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The BCom 3rd year syllabus focuses on students acquiring knowledge of and applying Indian Accounting Standards, and understanding the concept of financial management. Many often discuss that the toughest subjects in the BCom 3rd year syllabus are Auditing and Accounting Standards. The BCom third year syllabus is also slightly different as it emphazies on Reserach Methodology and Project Report, something which was never taught in the previous year syllabus.
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After completing the BCom 3rd year, candidates can pursue higher PG studies or opt for finance certifications to upskill. Read the complete article to get the BCom 3rd year subject-wise syllabus and the suggested books for each.
Semester V | Semester VI |
English | English |
Second Language | Second Language |
Business Economics/ Advanced Aspects of Income Tax | Research Methodology and Project Report |
| a) Cost Control and Management Accounting/ |
a)Computerized Accounting/ b) Financial Decision Making/ c) International Tax and Regulations | a) Theory and Practice of GST/ |
a) Auditing/ | a) Accounting Standards/ |
Check out the subject-wise syllabus for the BCom 3rd year course.
B.Com Third Year Syllabus: Business Economics
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Demand Analysis
Unit 3: Supply Analysis
Unit 4: Production Analysis
Unit 5: Cost and Revenue Analysis
B.Com Third Year Syllabus: Cost Accounting
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Material
Unit 3: Labour and Overheads
Unit 4: Contract and Process Costing
B.Com Third Year Syllabus: Cost Accounting
Unit 1: Maintaining Chart of Accounts in ERP
Unit 2: Maintaining Stock Keeping Units (SKU)
Unit 3: Recording Day-to-Day Transactions in ERP
Unit 4: Accounts Receivable and Payable Management
Unit 5: MIS Reports
B.Com Third Year Syllabus: Auditing
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Auditor and Execution of Audit
Unit 3: Internal Control, Internal Check and Internal Audit
Unit 4: Vouching
Unit 5: Verification and Valuation of Assets
B.Com Third Year Syllabus: Advanced Corporate Accounting
Unit 1: Holding Companies (AS-21)
Unit 2: Electricity Companies (Double Accounting System)
Unit 3: Accounting for Price Level Changes
Unit 4: Lease Accounts (AS-19)
Unit 5: Human Resource Accounting and Social Responsibility Accounting
B.Com Third Year Syllabus: Research Methodology and Project Report
Unit 1: Introduction, Measurement and Hypothesis Testing
Unit 2: Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests and Research Report
B.Com Third Year Syllabus: Cost Control and Management Accounting
Unit 1: Introduction to Management Accounting and Marginal Costing
Unit 2: Budgetary Control and Standard Costing
Unit 3: Techniques of Financial Statement Analysis
Unit 4: Funds Flow Analysis
Unit 5: Cash Flow Analysis (AS-3)
B.Com Third Year Syllabus: Theory and Practice of GST
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Getting Started with GST
Unit 3: Recording Advanced Entries, GST Adjustment and Return Filing
Unit 4: Getting Started with GST (Services)
Unit 5: Recording Advanced Entries and Migration to ERP
B.Com Third Year Syllabus: Accounting Standards
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Standards Relating to Financial Reporting and Disclosure
Unit 3: Standards Providing Guidance on Financial Statement Items
Unit 4: Standards Relating to Business Acquisitions and Consolidations
Unit 5: Financial Reporting
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Subjects | Suggested Books |
Business Economics | - V. G. Mankar – Business Economics, Himalaya Publishing House- Vanith Agrawal – Managerial Economics, Pearson Education- H. L. Ahuja – Business Economics, S. Chand & Co. Ltd.- R. K. Lekhi – Business Economics, Kalyani Publishers- D. M. Mithani – Business Economics, Himalaya Publishing House- P. N. Chopra – Business Economics, |
Advanced Aspects of Income Tax | - V.P. Gaur & D.B. Narang – Income Tax Law and Practice, Kalyani Publishers- Dr. Vinod K. Singhania & Dr. Kapil Singhania – Direct Taxes Law & Practice, Taxmann- M. Jeevarathinam & C. Vijay Vishnu Kumar – Income Tax, SCITECH Publications- R.G. Saha – Taxation, |
