IGNOU NEW BCOM(G) SYLLABUS
There is a big change in IGNOU this time. This will be considered the biggest change in IGNOU yet. This time your syllabus in IGNOU has been changed for Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM), and Bachelor of Science (BSC). IGNOU has made a lot of changes in these three programms.
Right now we are going to talk about the B.COM program.
Eligibility: 10+2 or it’s equivalent or BPP from IGNOU
The medium of Instruction: English & Hindi
Duration: Minimum 3 years and Maximum 6 years; offered in July cycle of admissions.
Fee Structure: Rs. 7,200/- for the full programme to be paid year wise @Rs. 2,400/- per year.
The fee to be paid in 1st year, including Registration Fee of Rs.200/-is Rs.2,600/-.
These are the five major changes made in your BCOM program:
- New Name
- New Credit System
- New Semester System
- New Syllabus
- New Subjects
1) New Name: From now on in your program B.COM changed to BCOMG.
2) New Semester System: Till now, the examination in your IGNOU used to be done once a year, but you will have your exam twice a year. From now on, your exam will be done every six months (June/December).
The 132 credits of this Bachelor’s Degree programme are spread over six semesters of 22 credits each.
In each semester, the students have to choose 4 courses in all from different categories of courses. While the courses under Core Courses (CC), Discipline Specific Electives (DSE) and Generic Electives (GE) categories are of 6 credits each, the courses under Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) and Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) are of 4 credits each.
3) New Credit System (CBCS): According to IGNOU, “The University has launched three Bachelor’s Degree Programmes- Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science- under the Choice Based Credit System. These are broad-based prorammes with a mix of disciplinary, interdisciplinary and skill-based courses. Each programme has 24 courses totaling 132 credits.”
4) New Syllabus: The university follows the credit system for offering all its programs. One credit is equivalent to 30 hours of study time for learners. To earn a bachelor’s degree, a learner must complete 132 credits in a minimum of six semesters (three years), with 22 credits per semester. 132 credits of the program are to be earned by completing the following categories of courses:
- Core Courses (CC) (Total: 72 Credits)
- Discipline-Specific Electives (DSE) (Total: 24 Credits)
- Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) (Total: 8 Credits)
- Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) (Total: 16 Credits)
- Generic Electives (GE) (Total: 12 Credits)
Semester 1:
Core Courses(CC)
Credit Per Course: 6 |
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)
Credit Per Course: 4 |
Total Credits |
BEGLA 135
BCOC 131 BCOC 132 |
BEVAE 181 | 22 Credits |
Semester 2:
Core Courses(CC)
Credit Per Course: 6 |
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)
Credit Per Course: 4 |
Total Credits |
BHDLA 136 or BEGLA 136
BCOC 133 BCOC 134 |
BHDAE 182 or BEGAE 182 | 22 Credits |
Semester 3:
Core Courses(CC)
Credit Per Course: 6 |
Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)
Credit Per Course: 4 |
Total Credits |
BHDLA 137 or BEGLA 137
BCOC 135 BCOC 136 |
BCOS 183 | 22 Credits |
Semester 4:
Core Courses(CC)
Credit Per Course: 6 |
Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)
Credit Per Course: 4 |
Total Credits |
BCOLA 138
BCOC 137 BCOC 138 |
BCOS 184 | 22 Credits |
Semester 5:
Discipline-Specific Electives (DSE)
Credit Per Course: 6 |
Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)
Credit Per Course: 4 |
Generic Electives (GE)
Credit Per Course: 4 |
Total Credits |
BCOE 141
BCOE 143 |
BCOS 185 | BCOG 171 | 22 Credits |
Semester 6:
Discipline-Specific Electives (DSE)
Credit Per Course: 6 |
Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)
Credit Per Course: 4 |
Generic Electives (GE)
Credit Per Course: 4 |
Total Credits |
BCOE 142
BCOE 144 |
BCOS 186 | BCOG 172 | 22 Credits |
5) New Subjects
List of All BCOMG Subjects
CORE COURSES
Course Code | Title of the Course | No of Credits |
BCOC 131 | Financial Accounting | 6 |
BCOC 132 | Business Organization and Management | 6 |
BCOC 133 | Business Law | 6 |
BCOC 134 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | 6 |
BCOC 135 | Company Law | 6 |
BCOC 136 | Income Tax Law and Practice | 6 |
BCOC 137 | Corporate Accounting | 6 |
BCOC 138 | Cost Accounting | 6 |
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE
Course Code | Title of the Course | No of Credits |
BCOE 141 | Principles of Marketing | 6 |
BCOE 143 | Fundamentals of Financial Management | 6 |
BCOE 142 | Management Accounting | 6 |
BCOE 144 | Office Management and Secretarial Practice | 6 |
SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES
Course Code | Title of the Course | No of Credits |
BCOS 183 | Computer Application in Business | 6 |
BCOS 184 | E-Commerce | 6 |
BCOS 185 | Entrepreneurship | 6 |
BCOS 186 | Personal Selling and Salesmanship | 6 |
GENERIC ELECTIVE
Course Code | Title of the Course | No of Credits |
BCOG 171 | Principles of Micro Economics | 6 |
BCOG 172 | Indian Economy | 6 |
ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE
Course Code | Title of the Course | No of Credits |
BEVAE 181 | Environmental Studies | 4 |
BEVAE 182 | English Communication Skills | 4 |
BHDAE 182 | हिंदी भाषा और संप्रेषण | 4 |
LANGUAGE COURSES
English
Course Code | Title of the Course | No of Credits |
BEGLA 135 | English In Daily Life | 6 |
BEGLA 136 | English At The Work Place | 6 |
BEGLA 137 | Language Through Literature | 6 |
BCOLA 138 | Business Communication | 6 |
Hindi
BHDLA 136 | हिंदी भाषा: लेखन कौशल | 6 |
BHDLA 137 | हिंदी भाषा: संप्रेषण कौशल | 6 |