From a Commerce Student to an Entrepreneur

From a Commerce student to an Entrepreneur ?

100 plus career options after  12th for commerce students

Creating and building something new and innovative is the super-power given only to humans.  Many of us have an interest in Arts, politics, history while others may like biology or chemistry and the rest might be fascinated by commerce, mathematics, and economics.  Although all the three streams are extremely different from each other but have one thing in common – Creativity, discovery and an ocean of opportunities.

There are many success stories we hear or read every day about how a young student created and developed their own app or how a poor guy from a small village turned into an entrepreneur, how a housewife turned into a business tycoon and so on, when we read these stories we feel these people must be lucky or God has given it all to them. Well! The truth is these people have earned every bit of it through sheer hard work, discipline and a strong strategy.

In today’s time to run a business, all we need is a ‘smartphone’. Isn’t it incredible! Now you can become an entrepreneur as soon as you graduate from a B-school or even at the time you are pursuing your graduation.

Students from Commerce background are called new-age inventors.  Let us give the credit where it is due! Commerce is all about CA, CS, Computer skills, advertising, digital marketing, business, finance and banking, management, accountancy, trade, product selling, technology, and web-based souk, so to cut the long story short, commerce is the reason behind economic growth and business development.

However, Commerce is a vast and versatile field that offers plenty of career options to choose from. So, let’s have a look at the potential careers you can choose from after your Class 12.

List of courses one can opt for after 12th in commerce stream

B.Com- Bachelor of Commerce, 3 years course.

B.B.A – Bachelor of Business Administration,3 years course.

B.M.S – Bachelor of Management Science. 3 years long course.

C.A – Chartered Accountancy. Duration depends on how you take training and clear exams.

Integrated Law course. Duration is 5 years. It is a combination of General Graduation course and L.L.B.

B.B.S – Bachelor of Business Studies. Course duration is 3 years.

B.H.M – Bachelor of Hotel Management. Course duration is 4 years.

B.E – Bachelor of Economics. Course duration is 3 years.

B.F.A – Bachelor of Finance and Accounting. Course duration is 3 years.

B.C.A – Bachelor of Computer Applications. Course duration is 3 years.

B.Sc. Applied Mathematics. Course duration is 3 years.

B.Sc. Statistics Course duration is 3 years.

B.M.M – Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Media. Course duration is 3 years.

B.Sc. Animation and Multimedia. Course duration is 3 years.

B.E.M – Bachelor of Event Management. Course duration is 3 years.

B.F.D.– Bachelor of Fashion Design. Course duration is 3-4 years.

B.El.Ed– Bachelor of Elementary Education. Course duration is 4 years.

B.P.Ed– Bachelor of Physical Education. Course duration is 1 year.

D.El.Ed– Diploma in Elementary Education. Course duration is generally 2 years.

B.SW– Bachelor of Social Work. Course duration is 3 years.

Career options after the completion

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Chartered Accountancy is the top choice for students in the commerce stream for the large scope of its career. The main job of a CA is to help various companies or individuals with their taxation, audit reports, or mergers

Actuarial Science

Actuarial Science is one of the most lucrative and desirable careers in commerce field. It is mainly to do with predicting potential risks in various fields like insurance, investments, banking, and financial management.

Company Secretary (CS)

A CS is a legal expert, a compliance officer of the Company. They are corporate law professionals, capital market and corporate governance guru. A CS Responsible for all regulatory compliances of company.

Cost Estimators

Cost Estimator does an interesting but meticulous task, their responsibilities include but are not limited to analyze and plan the cost estimation for various projects and companies.

Financial Analysts

They are our ultimate friend in need, they help businesses and clients to invest their money in the most useful way for future profits

Government Jobs:

Once you have finished your higher studies or even cleared 12th you can apply for almost all the competitive government job exams like Civil Services Exams (IAS, IES, IPS), SSC CGL, Railway RRB Exams, Banking Exams (IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, RBI etc.)

Legal Adviser/Attorney:

No doubt, a law degree has a good career scope. But you have to gain experience first to understand the profession and skills required to become a lawyer

You need to get a Bachelors Law Degree or LLB recognized by Bar Council of India to practice law in India.

Chief Accountant/Chief Internal Auditor:

After completing a course in ICWAI you are eligible to work as an as a Financial Controller, Cost Controller, Chief Internal Auditor, and Chief Accountant.

Market Researcher:

As the name suggests, Market Researcher studies the new-age market trends, developments, and growth before launching a new business, product etc.

A good Coaching and training institute can take you one step closer to your dream job

If you are planning to take admission in your favorite college then joining a coaching institute is not a bad option. Coaching classes provide training for specific entrance examinations, which eventually reduces the load on the students and gives them guidance at one place.

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