Cost Accounting | - Jain and Narang – Cost Accounting, Kalyani- Srihari Krishna Rao – Cost Accounting, Himalaya- Prashanta Athma – Cost and Management Accounting, Himalaya- Dr. G. Yogeshweran – Cost Accounting, PBP- Jawaharlal – Cost Accounting, Tata McGraw Hill- Banerjee – Cost Accounting: Theory and Practice, |
Financial Planning & Performance | - Wiley CMAexcel Learning System, Part 1: Planning, Performance & Analytics- Wheelen, Thomas L. et al. – Strategic Management and Business Policy: Globalization, Innovation and Sustainability, 15th Edition, Prentice Hall- Blocher, Edward J., Stout, David E., Juras, Paul E. & Cokins, Gary – Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis, 6th Edition, McGraw Hill- Charles T. Horngren, Srikant Datar & Madhav Rajan – Horngren’s Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 16th Edition, Pearson- Anderson, David R., Sweeney, Dennis J., Williams, Thomas A. |
International Financial Reporting-I | - Miles CPA Review Concept Book: Financial Accounting & Reporting, Miles Education- Wiley CPA Excel Exam Review Course Study Guide: Financial Accounting and Reporting, Wiley- Rajesh Dhawan – IFRS & US GAAP Best Practices in Accounting World: GAAP Analysis- Ruth Ann McEwen – Transparency in Financial Reporting: A Concise Comparison of IFRS and US GAAP, Harriman House Ltd.- Steven E. Shamrock – IFRS and US GAAP: A Comprehensive Comparison, Wiley- Barry J. Epstein & Ralph Nach – Wiley GAAP: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Principles |
Computerized Accounting | - Garima Agarwal – Computerised Accounting, Himalaya- A. Murali Krishna – Computerised Accounting, Vaagdevi Publications- Dr. G. Yogeshweran – Computerised Accounting, PBP- Aakash Business Tools, Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay- Dinesh Maidasani – Mastering Tally, Firewal Media- A.K. Nadhani & K.K. Nadhani – Implementing Tally ERP 9, BPB Publications- Computerised Accounting and Business Systems, Kalyani Publications- Manuals of Respective Accounting Packages- J.S. Arora – Tally ERP 9, Kalyani Publications |
Financial Decision Making-I | - Wiley CMAexcel Learning System, Part 2: Strategic Financial Management- Mackenzie, Bruce, Coetsee, Danie, Njikizana, Tapiwa, Chamboko, Raymond, Colyvas, Blaise & Hanekom, Brandon – Interpretation and Application of International Financial Reporting Standards, |
International Tax & Regulation | - Miles CPA Review Concept Book: Regulation, Miles Education- Wiley CPA Excel Exam Review Course Study Guide: Regulation, Wiley- Internal Revenue Code: Income, Estate, Gift, Employment and Excise Taxes, CCH Tax Law Editors- Martin B. Dickinson – Federal Income Tax: Code and Regulations—Selected Sections, |
Auditing | - R.G. Saxena – Principles and Practice of Auditing, Himalaya Publishing House- S.K. Basu – Auditing and Assurance for CA Integrated Professional Competence, Pearson- Mahitha – Auditing, HPH- Dr. Nazia Sultana – Auditing, PBP- Aruna Jha – Auditing, Taxmann Publications- Jagdish Prakash – Auditing Principles, Practices & Problems, Kalyani Publishers- Ainapure & Ainapure – Auditing and Assurance, PHI Learning- Dinkar Pagare – Principles and Practice of Auditing, |
Advanced Corporate Accounting | - R.L. Gupta & M. Radha Swamy – Corporate Accounting, Sultan Chand- Srilatha Reddy – Advanced Corporate Accounting, Himalaya- Dr. Thangapandi – Advanced Corporate Accounting, PBP- Tulsania – Advanced Accounting, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company- Jain & Narang – Corporate Accounting, Kalyani Publications- S.M. Shukla – Advanced Accounting, Sahitya Bhavan- Prashanta Athma – Corporate Accounting, Himalaya Publishers- Chandra Bose – Advanced Accounting (Vol. II), PHI |
Financial Management | - I.M. Pandey – Financial Management, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.- M.Y. Khan & P.K. Jain – Financial Management, Tata McGraw-Hill- Shashi K. Gupta & R.K. Sharma – Financial Management, Kalyani Publishers- R.M. Srivastava – Financial Management, Himalaya Publishing House, Hyderabad- Prasanna Chandra – Financial Management, |
