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Years of study
B.Com 3 years
B.A.F. 3 yearsstudy focus
B.Com accounting and finance + other areas of business and trade.
B.A.F. accounting and financecurriculum/ subjects
B.Com subjects • Accounting & Finance management
• Cost management
• Auditing
• Economics
• Human Resource
• Export Management
• Industrial Psychology etc.,
BAF subjects • Financial accounting
• Cost accounting
• Auditing
• Taxation
• Business Law
• Economics
• Business communications
• IT etc.,career prospects
B.Com MEDIUM – since the course is general in nature. However, have a wider choice in higher studies that would get a good start to your career.
B.A.F. MEDIUM – since the course is general in nature, you need to do a specialisation in accounting/finance higher studies to get a good start to your career.
advantages / limitations
B.Com The choices are wider and students gets basic idea of other areas of commerce and trade, viz., hr, export-import, economics etc., However, since there is no specialisation to choose, it lacks focus in any one area of study, though accounting is a major subject in the curriculum.PS: B.Com (honours) gives students a choice of specialisation in its last year
B.A.F. Students are given all the basic training in accounting and finance.However, it neglects other areas of commerce and trade viz., hr, export-import etc.,
B.Com B.Com is for students who are basically good in accounting, but are also open / would like to have a wider choice of subjects for higher studies later viz., Economics, Industrial Psychology, HR, Export-Import etc.,
B.A.F. BAF is for students who are determined to make a career in accounting & finance field.