Startups drive demand for commerce subjects

JAIPUR: The rising trend of enterprising, startups and digital ventures has given a major push to BCom pass course subjects. The direct competition from

BBA

and

BCA

that resulted in empty seats in BCom classroom courses has become a history. In fact, it is becoming the first choice of meritorious students in Class XII Science.

Akanksha Arora

, faculty from department of Commerce, St. Xavier’s College in Jaipur, shared, “These days, students want to open up startups that have their own plans with good entrepreneurship skills. They would like work on their ideas during the college days. Good colleges organize fests, seminars and workshops which gives a cutting edge to these students over others.”

Science students who wanted to make their career in finance opts BCom or BCom pass course. The most mainstream career options are CA (chattered accountant), CS (company secretary), and financial analyst. But these can be done with Master’s degree as well.

“The Bcom (H) subjects give you a limited scope as it is specializing whereas the pass course gives you coverage of all subjects such as business administration, financial accountancy etc. So B.Com (Pass) course tends to remain in demand among students,” said Arora.

Abhishek Bhardwaj, a student from LBS College said, “I have opted for this course as the pressure of studies in not much but the course is very useful alongside my CA (Chattered Accountancy) examination preparation as there is a good scope of CA in India and Abroad. I also have interest in accountancy which opens an option for me of cost accountant too.”