After 12th board exams can be pretty awesome with instantaneous application forms for various universities and entrance exams and mock tests. Although for an extensive phase of time, commerce has been one of the major streams of education, many of us did not have a clear objectives and preparation before picking up commerce as a field of learning. This set of subjects holds ample of promise for the expert business minds crucial in the economy of the country. So, to end all your doubts this article is all about after 12th commerce exam.

Studying it will unlock gateways to diverse career options which include the areas of finance and banking, marketing, and sales, economics etc. To start your career in these particular fields, we can look for an UG degree in the individual field and thus you can take a seat for the related entrance examination.

Whether you desire to specialize in specific economics or a financial area or you want to take up a B.Com simply or a Management courses like BBA/BMS, commerce degree will honour you with its much brilliant opportunities. There are many courses which you can purse after 12th commerce exam, have a glance below to have a better idea:

After 12th Commerce Exam

·         B.COM

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) will offer a firm basis in core areas of commerce like taxation, finance and accountancy and company law. Those opting for this course will learn universal commerce principles, accounting, Economy structures finance, law etc.

·         BBA/BMS

This course in management will guide you to a surplus of options in the market ranging from detailed areas of work from human resource management (HRM) to managerial economics or public relations management (PRM) or logistics and supply chain. This course of study will pass on leadership and entrepreneurial skills in an individual. 

·         B.Sc Economics / BA Economics Hons

When we talk about price, policy making, inflation, deflation, demand, supply, foreign currency, banking, taxation! This course is more or less with the reference to Economics as a career. Practice of Math and Statistics to analyze, portray, forecast and evaluate the varied aspects of Economy is yet an additional part of Economics.

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·         B.Sc Finance

Studying finance will help you in gaining skills for controlling money. This will comprise everything from managing personal savings to the investment banking. This course pursing students may prefer to specialize in a subfield like portfolio management or investment banking, or might stay their education general with a review of all areas of finance. 

Here is a compiled list of commerce entrance exams conducted by various well-established universities in India. Some are given below:

1. DU JAT

Fundamentals assessed: Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability, General Awareness

2. NPAT

Fundamentals assessed: Quantitative & Numerical Ability, Reasoning & General Intelligence & Proficiency in English Language

3. SET

Fundamentals assessed: Analytical & Logical Reasoning, General Awareness

General Knowledge, Quantitative Ability,

4. CET

Fundamentals assessed: English Language, Reasoning: Critical, Analytical & Logical, Quantitative Ability, Verbal Reasoning, General Knowledge, Current Affairs, and Data Analysis and Interpretation.

5. Xavier’s Entrance Test

Fundamentals assessed: General Knowledge, , Logical & Visual Reasoning, and Critical Analysis, Current Affairs, Data Interpretation, Mathematics, English Language & Comprehension Skills.

6. IPU-CET

Fundamentals assessed: English, Logical Reasoning and Management Aptitude and Communication Skills, General Awareness and Business Awareness,

Record of Entrance Exams after Class 12th for Commerce Students

Name of the ExamsConducting powerSignificant Courses Tentative Date sheetEligibility
CA CPTThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)Chartered Accountancy (CA)2nd Week of June 2021Students should have a Bachelor’s UG or Master’s PG degree with at least 60% grades in aggregate in all the subjects in any stream. Students having a Bachelor’s UG or Master’s PG degree from the Open University (correspondence degree) are exempted from appearing in the exam.    
CSEETThe Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI)CS (Company Secretary) Certification8th May 2021To be qualified for CSEET, the minimum qualification is a 12 or equivalent exam. Students with higher educational qualifications will be also requisite to clear the exam. However, students who have qualified for ICAI and ICMAI final courses will be exempted from the qualifying CS Executive Entrance Test.
CMAThe Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI)CMA (Cost and Management Accountant)To be announcedStudents should have passed Class 10th or equivalent degree from a renowned Board or Institution. Passed class 12th from a recognized Board by the Central Government as equivalent thereto or has passed National Diploma in Commerce Examination held by the All India Council for Technical Education or any State Board of Mechanical Education beneath the authority of All India Council, or the Diploma in Rural Service Examination conducted by the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE).  
St Xavier’s Admission TestSt Xavier, MumbaiBMS (Bachelor of Management Studies) and BMM (Bachelor of Mass Media)1st Week of September 2021Students passing examination of the  12th class conducted by any recognized Central / State Board are eligible to apply for entrance exam.
NMIMS – NPATNarseeMonjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Economics/ Finance, B.Com (Hons.) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)27th June, 2nd July, 4th July 2021A student must have passed 12 or equivalent exam and must have minimum of 60% marks for being qualified to BBA/B.Sc. Finance & B. Com (Hons) program with Mathematics / Statistics at their 12 or equivalent examination in first attempt.
DU JATThe University of DelhiBA (Hons.) in Business Economics and Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Investment AnalysisTo be announcedTo be qualified for the Business Management Programs offered by Delhi University (DU), students must have obtained 60% (General); 54% (OBC); 55% (CPW/PWD); Pass(SC/ST) with English and Mathematics as main subjects in Class XII.
SETSymbiosis International University (SIU)Economics and Management Programmes10th July 2021 to 13th July  2021Standard 12th class or equivalent examination passed from any renowned board with minimum 50% marks.45% marks or equivalent grade for Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST)
IPU CETGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityBBA and B.Com (Hons.)To be announcedPass in 12th class or equivalent degree with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate and also have passed English as a subject.
ACETIAI (Institute of Actuaries of India)Actuary Science CoursesTo be announced There is no age limit to apply for ACET exam. Passed 12th class or its equivalent from a renowned board or university.Graduated (UG), post-graduated (PG), engineering students, management students, CA, CS, degree holders in Mathematics will also be qualified to show in the examination.English is the compulsory subject in class 12th level. Students who are appearing for the qualifying exam are qualified to apply.  
BHU UETBanaras Hindu UniversityB.Com. (Hons.) Financial Markets Management, BA Economics and B.Com Hons.August 2021The students should have scored 50% as minimum aggregate in 12th class or equivalent examinations with Commerce/Mathematics/Economics/Financial Markets Management/Finance Computer Science/Vocational courses as one of the subjects.
LPU – NESTLovely Professional UniversityManagement Courses1st July 2021 to 18th July 2021Students must have finished or must be appearing in 2021, in the final examination of 12th class from CBSE or ICSE or State Board or any other institution etc. 
PUCETPatna Women’s CollegeB.Com29th July 2021A minimum of 55 % at the +2 level (Karnataka PUC / ISC / CBSE / NIOS / State Boards) in any stream (Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce & Management and Sciences) from any renowned Board in India.

Top B.Com Colleges in India:

  • Amity University, Lucknow
  • Manav Rachna University, Faridabad
  • Apex College For Girls, Jaipur
  • Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore
  • VeltechUniversity, Chennai
  • Mody University, Sikar
  • Adithya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
  • SJES College of Management Studies, Bangalore
  • Bangalore College Of Management Studies, Bangalore
  • The ICFAI University, Baddi

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