Academics
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) is an undergraduate degree in commerce. Commerce refers to the entire system of an economy that facilitates an environment for business. The Programme offered by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham prepares for a career in accountancy, banking, auditing, etc.
The syllabus of the Programme and its delivery is industry and practice oriented which enables the students in getting a more meaningful and relevant higher education.
DURATION: 3 years, 6 semesters
SEATS: 60
Curriculum and Syllabus
Semester I
| Course Code | Course Title | L | T | P | Cr. | ES |
| 18ENG101 | Communicative English | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | A |
| Language Paper I | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18COM101 | Accountancy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | C |
| 18COM102 | Management Principles and Practices | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | E |
| 18CSA106 | PC Software | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D |
| 18MAT104 | Fundamentals of Business Mathematics | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | G |
| 18CSA186 | PC Software Lab | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | L1 |
| 18CUL101 | Cultural Education I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | F |
| TOTAL | 22 | |||||
Semester II
| Course Code | Course Title | L | T | P | Cr. | ES |
| 18ENG121 | Professional Communication | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | A |
| Language Paper II | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18COM111 | Advanced Accountancy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | C |
| 18COM113 | Modern Banking | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D |
| 18ECO111 | Economics for Business | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | E |
| 18MAT113 | Business Statistics and Operations Research | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | G |
| 18CSA190 | Business Skill using PC Lab I | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | L1 |
| 18CUL111 | Cultural Education II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | F |
| TOTAL | 21 | |||||
Semester III
| Course Code | Course Title | L | T | P | Cr. | ES |
| 18COM201 | Corporate Accounting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | A |
| 18COM202 | Insurance and Risk Management | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | B |
| 18BUS204 | Entrepreneurship Development and Project Management | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18BUS219 | Marketing Management and E-Business | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | C |
| 18ENV300 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | D |
| 18LAW201 | Indian Constitution | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | E |
| 18CSA283 | Business Skill using PC Lab. II | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | L1 |
| 18SSK201 | Life Skills I | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | G |
| 18AVP201 | Amrita Values Programme I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | F |
| TOTAL | 23 | |||||
Semester IV
| Course Code | Course Title | L | T | P | Cr. | ES |
| 18COM211 | Fundamentals of Costing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | A |
| 18COM213 | International Trade | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | B |
| 18COM214 | Introduction to Research Projects | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | C |
| 18CSA217 | Accounting Packages - Tally | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | H |
| 18LAW202 | Mercantile Laws | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | E |
| 18CSA286 | Accounting Packages - Tally Lab. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | L1 |
| Open Elective A* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | J | |
| 18SSK211 | Life Skills II | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | G |
| 18AVP211 | Amrita Values Programme II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | F |
| TOTAL | 23 | |||||
Semester V
| Course Code | Course Title | L | T | P | Cr. | ES |
| 18COM301 | Management Accounting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | A |
| 18COM303 | Direct and Indirect Taxes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | B |
| 18CSA305 | Web Technologies and E-Commerce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | C |
| 18LAW211 | Company Law and Secretarial Practice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D |
| Elective Paper I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | E | |
| 18COM390 | Live-in-Lab@ / Open Elective B* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | J |
| 18CSA382 | Web Technologies and E-Commerce Lab | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | L1 |
| 18COM391 | Minor Project | 3 | P1 | |||
| 18SSK301 | Life Skills III | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | G |
| TOTAL | 25 | |||||
Semester VI
| Course Code | Course Title | L | T | P | Cr. | ES |
| 18COM311 | Principles of Financial Management | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | A |
| 18COM312 | Capital Markets and Financial Services | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | B |
| 18COM313 | Auditing – Principles and Practices | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | C |
| 18BUS312 | Strategic Management for Business | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | D |
| Elective Paper II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | E | |
| 18COM399 | Project | 6 | P | |||
| TOTAL | 25 | |||||
| Total credits for the Programme = 139 | ||||||
Language - Paper I
| Course Code | Course Title | L-T-P | Cr. | ES | |
| 18HIN101 | Hindi I | 1 0 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18KAN101 | Kannada I | 1 0 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18MAL101 | Malayalam I | 1 0 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18TAM101 | Tamil I | 1 0 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18SAN101 | Sanskrit I | 1 0 2 | 2 | B |
Language - Paper II
| Course Code | Course Title | L-T-P | Cr. | ES | |
| 18HIN111 | Hindi II | 1 0 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18KAN111 | Kannada II | 1 0 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18MAL111 | Malayalam II | 1 0 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18TAM111 | Tamil II | 1 0 2 | 2 | B | |
| 18SAN111 | Sanskrit II | 1 0 2 | 2 | B |
Electives
| Course Code | Course Title | L-T-P | Cr. | ES |
| Finance Stream | ||||
| 18COM304 | Investment Management | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| 18COM331 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| 18COM332 | Introduction to International Finance | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| Management Stream | ||||
