Post Graduate

Orientation Programme

M.Com - Master of Commerce

Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College, an offshoot of the hundred and fifty year old Bishop Cotton Girls’ School was founded by the Karnataka Central Diocese, Church of South India in 1987. The college is located in the heart of Bengaluru City.

The Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College has the privilege of an illustrious legacy of over a century in the arena of education. Being a Christian minority women’s college, we adorn a secular outlook that attracts students from all religious and socio-economic backgrounds.

The Post Graduate Dept. of Commerce was established in the year 2013 with a total intake of 30 students 15 from university quota and 15 from management quota. The course offers an opportunity for graduates to acquire theoretical as well as practical inputs in the field of Commerce.

A Master's graduate in commerce has the advantage of a career either in academics, research or alternatively in other professional areas of commerce and finance such as taxation, consultancy, and financial services.

A team of committed and qualified faculty is engaged in continuous Research and Consultation activity. The commitment of the faculty ensures good result, University Rank and Gold medals. Remedial classes for the academically weak and constant upgrades are endeavoured in to teach a digital generation.

VISION: To empower Women with education in the field of Commerce to act as Ethical Professionals and enable them to practice Fair Business Practices.

MISSION: To offer Quality education in the field of Commerce at a higher level.

Programme Specific Outcomes
On completion of the M.Com. degree the graduates will be able to

Dr.Narasimhan.K
Head Of The Dept
M.Com, M.Phil, B.Ed, Ph.D

Dr.G.Harshini Esther
Assistant Professor
MSW.,M.B.A.,Ph.D

Mr.JoyAlex
Assistant Professor
M.A Economics

Ms.Prabha Susy Matthew
Educationist
M.C.A,M.Tech,M.Phil

G.T.Rajasekharaiah
Assistant Professor

PROGRAMME DURATION: 2 years (4 Semesters)
If you are on the lookout for a college to pursue your M. Com degreein Bangalore, look no further than BCWCC.The Master of Commerce (M.Com) degree offered at BCWCC is a post-graduate course for students who have completed their Bachelors in Commerce or BBM.

The current curriculum offered at BCWCC, one of the best M.ComColleges in Bangalore, has been structured and formulated by well-known academicians and industry experts. Utmost care is given to the delivery of the curriculum to our students in the classrooms.

Keeping that in mind, we are in a constant process of enriching the methods of pedagogy- thanks to our team of highly qualified faculty members who are both well-versed in their fields of study as well as focused on student development.

Our method of instruction includes case studies along with interactive sessions and multimedia presentations in the classrooms. This helps a student to further his/ her understanding of the subject at an easy and comfortable pace.

The department of M.Com also has a goal of facilitating its students in pursuing research work in the latest and upcoming trends of study in Commerce.

ADMISSION ELIGIBILITY:
The Department of Commerce that offers the M.Com degree at BCWCC, is a well-respected department. Students are taught current methodologies and the faculty-student relationship is cordial and friendly. Students learn the latest and emerging trends in the field of commerce with interactive sessions conducted within the framework of the classrooms.

We also conduct skill development sessions regularly, to inculcate the right values in the student and to develop a proactive and knowledge-based foundation rather than a superficial one.

Students are evaluated regularly through their classroom participation, and interaction with peer groups and faculty. The institution provides a holistic learning environment that is conducive to the professional and personal development of the student.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:
The Master of Commerce (M.Com) course offered by BCWCC, Bangalore is a much sought- after course within the city as well as outside. The reason for such widespread acclaim is our excellent faculty that has created an aura of respect around them for being exceptional mentors to those who have completed the M.Com course from BCWCC.

Students are mentored in the field of advanced studies in Commerce with the help of actual case studies and non-traditional methods of learning like interactive classroom sessions and multimedia presentations apart from lectures, to enable them to understand the subject thoroughly and apply it practically too.

