Which one to prefer for B.Com: Loyola College (LC, Chennai) or Institute of Distance and Open Learning - University of Mumbai and why? | Shiksha.com QAPage

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Which one to prefer for B.Com: Loyola College (LC, Chennai) or Institute of Distance and Open Learning - University of Mumbai and why?

Rajdeep Sharma · Answer

There are many job options/ profiles available for you after completing a B.Com degree. Financial Risk Manager Business Analyst Digital Marketer Government Jobs - After completing B.Com one can apply for government jobs/ banking jobs by qualifying exams such as UPSC, IBPS, etc. B.Com is the good choice of subject if you are having strong control over subjects of commerce like Accounting, Banking And Financial Services, Economics, Finance, Financial Markets. But on the basis of the feedback of my commerce graduate batchmates of Lovely Professional University I must say that, one should pursue most advanced B.Com (Hons. ) programme from LPU. Some of the Unique features of LPU in perspective to B.Com. (Hons. ) programs are mentioned below just for reference what I able to fetch from recent announcement of LPU, 1. Professional/Industry certifications - Option to choose any 1 of the following: Certified Management Accountant Institute of Management Accountants, USA or Accounting and Finance Professional - KPMG or ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK 2.1 course every semester (2-6 sem) to be taught online by foreign faculty/Industry experts 3. Industry visits - Financial Institution (Bank/ NBFC etc. ), Accounting firms (Big five PWC/Deloitte/KPMG/E&Y/get etc. ), some business event (Business Conclave, Conference, Trade fair etc. ) 4. International Immersion - 4-5 days after 2nd year to Singapore/Dubai 5. Co-op/ Professional Experience/ Industry or Professional attachment or semester exchange - 2-6 months (after 4th semester) 6. Project - 1 project every year, 1st year Community project; 2nd year Research project 3rd Year Company based project 7. Contemporary and Research based courses on topics like Design Thinking, Forensic and Fraud accounting, Financial Analytics, FinTech 8. Seed Money to students for - Entrepreneurship Patent Filing and Grant Money Publication grant Design/Copyright aid Live Project grant Research Funding Last Year Placement record of B.Com. Hons. course in LPU (Till Date Instead of Pandemic Situation): the highest Package achieved 19.25 LPA (Deshaw India Pvt. Ltd. ) Student also availed 7.09 LPA (LOWES INDIA) Placement session of Last year is still LIVE. Students are placed in renowned companies like Deshaw India, Khimji Ramdas, Click Labs, Extra Marks, MCAFEE SOFTWARE, Federal Bank, Think & Learn, STELIOS ASSET MANAGEMENT PVT LTD. & many more. Hope this helps !

Lipika Dhingra · Answer

Hie! Being an alumni I would like to capture your attention on the following. As I believe pursuing B.Com from LPU would be a fine option. Programme Details : It will develop broad commercial knowledge among the students and build skills vital for professional success. Eligibility Criteria (Qualifying Exam) Pass with 50% aggregate marks in 10+2 (with English or equivalent. For a candidate, who has not studied English as a subject, the condition of English may be waived off provided the candidate in his qualifying exam has studied in English medium. (5% relaxation to North East states and Sikkim candidates/ Defence Personnel and their Dependents/ Wards of Kashmir Migrants). Highlights Accredited by ACBSP (USA). Credit Transfer :Student after successful completion of 2 years. At LPU may be given option to join partner/ receiving university abroad for the completion of programme subject to conditions and norms of regulatory bodies. For requisites and other clauses. International Exposure Option: Student may be given an option to go for 4 weeks study tour to USA/ European countries or any other country as decided by the University subject to conditions. For requisites and other clauses. Semester Exchange :Student may be given an option to join partner/ receiving university abroad for a semester as decided by the University subject to conditions.

Avtar Dhillon · Answer

I am not quite aware of B.Com Loyola College (LC, Chennai) or Institute of Distance and Open Learning - University of Mumbai but I have come to know from one of my very close relatives that Mittal School of Business, LPU provides both B.Com and B.Com (Hons) along with various specializations which itself ranges from traditional specializations courses to the courses of the newly streamlined specialisation as per the current requirements of the job demand in the market. Mittal School of Business is Among the First 10 Institutions in India to Get ACBSP (USA) Accreditation. Lovely Professional University has shown its commitment to teaching excellence and to the process of quality improvement by participating in the accreditation process. This accreditation is evidence that Lovely Professional University is committed to providing the highest quality business education for its students. Mittal School of Business attracts students from different parts of the world. It is also one of India's foremost Business Schools recognised for its industry-oriented curriculum, interactive hands-on pedagogy, and intense industry interface. For more information visit LPU Website.

