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SCHOOL OF COMMERCE

About School of Commerce

In the ongoing saga of evolutionary development that is NMIMS, it added another chapter by establishing the School of Commerce, an attempt to emulate its path breaking endeavors in other fields of education to undergraduate business education.

The basic structure and curricular pattern and pedagogy of undergraduate education had hardly undergone any significant change in the last one or two decades – and the School of Commerce brought with it a breath of fresh air into the stale world of rote learning and outdated subject matter.

The BBA curriculum are updated keeping with the increasing demand from industry for specialized skills. BBA allows the students to specialize in their final year in areas of finance or marketing and benchmarks the content against global standards. Furthermore, the 3rd year specialization courses allow for customized career-focused content. BBA gives a holistic view of various subjects and helps to develop managers at entry level.

Program Chairperson’s Message

Dr. Ankita Bhardwaj, Program Chairperson
School of Commerce, NMIMS Chandigarh

School of Commerce, a hub of excellence, innovation, and opportunity!

As the Program Chair, I am thrilled to share how our institution is shaping the future for our students. At School of Commerce, NMIMS, we believe education is about holistic development of the students —it’s about inspiring curiosity, fostering creativity, and building a foundation for lifelong learning.

Our programs are thoughtfully designed to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice, ensuring our students are equipped with both theoretical insights and practical skills. The BBA and BCOM programs (NEP Compliant) offered at the School of Commerce integrate cutting-edge research, industry trends, and global perspectives into our curriculum, preparing our graduates to thrive in a dynamic world. With a strong commitment to academic rigour, our cutting-edge curriculum and application-oriented pedagogy empower the students to become active learners and creative problem solvers. Our commitment extends beyond academics; through extracurricular activities, global exposure, and community engagement, we aim to shape well-rounded individuals who not only excel in their careers but also contribute meaningfully to society.

Courses offered

BBA
B.Com.

BACHELORS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The BBA curriculum is designed to provide industry with young managers for entry level positions for their first experience in a corporate role. The curriculum as currently envisaged, offers students a choice of specialization in marketing and/or finance roles in the 3rd year of their program.

With the phenomenal growth in the Indian Economy and the rise of the home-grown multinationals, commercial enterprise today is looking at people to take up responsibility at entry levels who are flexible and adaptive to their business environment as well as sensitive enough to respond to the challenges being offered in an increasingly competitive global environment with multifaceted skill sets backed up by a rigorously honed knowledge base. The BBA program has been tailor made to fill in this need. Through a practical approach towards the syllabus, guided by the faculty from the industry itself, students are prepared for the real corporate world. Innovative methods of teaching consisting of case study discussions, presentations, classroom debates and role plays are used to make the classroom experience an invigorating one.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is spread over 6 semesters with 6 subjects being taught in every semester, which is a total of 36 subjects.

To provide professional education and training to all students in all aspects related to the management discipline for advancement of learning towards promoting excellence in business administration and industry.
To strive for continuous improvement in instructions, methodology of delivery and course content to ensure updates of a student with the reality of the corporate world, its needs and expectations from an employable candidate.
To actively support the growth and quality improvements of a student, to enhance, prepare and train the student to face the corporate world.
To provide state-of-the-art infrastructure and all facilities to students, to support and propel their career paths, may it be managerial, administrative or entrepreneurial.
To associate the University with Councils, Academic Bodies of administrative education and corporate bodies in relation to the courses, curriculum development and advancement along with the upgradation in the course content to ensure that a student is well equipped with all the knowledge and skills required to become directly employable.
To collaborate with institutes and/or organisations in India and abroad that have similar objectives and functions, to facilitate exchange programs.
To take initiative in improving the education level and methodology.
To collaborate with industries and organisations in order to formulate training programs of mutual interest for the benefit of the students.
To understand the meaning of feedback, self-evaluation and regulatory mechanism and to apply it in all aspects.
Development of criteria and tools for collection of information based on the design and evaluation methodology, provoking skills for reasoning and innovation.

Effective Communication: to enable students to communicate professionally and effectively, both orally and in writing, to enhance their understanding of and solutions for common business problems; also to enable them to understand the role of communication in communicating properly with a diverse and intercultural audience.

