PROSPECTUS AND PROGRAMME GUIDE - IGNOU

2. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE WITH MAJOR IN CORPORATE
AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION [B.Com (CA & A)]
Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Corporate Affairs and Administration is designed and developed in
collaboration with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, exclusively for the Company Secretaryship
students. The main objective of this programme is to develop skills and competencies of the students in the field
of Corporate Affairs and Administration.
The students can simultaneously study B.Com with Major in Corporate Affairs and Administration with company
secretaryship foundation programme offered by ICSI. This programme comprises of 104 credits, out of
which 24 credits are from IGNOU and 80 credits are part of foundation and executive programme. Once a
student passes Company Secretaryship Foundation and Executive Programme automatic credit transfer is given
in this B.Com programme for all those students. This scheme facilitates the students to obtain dual degree
simultaneously.
2.1 Programme Structure
This programme comprises of 4 courses of BDP programme of IGNOU, 4 courses of Foundation Programme
and 6 courses of Executive Programme of Company Secretaryship.
Sl. No. Course Code Course Title Credits Status
Part A: Course offered by IGNOU to be studied by all the students:
1. FHS-0l Foundation Course in Humanities 8 Credits Compulsory
and Social Sciences
2. AED-0l Export Procedures and Documentation 4 Credits Compulsory
3. ECO-12 Elements of Auditing 4 Credits Compulsory
4. BEGE-103 Communication Skills in English 8 Credits Compulsory
OR
BEGE-104 English for Business Communication 8 Credits Compulsory
Part B: Courses which are part of Company Secretaryship Foundation Programme.
Students get credit transfer in this B.Com. programme.
5. BCO-031 English and Business Communication 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
6. BCO-032 Economics and Statistics 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
7. BCO-033 Financial Accounting 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
8. BCO-034 Elements of Business Laws and Management 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
Part C: Courses, which are part of Company Secretaryship Executive Programme.
Students get credit transfer in this B.Com. programme.
9. BCO-035 General and Commercial Laws 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
10. BCO-036 Company Accounts, Cost and Management Accounting 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
11. BCO-037 Tax Laws 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
12. BCO-038 Company Law 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
13. BCO-039 Economic and Labour Laws 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
14. BCO-040 Securities Laws and Compliances 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
2.2 Eligibility for Admission
Candidates with following qualifications are eligible for admission.
a) 10 +2 or its equivalence; and
b) Registration in Company Secretaryship Foundation Programme.
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