Department of Commerce and Management

About Department:

Tumkur District has one Government College which was inadequate to serve the higher educational needs of the public in 1960’s. In 1966, our college was started. In 1970, Department of Commerce was commenced by great visionary Dr. T. Thippeswamy, then principal.

The Department of Commerce had played a key role in serving the cause of business education ever since its establishment. It takes pride on successful completion of 48 years with expansion. It has provided multi-dimensional service. The proudest thing is the countless students of this department specially the achievers and ascendants are well placed in society as Professors, Charted Accountants, Bank Managers, Officers, Administrators, Teachers and Entrepreneurs.

In the academic year 2005-06, the department started offering BBM course with Department head K.C.Jayaswamy.

The Department started the Post Graduation Course (M.Com) in June 2010.

Smt.Rathnamma.Y.S
M Com. M Phil.

Department News Updates:

To make the department a resource center in Commerce and Management studies, there by the students to become professionals, service providers and entrepreneurs in the global competitive world.

• Make the department a driving force to respond the current needs of higher education.
• To prepare the ground for our students to take up professional courses like CA, ICWA, ACS, MBA, M.Com and MCA
• To offer consultancy services in taxation, media management, marketing management skills and project reports.
• To impart computer accounting skills.
• To establish a counselling and guidance centre for promoting entrepreneurship.
• To give clear focus on employability skills.
• To make commerce and management education more vibrant to the current needs
• We want to grow along the goals of the organisation.

• To familiarizes the students with basic concepts of Accounts, Application & skills in different areas.
• To enable the students to understand and apply mathematical and statistical techniques to practical business problems.
• To enable the students to familiarize with existing corporate legislation.
• To enable the students to acquaint with the dynamics of business scenario in India.
• To familiarize the students with various concepts of cost, elements of cost & create cost consciousness among the students.
• To enable the students to develop awareness about Corporate Accounting in conformity with the provisions of Companies Act.
• To familiarize the students with concepts and principles of Management.
• To enable the students to understand the application of computers in Business environment with an emphasis on Accounting.
• To enable the students to acquaint about the functioning of Indian Financial System with reference to its structure, organization, instruments and regulating authorities
• To enable the students to have a right prospective to start an enterprise.
• To expose the students to the various provision of Income Tax Act relating to computation of Income of individual assesses.
• To familiarize the students with various concepts and application of management Accounting.
• To enable the students about the knowledge of advanced financial accounting.
• The objective of this subject is to facilitate the students in understanding of international business in a multi-cultural world.
• To make the students to understand the need for a system to prevent and detect errors and frauds in business.
• To familiarize the students with laws relating to business.
• To familiarize the students with advanced financial management decisions.

Graduates of the degree will have the capacity to:

• Work collaboratively and productively in groups.
• Use basic mathematical and statistical tools of analysis.
• Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification, evaluation and resolution of complex problems.
• Engage confidently in self-directed study and research.
• Communicate ideas effectively in both written and oral formats.
• Operate effectively in multicultural and diverse environments.
• Effectively use information from diverse sources.
• Be proficient in the use of appropriate information technologies.
• Critically evaluate new ideas, research findings, methodologies and theoretical frameworks in a specialized field of study.
• Recognize and understand the ethical responsibilities of individuals and organisations in society.

• After completing three years of Bachelors in Commerce and Management program, students would gain thorough grounding in the fundamentals of commerce and finance.
• The Commerce and Management focused curriculum offers a number of specialisation and practical exposures which would equip the students to face the modern day-to-day challenges.
• The all-inclusive outlook of the course offers a number of value based and job oriented courses ensures the students are trained up to date Students will be able to demonstrate progressive learning of various tax issues and tax forms related to individuals.
• Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge in setting up of a computerised set of accounting books.
• Students will demonstrate progressive, effective domain development of values, the role of accounting in society and business.
• Students will learn relevant financial accounting career skills applying both quantitative and qualitative knowledge to their future careers in business.
• Students will learn relevant managerial accounting career skills applying both quantitative and qualitative knowledge to their future careers in business.
• Students will gain thorough systematic and subject skills within various disciplines of commerce, business, accounting, economics, finance, auditing and marketing.
• Students will be able to recognise features and roles of business men, entrepreneurs, managers, consultant, which will help learners to possess knowledge and other soft skills and to react aptly when confronted with critical decision making.
• Students will be able to prove proficiency with the ability to engage in competitive exams like CA, CS, ICWA and other courses.
• Students will acquire the skills like effective communication, decision making, problem-solving in day-to-day business affairs.
• Students will involve various co-curriculum activities to demonstrate relevancy of foundational and theoretical knowledge of their academic and to gain practical exposure.
• Students can also acquire practical skills to work as Cost Consultant, Audit Assistant, Financial Analyst, Managers, and other financial supporting services.
• Learners will be able to do higher education and advanced research in the field of commerce and finance.