Why One Should Choose Commerce Stream?

“Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations.”

- Thomas Gray

The commerce stream after completion of Class 10 is quite a popular choice in India, as most students feel that the stream offers them a wide arena of career options to pursue after class 12, that would bring them both success as well as financial security easily. However, what most students do not realize is that just as is the case with the science stream, a student also needs to have a certain aptitude for commerce to be completely successful in it.

This section provides a basic knowledge of what this stream is all about.

Meaning of Commerce:

Commerce as a stream of education can be defined as a study of trade and business activities such as the exchange of goods and services from producer to final consumer. The main subjects that are taught in the Commerce stream in Class 11 and 12 include Economics, Accountancy and Business Studies. One should choose this field if you have a genuine interest in these subjects and have an affinity for numbers, the economy and business!

ECONOMICS

Some of the reasons for studying Economics are given below:

• Economics is a social science that deals with the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
• Economics has two broad branches – micro-economics, where the unit of analysis is the individual agent, such as a household or firm, and macro-economics, where the unit of analysis is an economy as a whole.
• Studying economics enables you to learn more about how the world works as it helps in gaining knowledge about the impact that decisions have on firms, industries and nations, the impact of international trade, both good and bad, the effects government policies have on the economy and on employment.
• Economic reasoning and theories have been increasingly applied in the recent era to not only the study of economies but also social situations where there is no monetary consideration, such as politics, law, psychology, history, religion, marriage and family life, and other social interactions.

BUSINESS STUDIES

Business Studies is an important subject for commerce students. Here are some of the reasons why one should study Business Studies:

• Business Studies is a subject that deals with the operation and organization of modern business enterprises. The subject covers each feature of a business firm, such as how a firm will be affected in different business situations.
• The main areas of study in the subject include business organizations, their various features, structure and functioning, marketing, operations management, human resource management, etc.
• Studying Business allows a student to observe and analyze the behavior and tactics of different firms.
• The subject of Business Studies involves more than just mastering the art of doing business. The subject brings students abreast with the corporate culture and prepares them for their professional life.
• Business activities are something that affect the daily lives of all people in a society. It also influences creation of employment, incomes, opportunities for personal enterprise, standards of living of all individuals. Studying business allows a student to understand how business activities influence the society and the economy directly and indirectly.

ACCOUNTANCY

Accountancy is an integral part of Commerce Stream. It's scope and reasons for studying accountancy are elaborated below:

• Accountancy is a branch of mathematical science that is concerned with the financial information about a business entity to users such as shareholders and managers.
• The financial communication that is studied under the subject is generally in the form of financial statements that show in the terms of money the economic resources under the control of the management.
• Studying accountancy enables a student to learn and discover the various causes of successes and failures of different business enterprises.
• The principles of accountancy are applied to business enterprises in three divisions of practical art, named accounting, bookkeeping and auditing.
• A student studying accountancy will learn the art of recording, classifying and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are financial in character to any extent and the interpretation of the results of these transactions and events.

Some of the popular graduate courses offered through the commerce stream are

B.Com, BBA, BMS, BBM, CFA, CA, ICWA, CFP etc.

 Mostly major commerce colleges offer subjects such as Business economics, financial accounting, Business communication, Marketing, Business law, Business finance, Auditing, Cost accounting, Income tax from which students has to choose their subject of interest. A student has to take total six subjects along with English and one additional subject.

Some important tests for Commerce pursuer after 10th standard examination:

There are some competitive examinations which can be appeared by a student after passing 12th examination which are mentioned below.

 

1.  1. C.S Foundation course
2. C.A Foundation course
3. ICWA Foundation course
4. Business Studies

 

Key Note

Students who wish to take up the commerce stream should keep in mind that this subject is not an easy alternative as compared to science. Both science and commerce are complex study areas in their own ways and cannot be compared. Hence, if a student wishes to pursue the Commerce stream only because they feel that science is not a suitable stream for them, they need to rethink their choice. The Commerce stream should be pursued by students who have an aptitude as well as an avid interest in it.