1st September, 2011

Announcement

As approved by the Academic Council’s Standing Committee meeting held on 20th December, 2010 of Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU), it is decided to exclude:

BCOL-001: 100 hours IT Training through Accredited Institutions from the programme structure of B.Com (A&F) for all the students.

It is also decided to exclude the requirement of Completion of 3 years of articleship of ICAI.

After excluding “BCOL-001: 100 hours IT Training through Accredited Institutions’ and ‘3 years of Articleship’ from the programme structure, the revised programme structure of Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Accountancy and Finance (B.Com A&F) is as under:

REVISED PROGRAMME STRUCTURE OF B.COM (A&F)

Sl. No	Course code	Course Title	Credits	Status
PART A: Courses of Common Proficiency Test (CPT) offered by ICAI. Courses already passed by students as part of CPT or PE-I or Foundation, and automatic credit transfer is given to all the students admitted in B.Com (A & F).
1.	BCO-001	Fundamentals of Accounting	4 credits	Automatic Credit Transfer
2.	BCO-002	Mercantile Law	4 credits	Automatic Credit Transfer
3.	BCO-003	General Economics	4 credits	Automatic Credit Transfer
4.	BCO-003	Quantitative Aptitude	4 credits	Automatic Credit Transfer
PART B: Courses offered by IGNOU. To be studied by all students
5.	a) FEG-1	Foundation Course in English 1	4 credits	Compulsory
	b) FEG-2	Foundation Course in English 2	4 credits	Compulsory
	OR
	a) BHDF101	Foundation Course in Hindi 1	4 credits	Compulsory
	b) FHD-2	Foundation Course in Hindi 2	4 credits	Compulsory
	OR
6.	EEG-4	English for Practical Purposes	8 credits	Compulsory
	OR
	EHD-8	Prayojan Mulak Hindi	8 credits	Compulsory
7.	FHS-1	Foundation Course in Humanities & Social Science	8 credits	Compulsory
	OR
	FST-1	Foundation Course in Science and Technology	8 credits	Compulsory
8.	a) ECO-13	Business Environment	4 credits	Compulsory
	b) AED-1	Export Procedures and Documentation	4 credits	Compulsory
PART C: Courses of Professional Competence Course (PCC) offered by ICAI. These Courses are to be passed as part of Chartered Accountancy First Stage and students get credit transfer in this B.Com (A & F) Programme.
	BCO-005	Advanced Accounting	8 credits	Compulsory
	BCO-006	Auditing and Assurance	8 credits	Compulsory
	BCO-007	Law, Ethics & Communication	8 credits	Compulsory
	BCO-008	Cost Accounting & Financial Management	8 credits	Compulsory
	BCO-009	Taxation	8 credits	Compulsory
	BCO-010	Information Technology and Strategic Management	8 credits	Compulsory

Director, Board of Studies

Source: www. icai.org