| 18BUS344 | Hospital Management | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| 18BUS345 | Human Resources Management Concepts | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| 18BUS346 | Introduction to OrganisationalBehaviour | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| Marketing Stream | ||||
| 18BUS332 | Integrated Advertising and Branding | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| 18BUS333 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| 18BUS342 | Advertising and Public Relations | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| 18BUS347 | Tourism Marketing | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| Information Technology Stream | ||||
| 18BUS353 | Web-based Marketing | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| 18CSA351 | Audit Control and Practices | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
| 18CSA352 | Information Systems - Assets | 3 0 0 | 3 | E |
5. Two Open Elective courses are to be taken by each student, one each in the 4th and the 5th semesters, from the list of Open Electives offered by the School.
4. Students undertaking and registering for a Live-in-Lab project, can be exempted from registering for an Open Elective course in the fifth semester.
Open Electives
| Course Code | Course Title | L-T-P | Cr. | ES |
| 18OEL231 | Advertising | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL232 | Basic Statistics | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL233 | Citizen Journalismh | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL234 | Creative Writing for Beginners | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL235 | Desktop Support and Services | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL236 | Development Journalism | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL237 | Digital Photography | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL238 | Emotional Intelligence | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL239 | Essence of Spiritual Literature | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL240 | Film Theory | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL241 | Fundamentals of Network Administration | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL242 | Gender Studies | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL243 | Glimpses of Indian Economy and Polity | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL244 | Graphics and Web-designing Tools | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL245 | Green Marketing | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL246 | Healthcare and Technology | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL247 | History of English Literature | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL248 | Indian Writing in English | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL249 | Industrial Relations and Labour Welfare | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL250 | Introduction to Ancient Indian Yogic and Vedic Wisdom | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL251 | Introduction to Computer Hardware | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL252 | Introduction to Event Management | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL253 | Introduction to Media | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL254 | Introduction to Right to Information Act | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL255 | Introduction to Translation | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL256 | Linguistic Abilities | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL257 | Literary Criticism and Theory | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL258 | Macro Economics | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL259 | Managing Failure | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL260 | Media Management | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL261 | Micro Economics | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL262 | Micro Finance, Small Group Management and Cooperatives | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL263 | Negotiation and Counselling | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL264 | New Literatures | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL265 | Non-Profit Organisation | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL266 | Personal Effectiveness | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL267 | Perspectives in Astrophysics and Cosmology | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL268 | Principles of Marketing | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL269 | Principles of Public Relations | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL270 | Science, Society and Culture | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL271 | Statistical Analysis | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL272 | Teamwork and Collaboration | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL273 | The Message of Bhagwad Gita | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL274 | Understanding Travel and Tourism | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL275 | Videography | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL276 | Vistas of English Literature | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL277 | Web-Designing Techniques | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL278 | Organic Farming | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL279 | Basic Legal Awareness on Protection of Women and Rights | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL280 | Ritual Performances of Kerala | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL281 | Documenting Social Issues | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL282 | Fabrication of Advanced Solar Cell | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL283 | Basic Concepts of X-ray Diffraction | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL284 | Introduction to FORTRAN and GNUPLOT | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL285 | Introduction to Porous Materials | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL286 | Forensic Science | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL287 | Introduction to solar Physics | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL288 | Recycling Recovery and Treatment Methods for Wastes | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL289 | Acting and Dramatic Presentation | 2 0 2 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL290 | Computerised Accounting | 2 0 2 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL291 | Kerala Mural Art and Painting | 2 0 2 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL292 | Painting | 2 0 2 | 3 | J |
| 18OEL293 | Reporting Rural Issues | 3 0 0 | 3 | J |