Global Business Management: to empower students to understand the theory, operations, and challenges of global business and also to give students a deeper insight into the ethnic, social, gender, religious, and cultural diversity in problem solving, decision-making and group dynamics.

Business Decision Making: to develop critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving skills and also to equip them with the ability to identify and evaluate relevant information for decision-making. Flexible, creative, critical thinking methods are encouraged to analyze and solve complex business problems arising out of change and uncertainty.

Pedagogy

With the phenomenal growth in the Indian Economy and the rise of home-grown multinationals, the commercial enterprise today is looking at people to take up responsibility at entry levels, who are flexible and adaptive to their business environment as well as sensitive enough to respond to the challenges being offered in an increasingly competitive global environment with multifaceted skill sets backed up by a rigorously honed knowledge base. The BBA program has been tailor made to fill in this need.

Through a practical approach towards the syllabus, guided by the faculty from the industry itself, students are prepared for the real corporate world. Innovative methods of teaching consisting of case study discussions, presentations, classroom debates and role plays are used to make the classroom experience an invigorating one.

Course Duration

4 years

Specializations

Marketing & Finance

Scope

Highlights of program

One of the key factors that we develop amongst students is adaptability and hence, flexibility towards advanced training.

Knowledge is imparted by using an innovative approach towards lectures giving, on the job experience through internship and complement class room teaching by organizing guest lectures and practical demonstrations relevant to gaining an elevated understanding of the subject in relation to its practical environment

Intake – 360 seats

A UNIQUE B.Com PROGRAM IN Chandigarh

The design of the traditional B. Com program in India is age-old. The design stems from the definition of commerce, namely: "the conduct of trade amongst economic agents”. Commerce generally is understood to mean the exchange of goods, services or something of value, between businesses or entities on a large scale. Being confined to this definition has curbed the all -round growth of the program. As a result, most Chartered Accountants (CAs) who have evolved from being a Commerce graduate have a blinkered perspective. They view Accounting as the be all and end all of business, forgetting that it is only an instrument. Eminent experts and academicians feel that B. Com students should get a much broader perspective and the education should be humanised. They should also be inculcated appropriate value systems. Commerce education should prepare students to imbibe ‘conscientious capitalism’ practiced by role models such as Ratan Tata, Narayanmurthy, Azim Premji, Nanadan Nilekeni, Devi Shetty, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw.

Program objectives:

At the end of the program students shall:

Inculcate a broad perspective of commerce, economics and management
Learn the fundamentals and nuances of commerce, accounting and taxation as a prerequisite to the management of business
Imbibe a deep sense of ‘conscientious capitalism’ based on ethics and appropriate value systems
Get a holistic perspective of commerce in industry, society and the global arena and the roles of various entities viz., Government, Business & NGOs
Learn to appreciate the geo-political environment and its linkages with international relations and on commerce and the economy.

Content

The program comprises 143 credits spread over six semesters with each semester having 15 weeks duration. Semester I & II are composed of the basic building blocks for understanding Commerce and its relationships with Economics and Management. Semester III, IV and V are composed of subjects that are essential to comprehend the execution of commercial activities in the domestic and international arena. The values that are essential to be imbibed to become a sound professional are included in these semesters. In semester VI the students choose courses from the three electives streams and also do an entrepreneurship-oriented project. Apart from accounting courses the program would have sufficient content in Mathematics, Humanities, Psychology, Value systems etc. Courses in Psychology, Cognitive sciences and Neuro-sciences would also form part of the program.

The program has three elective streams in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; Taxation and Laws and Digital Business keeping in view the contemporary developments and job opportunities.

Pedagogy

The pedagogy would include interactive classroom sessions, group work, role plays, case studies and live internships. A learner centric environment would be created wherein the student is the fulcrum around whom the teaching-learning process is organised. Every faculty would articulate learning outcomes for each course and assess the achievement of the outcomes in the process of evaluating students. Value added courses (VAC) have been included in 4 out of 6 semesters, while VAC do not carry credits they are as important as the credit courses and a student would have to successfully pass these courses. Overall the emphasis is on providing the learning ambience that challenges the students’ mind and enables him/her to enjoy learning.

Intake – 60 seats

Eligibility Criteria- Minimum of 50% aggregate marks in 10 + 2 or equivalent examination with Mathematics / Statistics subject mandatory and should be passed, for all campuses.