Commerce Colleges in Chennai

Loyola College 

044-28178200


This college was started in 1925. It became autonomous in 1978 but is still affiliated to the University of Madras.

Programmes:

• Shift I — BCom (commerce)
• Shift 2 — BCom (corporate and secretaryship), BCom (commerce)
• MCom - 40 (shift 1)

The thumbs-up: Francis Jose, head, department of commerce, says, “The UG courses in particular, impart intense and rigorous training in a wide spectrum of areas like accounting, management, law, marketing, etc, all of which are connected with real life commerce, business, management and entrepreneurship” 


The courses have been also designed to focus on the overall development of students, with specific exposure to languages, personality development and world religion subjects. In campus placements, the highest pay package so far has been Rs4.8 lakh a year.  


Notable alumni: Diwan Arun Nanda, CMD, Redifussion Y&R; Narayanan Vaghul, former CEO, ICICI

Aspiring students would benefit from the famed rigour of education at Loyola, through its two continuous internal assessment tests and assignment, final-semester exam for each subject, an internship, and highly-focused specialisations in the final year.

-Francis Jose, associate professor and head, department of commerce


Stella Maris College for Women

044-28111987

Founded in 1947, Stella Maris College is an autonomous, minority institution affiliated to the University of Madras

Programmes:

• Shift I — BCom
• Shift II — BCom, BCom (corporate secretaryship) - 70
• MCom 

The thumbs-up: The BCom course is application-based and allows students to specialise in a chosen area. Students can take certificate courses offered in collaboration with industry bodies. The course “exposes students to latest trends in business, commerce and entrepreneurship through workshops, seminars, case studies, guest lectures and updated syllabi; facilitates hands on experience through industrial visits, internships, projects and surveys and provides an opportunity to have an international exposure through a foreign exchange programme,” says Sr Jasintha Quadras, principal. 


“They gave me the choice to put in the effort that I wanted to put into my studies and attend cultural activities like debates around town,” says Deepti Bajaj, a BCom and a CA, now a tax consultant at an accounting firm in Chennai. In campus placements, the highest pay package is Rs3 lakh a year.

Notable alumni: Rose Nirmala, assistant VP, Citibank, Chennai.


Our BCom degree is focused on finance, HR, marketing, office management. It is also designed to provide expertise in specific areas. Hence, we propose to establish a research centre to meet the requirements of the industry and to foster greater interaction with it. We propose to start a state-of-the-art training centre which would be of benefit to the institution and the organisation

-Sr Jasintha Quadras, principal



Ethiraj College for Women

044-28279189


The college was set up in 1948. It became autonomous in 1999 and is still affiliated to the University of Madras


Programmes:

• BCom (commerce)
• BCom (corporate secretaryship) 
• BCom (bank management)
• MCom (commerce)
• MCom (corporate secretaryship)

The college plans to launch a BCom honours course next year.


The thumbs-up: “I, for one, was a huge beneficiary of my teachers’ dedication, as the base for my chartered accountancy programme (in which I secured all-India rank 1 in the CA Intermediate and rank 2 in the final exam) was already well-laid,” adds Deepa Seshadri, BCom (2001), currently manager - governance, risk management and compliance solutions at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Germany. “The institution is founded on the highest standards of integrity, ethical behaviour, social and environmental sensitivity and, most importantly, empathy and compassion. These values build character and have transformed us into the individuals we are today.” 
The highest pay package was Rs4 lakh a year.



Notable alumni: Swetha Reddy, executive director, Raintree Hotels, Chennai.


The department of commerce focuses on strengthening concepts and recent developments in commerce, finance and accounting. The quality of education provided and the reputation of the course ensures that students have an edge over others in selection for jobs

- V Ponmudi, head, department of commerce.


Source: HT Education