Commerce Colleges in Bangalore

Jain University

080-43431000

Started as Jain College in 1990, it is now a deemed-to-be-university.

Courses offered:

• B.Com packaged with professional qualifications such as
• Chartered Accountancy,
• Company Secretary (CS),
• Entrepreneurship,
• Banking and finance, and insurance. For example, BCom + CA/CS + diploma in general management; MCom, PhD.

The thumbs-up: The university has managed to bag some of the top ranks. BT Venkatesh, centre head, Jayanagar campus, says, during the time when the institute was affiliated to Bangalore University, out of the top 10 ranks, at least five were bagged by Jain College. According to Dr Easwaran Iyer, director and dean, School of Commerce, JU, Jayanagar campus, their major strengths are the dual/triple qualifications and an industry-integrated curriculum. JU is, for example, an accredited centre for the CS programme.

The highest pay package for commerce students is Rs5.5 lakh a year. 

Notable alumni:  Pankaj Advani, world billiards champion and Robin Uthappa, cricketer, both from BCom 2004-07.
 
We provide industry-integrated courses along with BCom, for example, CA, CS, banking and finance, insurance…These (professional) courses give students opportunities for good placements, higher education, entrepreneurship and family business

-Easwaran Iyer, Director and Dean, School of Commerce 


Jyoti Nivas College

080-25530137 


Founded in 1966, this women’s college gained autonomy in 2005


Programmes: B.Com and B.Com (tourism management) 


The thumbs-up: The curriculum is designed such that students can get industry exposure too. The college runs allied short-term courses in

• Human Resource Management,
• Banking and Finance (online course) in association with ICICI Bank and
• Tally Software version 9, which are optional

“At our college, especially for commerce, we take utmost care to ensure industry relevance in the curriculum as well as exposure to the students through internal assessment, for which we give assignments including field and industry visits. This way, the students will get a first-hand experience,” explains Lalitha Raman, head, Department of Commerce and Management. Some students take part in the college’s Entrepreneurship Cell, run in association with the National Entrepreneurship Network.

The pay packages of commerce graduates range from Rs1.44 lakh to Rs2.16 lakh a year.   


Notable alumni: Elizabeth Venkatram, VP, Kotak Life Insurance, Mumbai; Sushma Gurudev, entrepreneur, Quick Bites, fast food chain in Chennai; Anu Ravi Moses, resource specialist, Telecom New Zealand.

We have very intelligent, research-oriented teachers who keep abreast of market trends which enables them to strike a balance between academic and business knowledge.

-Sr Elizabeth CS, Principal 

Source: HT Education