What to choose after 12th commerce? CA/ BBA/BCOM/BCOM-HONS

The CBSE board conducts board examinations for classes 10th and 12th respectively. Choosing a career after 12th can be a quite tedious task as students are confused about various courses. Well, commerce is a stream that opens up a wide variety of courses for the students.

There are various students who have not taken mathematics as a subject so the options are somewhat reduced. Still, there are courses after 12th commerce without maths. Some of them are CA, BBA, CS, B.Com, etc. Now let’s talk about them in detail. 

1. CA (Chartered Accountant):

A Chartered Accountant is responsible for maintaining the accounts and other records of various companies. A CA course is difficult but it proves to be a boon if a student has got a CA degree. This course is for five years and a total of Rs. 18,000/- is paid to the ICAI for all the exams. Each exam/attempt is of Rs. 1500/-.

Now, let’s focus on the exam pattern. The exam contains both objective and subjective type of questions. The exam is for three hours and the medium is Hindi as well as English. There are in total of eight papers that the student has to give. The examination for 2020 is from 21st November to 14th December 2020. Job opportunities like Internal Auditor, Tax Auditing, Forensic Auditing and others come under CA career options. This is one of the best courses after 12th commerce with high salary that students can pursue.

2. BBA (Bachelors of Business Administration):

BBA course is one of the courses that you can do with or without maths. This course involves specialization in Finance, HR and Entrepreneurship. This is a three - year undergraduate course which combines business-related courses along with other generic courses like the language ones.

The academic fee varies from Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 2 Lakhs per semester. There are a total of 100 questions which are divided into three sections i.e. the English proficiency, Logical Reasoning and Maths. The exam comes in the MCQ format which ranges from medium to difficult.

Below are the exam dates for the BBA exam for various institutions.

There are many specialization courses included under BBA which will improve your managerial skills. Below are some of the specialization courses.  

1. BBA in HR Management
2. BBA in Marketing
3. BBA in International Business
4. BBA in Foreign Trade
5. BBA in Business Analytics
6. BBA in Event Management
7. BBA in Hotel & Hospitality
8. BBA in Travel & Tourism 

There are various job options under BBA. Once you have completed the BBA course, you can become a Data Scientist, a Product Manager, a Digital Marketer and many more. You can join public services by giving exams in UPSC or you can do MBA.  

3. B.Com (Bachelors of Commerce):

A Bachelors of Commerce is an undergraduate course of three years that focuses on inculcating the managerial and analytical skills among the students. The areas covered under this course are Finance, Accounting, Taxation, Management and many more. This course is available in both government and private universities in which the academic fee ranges from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 100,000/- .

The job opportunities are also available at a positive rate with a salary starting from Rs. 2 – 6 Lakhs per annum. This is also one of the professional courses for commerce students. The exams are generally held in the month of April and July for the odd semesters. The exam for the even semester is held in the month of December and January. Below are the specialization courses included in this course.

1. B.Com in Banking & Insurance
2. B.Com in IT
3. B.Com in Computer Applications
4. B.Com in Retail Management
5. B.Com in Foreign Trade

4. B.Com (Honours): 

A Bachelors of Commerce (Hons) is a three–year undergraduate program that specializes in finance and accounting subjects. In B.Com only an overview of the specialized subjects is given. Whereas, in B.Com Honours the specialized subjects are studied in detail. The course fee is the same as B.Com i.e. Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 100,000/-.

The exams are conducted in the month of April and July for the odd semesters and in December and January for the even semester. After completing B.Com or B.Com Hons., you can have a job in and as a CA, CS, Business Accounting and Taxation, Chartered Financial Analyst and many more.  

Students who are confused as to what they should pursue after 12th commerce should opt for short courses. There are numerous 6 months courses that will clear their doubts and will give them an understanding and overview of their future decision.

6 – Months courses after 12th Commerce

Refer to the 6 – Months courses after 12th Commerce below. Note that the duration of some of these courses may vary from 3 months to 1 year.

1. Diploma in Digital Marketing
2. Diploma in Multimedia and Animation
3. Diploma in Web Designing
4. Diploma in Event Management
5. Diploma in Photography
6. Diploma in Hotel Management

These are some of the best courses you can apply for as these are for a very short duration. These courses are an add on to the three-year undergraduate degree.

The above – mentioned courses in this article are some of the best courses after 12th commerce with a high salary. These professional courses will help the students in having a better career and good job opportunities in the near future. Talking about which full-time course to opt for then we suggest you choose that by taking into consideration the course fees, scope, duration and future opportunities.

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