemption to students but students are at disadvantage because the college timings are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and so they are not able to complete their PER.

Fees – 1,79,000 INR per annum

Eligibility Criteria – Minimum score of 50% in 12th Boards

Duration – 3 years

International College for Girls(ICG), Jaipur

ICG is a pioneer in Girls’ education and now started offering B.Com (Hons) in Applied Accountancy and Finance from the past 2 years. It gives 5-paper exemption to its students. It has been listed among top 50 Commerce Colleges in India. ICG has a great mentoring team with experience from the field of finance. But because of its college timings students cannot make time to complete their PER.

Fees – 79,500 INR per annum.

Eligibility Criteria – Minimum score of 50% in 12th Boards

Duration – 3 years

Conclusion

I would suggest that while choosing a college you should consider whether that college allows you to complete your PER along with the graduation because otherwise it will extend your ACCA degree to 3 more years and also whether they provide you with additional certifications or diplomas.