IGNOU Mini Prospectus for B.com (F & CA)

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Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting is designed and developed in collaboration with The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI), exclusively for the ICWAI students.This programme comprises of 104 credits, out of which 24 credits are from IGNOU and 80 credits are part of ICWAI Foundation/ Intermediate courses. Once a student passes ICWAI Foundation/ Intermediate courses, automatic credit transfer is given in this B.Com with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting programme for all of those ICWAI Foundation/ Intermediate courses. This scheme facilitates the student to obtain dual degree simultaneously.

• Programme Structure

This programme comprises 4 courses of BDP programme of IGNOU, 4 courses of Foundation Course of ICWAI and 6 courses of Intermediate Course of ICWAI. To be eligible for the award of the degree, B.Com with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting, a student has to complete courses as shown below. All the 4 courses of Part A shall be delivered by IGNOU and the students have to pursue them as per the IGNOU system. All the 4 courses of Part B and 6 courses of Part C are part of ICWAI Foundation/Intermediate courses and the student has to pursue them as per the ICWAI system.

• Courses offered by IGNOU

1. FHS-01 Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences 8 Credits Compulsory
2. AED-01 Export Procedures and Documentation 4 Credits Compulsory
3. ECO-13 Business Environment 4 Credits Compulsory
4. EEG-03 Communication Skills in English 8 Credits Compulsory OR
EEG-04 English for Practical Purposes 8 Credits Compulsory

• Part B: Courses which are part of ICWAI Foundation Course.

Students get credit transfer in this B.Com (F & CA) Programme
5. : BCO-041 Organization & Management Fundamentals 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
6. : BCO-042 Accounting 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
7. : BCO-043 Economics and Business Fundamentals 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
8. : BCO-044 Business Mathematics & Statistics Fundamentals 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion

• Part C: Courses, which are part of ICWAI Intermediate Course.

9. : BCO-045 Financial Accounting 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
10. : BCO-046 Commercial and Industrial Laws and Auditing 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
11. : BCO-047 Applied Direct Taxation 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
12. : BCO-048 Cost & Management Accounting 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
13. : BCO-049 Operation Management and Information Systems 8 Credits Credit transfer on completion
14. : BCO-050 Applied Indirect Taxation 8 Credits Credit transfer on complete

• Eligibility for Admission

a) 10 + 2 or its equivalence
b) Registration in ICWAI Foundation Course.
Students who have passed ICWAI Intermediate Course shall also be eligible for admission.

• Medium of Instruction This B.Com (F & CA) programme is offered in both Hindi as well as English medium. Printed course material and assignments for IGNOU courses are sent to you in the medium of your option. Similarly, you have to submit the assignments and attempt the term-end examinations in the medium you have opted for. Audio/video programmesand counselling are also provided through the medium you have opted for.

• Fee Structure A consolidated amount of Rs. 4800 payable along with the application form at the time of registration. A student once admitted shall be deemed to have been admitted for a period of three years. Therefore, there will be no need to re-register for the second and third years. The programme fee shall be payable only by means of Demand Draft drawn in favour of “IGNOU” and payable at the city where your regional centre is located. Please write your name & address (in Capitals) and programme name at the back of your demand draft to ensure proper credit to your fee account. Application and D/D are to be submitted at the concerned IGNOU Regional Centres only, but not to send to the head quarters.
  

• Duration of the Programme

The duration of the programme shall be minimum 3 years and maximum 6 years with a provision for readmission after the completion of maximum duration. The students who have already passed ICWAI Intermediate Course before joining the IGNOU course may complete the programme in a minimum period of one year. Students who have passed Foundation Course of ICWAI can complete this programme within a minimum period
of 2 years.

• Evaluation Systems

Part A courses are to be completed as per the evaluation system of BDP programme of IGNOU which consists of continuous evaluation through assignments (30% weightage) and term-end examination (70% weightage),
Part B Courses: A student shall pursue these 4 courses of Part B with ICWAI and complete them as per the ICWAI evaluation system. Once these courses are passed as per the examination scheme of ICWAI Foundation, she/he is demmed to have passed all the Part B courses in B.Com with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting and credit transfer is given.
Part C Courses: A student shall pursue 6 courses of Part C with ICWAI as a student of ICWAI Intermediate. Once these courses are passed as per the examination scheme of the ICWAI Intermediate, she/he is deemed to have passed all the Part C Courses in B.Com with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting and credit transfer is given. If the students admitted to this programme desire to switch over to Bachelor of Commerce under the existing BDP programme at a later stage, they may be permitted so by providing credit transfer as per the credit transfer scheme in BDP Once a student passes those courses, automatic credit transfer is given in Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting [B.Com (F & CA)]
The details of the evaluation scheme is as follows:
Based on the marks obtained by the student in Part A, Part B and Part C courses, as per the evaluation system explained above, the Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting shall be awarded as per the following marking scheme:
Unsuccessful – Below 35%
Pass – 35% to 49.9%
Second Division – 50% to 59.9%
First Division – 60% and above
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