Research Methodology and Project Report | - Research Methodology, Himalaya Publications- Krishna Swamy – Methodology of Research in Social Sciences- Kothari & Garg – Research Methodology, New Age Publication- Paneerselvam R – Research Methodology, PHI- Dr. Vijay Upagade & Dr. Arvind Shende – Research Methodology, S. Chand Publications- Ranjit Kumar – Research Methodology |
Cost Control and Management Accounting | - Sharma R.K. & Shashi K. Gupta – Management Accounting: Principles & Practice, Kalyani- Srihari Krishna Rao – Advanced Managerial Accounting, Himalaya- Dr. Sundaram – Advanced Managerial Accounting. |
Financial Control | - Wiley CMAexcel Learning System, Part 1: Planning, Performance & Analytics- Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt & Terry D. Warfield – Intermediate Accounting, 17th Edition, Wiley- Loren A. Nikolai, John D. Bazley & Jefferson P. Jones – Intermediate Accounting, 11th Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning- Edward J. Blocher, David E. Stout, Paul E. Juras & Gary Cokins – Cost Management: |
International Financial Reporting-II | - Miles CPA Review Concept Book: Financial Accounting & Reporting, Miles Education- Wiley CPA Excel Exam Review Course Study Guide: Financial Accounting and Reporting, Wiley- Rajesh Dhawan – IFRS & US GAAP Best Practices in Accounting World: GAAP Analysis- Ruth Ann McEwen – Transparency in Financial Reporting: A Concise Comparison of IFRS and US GAAP, Harriman House Ltd.- Steven E. Shamrock – IFRS and US GAAP: |
Theory and Practice of GST | - Taxmann’s Basics of GST- Taxmann’s GST: A Practical Approach- Srivathsala – Theory & Practice of GST, HPH- Dr. Ravi M.N. – Theory & Practice of GST, PBP- Prof. A. Sudhakar, Dr. O. Bhavani & Dr. N. Moses – Theory and Practice of GST, National Publishing Co. |
Financial Decision Making-II | - Wiley CMAexcel Learning System, Part 2: Strategic Financial Management- Edward J. Blocher, David E. Stout, Paul E. Juras & Gary Cokins – Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis, 6th Edition, McGraw Hill- Charles T. Horngren, Srikant Datar & Madhav Rajan – Horngren’s Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 16th Edition, Pearson- Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers & Franklin Allen – Principles of Corporate Finance, 11th Edition, McGraw Hill- James C. Van Horn & John M. Jr. Wachowicz – Fundamentals of Financial Management, 13th Edition, FT / Prentice Hall- COSO – Enterprise Risk Management – Integrated Framework, 2017 |
International Auditing | - Miles CPA Review Concept Book: Auditing and Attestation, Miles Education- Wiley CPA Excel Exam Review Course Study Guide: Auditing and Attestation, Wiley- Joanne M. Flood – Wiley Practitioner’s Guide to GAAS: Covering all SAS, SSAE’s, SSARS, PCAOB, Auditing Standards, and Interpretations, Wiley- Karla M. Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling & Larry E. Rittenberg – Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit |
Accounting Standards | - D.S. Rawat – Ind AS s Converged IFRS, Taxmann Allied Services Private Limited- Jawaharlal – Accounting Theory and Practice, Himalaya Publishing Company- D.S. Rawat – Accounting Standards, Taxmann Allied Services Private Limited- Kamal Garg – IFRS Concepts and Applications, Bharat Law House Pvt. Limited- L.S. Porwal – Accounting Theory. |
Corporate Governance | - Prof. K. Viyyanna Rao & Dr. G. Nagaraju I.K. – Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.- Bholanath Dutta & S.K. Podder – Corporate Governance, Vision Book House- R.V. Badi & N.V. Badi – Business Ethics, Vrinda Publication Pvt. Ltd.- A.C. Fernando – Business Ethics: An Indian Perspective, Pearson- C.S.V. Murthy |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
According to many students, it is considered that the 3rd year syllabus of BCom is manageable but not so difficult.
Students can pursue their careers as CA, CS, CMA, Lawyer, entrepreneur, or more after completing B.Com degree programme.
The top BCom 3rd year syllabus subjects include Auditing, Accounting Standards, Cost Accounting, Computerized Accounting, etc.
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