Students get insight into the real world when they are sent for industrial tours to gain valuable experience about everyday life in the industry. Get-togethers make way for group activities which helps to develop camaraderie between students. Cultural activities coupled

with fests, seminars, workshops, and conferences help create a great atmosphere and a wonderful learning environment. Group discussions, quizzes, role play, and student activities form a part of the all-round development of the students. These activities help create a real- life based understanding of commerce in our day-to-day lives and prepares students to develop problem-solving strategies.

Regular seminars, presentation of business plans and various business-related activities are arranged to give hands on exposure to students. Students are provided with the best facilities for research in various emerging trends in commerce and related industries. The Augmentation Programme helps students further their skills and understanding of the subjects in real- world scenarios.

BCWCC provides placement assistance to meritorious students in companies of repute in the campus sessions. Major companies looking for bright and talented young minds visit our campus every year to recruit the best talent available, giving graduates an opportunity to work with some of the leading names.

FACILITIES

KNOWLEDGE CENTER (LIBRARY):
The College library is equipped with both academic and non-academic resources for the students. Therefore, they can get extra study material based on their curriculum and can also enjoy reading which is not related to their course as well. Also, it is Wi-Fi enabled to provide e-based learning opportunities.

Students do their homework collaboratively in the carrels and study rooms of the library. Indeed, libraries are noting student use patterns and are attempting to accommodate more users by offering an inviting environment.

CAFETERIA:
The College Cafe is a great place that we promote an enjoyment of healthy eating. The focus of the cafeteria is to encourage the development and reinforcement of healthy eating patterns at college, promoting a balanced healthy eating pattern rather than focusing on weight management.

SPORTS &GYM:
The college plays a supportive role in encouraging students to participate in sports activities. The students participate in sports ranging from Shuttle Badminton, Athletics, Basketball, Volleyball, Cricket, Taekwondo and Throw ball. Indoor games such as Table-Tennis, Chess and Carom are played on campus. Badminton and Basketball are played by students on campus in their leisure time.

A moderately equipped gym with exercise equipment is available for use by students and staff. Coaching and practise sessions for sports and games are held at the sister institutions (Mitralaya Girls’ High School and United Mission Degree College) located 200 metres away from the campus. An MOU has been signed with Mitralaya Girls’ High School to this effect.

SEMINAR /CONFERENCE HALL:
The college conducts several seminars and conferences through the academic year. For this important aspect of higher education, the college has a multi- facility Seminar Hall. It is well- equipped with audio visual aids. The Seminar Hall is regularly available for all the departments to host guest lectures and run high-end panel discussions. The various departments organize seminars, colloquiums, and conferences. They run academic and creative workshops and cultural activities all the year round.

Conferences all the year round are held in the seminar hall on a wide range on themes. The seminar hall is also used to screen relevant films and documentaries to students that relate to their syllabus or specifically to a text that they are reading in class. Film festivals are organized, and films that are based on issues relevant to our students or adaptations of literary texts are screened in the multi-purpose Seminar Hall.

AUDIO/VIDEO /WIFI ENABLED CLASSROOMS:
The college has LCD mounted classrooms across the campus to cater to changing pedagogical strategies. Each classroom is mounted with an LCD and screen that allows for the entrance of technology into lecture sessions. Faculty members regularly use these facilities to provide a more technology driven session to students.

Each AV enabled classroom is well equipped with a projector screen to provide new learning experiences for students. Documentaries and slide shows are a regular part of the teaching- learning process. Students are shown films of direct relevance to the texts they read in the lecture sessions and thus are able to learn faster.

M.Com Syllabus

Department Events

STUDENT CENTRIC LEARNING:

Student-centric learning enables the learners to not only choose what to study but also how and why that topic might be of interest. The learning environment has learner responsibility and activity at its heart, in contrast to the emphasis on instructor control and the coverage of academic content found in much conventional, didactic teaching. Additionally, learners find the learning process more meaningful when topics are relevant to their lives, needs, and interests, and when they are actively engaged in creating, understanding, and connecting to knowledge.


EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING:

Experiences are carefully chosen for the enhancement of the students learning potential as they provide opportunities for students to practice and deepen emergent skills, encounter novel and unpredictable situations that support new learning, or learn from natural consequences, mistakes, and successes.
Throughout the experiential learning process, the learner is actively engaged in posing questions, investigating, experimenting, being curious, solving problems, assuming responsibility, being creative, and constructing meaning, and is challenged to take initiative, make decisions and be accountable for results.


INDUSTRIAL VISITS:

Industrial visits brings clarity to important management concepts, as students practical experience first-hand how these concepts are put into action. Industrial Visit bridge the gap between classroom theoretical training and practical learning in a real-life environment.
It provides an opportunity for students to ask questions related to their area of interest. With regular industrial visits, the students are able to identify their prospective area of work like marketing, finance, logistics, etc.
This also gives students a platform to enhance their interpersonal skills. The students get to see the best practices opted by different companies for similar work. Since the Industrial Visits are planned in various sectors, students find it easy to select relevant organizations for their assignments.
Using the case study approach within the visit to bring out critical thinking among students.


INTERNSHIPS:

Internship enables students to gain first-hand exposure of working in the real world. It also allows students to harness the skill, knowledge, and theoretical practice they learnt in university. Internships provide a nice learning curve for students with little experience of the professional world.



SOCIAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMES:
Community service is taken up with great integrity and passion at BCWCC. The students and faculty not only bond with the community but also continue to transfer the same spirit of spreading compassion and kindness around them. Community service has been an integral part of the college since its inception and has been one of the foundational principles of the college.
Community Outreach and Service activities are a part of most of our learning experiences and engagements. The outreach programs give full freedom and support to the students to initiate social service of their choice by leading awareness campaigns, visits to old age homes, orphanages, deaf & mute centres’, eco-sustainability drives etc. Our students learn early on, the importance of developing the spirit of giving back to society and reaching out to the less privileged and marginalized.
Community Outreach activities aim to develop leadership, resilience, empathy, and service-mindedness among students. Our school regularly associates with NGOs, charities, social workers and causes, to provide our students bigger platforms to make a real difference.



SIMULATIONS AND ROLE PLAY:

Simulations are designed to replicate a real-life situation, having students assume roles where they analyse data, make decisions and solve the problems inherent in the situation. Throughout the simulation, students respond to the changes within the situation by studying the consequences of their decisions and subsequent actions and predicting future problems and possible solutions.



REPORT ON NATIONAL WEBINAR ON THE TOPIC “EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH DURING PANDEMIC.”

The Post Graduate department of Commerce organized a National Webinar on the topic “Employee Safety and Health during Pandemic” which was held on 6th August 2021. The speaker for the session was Dr. Kanishka K. It was organized with the support of Principal, Professor Esther Prasanakumar, Head of Department, Narasimhan, faculties G. Harshini Esther and Professor Prabha Susy Mathew and students of 1st and 2nd year Mcom. The webinar was compered by Arfa Syed R, student of 2nd year Mcom.
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REPORT ON GUEST LECTURE

The Post Graduate Department of Commerce of Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College organized for a guest lecture on the topic Income Tax by Mrs. Sofia Banu in March 2021. Sofia Banu currently works as a Senior Analyst at PayPal. The topic of the research was Income Tax and filing of returns, which is an important concept for students to learn. She started with a brief introduction on Income Tax as most of them are aware of the concept continuing with the explanation on Filing of Returns and its importance.
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REPORT ON GUEST LECTURE ON NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE BY MOHAMMED ISMAIL IRSHAD SIR

The Post Graduate Department of Commerce organized for a guest lecture on the topic of National stock exchange and Investments by Mohammed Ismail Irshad Sir on 31st May 2021 at 1:00 pm on online platform via zoom link.