Swapnaneel Bhuiya · Answer

According to my opinion, Loyola College is good for pursuing B.Com as Loyola College provides you with the full time degree course in comparison of institute of distance and open learning. UGC has elevated Loyola College to the status of College of Excellence for the innovative teaching and quality research activities and for holistic development. The courses are of international standards and the facilities are world-class. Loyola is amongst top five colleges in India. Mandatory internships and training programmes and good record of placement, sharpening the mind of students through employability skills and innovative courses, financial support to economically poor students and seasoning the heart through service learning (students clubs and outreach). Institute with more than 8000 students in 100 acres of land, Loyola is also well-known for the creative and inspiring activities of the students in the campus. There are sports, cultural and spiritual activities that keep the campus life endearing and inspiring. Therefore, its better to go with Loyola than Institute of Distance and Open Learning.

Raj shakya · Answer

According to my opinion, Loyola College is good for pursuing B.Com as Loyola College provides you with the full time degree course in comparison of institute of distance and open learning. UGC has elevated Loyola College to the status of College of Excellence for the innovative teaching and quality research activities and for holistic development. The courses are of international standards and the facilities are world-class. Loyola is amongst top five colleges in India. Mandatory internships and training programmes and good record of placement, sharpening the mind of students through employability skills and innovative courses, financial support to economically poor students and seasoning the heart through service learning (students clubs and outreach). Institute with more than 8000 students in 100 acres of land, Loyola is also well-known for the creative and inspiring activities of the students in the campus. There are sports, cultural and spiritual activities that keep the campus life endearing and inspiring. Therefore, its better to go with Loyola than Institute of distance and open learning.

Apoorv Rastogi · Answer

According to me, Loyola College, Chennai is much better than the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai because of the most important reason which is while sitting in the class of college we get first-hand knowledge from the faculty members and we tend to improve while socializing and gaining experience in college while we cannot do these things while sitting at home and learning through the distance learning courses. Placement provided by the Loyola College, Chennai: The placements were good as many MNCs came to our campus for recruitment like Google, Facebook, World Bank, Goldman Sachs, etc. The highest package for BA economics was 9 LPA offered by Mackenzie and the lowest was 2.8 LPA. We go through an intensive training program for our placements and it was a good experience. Companies, usually, prefer the students who have gone to college and gained knowledge rather than the students of distance learning course. I hope that you will take the above-mentioned reasoning while considering the college. Hope it helps.

Anirudh Kapoor · Answer

Hi, I would prefer Loyola College anyway. Let me tell you, why! Loyola College is one of the best colleges in the country and has been consistently ranked in the top 3 across different disciplines. Like any other college, it has its fair share of good, not-so-good and great professors. It is co-ed at the Masters level and only course, Visual communication is Co-ed at the Bachelors level. Not only for B.Com, it is one of the first few colleges to be granted autonomy, you have 40% of your marks from 3 internals (best 2 out of 3), 15% for any project work, 5% for attendance and the rest from your finals. This is a good system and rewards any consistent performer as well as allows you to make up in case you haven't done so well in one of the areas. It has a sprawling campus with 2 cricket grounds (almost full sized) and also houses the hostel as well as Loyola Institute of Business Administration and Loyola College of Engineering. If there is one lament, it is that the college has become a little stricter - no more can you leave or bunk classes as easily as it was in my time. Mumbai University (MU) has no standard anymore. It has lost it. It's minting money and it's getting greedier than ever now. MU gets the money you pay for the examination fees. If you fair, you pay for the revaluation and if you fail that too, you apply for a re-examination. Their standard of checking papers have also gone low. Go for Loyola. All the best.

Twinkle Gaur · Answer

According to my opinion Loyola College is good for pursuing B.Com as Loyola College provides you with the full time degree course in comparison of institute of distance and open learning. UGC has elevated Loyola College to the status of College of Excellence for the innovative teaching and quality research activities and for holistic development. The courses are of international standards and the facilities are world-class. Loyola is amongst top five colleges in India. Mandatory internships and training programmes and good record of placement, sharpening the mind of students through employability skills and innovative courses, financial support to economically poor students and seasoning the heart through service learning (students clubs and outreach). Institute with more than 8000 students in 100 acres of land, Loyola is also well-known for the creative and inspiring activities of the students in the campus. There are sports, cultural and spiritual activities that keep the campus life endearing and inspiring. Therefore, it's better to go with Loyola than Institute of distance and open learning.

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