The session was very informative and helpful for commerce students. Ismail Sir being a corporate trainer and consultant with practical experience briefed us about the importance of National stock exchange and investment.
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Fab fit n fun – LOCKDOWN FITNESS

The Post Graduate Department of Commerce second year Mcom students under the guidance and support of Harshini ma’am conducted an online fitness session named “Fab fit n fun” #lockdownfitness on 29 th May 2021 at 5:00 pm via zoom link. It comprised of First and second year students, faculty and alumni students as well. Physical fitness is not just crucial for a healthy body but imperative for a healthy mind and emotional wellbeing. While there are go-getters who always make the most of the
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'Living life inside out' - Introspection on pandemic

The Post Graduate Department of Commerce second year students conducted a very much needed personal experiences sharing session amidst lockdown on May 27th 2021 on an online platform via zoom link to conduct an introspection on pandemic and how it has impacted each one of us. Pandemic and lockdown has definitely changed our lives in terms of learning, education, emotions and so on. In order to understand each ones perspective regarding the same this session was conducted.
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Guest Lecture on Introduction to Dissertation

The Post Graduate Department of Commerce of Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College organized for a guest lecture on the topic Research Methodology by Dr. V Babu Sir on 3 rd March 2021. Dr.V. Babu has a wide experience of more than 17 years in the field accounting and finance as a finance faculty member. He stated his career in standard chartered bank. There after he came into the teaching field and served various reputed educational institution in Bangalore.
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Industrial visit Decathlon - 2nd of March 2021

The Department of (PG) of Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College organized an Industrial Visit to Decathlon, Bangalore for the 1st and 2nd year M.Com Students consisting approximately 30 students, on 2nd of March 2021 headed by Dr. Narasimhan, HOD, Department of Commerce and Prof.Dr.G.Harshini Esther.
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Dancercise & DIY Smoothie Bar

The Post Graduate department of commerce second year students organized session on dancing exercises named as “Dancercise” with support of the Principal Professor Esther Prasanna Kumar, Head of Department, Narasimhan Sir and Faculty Dr. Harshini Esther on 24th February 2021 at 11am in the seminar hall PG department HRD block for the entire Post graduate department. It was informative and at the same time full of energy and fun.
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Freshers Day – Fame is the Game

The Post Graduate department of Commerce students organized Freshers party for all the first year students of Mcom, Msc and MA on 2 nd February 2021 under the support and guidance of our Principal Professor Esther Prasanna Kumar, Dean Dr. Narasimhan, Dr. Harshini Esther. It was a fun contest comprising of three events that is cooking without fire, pick and speak and Talents hunt round, based on these three events the freshee queen was crowned. It started off with welcome speech by Ms Lalitha from Mcom, followed by prayer.
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Investiture Ceremony

The Post Graduate department of Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College had organized the Investiture ceremony on 1 st February 2021 to install and badge the student council of Post Graduate department of various streams that is M.Com, M.Sc and MA. Investiture ceremony is one of the most auspicious occasion of our college. It is the platform to showcase the leadership skills and abilities of students and is the most prestigious ceremony in the schedule of our college events.
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National Webinar on Systematic approach for learning GST

A Webinar on “Systematic approach for learning Gst” was organized by Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College under the guidance of Dr. Narasimhan.k, Dr. Harshini Esther and Prof. Prabha Susy Matthew. During the current pandemic, Education and learning at our institute did not come to a standstill. Various online programmes and events kept the students well occupied and provided opportunities for them to gain knowledge about various topics related to finance, accounting and so on.
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National Webinar on Analytical Techniques for Business Research

A Webinar on “Systematic approach for learning Gst” was organized by Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College under the guidance of Dr. Narasimhan.k, Dr. Harshini Esther and Prof. Prabha Susy Matthew. During the current pandemic, Education and learning at our institute did not come to a standstill. Various online programmes and events kept the students well occupied and provided opportunities for them to gain knowledge about various topics related to finance, accounting and so on.
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